Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-03
HON. w. H. ENGLISH,
Candidate for Vice president.
A SCATHING ARRANGEMENT OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN FATTY.

VI JIIV SbIlNbANpO WI WV IiSp'Nt'p) W.
the committee Of notification, to-day:
TO Hon. John W. Stevenson, president Of the
Convention, Hon. John P. Stockton, chairman,
and others members of the committee of mott
fcation;
INDIANAPOLIS, July 80, 1880.
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor 10 reply
to your letter of the thirteenth inst, in
forming me that l was unanimously
nominated for the Office Of vice president
of the United States, by the late Demo
cratic convention, which assembled at
Cincinnati, Ohio. AS foreshadowed in
the verbal remarks made by me at tho
time Of tho delivery of your letter. l
have now to say that / accept tho high
trust, with realizing sense of its
responsibility, and am profoundly CRATE
full for the honor conferred.
| accept tho nomination upon the
platform of principles adopted by the
convention, which / cordially approve,
and accept it quite as much because
of my faith in the wisdom and patriot
ism of the great statesman and soldier
nominated on tho same ticket for prcsi-
dent of the United States.
His eminent services to his country
his fidelity to tho constitution, the Union
and the laws, his clear perception of the
correctprinciplcs of government, as
taught by Jefferson his scrupulous care
to keeping the military in strict subord-
nation to tho civil authorities. His
high regard for civil liberty, personal
rights and property. His acknowledged
ability in civil as well as military affairs,
and his pure and blameless life, all point
to him as a man worthy of the confidence
of the people.
Not only brave soldier, great com
mander wise statesman, and pure patriot,
but prudent, pains-taking, practical
man of nnqnestioned honesty, trusted
often with important public duties,
faithful to every trust, and in the full
meridian of ripe and vigorous manhood,
he is, in my Judgment, cminently fitted
for tho highest position on earth, the
presidency of the United States.
Not only is he tho
RIGHT MAJ, FOR the rIAcE,
but the time has cofNo when the best
interests Of the country require that the
party which has mopopoIizcd the oxecu-
tive department. Of the general govern
ment for the last twenty years, should
be retired. o. =
The continuance of that party power
four years longer would not be beneficial
to the public or in accordance. with
the spirit of our republican institutions.
The laws of entail have not been favored
in our system of government. Perpetual
ton Of property Or place in one famlyor
set of men has never been encouraged in
this country, and the great and good men
who formed our republican government
and its traditions, wisely limited the
tenure of Office, and in many ways
showed their disapproval of long leases
ofpowcr. Twenty years Of continuous
power is long enough, and has already
led to irregularities and corruptions,
which are, not likely to be properly ex-
posed under the same party that
perpctratcd them.
Besides, it should not be forgotten
that tho last four years Of power held
by that party were procured by discred-
liable means, and held in defiance of the
wishes Of majority of tho people. II
was grievous wrong to every voter,
and our system of self-govcrnment,
which should never be forgotten Or for
given.
Many of the men now in Office were
put there because of corrupt partisan
services in thus defeating tho fairly and
legally expressed will of q majority.
The hypocrisy Of professions OF that
party in favor Of civil service reform
was shown by placing such men in Office
and turning the whole brood of Federal
otficc-holdors loose to influence elections.
The money of tho people, taken out of
tho public treasury by these men for
services often poorly performed or not
performed at all, is being used in vast
sums, with the knowledge and presumed
sanction of the administration, to con-
troll elections and even members of the
cabinet,
STROLLlNG ABOUT THE COUNTRY
making partisan speeches, instead of
being in their departments, at Wash
inston, discharsiug public duties, for
which they are paid by the people.
But with all their cIcverncss and
ability, u discriminating public will, no