Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-02
WHEELER'S VIEWS.
Letter from Hon. VIM. A. Wheeler
Accepting the Nomination for
the Vice Presidency.
A Clear and Concise Declaration Of Car.
ta. dinal Principles.

Em90 Unal PRINCIPLES. =
o0fl MALONE, July Is. 1876.
The Hon. Edaoard MCPHERSON and others of
TIE Oofnnaattee of the Republican National
Conventions: t
GENTLEMEN II received, on the 9Th instant,
your communication advising me that I had
been unanimously nominated by the National
Convention Of the Republican party held at
Cincinnati on the 18th ult., for the Office of
Vice President of the United States, request
ing my acceptance of the same, and asking my
attention to the summary of the Republican
doctrines contained in the platform adopted
by this Convention. nomination made with
such unanimity implies confidence on the
part Of the Convention. which inspires my
profound gratitude. It is accepted with
sense of the responsibility which NAV follow.
If elected shall endeavor to perform the du-
ties of the Office in the fear of the Supreme
Ruler, and in the interest Of the whole country.
ACCEPTS THE PLATFORM.
To the summary of doctrines ennunciated
by the convention, give my cordial assent.
The Republican party has intrenched in the
organic law of our land the doctrine that
liberty is the supreme and Interchangeable law
for every foot of American soil. 1t is the
mission OF that party to give full effect to this
principle by securing to every American citl
zen complete liberty and exact equality in the
exercise of all civil, political and public rights.
This will be accomplished only when the
American citizen without regard to color,
shall wear this panoply Of citizenship, as fully
and securely in the cane-brakes of Louisiana
as on the banks Of the st. Lawrence.
SOUTHERN AFFAIRS.
Upon the question of our Southern relations
my views were recently expressed as 8 member
of the committee of the United States House
Of Representatives upon Southern affairs.
These views remain unchanged, and were
thus expressed: We of the North delude our
selves in expecting that the masses Of the
South, SO far behind in many attributes Of en-
lightened improvement and civilization, are. in
the brief period of ten or twelve years. to be
transferred into our model Northern commu-
ties. That can only come through long
course of patient waiting, to which no one can
deal of unavoidable friction, which will
call for forbearance, and which will have to be
relieved by the temperate, fostering care Of the
government. One of the most potent, If not
Indispensable, agencies in this direction will be
the devising of Come system to aid in the edu-
cation OF the masses. The fact that there are
whole counties in Louisiana in which there is
not solitary school house is full Of sugges ion.
We compelled these people to remain in the
Union and now duty and interest demand that
we leave no just means untried to make them
good loyal citizens. How to diminish
the friction how to stimulate the elevation
Of this portion Of our country, are problems
addressing themselves to our best and wisest
craftsmanship. The foundation for these eff
forts must be laid in satisfying the Southern
people that they are to have equal and exact
justice accorded to them. Give them to the
fullest extent every blessing which the govern
ment confers upon the most favore d; give them
no just cause for complaint, and then hold
them by every necessary means to an exact,
rigid observance Of all their duties and obliga-
tons under the Constitution aid it's amend
ments to secure to all within their borders
manhood and citizenship, with every right
thereto belonging
ff THE RESUMPTION ACT.
The just obligation to public creditors Gre
ated when the Government was in the throes
of threatened dissolution, and an indispen-
sable condition OF its salvation, guaranteed by
the lives and blood Of thousands of its brave
defenders are to be kept with religious faith as
firmatory thereof. IL my judgment the pledge
of Congress of January 14th, 1875, for tLa
redemption Of notes of the United States in
coin is the plighted faith of the
nation and the national honor. Simple
honesty and justice is required by
prosperity are dependent upon true money as
a basis Of their pecuniary transactions; all
demand the scrupulous observance of this
pledge, and it is the duty of Congress to sup
plement it with such legislation as shall be
necessary for it's strict fulfllment.
OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
LII cur system of Government, intelligence
must give safety and value to the ballot,
hence the common schools Of the land should
be preserved IN all their vigor, while in &C
cordance with the spirit of the Constitution
they and all their epdowments should be Sc
cured by every possible and proper guaranty
against every form of sectarian influence or
coutrol.
RETRENCHMENT AND ECONOMY.
I There should be the strlctest economy in the
expenditures of Government consistent with
it's effective administration, and all unneces-
sary Offices should be abolished. Offices
should be conferred only upon basis of high
character and, particularly, fitness, and should
be administered only as public trusts, and not
for private advantage.
MISSION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The foregoing are chief among the cardinal
principles of the Republican party, and to
carry them into full practical effect is the work
it now has on hand. To the completion of it's
great mission we address ourselves, in hope
and confidence, cheered and stimulated by the
recollection of it's past achievements, remem-
bering that ; under God it is to
that party that we are indebted in
this Centennial year of our existence for
preserved, unbroken Union, for the fact that
there is no master Or slave throughout our
broad dominions and that emancipated mil
lions look upon the ensign Of the republic as
"a symbol of the fulfilled declaration, THAT all
men are created free and equal" and the guar
anty of their own equality under the law with
the most highly favored citizen of the land.
To the intelligence and conscience Of all who
desire good government, good will good mon
ey, aDd universal prosperity, the Republican
party, not unmindful of the imperfection and
shortcomings of human organizations, yet
with the honest purposes of it's masses,
promptly to retrieve all errors, and to sumari-
| ly punish all offenders against the laws of the
country, confidently submits it's claims for ths
continued support of the American people
Respectfully, L
(SigneO VIM. A. WHEELER.
THE HAMBURG BUTCHERY.