Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-31


pose to cultivate sentiments Of friendship an,
not animosity among our fellow citizens
Our material interests, varied and progress
| sive. demand our constant and united efforts
A scrupulous~ care of the public credit, to
| gether with wise and economical manage
ment of eur government expenditures, should
| be maintained. in order that labor NAV b
protected in its rights to the fruits of its
own industry. The time has come to enjoy
the substantial benefits of reconciliation as
one people. We have common interests.
Let US encourage harmony and generous
rivalry among our industries. which will re-
vive our languishing merchant marine, ex-
tend our commerce with foreign nations, as
sist merchants, manufacturers and producers
| TO develope our vast natural resources, and
increase the prosperity and happiness of our
people.
Ii elected shall, with the Divine favor,
labor with what ability possess to discharge
my duties with fidelity according to my con-
victionS. and shall take care to protect and
defend the Union and to see that the laws be
equally executed in all parts of the country
alike. will assume the responsibility fully
sensible of the fact that To administer rightly
the functions of government is 10 discharge
the most sacred duty that can devolve on an
American citizen.
/ am, yours respectfully,
W. 5. HANCOCK.
To the Hon, John W. Stevenson, President
of the convention: Hon. John Z. Stockton,
the National convention.
Mr.. ERglish's Letter.
Following is Mr.. English's letter.
INniANAroLrs, Ind, July 80.
Gentlemen-l have now the honor to reply
oh.
| was unanimously nominated for Vice Pres
ident of the United States by the late demo-
cratic National convention. l have now to
say accept the high trust, with a realizing
sense of its responsibility, and am profoundly
grateful for the honor conferred. l accept
the nomination upon the platform of princi-
pies adopted by the convention, which cor
daily approve; and accept il quite as much
because of my faith in the wisdom and
patriotism of the great statesman nominated
on the same ticket for President His emf
nent services to his country his fidelity TO
the Constitution and the laws; his clear per-
ccption of clear principles of government, as
taught by Jefferson; his scrupulous care to
keep the military in strict subordination to
the civil authority his high regard for civil
liberty, personal rights and the rights of
property; his acknowledged ability in civil
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blameless life, all point at him As man
worthy of the confidence of the people. Not
only brave soldier, great commander,
statesman and pure patriot, but a prudent,
painstaking, practical man of unquestioned
honesty. Tested often with important pub
lie duties. faithful to every trust, and in the
full meridian of ripe and vigorous manhood,
he is, in my Judgment, eminently fitted for
the highest Office on earth,-the Presidency
of the United States. Not only is he the
right man for the place, but the time has
come when the best interests of the country
require that the party which has monopolizcd
the executive department of the government
for the last 20 years should be retired. The
continuance of that party in power four years
longer would not be beneficial to the public
or in accordance with the spirit of our repub-
lican institutions. The laws of entail have
been proved by our system of government.
Perpetuation of property OF place in one fam
lily or 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 disapproval
of long lease of power Twenty years of con
tinuous power is long enough and has already
led to irregularity and corruptions, which are
not likely to be properly exposed under the
same party that perpctuated them. Besides,
it should not DC forgotten that the four last
wears of power held by that party were pro-
cured by discre,litable means and held in de
tiance of the wishes of "a majority of til.
people.
1t was grievous wrong to every holder
and to our system of self government, which
should not be forgotten or forgiven. Many
Of the men now in Office were put in because
g Al. .I.f
the fairly and legally expressed will of the
majority; and the hypocrisy of professions of
that party in favor of civil service reform
was shown in placing such men in office and
turning the whole brood of federal Office
holders loose to influence the election. The
money of the people taken out of the public
treasury by these men for services often poor
ly performed or not performed at all is being
used in vast sums with the knowledge and
presumed sanction of the administration, to
control the election; and even members of
the Cabinet are strolling about the country
making partisan speeches, instead of being
in their departments at Washington discharg-
ing their public duties, for which they are
paid. But with all their cleverness and abil-
ity, a discriminating public will no doubt
read between the lines of their speeches their
paramount hope and aim is to keep them
selvs and their satellites four years longer in
Office. That perpetuity of power of the
chronic federal office-holders four wears
longer will not benefit the men and women
who hold no office, but earn their daily bread
by honesty and industry, is what this same
discerning public will no doubt fully under
stand, as they will also that it is because
of their own industry and economy and Gods
bountiful harvest that the country is compar-
atively prosperous, and not because of any
thing done by these federal office-holdcrs
The country is comparatively prosperous,
not because of them, but in spite of them
This contest is, in fact, between the people,
endeavoring to regain political power which
rghtfully belongs to them, and to restore the
pure, simple, economical, constitutional gov
eminent of our fathers on one side, and IOO,-
900 federal office-holders and their hackers,
pampered with place and power, and deter