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In that great school for more than a hundred years.-They are tired of these new-frshioned book sand masters. They propose to bar out these jaew masters —-teachers in disguise of ty-runny—-and to be tfce masters themselves once more. They will have the good old s book ba*)c again, and they will learn the old, old lesson of liberty as written by Thomas Jefferson and signed and approved by John Hancock, the illustrious namesake of the next President of the United States. By what strange and curious fatality the leaders of the Republican party, in their search for a candidate for the Presidency, were driven into the late Electoral Commission, and a felicitious Nemesis, as fortunate as it was unexpected, has given to the people of this great country the opportunity to visit upon tne person of | the great offenders that punishment which Ikinust finally overtake all transgressors, and HLspecially those who commit the unpardonsin against the liberty of the people, Hfrhich will never be forgiven in this world ■or the world to come. General Garfield was f a’member of the late Presidential commisf sion, and he is personally and peculiarly responsible for that remarkable civic phenomenon—that political parenthesis—to I which I have alluded. He deliberately plotted and planned with his confederates to set aside the will of the people. He was a lawyer aiid knew the law. He was in , the public service and knew the facts, f He fwas a sworn representative of , the people. He was a sworn judge in the highest judicial tribunal which has ever sat in this country; nevertheless, in disregard to |l the law, in the face of the facts, in the teeth ' of the truth and the testimony, and in insulting defiance of the popular will, he voted to < seat a defeated pretender in the place of the (lawfully chosen President. Do not doubt thht the millions of freemen in this country, next November, will speak in thunder tones, which will be heard in every precinct between the two oceans in condemnation of these assassins of public liberty and their hired murderers of a free ballot and free thought. The millions of votes will say to this whited sepulcher: This hypocritical Pharisee of New Connecticut, who has sp long dealt in the mint and cummin, neglecting the weightier matters of the law, mercy, truth and justice to the whole country, as you gave your vote and voice to exclude men whom the people had selected to administer the Government, we shall vote to exclude you. > 9 Judge David S. Gooding was introduced, and said there are but two objections made by our Republican friends to the Democratic candidate. One is that he is a soldier. He laid it sounded odd m his ears to hear Republicans growling about the soldier. The other objection to Hancock was that in the discharge of his duty he had hung a woman whom every Republican said was an assassin and a Rebel, and every one of whom declared she deserved to be hung. If the people could see General Hancock they would elect him president. He is one of the most magnificent men in the country. There is yet one other objection they make to General Hancock and that is he wears * corset. The speaker had always liked everybody who Wore corsets. Indiana is the battle ground, and there is no doubt of the result; and we expect to add almost a solid North to a solid South this year. For fifteen years the Republicans have been unhappy lest theTebels would take the country. He wondered what they would say now? , Mr. Gooding’s speech was of the order called exhortation, and was received by the j | crowd in the best of humor. [Colonel J. B. Maynard, of the Sentinel, was called out, and added his voice to the encouragement which had come from every f quarter. He reviewed the methods and the candidates before the Convention—how those at Chicago were slaughtered, and the I harmony which pervaded that of Cineinati. sHe predicted that the result would be most encouraging in the October and November elections. •

Landers or Porter—Which?

