Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-08-12
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH.

| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 80.
Hon. William H. English transmitted
the following letter of acceptance of the
nomination of candidate for Vice-Presi-
! dent to the Committee of Notification to-
day:
To the Hon. John w. Stevenson, President Of
the convention; the Hon. John n; stockton,
mittee of Notifications:
| GENTLEMEN: have now the honor to re-
ply 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 fore
at the time of the delivery of your letter,
have now to say that accept the high trust
with realizing sense OF the responsibility,
and am profoundly grateful for the honor
conferred.
THE pLATroRM-aENEKAL HANcocK-ETc.
Iaccept the nomination upon the platform
of principles adopted by the Convention,
which l cordially approve, and l accept it
quite as much because of my faith in the
wisdom and patriotism of the great states
man and soldier nominated on the same
ticket for President of the United States
His eminent services to his country, his fde-
ity to the Constitution, the Union and the
laws, his clear perception of the correct prin-
ciples of government as taught by Jefferson,
his scrupulous care to keep the military in
strict subOrdination to the civil authority,
us ulSn ieSaru LOT CIVIL liberty, PERSONAL
rights and rights of property, his ac6nowl-
edged ability in civil as well as military
affairs, and his pure and b'ameless life, all
point to b N as - nian worthy OF the coni-
dence OF the e. pie. Not only brave sol
der, a z eat 'uInanGe- wise Statesman
and pure parri0+, Int piu lent, pain staking
practical man o, unques' )nsd bOnestS, tn l.
ed often " 'th important puh bic du les. faith
full TO every trust an In tie flli Ii cf.dtan OF
ripe and vigorous mauhood, he is In my
judgment eminentlv fitted for tn: highest
Office on earth, the Presidency of the United
States. Not on y is he the right man tor the
place, but the time has come when the bet
interests o. the country ieq,ire hat the party
which has mon p"i'Zed tie Executive fe-
partment OF the General Government for the
last twenty years shou d be rctirc'i. The cor-
tnuance of that ATTY in ppw-r fGuc years
longer would not he benefc. I'll To the pubic
or in accordance WITH the spirit of orr repu'-
Gcan ms titui IONS. Th.. laws OF cntal have
not been favored in our system OF govern
ment. The perpe uition of property or lace
in one family or set of men has never been
encouraged in this country. ard the greet AMI
good men who formed our R.publ ca, Gov
eminent and is ira litions wisely linIi ed TIE
tenure OF officn. ami in many WAYS showed
their disapproval of long leases OF p,wcr.
Twenty years Of con inuoas power Is long
enough, and has already led 20 irreeui sritieS
and corruptions which are not likriv 10 he
properly exposed under the same party that
perpetrate1 them.
Besides, It shoTid not be forgotten that the
last four years of power" he'd D, that parry
were secured By Jscretitabie means and held
In defiance OF The wishes al tie majority OF
the people. 1t VAS grievouS wrong 10 every
VJter and to our system of self-gove rment
which should never lie forgotten or forgiven.
Many of the men nOH in Office W re put there
because OF corrupt PARTISAN services in thus
defeating the fairly and legally expressed
ill Of the majority, and the h pOcrisy OF the
professions OF that party in favor OF civil
seTvice reform was shown by placing such