Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-21


hall oi tho Democratic party oi tho Unit
ted states, Having passed my early
years IN al atmosphere nlled with
traditions oi tho war which secured our
National independents aud oi the strus'
sleu which made our continental system
u government Tor tho people, by tho
people, I learned 10 idolise tho ina,iiu'
tons ii my country and Was educated
b" bel,eve II Mo duty Of = oitison oi tho
Republic 20 take his lair allotment oi
care aud trouble In public aiIaiIs ! iul'
illlrd that duty IN tho beat oi my ability
ior iorly years m y private olliscn,
although during all my lie
giving At least M much thou Iht anl 81
Tort Ia public affairs a. 10 other objects,
have never accepted official sorvioo cn'
copl ior brlol period, ior y Hpecial pur'
pose, aud only when tho occasion
seemed 10 require ol mo iha, sacrifice oi
private preferences IA public Interests.
My lilo has been substantially that oi u
private Oitiaen. II was, ! presume, tho
success ol the efforts In which. m n pri'
yRio oltlson, ! hal shared ~ overthrow
u corrupt combination then holding
dominion In ouT metropolis and 10
purity the Judiciary, which had become
tho tool that induced the democracy oi
tho State In 1874 to nominate mo Tor
Governor THIS was done IN spite ol tho
protests oi u minority, That tho party
had been In those reforms hal created
an aniaHonism Ia mo as a candidate,
lult constrained to accept tho nomina
ton m tho most certain means ol putting
tho power III tho vuhornatorial oIlluo
In tho lIu III reform aud ~ removing
tho Impression wherever II prevailed,
that the faithful charge oi ono'a duty M
q oiliaun In fatal ~ his usefulness m n
public servant Tho breaking ~ III tho
canal ring, tho hollor management oi
our public works. tho large reduction oi
iaEoH, and either rclurma accomplished
during my administration, doubllo@ no
casioncd my nomination Ior tho rrrul'
doncy hy thu DomOcraln ol tho Union,
IN Tho hopc that similar processes would
he applied in tho Federal Gov.
crnmunl From tho responsibilities
III such nn undertaking appalling ~ u
nocmrd ln mc, | did not icol al liberty
to Shrln1 Ia the canvas which onsu~
tho Dumorratio party represented ~
form IN tho administration ol tho fudur'
al oovurnmonl aud u restoration ol our
complex pulilical nyNicm Ia the purr
iiraa ul itH luundorH Upon these iHSnca
tho people al thu United Aiaicn, hy n
majority oi more than u puarirr oi u
milllun, uhnun n majority 0i these
electors Ia Uaal thuir yoios ior tho
Democratic candidate iur President and
Niro lu nlrnI II In my right aud priv
ilcHo here Ia nay that ! waH nominated
aud elected ~ the rrcAlicnry RhHo
lulrly lrcr from any engagement IN ~.
sprUl IA The ONcfrlHc ni iiH pnscrs ~ the
dippuHal ui ilH patronage. Through tho
whole period al NY rotation With iho
lfuHlIuuCy did everything IN my pow
~ ~ elevate aud nothing IA lower the
moral standard, IN tho ucomIcliiion Oi pat
ties Ivy what nulariuus means The lanls
Tor inlHe count sas laid IN several 0i
tho States nrnd not rrilornio, These
aro nov mallura ~ history about which
whatever dlvrrnily 0l"plni0n may have
ohislcd Ia either al tho great parties oi
the country NJ tho time ui their rnnHum-
nation has since practically dIsappear
al, rolusod Ia ransom from tho ~
turning boards al tho Southern
States tho documentary evidence
hy suppression 0l which nnh
hy tho huhHlliuiiuu ul fraudulent
aud forged pupors pIolcst was niadn
lur Irr y rpoluull"n oi u false count.
Tho Constitutional duty III tho iva
Houses al COngfcHs iO count tho cleo
toral Votes as aro east aud Ia piyo effect
tn tho viii NJ tho people as oEproassd NY
thriI Hullrag0a, was never fulfilled, An
Electoral commission, i0i Tho hisiehcn
III which ! have no responsibility, MAS
formed, aud io II tho iwo ilouscH oI
CnngrcaH ahdicaIrd their duty Ia make
tho count by an act that the count oi
the commission should stand ~
hnnl, unless oyofrulod lay tho
concurrence III the iva h0usca ita false
count was not oyrrrulol Owing Ia the
compliolly NJ u Republican Sunaio with
tho Republican majority oi tho con-
mlHSIon oi eight Ia seven the Electoral
Commission counted nut the man elect.
81 10y the people, and counted IN u man
uul clrctrd by the people. That sub
version 0i the election created q new
issue lor tho decision ol tho
people oi tho United States
iranScrnding In importance all
qucstionsoi administrations ltinyolycl
the vital principle ol Wll government
through the elections by the people
Tho Increased growth oi the means oi
corrupt ,nlluonro over the ballot boz,
which IA at the disposal ui the party
having puHAcNsion oi the Executive AL
minisIra,ion, hal ALREADY locomo prcs
ont evil and u great danger, tending Ia
make elections irrosponSivo Ia public
op'nion, la pcring the power
III tho people 10 change their
rulers and enabling the
men holding the ma Chinery oi the gov
crnmonl io conIlHue and peTPciua'e
their power II VAS my opinion In
1870 that the opposition attempting To
change the administration needed Ia IN
cludo at least iwoihirls oi the votes .,
the opening oi the canvass IN order io
retain a majotily Al tho election, u,
after such obstacles had been overcome,
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