[lndianapolis Sentinel, July 10 ] The people of Indiana are eminently orac tical. They are utilitarian. They ar prouc of their State, proud of its wealth and o: its boundless resources. They a>e oopversani; with questions which relate direct y to th< material prosperity of the Commonwealth—its farms and its forests, its mines and it) industries. Indianlans are a sturdy, Belt reliant people. They know what ,ic is t< work; they know the value of wages, sav ings, aud prudent investments. In lookihi: fora man to occupy the office of Chief Mag istrate ot the State, they will be apt to oon eider in what way and to what extent he ha 1 been, identified with the great interests o! the State. Buch queries will hiding Hon. Franklin Landers, tbe Democratic candidate for Govemqr, and, Hon. A. G. Porter, Republican candidate for the same into the promlnencfe demanded by the welfare of the State. Mi. Landers is pre eminently a man of the pec - pie. He is a man of large means, accurat lated by a life of hard work and close atten - ' tion to business. He has his large means invested in business enterprises that requiqß the employment of a large number of met. He operates four or five large fafms, and Is prominently identified with a large pori - packing establishment and a large mercai - tile bouse. He uses his means to vitalise business, to employ laborers, to carry foi ward important industrial enterprises, and in this way advance thewealth and prosperity of the State. Howls it with* Hon. Albert G. Porter, Republican candidate for Governor? In what way has he identified himself with the interests of Indiana? Does he operate large farms? No. Is he at the head or at tbe tail of any large industrial institution? No. Does any of his wealth, whioh'iß equal to tbe wealth of Mr. Landers, flow out from his coffers to pay wages to workingmen? Not a dollar. Mr. Porter prefers to put his wealth in untaxed bonds and pooket the interest, drawn from the toil of men whom Mr. Landers employs aud pays. He prefers a lucrative office in Washington, where his aristocratic proclivities finds society suited th his style. Of these two candidates which is the true representative Indianian? The interrogatory is.pointed and opportune, and the reply comes quick and emphatic: "Hon, Franklin Landers, the Democratic candidate for Governor. Mr. Porter’B life and employments, his antecedents and inclinations, remove him as fa; as possible from sympathy with the great mass of people of Indiana. He is not identified with them in any of their undertakings, and he has done absolutely nothing at all to promote the development of any of tne resources of the State. He might do for Governor of Rhode Island, but here in Indiana something more is demanded. Mr. Landers represent* all th* essential requirements for Governor. Prominently identified with the most important interests of the State, thoroughly conversant with its farming, manufacturing and commercial enterprises, he will bring to his aid as Governor a fund of practical knowledge the importance of whiohl can hardly be overestimated, ' *

THE DEMOCRATIC CREED.

The N itional Platfom Adopted at 01detnnati and the Resolutions of the Last State Convention. The Offloial Notification of the National Candidates and their Verbal Replies. The letters of Acceptance of General W. S. Hancock and Hon. William H. English. <’ •_ NATIONAL AND STATE PLiTFOBMS. National Democratic Platform Adopted at Cincinnati June 24, 1880. The Democrats of tbe United States in ventlon assembled declare: . I. We pledge ourselves anew to tne oonßii- , tntional doctrines and traditions of the Democratic party as Illustrated by the teaching and example of along line °* men and patriots, and embodied In the Platform of the last National Convention of tbe to centralization, and to. that dangerous spirit of encroachment which tends to consolidate in one, and thus to create Whatever the form of government a real despotism ; nd sumptuary laws; separation ot church and State for tbe good of each; commqn schools fostered and protected. Ta. Home rule, honest money, consisting of gold and silver and paper convertible into Join on demand; the strict maintenance of the public faith, State and National, and a tanfT lor revenue only. I 4. The snborulnatlon of the military to the Civil power, aiui a genuine and thorough re form of the civil service. The right to a free ballot Is a right preservative of all rights, and fnlist and shall be maintained in every part of the United states. 6. The existing administration Is the representative of conspiracy only, and Its claim of right to surround the ballot-boxes with troops and Deputy Marshals to Intimidate and obstruct the electors, and the Unprecedented use of the veto to maintain Its corrupt -and despotic Dower, insults the people and Imperils their institutions. e. we execrate the course of this administration In making places In the civil service a reward for political crime, and demand a reform by statute, which shall make It forever impossible for a defeated candidate to bribe his way to the seat of a usurper by billeting (villains upon the people. 7. The great fraud of 1876-7, by which, upon a false count of the electoral votes of two 3tates, the candidate defeated at the poll* was declared to be President, and for the first time an American history the will of the peoplwas set aside under a threat of military vio !ence, struok a deadly blow at our system of (representative government. The Democratic party, to preserve the country from the horrors of a civil war, submitted for the time In the firm and patriotic belief that the people would punish this crime In 1880. This Issue precedes and dwarfs every other. It imposes a more sacred duty upon the people of the' Union than ever addressed the consolsnces of a Nation of freemen. 8. The resolution of Samuel J. Tilden not again to he a candidate for the exalted place to which he was elected by a majority of h s countrymen, and from which he was excluded by the leaders of the Republican party, is received by the Democrats of the United States with deep sensibility, and they declare their oonfldenoe in his wisdom, patriotism and Integrity unshaken by the assaults of the common enemy; and they further assure him that he is followed Into the retirement he has chosen for himself by the sympathy and respect of his fellow-citizens, who regard him ns one who, by elevating the standardof the public morality and adorning and purifying the public service, merits the lasting gratitude ol his country and his party. 9. Free snips and a living chance for Amenoan commerce upon the seas, on the land; no discrimination in favor of transportation lines, corporations or monopolies. 10. Amendment of the Burlingame treaty; nomore Chinese immigration except for travel education and foreign commerce, and therein carefully guarded. 11. Public money and public credit for puolic purposes solely* and public land for actual settlers. . 12. The Democratic party is the friend of labor and the laboring man, and pledges itself to protect him, alike against the cormorants and the Commune. 13. We congratulate the country upon the honesty and thrift of a Democratic Congress, which has reduced the public expenditure •40400,000 a year; upon the continuance of prosperity at home and the National honor abroad, and, above all, upon the promise of sttch a change in the administration of the Government as shall insure a genuine and lasting reform jn every department of the public service. Resolutions Adopted by the Democratic State Convention of Indiana, at Indianapolis, Jtlne 0.1880.

