New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-09
DAVENPORT AND CARR SPEAK
THEIR LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE.

HEARTY APPROVAL or REPUBLICAN rEINCIPLES-
IIEUENTs or STRENGTH
The following letter, Of acceptance of Messrs.
Davenport and Carr were made public last
night at Republican headquarters:
To- III, LI,p. JAMES W. Hc,rtD, Chairman Of the
Republican state Conrnton.
My DEAR SIR: Lave tie honor to acknowledge
the formal notification. through you, of my nom-
nation to the high Office Of Governor Of the Stat"
Of Ncw-York hy the Republican state Convention
lately assembled at Saratoga
accept tn, nomination with deep sense of the
honor thl- conferred. To hc named for place OF
such distinction by tho great party in favor Of
whose nominees | cast my first vote and with
whom it has been my privilege ever since to act
and learn, ns have been assured, that the action
of the convention seems 10 meet with the
popular approval is certainly more than
sufficient to satisfy any reasonable am
btion; but AT .hc same time 1t disturb' me with
sense of great aud unlocked for responsibility.
am conscious. however. of sincere purpose.
in ease ny nomination should be ratified by an
election, to d,,h ,rgc th' duties of the Office with
fidelity and wit, Gim regard to the interests Of the
State.
The summary of Republican opinion touching
the vital questions of Ia proSoat timc embodied
IN the convention platform, is worthy Of party
which has from tho beginning acted upon definite
ideas frankly expressed and fcarlessy enforced.
know that the Republican party has still vlgor-
ous life. and believe that it has high mission to
accomplish
It will not be- expected ON the present occa-
sion that should discuss at length the subjects
c.nbrac,d in tho resolutions Of the convention. 1t
will bc sufficient to record my cordial adhesion to
t.c line of policy and legislation there marked
out. would, however, remark that the
emphatic uttcganccs of the convention on tho
three commanding subjects of Civil Service reform,
the currency, aud labor have my earnest concur
renee believe in Civil Service reform, aud well
conc any action by any official, Federal or State.
| which shows II sincere purpose to promote ana
establish il. Whcn 1t comes to be thoroughly nn-
dcrstood and it's methods perfected, am confident
that il will commend itself to the people through
the improvement of their official service and the
publication of their political life Tho experience
of seven months would seem to show that no mat
! ter how we'll disposed the President of the United
States may bo toward Civil Service reform, or even
| how determined he may be to promote It, he can
not in this command the support of the party when
stands arrayed in opposition to ourselves.
Every day adds to the proof that tho least
worthy and the apparently controlling elements
of that party are resolved to thwart every
movement tho President may make toward
any enforcement in good faith of the policy
| to which he stands committed.
fully concur in the demand Of the convention
for appropriate legislation by Congress putting an
end to the silver coinage already excessive and
calling for honest silver dollars the basis OF tho
gold standard.
The interests of labor call for such legisIatior
from time to time ~ shall maintain in its integrity
the American idea of FREQ and intelligent industry