Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-06

ocfS " UtC COWHtt'r " ANODtCWtUt-
GENTLEMEN: I have now the honor
to reply to your letter of the 18th
inst. informing me that was unan-
,, imously nominated Tor the Office of
Vice President of the United States
by the convention which assembled
at Cincinnati. As foreshadowed in
the verbal remarks made by me at
the time Of the delivery of your let
ter, have now to say that accept
the high trust with realizing sense
of its responsibility, and am pro.
foundly grateful for the honor con-
ferrei. l accept 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 statesman and soldier nomi-
mated on the same ticket for Presi-
dent of the United States. His emf
nent services for his country, his
fidelity to the constitution, the union
and the laws; his clear perception of
the correct principles of government
as taught by Jefferson, his scrupu-
lous care to keep the military in
strict subordination to the civil au-
thorities; his high regard for civil
liberty, personal right and rights of
property; his acknowledged ability
in civil as we'll as military affairs,
and his pure aud blameles' life; all
point to him as man worthy of the
confidence of the people; not only
brave soldier, a great commander, u
wise statesman and pure patriot,
but prudent, painstaking, practical
man of unquestioned honesty; trust
ed often with important pubic du-
ties; faithful to every trust and in
the 'ull meridian OF ripe and Wig
orous manhood, he is in my judg-
ment fitted for the highest position
on earth, the Presidency OF the Uni
ted 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 monopolized th- executive de-
partment of the general government
for the last 20 years should be re-
tired. The continuance of that par
ty in power four years longer would
not be beneficial to the Republic III
accordance with the spirit of our
republican institutions. The laws
of entail have not been favored in
our system of government. The
perpetuation of property or place in
one family or set of men has never
been encouraged in this country,
and the great and good men who
founded our republican government
and it's traditions wisely limited the
tenure of office, and in many ways
showed their disapproval of long
leases of power. Twenty years of
continuous power is long enough,
and has already led to irregularities
and corruptlons which are not likely
to be- properly exposed under the
same party that perpetrated thom.
Besides, it should not be forgotten
that the last four years of power
held by that party were procured by
discreditable means and held in de-
fiance of the wishes CT the majority
of the people. 1t was grievous
wrong to every voter and to our
system of self-government, which
should never be forgotten or for
given. Many of the men now in
Office were put there because of
their corrupt partisan services in
thus defeating the fairly and legally
expressed will of the majority, and
the hypocrisy Of the professions of
that party in favor of civil service
reform was shown by placing such
men in Office and turning the whole
brood OF federal Office holders loose
to influence the elections. The
money of the people, taken out of
the public Treasury by these men
for services often poorly performed
or not performed at all, is being
use0 in vast sums with the knowl-
edge aud presumed sanction of the
Administration to control the cleo
tions, and even members of the cab
met are strolling about the country
making partisan speeches instead of
being in their departments at Wash
ington discharging the public duties
for which they were paid by the peo-
pie, but with all their cleverness and
ability discriminating public will
no doubt read by the lines of their
speeches that their paramount hope
aud aim is to keep themselves or
their satellites four years longer in
office. The perpetuatiug power of
the chronic federal office holders
four years longer will not benefit
the millions o. men and and women
who do not hold office but earn their
daily bread by honest industry, will
no doubt fully understand rs they
will, also that it is because of their
own industry and economy and good
and bountiful harvests that the coun-
try is comparatively prosperous, not
Al.