Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-06
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH.

INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, July 30.
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 II. Stockton,
Chairman. and other members of the Com
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
shadowed In the verbal remarks made by me
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 LATFoRM-GENERAL HANoooK-RTo.
accept the nomination upon the platform
OF principles adopted by the Convention,
which l cordially approve, and / 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 hdel-
ity TO the Constitution, the Union and the
laws, his clear perception Of the correct prln-
ciples of government as taught by Jefferson
his scrupulous care to keep the military In
strict subOrdination to the civil authority,
his high regard for civil liberty, personal
rights and rights OF property, his acknowl-
edged ability In civll as well as military
Affairs, aud his pure and bameless life, all
point TO him as man worthy of the conf
dence OF the people. Not only brave sol
dier, a great commander, a wise statesman
and a pure patriot, but aprudent painstaking
practical man ofunquestioned honesty, trust
ed often with important public duties faith
ful to every trust, and in the full meridian Of
ripe and vigorous manhood, he is in my
Judgment eminently fitted for the highest
office on earth, the Presidency OF the United
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 the Executive De-
partment OF the General Government for the
last twenty years should be retired. The con-
unuance OF that party IN power four years
longer would not be beneficial 10 the public
or in accordance with the spirit Of our repub-
llcan Institutions. The laws OF entail have
not been favored in our system OF govern
ment The perpetuatlon 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 formed our Republican Gov
eminent aud Its traditions wisely limited the
tenure OF office, and in many ways showed
their dlsapproyal of long leases of power
Twenty years Of continuous power Is long
enough, and has already led TO Irregularities
and corruptions which are not likely to be
properly exposed under the same party that
perpetrated them.
Besides, It should not be forgotten that the
last four years Of power held by that party
we're secured by discTeditable means and held
In defiance Of the wishes of the majority OF
the people. IL was grievous wrong 20 every
voter and 70 our system OF self-gOverment
which should never be forgotten or forgiven.
Many OF the men now In office were put there
because OF 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 OtllcohOldeTs loose to toiniluence the
elections. The money OF the people, taken
out OF the public Treasury by these men for
services often poorly performed, or not per-
formed at all, Is being used In vast sums
with the knowledge and presumed
sanction Of the Administration TO control
the elections, and even the members OF
the Cabinet are strolling about the country
making partisan speeches, instead OF being In
their Departments at Washington dlsehaFglng
the public dulles for which they are paid by
the people; but, with all their eleverness and
abb ity discriminating public will no doubt
read between the lines OF their speeches that
their paramount hope aud aim are 70 keep
themselves or their satellites four years
longer In Office. Perpetuating the power Of
chronic Federal Offieeholders four years longer
Will not benoht The millions OF men and women