The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-16
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foLIH7rNd is the rcrcrsc Of Governor
Tilden to fle Committee appointed to
notify him Of his nomination;
General .VcC2erhamd and GcnHc,.6t az
the Committee: l shall, at my cnrlios.
convenience. prepare and transmit IN
You formal acceptance of Tho. nOm:nr-
non which you now tender tp 'me.in be-
nail et the Democratic National Con-
rention; 'and do not desire OH this &C.
caslon TO anticipate any topic which
might appropriate to that communI-
Gallon. IL may be, however, permitted
mo To say that my nomination WAS not
nero personal preference between the
citizens and tho statesmen of this Re
pubic who might very well have been
chosen Tor 80 distinguished nn honor
and for SD august u duty. IL was ralhcr
declaration Of that iliustrious body in
wh0tc.behelf you speak, in fnvur of NIL
lnlnistratlvc reform, with Which events
had associated me IN the public mind
n declaration of The universal demand
Tor administrative reform III all govern
mcnl, and especially in the udminis-
! trntion Of the Federal Government, IL
would DC unnatural, gentlemen, il n
| popular movement, SO genuine and so
| powerful, should stop wl(k rhrre -nu,l
one-half millions of Democrats, that il
should not extend to that large mass of
independent vGers. who stand between
1he partic3is 'our county, -ald 10 n nor
| ttenof the party, under whose charge
| tho corruptions, to be corrected, have
grown up. Perhaps. i'll what We have
witnessed, thc:c Iniiy he an augnry in
respect To what we may witness in tho
election about to take place throughout
our country. at least, let us hope SO,
ana bclicre'so. l AM not without ex-
perlencc OF the difficulty and labor O,
eitrctinS administrative reform, when il
requires revolution i'll policies and il,
measures long established i'll the Gov
-Grnmcnt. If l were to Judge by tho
year AMI half III which have been in
Inc State Government, / should say
lhnt the routine dutinE of .aSust have
had imposed OH HE inrc small burden
compared with that created by INV nj.
tempt to change the policy of the Gov.
ernment Of which 1 have been tho exc.
'cutive head. Especially is this 30 when
reform Ii to DO worked out with moro q,
less ot the co operation of public Off
GERS, who either have been tainted will
evils to be rcdresscd, or have been in
capncitated-by hnbit or the federation o
WsdnSS to be corrected, TO which the,
have baap Gonscntimg witnesses.
therefore, if your choice should he rati
fled by tho people, shonld ontcr upoi
the grcHt duties which would fall uno,
mo, not rs II holiday recreation, hu
very much i'll that spirit of consecratioI
in which tho soldier enters battle
Let ~ believe, rs do believe, that W,
now sec tho dawn OF better Yla5, fE
our country, and that, difficult rs is III,
work TO which tho Democratic party
with many OF the allies and former
members Of other parties, has addressed
itself tho Republic is yet to be reno
waited, to live i'll MI future, and TO bc
transmitted no failure generations, rs
Jefferson contributed to reform it, in
his day, and which las been ever
since, until recent period, blessinu
to the whole people. Gentlemen,
thank you for the very kind terms in
wIich you have made your communica.
ton, and extend to you, collectively
and individually, most cordiul greet,
ing.