The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-29

| anu IN oDbulbnce 70 Wnh tney DelleVe
bs an imperative demand OF the mSese
ard labolipe ClSSsas, selected you 40 thai
standard bearer. Hoping you will accep
this high tiu and great honor, We WoulI
be pleased to hear from you At you
earliest convenience r
[signedl JAS B. sTEADNAN,
u, +. WILLIAMS,
f|t ALLEN o, MYHRs.
sPRINaFELD, o., July Is, 1881.
To Gen J. B, Steadman, Evan r. William
and Allen o. Myers, Of Columbus, Ohio;
sIts-Your letter Of the l4th inst, WA
duly received, informing me OF my nomi
nation by the Democratic Convention To-
the Office OF Governor Of Ohio. To SSy
that l am deeply sensible OF the homo
your convention has conferred upon nj
would be TO express very impsrisctly thI
feeling with which regard your commu
niCatien. u 10 NJ once M honor and {
responsibility by which no man can fail L
be gravely impressed TO be chosen as The
standard bearer Of the party which haI
bsen led, and gloriously led, In lis pasl
conflicts by the Wisest and Ebless states
men of the time. / cannot hope to brinp
the tack the same measure OF wisdom
skill and sloquence which they have dis.
plAyedj but, happily, the greatness Of he
party, and the cause which II represents,
must In any case over shadow the person.
81 attributes OF itB candidate, whether
they be Of the highest or the humblest
order, and In accepting ss ! do this trust
at your hands ! rely for success not upon
any talent Of my own, but upon the 10.
heTent and persistent force Of the Demo.
cratic principles, and the zeal and fidelity
in their defence which the Democratic
party Of Ohio has uniformly displayed.
The platform adopted by your onventinn
has received my attentive consideration,
and in tho spirit aud substance Of its ut.
tsrancee1 ! most heartily concur. II EN-
bodies, In my opinion, reforms for which
there 10 an imperative demand iu the
character and the scope OF our legislative
policy, and the object and purposes for
which the government is adminiatered.
Unless these reforms are accomplished we
must dritt further and further from the
true aim and interest Of popular govern.
lnent legislation, which , should be
directed solely and strictly 10 the
interests Of the many, II tends more
and moro In these times toward
subseryienoe 10 the few. No doubt this
will exist In all communities, and has lie
sources Independently Of party organize.
tion, but 10 our own State and under the
auspices oil the party In power, II has be.
come more dangersusly prevalent than
ever before. II Ia the belief TO which ]
have ever adhered, and have often given
expression Of, that the function OF Govern.
ment should In no case be exercised In
behalf OF any seCtion or class to the detri.
tnent Of apy'other. Htill leGa ID II justified
In yielding them 70 the service Of corpora.
tons and powerful mouopolles iplrench.
ed In their own wealth, and abundantly
capable Of self protection, 90 sgaiust the
mass Of the people, and particularly the
agricultural and mechanical classes. These
have no oconcentrAtion Or organization, and
none but numerical power, and their
sole defence aud safeguard against aggres.
sion and wrong lies In the fidelity Of their
representatives. u"
z Among the many caSeu In point the
management Of the convict labor Of the
State, 10 which your platform aludeS, is .
noteworthy one, and here, as elsewhere,
a reform Is plainly called Tor To the end
that the government Of the State, II II
cannot directly aid the labofing classes,
shall not present itself In the character OF
their enemy and oppreasor.
The filth resolution of your platform
relates to Q question Of vital interest and
Expresses, In brief and plain terms, op.
position Of Liquidation oi merely q sump.
tuAry character. This, II understand II
rightly, does not imply hostility to ra.
tionAl and practical measures for the abata.
ment Of sny evils with which soOiety ID
afflicted. II may be we'll, however, TO
remember thai In free country the OBJ.
ject Of all law 10 the maintenance, and not
the sbrldEemept, Of the rights oi cii'
sens. The stisppt 10 govern too
mauh or too ininutely Ia these
particulars tiust inevitably defeat
lie own end, The preservation Of social
order and who come restraint and control
OF the elements Of danger 10 cOmmuni
", which cannot be wholly removed, are
objects irnminently desirable 10 them.
selves, possible otAtlainment and properly
within The Scops Of constitutional lepisla.
tion. II tis much 10 be dsplored that oil
we'll dlSpoA0l citisens, including those al
opposite extremes on thib question, can
not be brought up on 4 common ground
for the accomplishment ot Whist Is, OF
what ought 10 be, . common object. The
proner adjustment Of the tariff syNem oil
This county 10 a matter which gravely
Affects the welfare oi our own aBd every
other stats, t.
Viewed only IN an economical lisht civil.
isstion 10 but the development and or.
paniS ALion Of varied industrial pursuits,
and IL has come to be regarded 40 almost
an axiom In political economy, that the
prosperity and maintenance OF any special
Industry, 10 dependent upon the perfect
generalization and harmunious adjnStmen
Of ali LEGISLATION. Thetsiora, uboh this
subject, II should be Of such character 90
viii eyer keep IL view this well balanced
relaHon Of the many parts which 20 to
fiiSEs DIP the vast economic Achemes o! the
nation. To this end, AZ d that our home 10.
dustFies may attain 10 the hiRhes. degree
Of prosperity aud success, thus guarantee.
Ing employ nSnt Of The largest amount oi
n6eiul and profitable labor Ia each branch
otindlstty, and o. The hlshesttAte oil pon.
peiisall Ion, lonalSJahl with The petIlanneee
and pro0pefily Of all. II Il, no doubt, lrue
that hiSly and revolutionary measufes,
however small In ptineinlo, atp always 10
be lepIeelaled, and especially itl this case
where interests 90 vast and ootnplie1ted are
involved. The declaration ot your platform
UPON this subject not only embodies the
recognised and long established doettine,