The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-05

field, Hon. J. s, Lyon, and others, Of dc
Committee Of he Democratic National
Convention,
Hendricks Letter Of Acceptance.
sARArooA, August4.--The followingis Is
Hendricks letter: ...
1sDrANAPo11s, July 20, 1876.
GENTLEMEN: have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt Of your commu-
nication In which you had formally mott.
lied me Of my nomination by the Nation
al Democratic Convention, at ST. Louis,
as their candidate for the office Of Vice
President Of the United States. Il isa
nomination which I had neither expected
nor desired, yet recognize and appreci.
ate the high honor done me by the Con.
vention. The choice Of such body, and
pronounced with such unanimity, and
accompanied with'so generous an expires.
sion OF esteem and confidence ought TO
outweigh all personal desires and prefer
ences Of my own, II is with this feel.
ing and, ! think, also from deep sense Of
public duty, that now accept the nomi-
nation and shall abide the judgment OF
my country.
It would have been impossible for me
TO accept the nomination IL l could not
heartily endorse the platform Of the Con.
vention. / am gratifed therefore to be
able upequivocally to declare that agree
in the principles, approve the policies
and sympathize With the purpose enunci.
atel in that platinrm.
The institutions Of our country have
been sorely tried by the exigencies Of
civil war, and, since the peace, by
A sELFIaH AND CORRUPT
management Of public affairs which has
shamed us before civilized mankind.
By unwise and partial legislation, ey-
cry industry and interest Of the people
has been made to suffer, and In the Ex.
eCutive departments Of the Government
dishonesty, rapacity and venality have
debauched the public service. Men
known to DO unworthy have been pro-
NOTED, whilst others have been degraded
for fidelity to official duty. Public Office
has been made the means Of private
profit, and the country has been offended
to see class Of men who boast the
Of the sworn protector Of the
State, amassing fortunes by defrauding
the public treasury and by corrupting the
servants OF the people.
IN SUCH A CRISIS
Of the history of the country, l rejoice
that the convention at st. Louis has 30
nobly raised the standard Of reform.
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,Sa pres;Jsnt "a comnarst;yelv ~ nm.
;nv ;n,,or,ant m",tar n The avstsm wb;cb
ha I pT. rsnresentS ar a and which Ias % iostered
him ~ bo LHs fostsred Il ia snffsred To
remain the President alone must mot be
maJs % ;be I sco consaoat res' for % Tie % enormities
which afIlict the public service and
threatens the destruction Of every insti-
tuition. In some respects hold that the
present executive
HAS BEEsTHE VICTIM
rather than tho ,u,bor of that v;c;ous
,vstam Cnngressional and marty leaders
tsve heen s,sonoer than tbe President
w. ono man caS amend Il II isthor'
,",biv Nv, corrnnt NJ and mnst be swsnt re-.
'aw,v bv The .lec,ion n n
com noscd oi elements entirely
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NOMINATED AND fAhp'hD
o radical reform.
The first work oil reform must evident
y be the restoration OF the normal oper,,
ltion OF the Constitution OF the United
States with all It's amendments; the neces'
titles OF war cannot be pleaded In time
of peace; the right OF local self.govern-
nent, as guaranteed by the Constitution,
must be everywhere restored, and the
centralized, almost personal, imperial
sm which has been praeticed must be
lone away or the first principles Of the
Republic will be lost
OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM
II srned;ents must bs reformed. cold and
liver are the real standards Of values
Ind our national currency will not he q
perfect medium Of exchange till 1t
hall be convertible atthe pleasure Of the
,older. As | have heretofore said, no one
lesires a return TO specie payment
more earnestly than l do. But ! do not
,elieve that 1t will or can be realized In
harmony with the interests Of the people
,y artificial measures for the contraction
u the currency, any more than l believe
hat wealth or permanent prosperity can
20 created by the imitation Of currency.
The laws Of finance cannot be disregarded
with IMMUNITY. The financial policy Of
he government, II indeed 1t deserves tha
name Of policy at all, has been in dis
regard Of thoSeilavs and therefore has dis
.npted the commercial and business con.
idence as we'll as hindered return to
'pecie payment. One feature Of the pol
cy was the resumption clause Of the act
oflS75 which has embarrassed the coun.
.ry by the anticipation Of a compulsory
for which no preparation has
been made, and without. any assurance
hat il would be practicable.
THE REPEAL OF THAT CLAUSE