The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-11
EnsIish's Letter Of Acceptance

. INDIANAPOLIS, July oV.-don. /
VIM. H. English transmitted the fol-:
lowing letter Of acceptance of the nom.
ination of candidate for Vice Presi-
dent to the Committee of Notification.
to-day: :. -: -" 30. ...' .
To. Hon. John " Stevenson, Pres
adent- of tGonuention;Hon. John P.
Stockton, Chairman, and other
members OF Committee Of Notlfca-
ton: :
GENTLEMEN T have the honor to
reply 20 your letter Of the 18th inst,
Informing me that I was unanimously
nominated for Vice-President of the
United States by the late Democraticl
National Convention, which assembled
at Cincinnati. AS foreshadowed in
the verbal remarks made by me at the!
time of the delivery ofyour letter, |.
have now to say that I accept the high
trust with the realizing sense of its re
spensibility and an profoundly grateful.
for the honor conferred. accept the
= nomination upon the platform of prln-
ciples. adopted by the Convention,
which 1 cordially approve, and ac-
.cept it quite as much because of nay
faith in the wisdom and PATRIOTISM
of the great statesman and soldier
nominated on the same ticket for the
Presidency of the United States. His
eminent services to his country, his
fidelity to the Constitution, union and
laws, his, clear perception of correct
principle of government as taught by
Jefferson, his scrupulous care. to keep
the military IN strict surbordiuation
to the civilSauthorities, his high:re-
gard for civil liberty, personal rights
and rights of property, his acknoWl-
edged ability in civil as we'll as mill
tary affairs, and his pure land blame
less life, all point to him as man
worthy Of the coufdenee.oft the peo-
pie. Not only a brave. soldier, great
commander, a wise statesman ard a
pure patriot, but prudent, pains
taking, practical man, Of unquestioned
honesty, trusted often with important
public duties, faithful to every trust,
and in a full meridian of ripe and
vigorous manhood, he is, in my judg
ment, eminently fitted for the highest
position on earth-the Presidency Of
the United States. Not only is he
the right nrSor the place, but the
time has come when the best Interests
of the country require that the party
which has monopolized the Executive
Department of the General Govern
ment tor the last twenty years should
be retired. The continuance of that
party in power four years longer would
Dot be beneficial to the public or in
accordance with the spirit Of our Re.
publican institutions. Laws of entail
have not been favored in our system
of government. Perpetuation Of prop
erty or place in one family or set of
men has never been encouraged in
this country, and great and good men
who framed our Republican Govern.
nent and its traditions wisely limited
the tenure Of Office of long leases of
power. Twenty years of continuous
power is long enough and has already
led to irregularities and corruptions,
which are not likely to be properly
exposed under the same party that
perpetuated them. Besides it should
not be forgotten that the four last
years Of power held by that party
were procured By discreditable means,
and held in defiance of the wishes of
3 majority Of the people. Il was
grievous Worng to every voter and our
system of self-governnent, which
should never be forgotten or forgiven.
Many of the men now in Office were
put there because of their. corrupt
partisan services in thus defeating the
fairly and legally expressed will of the
majority and the Hypocrisy of the
professions Of that party in favor Of
civil service reform was. shown by
placing such men in Office and turning
whole broods of Federal oiceholders
loose to influence elections. Money
, of the people, taken out of the public
treasury by these men for services Of
ten poorly performed or not performed
at all, is being used in vast sums with
the knowlegde and presumed sanction
of the administration to control cleo
tions, and even members Of the Cab
met are strolling about the country
making partisan speeches instead Of
being in, their departments at Wash
ington, dischargiug public duties, for
which they are paid BY the people.
But with all their cleverness and abil-
ity the discriminating public will, DO
doubt, read between the lines of their
speeches that their paramount hope
and aim is to keep themselves or their
satellites four years longer in Office.
That perpetuating power of chronic
Federal oHceholders four years longer
will not benefit the millions of men
and women who hold no Office, but
earn their daily bread by honest in
dustry, is what the same discerning
public will no doubt fully understand,
as they will also that it is because Of
of their own industry and economy
and Gods bountiful harvests, that the
country is comparatively prosperous,
and not because of anything done by
these Federal ofceholders. The
country is comparatively prosperous,
not because Of them, but in Spite
of them. This contest is, in fact,
between the people endeavoliDg to re-
oain the nolitica1 mower which rioht-