1. We, the Democracy of Indiana, in Delegate Convention assembled, congratulate tbe Democracy of ■ the country upon the harmony prevailing within its organization, and upon its unanimity In the purpose to oast behind it every occasion and sentiment ol discord, and to stand as one man for success in 1886; and we give assurance to the Democracy of; the country that, accepting the declaration of principles, and purposes, that may be made at Cincinnati, and the candidates who may be there chosen, we wifi give to them onr earnest and undivided support. 2. We belleve mat laws should be enacted, executed and administered only for tbe public good, and all class legislation, and all favoritism in the affairs of Government should be defeated and made odious; that taxes should be levied justly, and the most rigid economy should control public expenditures; that elections must be freed from tbe control of the army, and of partisan officials, in that they shall be fair and honest as they once! were; that the rightful jurisdiction of tbq Btate Courts must be restored, in all cases where it has been usurped by the Federal au] thority, so that justice may be administered oheaplyand speedily. 3. The coin and paper money of the couni should be of uniform, value, and readily con, vertlble; and should have as great purchasing power as the money of other first-class commercial countries of the world, and the paper money, like the coin, should be furnished by tbe United States, and should not be in excess of such quantity as will be, and remain always, at pay with coin. 4. Inasmuch as the outstanding Treasury note* are no longer necessary to the Govern 1 ment In th* use of Its credit, and are useful ohlf a 8 money, they should be made subject to taxation, the > same as other money. As tax payers, we declare our gratification at the action of the Democratic members of Congress in reducing public expenditure, ana in cutting Off the allosmnoe aud payment of questionable and fraudulent claims, resulting in k saving to,tbe Treasury of more than •lOo.UuO.qpq. 5. we'wln'sta'nd with all our might against the aggression of the Republican leaders upon the rights ot the States, made for the pnrpoae ol building np a strong central power, dangerous to-the liberty of the people. We will In ap fidelity maintain the Constitutional rights and powers of the United States, and as faithfolly we will maintain and vindicate thje rights of the States as reserved to them in tire Constitution. ! 6(1 The Legislature of 1879 is entitled to honorable mention, for having redeemed toe pledges df the Democratic Convention of 1876 to provide by law for the comfort and safety of laborero-ln the mines, and for securing their wages to the persons employed by corporations, and we atfe ih favor of snoh farther legislation In the jpremises as may be necessary,and proper. We congratulate the people at the State that by the action of the Democrats qf the last Legislature in basing representation on ipopulation and oontiguity of territory only, the shame and taint of fraud have been removed from the apportionment of representation, and that now the people will beeqnaUyand 1 airly represented. !j 7. The people pf Indiana are justly proud ot their system of free schools, and will maintain them in full force and usefuinets. and to that end we must see to it that the management does not become wasteful or extravagant, and that no part of the munificent fund which they have provided shall be used for sectarian or for any other purposes whatever than the suppor t of common schools. 8. We are gratified that the Democrats In Congress nave acted In respect to, bounties

sUPPLEMENT.

