The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-07-26
The Ring Smasaer.
GOVERNOR TILDEN's REPLY TO THE
GENTLEMEN OF THE AN
NOUNCEMENT COM
MITTEE.

NOUNCEMENT M
MITTEE.
Gen.. McClernand and Gentlemen
Of the Committed shall, at my ear
Hest convenience, prepare and trans
NIT to you formal acceptance of
the nomination which you now ten
der me in behalf of the Democratic
National Convention. I do not de-.
sire on this occasion to anticipate
any topic which might be appropri-
ate to that communication. It may,
however, be permitted to me to say
my nomination was not mere per-
sonal preference between the emil
nent citizens of this Republic who
might very we'll have been chosen
for so distinguished an honor and so
august duty. 1t was rather a dec
laration of that illustrious body, in
whose behalf you speak, in favor of
administrative reform, with which
events had associated me in the
public view. The strength, the uni
versatility and the efficiency Of the
demand for administrative reform in
all governments, and especially in
the Federal Government, with which
the Democratic masses everywhere
were associated have led to series
Of surprises in the popular Assem-.
blagcs, and perhaps in the conyen.
tion itself. 1t would be unnatural
gentlemen, if a popular movement
so genuine and so powerful should
stop with 100000 of Democrats
that it should not extend by conta
gion to that large mass Of independ
ent voters who stand between par
ties in our country, and even to thu
moderate portion of the party. undei
whose administration the evils to b,
corrected have grown up, and per
haps in what we have witnessed
there may be an augury in respect t.
what we may witness in the election
about to take place throughout on
country. At least let us hope s.
and believe so; l am not withou
experience Of the difficulty and tn
labor of effecting administrative re
form, when it requires a revolution
in politics and in measures long es
= established in government, If
were to judge by the year and hal
in which I have been in the Stat
, Government, I should say that th
routine duties of the trust I hav
had imposed on me are sma'
burden with that created by til
attempt to change the policy Of tn
Government of which I have bee
the executive head. Especially
, this so when reform is to be worke
} with more or less Of the co-opers
ton Of public officers, who, eithe
have been tainted with the evils to
redressed, or who have been incapa'
itated by the habit of tolerating til
wrongs to be corrected, to whic
, they have been consenting witnesse
: I, therefore, if your choice should b
ratified by the people at the election
!, should enter upon the great dutie
!. which would fall upon me, not as
3 holiday recreation, but very much j
l that spirit of conservatism in whic
: the soldier enters battle. Applause
t But let US believe, as 1 do believ
D that we now see the dawn of bettl
s day for our country, and that diff
r cult as is the work to which tt
G Democratic party, with many alli'
d former members of other parti'
n has addressed itself, the Republ
Q is yet to be renovated, to live in
i the future, and to be transmitted
e succeeding generations as Jeferst
n contributed to form it in his da
n and as it has been ever since until
Il recent period, a blessing to Il
+" whole people and to all mankin
}[Applause.] Gentlemen, I tina,
you for the very kind terms in wifi
K you have made your communicate
o. and / extend to you collective
% and individually q most cord
re greeting.
le The committee and their frien
10 then entered into a social conver
D. ton as to the prospects of
is coming canvass, and remained
lie short time in the hospitable mansi
al Of the Governor.
70 -THE President fully recogni
ke the fact that the success of his pa
he in the present campaign depends
of on an abundant supply of funds; t
m abundant snnnlv IF fundc dnne,