The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-08-12
LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE

LETTERS OF ACCEPrANCR
F:rnai Aesept..ee By lGs..-,. n..e.el
tisns fer President aaA viee-Presaaene,
GENERAL HANCOCK.
NEW YoRk, July D.
The following Is General Hancbck'j
letter Of aceeptanesi
eovxssoR,s ISLAND, NEE Yosx CRY;
Gtxr1EMEx:@ibavc the hoS Ss to o; .c cS
edge the receipt of your letter Of July Is
ton to the office Of President Of the United
States BY the National Democratic Conven
ton lately assembled in Cincinnati. accept
t9e nomination with grateful appreciation
| 4. The principles enunciated by the Conven
ton are those 1 have cherished in the pas,
and shall endeavOr to maintain In the future
tn. CONSTITUTION Abb AMENDMENTS.
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution of the
United States, embodying the results Of tn.
war Tor the Union, are inyiolable. II called
to the Presidency should deem It my duty
to resist with all my power any attempt ii
impair or evade the full force ana effect Of
the Constitution, which in every article, see:
ton and amendment IL the supreme law OF
xe so"G lHe COnstitumOn ioImS the DASil
OF the Government Of the United States. The
powers granted by It to the Legislative, Ell;
ecutive and Judicial Departments define and
limit the authority of the General Govern
fnent. Powers not delegated to the United
states BY the Constitution nor prohibited
BY 1t to the States belong to the States re-
epect1veiy, or to the people: The General
aud State Governments, each acting in ita
own sphere, without trenchipg upon The
lawful jurisdiction of the other, constitute
the Union, This Union, comprising . Gem
srsl Government with general powers, and
state Governments with State powers for
purposes local to the States, is . polity the
foundations Of which were laid in the pro-
foundest wisdom. This is the Union our IA
theirs made, and which has been go respected
abroad and so beneficent at home. Tried BY
blood and fire, it stands to-day model form
tenn which, rightly administered, has been,
and will continue to be, the admiration Of
the world. May we not say, nearly in the
words of Washington: 1.-THE unity Of the Gov.
ernment which constitutes one people is JUST
y dear to US; it is the main pillar in the edifce
peace, safety and prosperity, And Of that lib
erty We so highly prize, and intend ut every
hazard to preserve"
THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT AND
But no form of Government, however care
will protect the rights Of the people unless
Its administration is faithful and efficient. It
is vital principle in our system that neither
fraud nor force must be allowed to subvert
me rights OF the people. When fraud, vio-
fence or incompetence controls, the noblest
constitutions and wisest laws are useless.
Ihe bayonetis not lit instrument for col
Letting the votes for freemen. 1t Is only by
full vote, free ballot and fair count that the
people can rule in fact, a. required by the
theory OF our Government. Take this foun-
dalton away. and the whole structure falls.
Public Office is trust, not bounty be.
slowed upon the holder. No incompetent
or dishonest person should ever be trusted
with 1t, or, II appointed. they should prompt
ly be elected.
Our material interests, varied and progress
I've, demand our constant and united efforts.
A sedulOus and scrupulous care of the pub
lie credit, together with wise and econom-
zeal management of our Governmental Ell.
nenditures, should be maintained, in order
that labor may be lightly burdened, and that
al persons may be protected in their right to
the fruits of their own industry.
The time has come to enjoy the substan-
tial benefits of reconciliation. As one peo.
pie, we have common interests. Let us en-
courage harmony and generous rivalry among
our own industries, which will revive our Ian.
gushing merchant-marine, extend our COM
merce with foreign nations, assist our mer>
chants, manufacturers and producers to de.
velop our vast natural resources and increase
the prosperity and happiness of our people.
CONCLUSION.
II elected, shall, with Divine favor, labor
With what ability l possess to discharge nv
duties with fidelity, according to my convic-
tons, and shall take care to protect and de-
Tend the Union, and to see that the laws be
the country alike. I will assume the respon-
sibility, fully sensible of the fact that to ad-
minister rightly the functions of Government
Is to discharge the most sacred duty that can
devolve upon an American citizen.
lam, very respectfully, yours,
To the Hon. John w. Stevenson, President
Of the Conventions; Hon. John p. Stockton,
Chairman; and others of the Committee Of
the National Democratic Convention.
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 30.
Hon. William H. English transmitted
the following letter of acceptance of the
of candidate for Vice Presi-
dent to the Committee of Notification to-
day:
To the Hon. John w. Stevenson, President Of
the Conventions: the Hon. John H. Stockton,
Chairman: and other members of the Com.
mittee of Notification:
NV tn vonr letter of the 18th inst inforn;nr
me- that I WAS nnanimousiv rn,n;no+ad for thss
office Of Vice President of the IYn;teS St.tas
nv The late 0em""rot;n Nat;o,sI Tou,s SSSHe
which assemhl.S .t C;n";unat; A. f"ra1
,hadowed in the verha, remarLs made nv me
n the time IF the ileiiverv of vo,,r Iat}ar
have now tn saw that sccent tic h;ah tr,,st
with a reslizn5 sense Of The resnnssib;iitv
Ind am nrofonndiv orstefnI for the bnno,,
conferred AVA WIZ AWFUL
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