and pensions for soldiers and their famllles ln the spirit of Justice and liberality. 9. We hold up to public detestation the bonducl of the leaders in the Republican party In placing Hayes and Wheeler, by criminal prao* Floes shocking to every Honest sentiment and damaging to onr Institutions, In offices to which they were not eleeted. It was ah outrage anon free government, and a crime against the elective franchise that can not be forgiven, and must not be repeated, and for which the guilty parties must be driven from power and consigned to Infamy. Andwehold up to public detestation the conduct of the President in rewarding the guilty parties by conferring upon them high and lucrative offices. To reward crime Is Itself criminal. 10. During the past few yearn our oountry has been blessed in a high degree with favorable seasons, and tbe production of our valna ble staples has been enormously in excess of our own consumption. We have sold to for-, elgn countries many hundred millions more than we nave purchased from them; gold and silver has come to us; business confidence has been restored, and we have the hope and promise of good times again. In all this we recognize the blessing of God upon odr ' country, and we denounce it As false and blasphemous when partisan leaders claim that this Is the work of their hands, and that the people, should be thankful to tnem and not grateful to Heaven for out retaining prosperity. « r 11. We approve the sentiment expressed by Governor Hendricks In his letter of acceptance la 1876, that “the iniquitous coolie system which, through the agency of wealthy companies imports Chinese bondmen, establishes a species of slavery, and interferes With the just reward of labor on our Paclflo Ooast.should be utterly abolished. ” 12. Our State administration Is entitled tp the respect and support of the people. The gov-, etnment of Indiana Is efficiently administered, and more cheaply than that of any other State. 13. We recognize the right of colored citizens as well as white to immigrate into Indiana, but we condemn and denounce the action of the Republican party jin Importing into this State pauper negroes for the sole purpose of using them as voters. 14. We hereby Instruct our delegates to th* National Convention at Cincinnati to present to that body the name of Thomas A. Heq dricks as a candidate for President of the United States, one who has at all times faith-, fully maintained the cause of Democratic truth add Justice acceptably to the Democracy df the whole Union, thus assuring the election of a Democratic Legislature and United States Senator In 1881, and a fresh, pure and constitutional administration of the general i Government. lb. We favor the continuance of the twothirds rule In the National Convention, and the delegates this day chosen are hereby ihstructed to vote for Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks as our candidate for the Presidency, and to vote as a unit on all questions in said Convention,

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.

