Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
rHIRD EDITION.
EzuG 0na BunACKEns.
Letter fse9 JeAn q. Jsekssn, Ae-
csptiag the Nsminsslsn for Cen.
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HooxEssIs, DEL, Oct. 2lst, '7s.
Mn. Benz. l.. KKsr, S@c'y. 3. C.
Com. Of N. O. L. Party;-Dear lSr:--I
am 10 receipt Of your favor Of the 18th,
notifying me that the late State Con-
vsutioa Of the National Gxeenback La.
Dor Party Of Delaware, have done me
the honor of voting me unanimously
their nominee tor Rep esentative o
Congress. While | fully appreciate and
heartily thank ta. members of the Con
vention for such distinguished and
unexpected proof of their confidence,
the acceptance of the nomination is nsv
ertheless made under a feeling Of anx
ious embarrassment.
The causes OF thi, feeling were partly
expressed in a communication, address
cd TO the committee who called upon
me previous to the holding OF your con-
vention, which communication will
probably be made public before your
receipt of this letter.
In addition to the points named
therein it will be we'll perhaps now to
emphasize the tact of being at present
poorly situated as regards the time it
is possible for me to devote to the act
tive duties oi a candidate. We're, il
Otherwi ise should be most glad TO as
sist to the extent OF my small ability in
active canvass for uniting and consolid
ating the half formed sentiments of the
people in favor of those financial ideas
and retormrrs now SO much needed
The words, financial REFORM art
alone used because that would seem 10
involve the question at cnc.. The in
dustries OF the country including every
form Of labor, would soon grow pros
porous and cont-nted, If we had ,
stable we'll regulated financial system
uncontrolled by the interests Of an,
onesclass 10 the injury Of other classes
One further cause of personal EN-
barrassment not yet alluded to lies il
the fact that have many valued
friends in both the Republican anc
Democratic parties who cling to tn,
idea rendered venerable bv the usag,
of ages, that there is safety in moth
ing but gold aud silver, or geld alon'
as the basis of currency, and that th'
industrial world can do no better thar
for ever to submit to the power OF thu
holders of the accumulations of these 81
called precious metals.
| am forced by conviction, to differ,
with regr t, nom these good friends
and pray their indulgence and Chart
able construction in my behalf, while
ask them, just here, is it not pity o
the industrious workers of this and al
other countries, if they are forever Il
be compelled, as heretofore, to dane
to the piping Of the minstrels OF this
hard money Kingf
The most enthusiastic worshipper
among them, of their so called honest
money, must own that the bank Issues
of paper currency have ever been very
far in excess and out of proportion t.
the hard money basis upon which they
were professedly founded, and, there,
fore, so far is their honest money I
fraud and delusion; and the conse
.quent fruits have been a constant sue
cession of mutations, panics suspensions
and depressons, for which it is thu
shame of the statesman and the iinan
cier, that no effective remedy has ye
been discovered and applied.
| would further remind my goot
friends that they know me as one win
believes in progress, and that has here
totOre stood with seemingly hopeless
mnorities in the advocacy of causes
that finally assumed preponderating
influence, and that the many conflict
ing views of good men should satisf.
them that the right in finance has uo
yet been attained.
This letter is no place for argument
but it would seem evident that reforr
must ultimately take place, whether
arise from purer patriotism and NOR
enlightened statesmanship coming t
the front in the old party counsels, Q
whether it be forced forward by tn
convulsive rupture of these older OF
CARNATIONS.
Permit me then to add in Conclusio
that accept your nomination as betor
stated with thanks for the confdenC
it implies, as an advocate for COZ
servative yet thorough financial refol
nation and the necessary and cOnst
quent amelioration to industrial Labor
at the same time leaving you at libert
to decline to ratlfy your nomination
my behalf, should further time an
thought have brought to your mino
the name of any person more comp
tent to serve the interests Of true r.
form.
Very truly yours for the caus",
JNo. &. JACK, ON.