The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-04
BOOKVALTER'S BOOM.
Mr.. BOOkWalter in an Able Letter
Accepts the NOmi-
nation
HIS HEAD LEVEL ON ALL MAT
TIERS OF PUBLIC
CONCERN.
This Able Document Should be Read and Re.
read and Kept For Ref
erence.

TOLEDO July 2S.-The reply Of Hon. John W,
BOOkWalter to the letter OF the committee ap.
pointed by the recent Democratic State COnven'
tiOn, to inform him Of his nomination for Gov
ernor, was to-day handed to neral ]. B. tead
man, Chairman Of the Committee.
The following is the correspondence
COLUMBUS, July IA, 1881.
Hon. John W, Bookwalter, Esq, Springfield, o.:
Dear sir;-The pleasing duty devolves upon us
as the committee appointed by the Democratic
State Convention which assembled at Columbus,
July 13, to notify you Of your unanimous nomi.
nation as the candidate OF the Democratic party
for Governor Of Ohio.
The Convention, consisting Of nearly 700 dele
gates, with enthusiastic action and reposing con.
idence in your Democracy, patriotism, ability
and integrity, passed by several of the most emf
nent and worthy leaders Of our party, aud In
obedience to what they believed to be the i'm
perative demand Of the masses Of the abOring
classes, selected you as their standard bearer
Hoping you will accept this high trust and great
honor, we would be pleased to hesr from you at
your earliest convenience.
(signed) JAMES B. STEADMAN,
EVAN T, WILLIAMS,
ALLEN o. MYERS.
SPRINGFIELD, July 25, 1881.
To James B. Stesdman, Evan T. Williams and
Allen o, Myers, Columbus;
Sirs-Your letter Of the l4lh instant was duly
received, informing me Of my nomination by the
Democratic Convention for the Office Of Governor
of Ohio To say hat am deeply sensible Of the
honor your convention has conferred upon me,
would be to express very imperfectly the feeling
with which regard your communication. 1t is
at once an honor and responsibility by which
no man can fail to be gravely impressed, to be
chosen as the stan ndard bearer of party which
has been led, and gloriOusly led in its past con-
licts by the wisest and Ablest statesmen Of the
| time. Cannot hope to bring to the task the same
measure Of wisdom, skill and eloquence which
they have displayed, but happily the greatness Of
the party and the cause which 1t represents must
In every case OveIshadow the personal attributes
Of Its candidate, whether they be Of the highest
or humblest order. And in accepting as do,
this trust at your hands, rely for SUCCESS not on
any talent Of my own, but upon the inherent and
POAplohChb AuAOo VI OChAuSAAhO Nhu NLO
zeal and fidelity In their defense which the Dem.
ocratlc party Of Ohio has uniiC rmly displayed.
The platform adopted by our convention has
received my attentive consideration, and in the
spirit and substance Of itI utterances most
heartily concur. It embodies, in my opinion,
refyrms for which there is an imperative demand
in the character and the scope Of our legislative
policy and objects and purposes for which the
| Government is administered. Unless these re-
forms are accomplished we must drift further
| and further from the true aim and intent Of pop
ular Government. Legislation which should be
directed solely and strictly to the interests Of the
many tends more and more In these times ward
subservience to the few. No doubt this will exist
In all communities and has its sources independ.
emily Of party organization, but in our own State
and under the auspices Of the party in power 1t
has become more dangerously prevalent than
ever before. 1t Is a belief to which have ever
adhered, and have often given expire sslon,
that the function Of Government should In no
case be exercised in behalf Of any section or class
to the detriment Of any other. Still less is 1t
justified in yielding them 10 the service Of Corpo
| TALi0ns and powerful mOn0p0lieB tntrenched in
| their own wealth and abundantly capable Of self.
protection az against the mass Of the people, and
/
| classes. These have no concentration or Organi.
| cation, and none but numerical power and their
| sole defense and safeguard against aggression
and wrong lies In the fidelity Of their representa-
| ttVes. Among many rises In point the manage
ment of the convict labor of the State, 10 which
| your platform alludes is a noteworthy one, and
here as elsewhere reform is plainly called for to
the end that the Government Of the State, II 1t
cannot directly aid the labOring classes, shall
not present itself in the character Of their enemy
and Oppressor.
The fifth resolution Of your platform relates to
vital interest and expresses in brief and plain
terms the position to legislation OF merely snmp.
tuaIy character. This, II understand 1t rightly,
does not imply hostility to rational and practical
measures for the abatement Of any evils with
which society is afflicted, II may be we'll, how.
ever, to remember that In free country the OBJ.
| 1ect OF all law Is the maintenance and not the
abridgement, Of the rights Of the Citizens The
| attempt to govern too much aB too minutely in
these particulars must inevitably defeat iw own
end The preservation Gf social order and the
| wholesome restraint and control Of elements Of
| danger to the community which cannot be
wholly removed, are objects eminently deslTR.
BILE in themselves, possible Of attainment, and
properly within the scope Of constitutional legiB.
latiOn. II is much to be deplored that all well
disposed citizens, including those at opposite ex.
tremes on this question, cannot be brought upon
common gr0uhd for the accomplishment of
| what is or what ought TO be, common object
1
the county is q matter which graVely affects the
welfare OF our own and every other State.
Viewed only In an economic light, civilization Is
but the development and organization of varied
industrial pursuits, and 1t has come to be regarded
as almost All axiom in political economy that the
prosperity and maintenance Of any special i'll
duslIy is dependent upon the perfect co.ordlnR.
ton and harmonious adjustment Of all. Legisla.
| ton, therefore, upon this subject should be OF
such character as will ever k ep in vlsw this we'll
balanced relation Of the many parts which 90 to
make up the vast economic schemes Of the ma,
ton TO this end: that our home industries may
attain to the highest degree Of Dr. sperty and
success thus guaranteeing the employment OF the
largest amount OF useful and profitable labor In
each branch Of industry, and at the highest rate
| OF compensation, consistent with the permRnence
and prosperity Of all. 1t 10 no doubt true that
hRsty and revolutionary measures, however
sound In principle, are Always to be deprecated,
and especially In this case where interests 90 vast
and complicated, are involved. The declaration
| Of your platform upon this subject not only EN-.
bodies the recognized and long established doc
trine Of the Democratic party, but 1t s in full &C.
cord with nav individual views as frequently ex
pressed. Its, however, inject WhioA requires
to be approached with careful delibeEatiOn, and
the further suggestion In your platform of the ap.
pointment OF Commission Of Tariff Revision