The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-23

NtNtlAA NAHAALAA MA< lNtWAIAtA ~
Senator Hoar, Of Massachusetts. the
! following letter u acceptance Of the
nomination rendered him b. the Re-
publican National Convention;
NESroR. o. July Il. IssoL
DEAR SrR. On the esrnlng % the sih ~
June last ! hal the honor 10 receive irOm
yOu. In the presence ~ the COMMITTEE ~
which you uere Chairman. the oiIlsd2i an
nouacemenr that the Republicxn National
Convention ~ Chicago had that d4y numl-
mated me their can lidAfe for President u
the Cuiiei states ] arcepr the nomination
with graf.tn1c for the confidence IA implies.
and nith deep sense Of The rrsponsibiii-
Ties Il imposes cordially indossr thr prin-
cip.cs eel forth IN llle platform adopted by
The Conyentlcn On nearly all The subjects
Of which IL treats my Opinions are on rec
ord among the publ shed proceedings OF Con
gress- venture, h0xevsr. 20 make special
mention 81 some % the principal torics
which are likely 10 become subject % dis
cGssl0n, without rcvie the controversies
which have been settled during the last
twenty years and With no purpose o. wish 10
revive the passions u the Late war-
STATE SUPREMACY.
II should be s2it that. whiie the Repub
lcAns fully reco<ulze and viii strcDu0lsly
defend AL the riguts retained b. the people
and All the rights reseryel - the States. they
regret the pernlcious doctrine Of State
supremacy. which - long crippled the fnnc-
tions of tle National Government. aud AZ
one time br0ugkt the Union very near %
destruction They ins - that the United
States Is = Nation. with ample powers q
self-preseryariOn. that IL lonstitnriOn and
the laws made IN pursuance thereof ..sre
the supreme Law Of the land that the right
Of the Nation % determire the method hy
which is Legislature shall he created can
NOT he surrendeTe without ahiic4tlnE one
OF the fundamental p0wers Of COVE nmeut-
thAf the National Lass relating % TIE cleo
ton 81 Representatives In Congress shall
neither b violated nor ev41ci. that everF
elector shall be permitted freely, and wirn0ut
Intimidation. a. cast his iAwfll v0re az
such election and have !; honestly counted:
and that the potency ~ his vote shall not y
DESTROYED by the frnudnicnt vote 81 a1v other
person Inc best thol=h's and energies %
our reoq,e should be directed 90 th0se great
questions Of National well-btin-. in whlch Al
have common interest Snci Efforts I'LL
sconeSf restore - perfect peare those vho
we're i2tey In arms against each other. for
justice AMI goodwill viii oufiAsf PASSION
But \ : certain that the u0urfs of the var
cannot he completely healed and the srirlt
az brotherhood canno. pervade the whole
country. until every citixen-rsch or pcCr.
white Or blacks secure IN the free All
tcu4 enjoyment 81 every civil and political
right guaranteed ~ TIE ConSttClion AMI the
lass Wherever the enjoyment ~ thrse
rights i nsp. assured disccutrnt VII prevail.
INN grafton viii cease, and the soc 81 aud
industrial fores uiil continue - h. dis
turtet b. the migration u fhc labo<ers
and the Guns sqnent minuti0n ~ prosperity
The National Iorernnenr sh0l1 exercise
al IT, Constitutional authority 70 puf an end
20 these evils for AL the people and al the
States are members ~ enc holg. and no
member can suffer without injury 20 AL Tie
most serious evils which no. zf,Iicr the SDufh
arise from the fact that there \ nor such
freedom and liberation Of POLITICAL opinion
and action thai the minority rartr can e1er-
else an effective and wholesome restraint
upon the party in pnwer- Without such ~
strsint Party rule becomes fyranlical and
ccrrupt The pro<rertF which i made gos-
sible in the South ~ is great advantages AZ
sol and climate all never D. realized until
every voter can freely and safely s1pport any
party be pleases
EDUCATION.
Next in importance 20 freedom and i1sfiee
& popular education. without which neither
justice nor Freedom can be permanently m4in-
t4lnel IL Interests are inrrusfed 10 the
States and 20 the voluntary action az the peo-
pie Whsferer help the NAtton en- Justly
AFFORD should be generously gi~en 10 1id the
States IN supporting Common schools. h1f 4
would Be nulnst % our reorle ami dangerous
70 cur institutions 10 1pgis any rnrriDn ~ the
revenues q the Nation 90 ~ The States - the
supper " sectariAn srhrel~- The separation
OF the Church and the state, in everything
relating 70 taxation. should - sbso ute.
NATIONAL FINANCES
On the subirct II National finances mr.
views have been - Frequently an fully
expressed that little + needed IN the uay "
additional statement The EuAitc d~tt =
nov - xell sccIred- and the rate ~ anuEal
interest las been 20 reduced rs refundinx.
that rizii ec1nomr in err.4nditrsres a.ld liz
faithful sp1l cation * our Surplus reTrnnes
O. the payment OF the principal ~ Tie debt
nil gradually but certainly irr- the reOple
from IT, burdens and cl1se with honor The
~..aa 49, - -. 49,
time the Government can provide Tor al ~
orinary expenditures AMI discfarEe ~ -
cred obligations ~ the sol lierx ~ the Tmi0u
and % the willows ard orphans 81 tk0-e
Who fell in it. defense The rcsump-
ti0n o. specie payments Which fhe
Republican parfr = cDarare0u.Is ana
successfully AEON = shed LIS remoTed frum
the field ~ controversy many questions that
long and seriously disturbed the credit ~ the
Government and the business 81 the country-
Our peTer currency a nov a. SAtonal a. tee
flag. and resumption has not nnig made Il
evtrywhere equal ~ coin, hut has brurxhf
into use our store Of Gol1 ami silver. The
circulating medium H. nOw more alursiant
than ever bcfrre- AMI ze neei only %
maintain the equality II all cur dollars 20
insure 70 labor and capital ! measure q
value from the use % Which n00ne can suffer
loss The great prosperity which the cOunfry
Il nov enjoying should n0t he endangered ~
any violent changes Or doubtful financial eT-
pcrimenfs-
OR CUSTOMS LAWS
In reference % cur customs lass. . pnficv
should - pursued which ziIl brfrg revenue
70 the Treasury aud sill enable the iator ami
capital emrlcyed tn cur great Industries 10
compete fairly IN cur ozn markets witn the
labw ard czFital ~ foreign producers. We
le islAie fDr the people 81 the Cnitcd stafes-
n0t fur the whaI- Morld- and IL u cor glory
that the American l&t0rrr il more intelligent
and better paid than his fore IN c0nr@sstor.
Our country cnnnor be independent IN rs IL.
people, v n their abundant natural rsey1Fcfx4
pOssess the requisite skill Al anv rirne ~
ci0fhe. arm and rqli D themselves fs,r "a. AMI
IN time 81 pace ~ produce all the necessary
implements n Labor. Il w1s the manifest lr-