Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-08-22

al have received your letter Of
the 9Th inst, formally notifying me
Of my nomination for Governor of
the State by the recent democratic
convention, and transmitting to me
q copy of the platform which it
adopted.
81 think You very sincerely for
the terms of kindly compliment in
which you are SO good as to make
known to me the action of the con-
vention, but you do me no more
than justice when You say that the
nomination has come to me with
out solicitation or effort on my part
to secure it,
Indeed, for many and cogent
reasons | should prefer to continue
to labor as a private citizen for the
success of the party, as l have stead
lily done in the past, but having
been selected without agency of
mine as its candidate for the highest
office in the gift of the people of
my native State, feel that should
not now be entirely controlled by
my personal convenience and incli-
nations, and, therefore, | accept
with grateful sensibility the graft
flying distinction with which the
convention has seen fit to honor me.
l realize that the acceptance of
this nomination carries with it a
large measure of responsibility, but
my knowledge Of the people OF
Maryland teaches me that they are
always Just and tolerant in their
judgment of the conduct of men in
public station when that conduct is
regulated by candor, independence
and an earnest and conscientious
sense of duty, and | shall endeavor
so to meet that responsibility and
so to act during the coming cam
paign and in the office of Governor
should be elected, as to give me a
just claim to their condolences, res
pect and approval.
"In coming before them for their
votes they are entitled to have q
definite and explicit expression from
me of my views and purposes in re-
lation to the issues involved in the
canvass, and | accordingly avail my
self of the opportunity which this let
ter affords to make known clearly
and without reserve my sentiments
upon these issues, and, what may
be expected of me in the event of
my election.
81 have carefully read the plat
from adopted by the convention
and unhesitatingly approve it, and
in expressing this approval it is
proper to add that l am not one of
those who look upon party plat
forms as mere devices to catch votes
and after the election to be disre-
garded and ignored, but / consider
them as declarations of principle to
be adhered to and carried into effect,
and, if | may be pardoned for the
comparison, to be treated as bill
of exchange when once accepted
to be faithfully honored.
fThe platform speaks my senti-
ments upon the national questions
of the tariff and the currency. As
to the tariff law now in force, / am
free to express my regret that it
does not go as far in the direction
OF free raw materials as the people
hoped for and expected-but l am
not unmindful of the great difficult
ties that stood in the way of the
enactment of any law whatever up
on the subject.
Certainly, the law is a great re.
lief from the burdens and Injustice
of the Mckinley act, and in view of
the universal revival of activity and
prosperity in every department of
business to which it has SO largely
contributed, we may we'll congrat-
ulate ourselves upon this important
achievement of our party.
"We have reason to be proud of
the bold and wise stand taken by
President Cleveland and his admin
-istration upon the silver question
and | subscribe very cordially to