The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-19
To this he replied

Brunswick, Ga, July 16, 1S96.-Messrs.
John c. Mcdonald. C. R. PendletOn. F.
e. TWitty, +. d. Graham, r. G. Dicker-
son, Committee: Gentlemen-I have the
honor TO acknowledge your letter of the
Sd inst, advising me that the demo-
cratic convention of the Eleventh district
held on St Simon's Island on the 18th
ultlmo, unanimously nominated me as
the democratic candidate for the Fifty
NTH congress, and requesting my accept
ance of said nomination.
l have also before me a COPY of the
resolution unanimously adopted by said
convention, and reading as follows:
Resolved, That we reaffirm our allie
glance to the present existing democratic
platform, and especially for that portion
which declares for sound currency but
believing and holding that our national
platform Is the organic law of our party,
as loyal democrats, we viii abide the ac-
ton of the national democratic conven-
ton, which assemblies in Chicago next
MONTH"
1 am deeply sensible of the high honor
that the democracy OF this district has
so generously and Unexpectedly bestowed
upon me. The expression OF confidence
implied by this nomination, and particu-
larly in the manner of its making, has
stirred me deeply, and I can hereafter
have no higher ambition than to prove
myself worthy of it, l am fully impress
ed with a sense Of the responsibility that
this nomination carries with 1.-THE re-
sponsibiltty of bearing unstained and IN
y.
and Of preserving inviolate the sacred
trust of a great people that an election
would place in my keeping. l realize and
appreciate my shortcomings, and my in
ability to measure up to the requirements
of this high office and yet it seems to
me that this spontaneous and unanimous
nomination imposes duty 1 cannot shirk
if l would and leaves me no alternative
but to wear the honor and assume the
responsibility. I, therefore, beg to say
that l accept the nomination.
Should / be elected, / pledge my earn
est and honest efforts to the upbuilding
and uplifting of my people and country
1 believe that public office is a public
trust" and shall faithfully adhere to that
belief. 1 believe in equality before the
law, and in the law, and my voice and
my vote shall always demand It. l be-
leve that my first allegiance and my frs,
duty will be to the people l Immediately
represent, and it shall be my steady pur-
pose and constant aim to see to it that
they are not forgotten whenever public
benefits are to be bestowed, and that their
rights are respected whenever public du-
ties are to be exacted. 1 believe in party
organization and in party integrity. l ap-
prove the spirit of democracy that prompt
ed the resolution of the convention NOM
mating me. / accept the declaration OF
principles as laid down in the platform
of democracy recently adopted at Chi
cago, as the true democratic faith Of to-
day, and shall abide by il. The free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
at the present legal ratio by this govern>
ment without waiting for the aid or con-
sent of any other nation is now a part
of the democratic creed, and, as such,
will support it. Its practcability as a
means of producing bime tallism has been
questioned within the party, but the ma
jority has declared 1t practicable, and
have an abiding faith in the lofty patriot
ism and wise judgment of the great de-
mocracy of America, and, until time shall
lose to me that faith, 1 shall not depart
from its teachings, nor stray from its
leadership.
The issue Of the impending campaign
is plainly marked and well defined. For
the unrest the discomfort and the dis
tress of toiiing America; for the increas-
ing burdens of repeated bond issues, our
arch enemy, the republican party, not
only offers no relief or remedy, but pro-
poses higher tariff laws that will pile up
the burdens of a suffering people, and
open wide the doors for the trusts, COM
bines and monopolies to carry out their
schemes of robbery. Democracy holds
out all the admitted benefits of bimetal-
lism as a relief and a remedy for the
ills from which the country suffers. 1t
is the only remedy to-day offered to the
American people, The issue is, no rem
edy against a remedy; it is disease, pro-
posed to be intensified, aggravated and
prolonged on the one hand, and hope OF
relief on the other.
My deep and lasting obligation to the
democracy of the Eleventh district for
its partially to me, l beg to acknowl-
edge through you, and to you I express
my thanks for your very courteous let
ter
With the hope and belief that triumph.
ant victory awaits US in November, and
to each of you, am, yours truly,
w q RrantieV.