Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-08

waged upon lines of theory and specula-
ton, but in the light of severe practical
experience and new and dearly. nc
quired knowledge. The great body of
our citizens know what they want, and
| that they intend to have. They know
for what the Republican party stands,
and what its return TO power means to
| them They realize that the Republican
| party believes that our work should be
| done at home, and not abroad, and cv-
| crywherc proclaim their devotion to the
principles of protective tariff, which,
while supplying adequate revenues for
| the government, will restore American
production and serve the best interests
of American labor and development.
Appeal to the Plain People.
"Our appeal, therefore, is not to n
| false philosophy or vain theorists, but to
| the masses of the American people, the
| plain, practical people, whom Lincoln
| loved and trusted and whom the Repub-
| lican party has always faithfully striyen
to serve. The platform adopted by the
Republican national convention has re-
ceivcd my careful consideration, and has
my unqualified approval. 1t is n matter
| of qualification to me, as l am sure IL
must be to you, and Republicans every
| where, and to all our people that the eX-
prcssions of it's declaration of principles
are so direct, clear and emphatic. They
are too plain and positive to leave any
chance for doubt or question as to their
purport and meaning. But you Will not
expect me to discuss its provisions al
length, or in any detail at this time. 1t
will, however, be my duty and pleasure
at some future day to make to you and
through you to the great party you rep
resent a more formal acceptance OF the
nomination rendered me. No one could
be more profoundly grateful than L for
manifestations of public confidence of
which you have so eloquently spoken.
at shall be my aim to attest this ap-
appreciation by an unsparing devotion
to what | esteem the best interests of
the people, and in this work | ask the
counsel and support of you gentlemen
and of every other friend of the country.
1.-The generous expressions with which
you, sir, convey the official notice of my
nomination are highly appreciated and
as fully reciprocated, and l thank you
and your associates of the notification
committee and the great party and CON
vention at whose instance you come for
the high and exceptional distinction be-
slowed upon me-"
Hon. Garrett A. Hobart-His Statesman
like Reply to tho Notification
Committee.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Committee: l beg to extend to you my
grateful acknowledgements for the very
kind and ilattering terms i'll which you
convey the formal announcement of my
nomination for Vice-Presidcnt of the
United States by the Republican nation
al convention at st. Louis. / am pro-
foundly sensible of the honor which has
been done me and through me to the
state in which all my life has been spent,
in my selection as candidate for this
high office. / appreciate it the more be-
cause it associates me, in n contest which
involves the gravest issues with one who
represents in his private character and
public career the highest intelligence and
best spirit of his party and with whom
my personal relations are such as to af-
ford guaranty of perfect accord in the
work of the campaign which is before
1t is sufficient for me to say at this
time that, concurring without other scrv-
ices in all the declarations of principle
and policy embodied in the st. Louis plat,
form, | accept the nomina tion rendered
to me with a full appreciation of its re.
sponsibilitics and with an honest pur-
pose, in the event that the people shall
ratify the choices made by the national
convention, to discharge any duties
which may devolve upon me with sole
reference to the public good.
Let me add that it will be my earnest
effort in the coming campaign to con
tribute in every way possible to the sue
cess OF the party which we represent
the time stands for the best interests OF
J the people. Uncertainty and instability as
to the money question involves most Sc.
rious consequences to every interest and
to every citizen of the country. The
gravity of this question cannot he over
estimated. There can be no financial
security, no business stability, no rea
, prosperity where the policy of the gov.
ernment as to that question is at all q
matter of doubt. Gold is the one stan.
: dard of value among all enlightened com
: | ipl A E,,n,
tions of whatever character, all business
enterprises, all individual or corporate in
vestments are adjusted to it.
{ An honest dollar, worth 100 cents ev
: erywhere, cannot be coined out of 3:
= cents worth of silver, plus n legislative
, fiat. Such debasement of our currenc,
would inevitably produce incalculabe loss
appalling disaster, and national dishonor
, 1t is fundamental principle in coinage
recognized and followed by all the states
{ men of America in the past, and never
! yet safely departed from, that there cal
be only one basis upon which gold ant
. silver may be concurrently coined n.
+ money, and that basis is equality, not il
! weight, bnt%n the commercial value O
+ the metal contained in the respectiv,
i coins. This commercial value is fixed b,
the markets of the world. with which th,
, great interests of our country are neces
sarlly connected by innumerablc business
ties which cannot be severed or ignored
, Great ana sclt-reliant as our country is
/ It Is great not alone within its own Dor
= ders and upon its own resources. I'm
because it also reaches out to the end
of the earth in all manifold department,
p OF business, exchange and commerce
, and must maintain with honor its stand
q q ing and credit among the nations of tn,
earth. "
: The question admits of no compromise
1t is vital principle at stake, but If i
, IN no sense partisan or sectional Ii con
, Germs all people. Ours, as one of tn,
I foremost nations, must have n monetar,
9 standard equal to the best. 1t is of vita
/ consequence that this question should b,
: settled now in such way as to restor,
public confidence here and everywher,
o in the integrity of our purpose. A douh
: of that integrity among the other grea
r commercial countries of the world will
. not only cost us millions of money, bu
= that which, as patriots, we should treas
b ure still more highly-our industrial an,
commercial supremacy.
My estimate of the value of n nro
| tpctiVp nOlicV has bppu formed H., a.,