The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-07-13
HAYES In HARNESS
He Puts His Head Through the
Cincinnati Collar.
His Letter Of Acceptance Of the PrGSl-
Dental Nomination,
He Declines a Second Term and De-
clares for Hard Money and
the Public Schools.

the Republican Nomination for the Pres
idency:
COLUMBUS, o., July s, 1915,
Hon. Edward Mcpherson, Hon, VIM. A.
Howard Hon. Joseph II. Rainey and
others, Committee of the Republican
National Convention:
GENTLEMEN; In reply to your official
communication of June 18th, by which l
am informed of my nomination for the
office of President OF the United States
by the Republican National Convention
at Cincinnati, / accept the nomination
with gratitude, hoping that under Provi-
dence shall be able, if elected to exc
cute the duties of the high office as a
trust for the benefit Of all the people.
AS TO THE PLATFORM.
do not deem it necessary to enter up
on any extended examination of the dec
laration of principles made by the Con-
vention. The resolutions are in accord
with my views, and l heartily concur in
the principles they announce, In sever
al of the resolutions, however, questions
are considered which are Of such import
anCe that / deem it proper to briefly ex-
press my convictions in regard to them.
AN INDICATION AS TO APPOINTMENTS.
The fifth resolution adopted by the
Convention is of paramount interest,"
More than forty years ago a system of
making appointments to office grew up
based upon the maxim: "To the viCtors
belong the spoils." The old rule. the
true rule, that honesty, capacity and fl
deity constitute the only real qualifca-
tions for Office, and that there is no other
claim, gave place to the idea that party
services were to be chiefly considered.-
All parties, in practice, have adopted this
system. 1t has been essentially modified
since its first introduction. 1t has not,
however, been improved At first the
President, either directly or through the
Heads of Departments, made all the ap-
pointments, but gradually the appointing
power in many cases passed into the
control of members of Congress. The Of
fees in these cases have become not
merely rewards for party services, but re-
wards for services to party leaders. This
system destroys the independence of the
separate departments of the Government.
1t tends directly to extravaganza and Of
fetal incapacity. 1t is a temptation to
dishonesty. 1t hinders and impairs that
careful supervision and strict accounta-
bility by which alone faithful and effl-
cient public service can be secured. 1t
obstructs from removal and sure punish
ment of the unworthy. In every way it
degrades the civil service and the char
acter of the Government 1t is felt, l am
confident, by a large majority of the
members of Congress to be an intolerable
burden and an unwarrantable hindrance
to the proper discharge of their legiti-
mate duties. 1t ought to be abolished
The reform should be thorough, radical
and complete. We should return to the
principles and practices of the founders
of the Government, supplying by legisla-
ton, when needed, that which was form
erlr an established custom. They neith-
er expected nor desired from the public
officer any partisan service. They meant
that public officers should owe their
whole service to the Government and to
the people They meant that the officer
should be secure in his tenure as long as
his personal character remained unfair
nished and the performance of his duties
satisfactory. If elected, | shall conduct
the Administration of the Government
upon these principles, and all constitu-
tional powers vested in the Executive
will be employed to establish this reform.
HE DECLINES A SECOND TERM
The declaration of principles by the
Cincinnati Convention makes no an
nouncement in favor of a single Presi-
dental term. l do not assume to add to
that declaration, but believing that the
restoration of the Civil Service to the
system established by Washington and
followed by the early Presidents can be
best accomplished by an Executive who
is under no temptation to use the patron
age of his Office to promote his own re-
election, l desire to perform what re-
gard as duty in stating now my infex.
ible purpose, if elected, not to be can
didate for election to a second term.
ON THE CURRENCY QUESTION,
l have frequently expressed.my views in
public, and l stand by my record on this
subject. l regard all the laws Of the
United States relating to the payment of
the public Indebtedness, the legal-tender
notes inclnded, as constituting pledge
and moral obligation of the Government
which must, in good faith, be kept. 1t is
my conviction that the feeling of unCer-
tainty inseparable from an irredeemable
paper currency, with its fluctuations of
values, is one Of the great obstacles to
levivals Of confidence and business, and
to a return of prosperity. That uncer-
tainty can be ended in but one way, the
resumption of fspecie payments. But the
longer the instability connected with onr
present money system is permitted to
continue the greater will be the injury
inflicted upon our economical interests
and all classes of society. If elected, |
shall approve every appropriate measure
to accomplish the desired end, and shall
oppose any step backward.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL QUESTION.
The resolution with respect to the Pub
lie School system is one which should re-
ColNo In0 nOdlIy ouPPOlV VI UhO 1AhhNA van
people. Agitation upon this subject is to
be apprehended until by Constitutional
amendment the schools are placed be-
yond all danger of sectarian control or in
reference. The Republican party is
pledged to secure such an amendment,
THE SOUTH,
The resolution of the Convention on
the subject ofthe permanent pacifcation
of the country, and the complete protec-
ton of all its citizens in the free enjoy
ment of all their constitutional rights, is
timely and of great Importance. The
condition of the Southern States attracts
the attention and commands the sympa-
thy of the people of the whole Union. In
their progressive recovery from the et-
fects Of the war, their first necessity is an
intelligent and honest administration of
Government which protects all classes OF
citizens in all their political and private
rights. What the South needs most is
peace, and peace depends upon the su-
premacy of law. There can be no endur.
tnc, ,,aooa &c fba constitutional riOhtg of