The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-17
Governor Hendricks Letter.
The following is Mr.. Hendrick's letter of

Inc following Is Mr. Iendrlck 5 letter OF
acceptance:
INDIANAPOLIS, July 81, 1876.
GESrLEMEN Il have the honor tn ackuowl.
cdg the receipt Of yonr communication in which
You have formally notified me Of my nomination
BY the National Democratic Convention at st.
Louis as their candidate for the Office of Vice.
President of the United states. II Is a nomlna-
ton which | neither expected nor desired, and
yet ] appreciate The high honor done me by the
convention.
The choice of such n body, and pronounced
with such unusual unanimity, and accompanied
with so generous an expression of esteem and
confidence, ought to outweigh all merely per.
sonal desires and preferences of my own. Ii Is
with this feeling, and | trust also from n deep
sense of public duty, that now accept the nom.
%ination. and shall abide the judgment of my
cOuntrymen.
1t would have been impossible for me to accept
the nomination if ! could not heartily endorse
the platform of the convention.
| am gratiiled, therefore, TO he able unequiv.
ocHlIy TO declare that | agree in the principles,
approve the policies and sympathizc with the
purposes enunciatcd in that platform.
The institutions OF. our country have been
sorclv tried by the cNigencics Of civil war, and
since the peace, 10y II selfish and corrupt man.
hgemcnt Il the public affairs, which has
sllamed us before, civilized mankind by un.
wise and partial legislation, every industry
and interest of the people have been made
to suffer, aud the executive department
of the Government 10y dishonesty, 'rapacity
aud %vcnality, has debauched the public service.
Men known 10 be unworthy have been
promoted, whilst others have been degraded
lhT Hl'iliN ~ Nlli'lhl NulE. iuDllC once mas
been mate the means OF private proilt, and
the country has been offended To see a class of
men who boast the friendship of the sworn pro.
tcrtors al the state, alnassing fortunes by tic.
i~rauding the public Treasury and by corrupting
the servants OF the people in such u crisis OF the
history Of tile country.
! rejoice that the convention AT st. Louis has so
nnbly raised
THE OF REFORM.
Nothing can be well with us or with our affairs
unill the PUBLIC conscience, shocked by the enor.
NOUS evils and abuses which prevail. shall have
demanded and compelled an unsparing reiorma.
ton of our national ADMINISTRATOR in its
head and in its members. In such II reformation
the removal of a single officer. even the Prcsi.
dent, Is comparatively u trifing matter If the sys.
tenn which he rcuresents, and which has iostcrcd
him as he has fostered 1t, is suffered TO remain.
The President alone must not he made the scape.
goat for the cnormities of the system which in
iects the public service and threatens the de.
structiOn of our institutions. In some respects
has h9 SSeu that ,So 'hS S,c,,I present ,no tHec1t tive
the author of that vicious system. Con.
TressiSna, and party leaders have been stronger
created It, and the removal of no one man can
amend it. 1t is thoroughly corrupt, and must
be swept remorsclcssly away by the selection of
II Government composed Of elements entirely
new and pledged to radical reform. The first
work OF reform must evidently be the
restoration OF the normal operation
United states with all its amendments. The nc.
]cessities Of war can not be pleaded in a time of
peace. The right of local self government as
guaranteed by the Constitution must be every.
where restored, and the centralized and Utmost
personal Imperialism which has been practiced
must be done away with, or the arst principle of
the Republic will he lost.
The FINANCIAL QUESTION.
our financial system of expedicnts must be Nc.
formed. told and silver are the real standards
of value. and our national currency will not be
a perfect medium OF exchange until it shall be
convertible at the pleasure Of the holder. As
! have heretofore said, no one desires a return
to specie, payments more earnestly than l do,
but | do not believe it will or can be
reached in harmony with the interests OF the
people by artificial measures for the con.
traction of the currency, any more than l believe
mat wealth or permanent prosperity can be ere.
of finance can not be disregarded with IMMUNITY.
The financial policy of the government. IL in.
deed ii deserves the name Of policy at all, has
been In Disregard OF those laws and the reform
which has disturbed commercial and business
confidence, AS well as hindered a return to spe.
Gle payment. One feature of that policy was
tnc resumption clause OF the act of
1915, which has embarrassed the country by
the anticipation OF a compulsory resumption for
which no preparation has been made and with
out any assurance that il would be practicable,
The repeal of that clause is necessary that the
natural, operation of financial law may be
may be relieved from its disturbing and
depressing influence, and that a return to
specie payment may be facilitated by the substi.
and which shall mainly rely ON a judicious sys.
TEN OF public economy and official retrenchmcnt,
and, above al, in the promotion 4 prosperity In
all Industries OF the people.
EARLY RESUMPTION POSSIBLE.
l do not understand the repeal of the resump.
ton clause of the act of 1878 10 be a backward step
IN our return to specie payment. but the recovery
o. a faise step, ana although the repeal may fora
Democratic party on this subject has now been
decidedly declared. There should be no hin.
ORANGES put In the way of u return to specie pay
lntntbs a bucn "A hlnnIanlA - AQNn
tho platform OF the st. Louis Convention.
I'VE denource the resumption clause OF the act
believe that by public economy, by onicial M,
trenchments and by wise finance enabling us to
the precious metals. resumption at
an early period Is possible without producing an
artificial scarcity OF the currency or disturbing
the public or commercial credit. and that these
reforms, together with the restoration ofpure gov
eminent. Will restore general confidence, encour-
age the useful investment Of capital, furnish EN-.
ployment to labor, and relieve the country from
the paralysis Of hard times. With the industries
OF the people there have been frequent interior.
ences. Our platform truly says - that many in
dustries have been impoverished 70 susidise a
few; our commerce has been dcranged 10
manufactures have been diminished;
agriculture has been embarrassed, and tho dis.
tress of the Industrial classes demands that these
things shall be reformed" The burdens OF the
people must also be l~ightened by a great change
In our system OF public expenses. The prohi.
gate expenditures which increased the taxation
nom Ave dollars per capita In 1860. 10 eighteen
dollars in 1870, tells It's W story OF our need OF
fiscal reform.
OUR RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN POWERS.
Our treaties with foreign Powers should also
be revised and amended in so lar as they leave
the citizens Of foreign birth In any particular less
secure In any country on earth than they would
iqullous coolie system which through the agency
OF wealthy companies imports Chinese bond.
men, and establishes a species Of slavery and in.
terferes with the lust rewards OF labor on our
Pacific coast. should liz utterly abolI.haJ