The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-08-12
Hon. W. n. EngIishs' Letter
of Acceptance.

VI ACCcIJloISO'
hdionapolis, hd., Mly 80. Gentle
men. | have the honor now to reply to
your letter Of the 18th inst, informing
me that | was unanimously nominated
for the office Of Vice-President OF the
United States, by the late Democratic
National Convention, which assembled
at Cincinnati. As toreshadowcd in the
verbal remarks made by me N The time
Of the delivery Of your letter, | have
now to say that | accept the trust, with
Il realizing sense Of Tie responsibility,
and am profoundly grateful for the hon
on conferred. accept the nomination
upon the platform Of principles adopted
BY the convention, which cordially APP
prove, and accept it quite as much be-
cause Of my faith in the wisdom and
patriotism Of the great statesman and
soldier nominated on the same ticket for
President Of the United States. lbs
eminent services to his country; his Ii
deity to the Constitution, the Union
and the laws; his clear perception Of
the correct principles Of government as
taught by Jefferson his scrrpulous
care to keep the military in strict su-
bordinatiou to the civil authorities his
high regard for civil liberty, personal
rights and the rights Of property; his
acknowledged ability in civil as well as
military affairs, and his pure and
blamcIcss life all point TO him as man
worthy Of the confidence Of the people.
Not only great soldier, or great com
mandcr, Il wise statesman and pure
:. patriot, but prudent, painstaking
practical man Of unqucstlOncd honesty
trusted often with important public du
ty, faithful to every trust, and in thu
full vigor Of ripe and vigorous man
hood, he is, in my Judgment eminent,
fitted for the highest Office on earth
the Presidency Of the United States
Not only is he the right man for tn
place, but the time has come when TIN
best interests Of the country requir
that the party which has monopolize'
y the Executive Department Of the Gen
cral Government for the last twcnt
years should be retired. The contin
uance Of that party in power four year
longer wodld not be beneficial to tn
e people or in accordance with the spiri
Of our Republican institutions. Th
= laws Of entail have not been fnvore
in our system Of government. The pen
T. petuaions Of property or place in on
, family or set of men has never been Ell
couraged in this country, and the grca
and good men who formed Our Rcpubl
+ can government and its traditions wisc
Z ly limited the tenure Of office, and i
=. many ways showed their disapproval ,
. long leases Of power Twenty years {
continuous power is long enough, an
{ has already led to irregularities an
5 corruptions which are not likely to !
:, properly exposed under the same part
f that pcrpctuatcd them. Besides,
should not be forgotten that the la
four years Of power held by that part
r We're procured by discrcditablc meal
and held in defiance Of the wishes Of
majority Of the people. 1t was grie,
Il ons wrong to every voter to our systel
$ Of sclfgoycrnmcnt, which should neve
= be forgotten or forgiven. Many Of tn
+ men now in office were put there b,
cause Of corrupt partizan services i
thus defeating the fairly and legally eH
+ pressed viii Of the majority, and the by
porrlsy Of The professions Of that part
in favor Of civil service reform wa
n shown by placing such men in ofliccan
J. turning the whole brood If Federal O
j. iicc-holdcrs loose to influence the Gle,
T. tons.
The money Of the people taken out Q
the public Treasury by these men 10
services, often poorly performed or no
performed at all, is being used in vas
sums with the knowledge and presumed
Z sanction Of the administration to contro
;, the elections, and even the members 0
X the Cabinet are strolIing about the coun
try, making partisan speeches, instca'
OF being in their departments at Wash
ington, dischargins the public duties fo
which they are paid by the people. Blu
with all their clevcrncss and ability,
discriminating public will no doubt rea,
v between the lines OF their speeches tina
u their paramount hope and aim is t.
keep themselves or their satellites fou
years longer in office. That pcrpctua
, ting the power Of chronic Federal office
: holders four years longer will not bcnc
= tit the millions Of men and women win
hold no office but earn their daily brca,
by honest industries, is what the sam
discerning public will nodoubt fully I'm
| derSiand, us they will also that it is be
cause of their own industry and econo
my and Gods beautiful haryests tina
the country is comparatively prosperous
= and not because Of anything done b,
these Federal oflice-hoI,lers. The coun
try is comparatively prosperous, not be
cause of them, but in spite of them
This contest is, in fact, between the pco
; pie endcavoring to regain the politica
power which righttuIly belongs to then
and to restore the pure, simple, econom
cal and constitutional government Of
our fathers, on the one side, and hun
drcd thousand ofIice-hollcrs and their
hackers, pampcred with place and pow
cr, and determined to retain them at all
hazards, ON the other. Hence the con-
slant assumption Of new and dangerous
powers by the general government I'M
der the rule of the Republican party :.