Tbe Letters of Notification to Hancock and English, by the Officers of tbe Cincinnati Convention, of Their Nomination, Tbe committee appointed by the Cincin pati Convention to make the official notification to the candidates of their nomination, met in New York on Tuesday, July 13. Tbe following draft of a letter to General Hancock was agreed upon: LETTER TO GENERAL HANCOCK. New Fork, July 13,1880. To General Hancock: Bir— The National Convention of the Democratic party, which assembled at Cincinnati on the 22d of last month, nnanimbusly nominated you as their candidate for President of the United States. We have been directed to Inform you of your nomination for this ex alted trust., and request your acceptance In accordance with the-unitorm -custom of the Democratic party. The Convention have announced their views upon the important issues whloli are before the oountry In a series of resolutions, to which we Invite your .attention. The resolutions embody the genleral principles upon which the Democratic party demands that the Government shall be conducted, and they also emphatically condemn mal administration, by Its crimes against tbe Constitution, and especially against tbe right of the people to choose and install their President, which have wrought so much injury and, dishonor upon our countryThat which chiefly inspired your nomination was the fact that you had cohspicuously recognized and exemplified' a yearning of the American people for reconciliation and brotherhood under the shield of the Constitution, with all Its jealons care and guarantees for the rights of persons and of States. Your nomination was not made-alone because in the midst of arms you illustrated the highest qualities of the soldier, but because, when the war had ended, when, in recognition of your courage and fidelity, you were placed in command of a part of the Union undergoing a process of restoration, and while you were thus clothed with absolute power you used It not to subvert, but to sustain the civil laws and rights they were established to protect; your fidelity to those principles, manifested In the Important trusts heretofore confined to your care, gives proof that they will control your administration of the National Government, and assures the country that one indissoluble Union of indestructible states and a Constitution with its wise distribution of power and regard for the boundaries of State and Federal authority will not suffer in your, hands; that you will maintain the subordination of military to civil power, and will accomplish a purification of the public service, and especially that the Government which we love will be free from reproach or stain of sectional agitation or malice in any shape or any form. Rejoicing in common with the masses of the American people upon this bright promise for the future of our country, we wish also to express to you personally the assurance of the general esteem and confidence which have summoned you to this high duty, and will aid yon in its performance. Your fellow-oltizens, John W. Stevenson, President of the Convention. Nicholas M. Bell, Secretary. LETTER TO HON. WILLIAM H. ENGLISH. New York, July 13,1880. 1 Hon. William H. English: Dear Sir— By direction of the Democratic National Convention, which assembled at Cincinnati on Jane 22, last, it becomes our; pleasant duty to notify you that you were! unanimously nominated by that body for thej office of Vice President of the United States.! Your large Experience in the affairs of thej Government; your able discharge of the many! trusts committed to your hands; your steadfast, devotion to Democratic principles, and the! uprightness of your private character, give! assurance to the Democracy that yon are worthy and well qualified to perform the dn-i ties of that high position, and commended you to them for the nomination which they conferred. While your personal qualities and your public services well merited this honor; the action of the Convention was no doubt del signed mot only to vindicate their appreciation of yourself, bat as well ;to testify their profound respect for the Democracy of Indi* ana, your native State, with whose manly struggles you have been so long ldentlfled. and In whose glorious achievements yon have shared. The Convention set forth Its Views upon the leading political Issues Which art now before the people In a series of resolutions, a copy of which we have the honor to present you, and to which -your attention ip respectfully requested. It Is our earnest hope that these views may meet with yoqr appro*bation. and that yon will accept the nomination which is now tendered you, , * With sentiments of high esteem, wje are respectfully, John W. Stevenson/ ; President Qf the Convention. Nicholas M. Bell, Secretary. the meeting on governor’s island#*- • On the same day the Committee proceeded: to notify the candidates in person. They were met at General Hancock's official residence on Governor’s Island. Hon. John P. Stockton, of Ne'w Jersey, 1 presented thle official notification in the following speech: mr stockton’s speech. j General Hancock—l have the honor to introduce to you Governor Stevenson, Chairman of the Democratic National OOnventlc a recently assembled at Cincinnati. 1 have ab o the honor of presenting to yon the Commltp e appointed by that body to wait upon and n >- tffy you of your unanimous nomination' fi r the highest office in the gift of the people, t Is a source of great satisfaction to tbe Oor ... mittee in making this announcement to y< u to say that your nomination was not seemed by the solicitations of personal or politic il friends, but was the spontaneous action if that Convention, actuated by a patriot c duty. One of the ablest and wise it •- < "• J/'.tlJ,

Wiw of yonr conntrym?®" ever ftssCfOblFfi have given yon this nomination with perfect unanimity; and, General since that Convention has adjourned, we'«f< that committee have been'to oor homes; we this country, and with one accord they ratify the action of that Convention; so bound to believe, as we db, that your election will be an accomplished fact. We dsn not doubt it, and we believe that when the rteotloto Is over the great principles of American liberty will stfil be an inheritance of, fhis people, and shall be forever.” And how, In the name of the National Democratic party, and by virtue of the power entrusted to this Committee by the Convention, as its Chairman, I halve |Jie honor to hand to the Secretary a co hmnhieation in'writing Informing you of yc nr nomination. j , , nilr. Stockton handed the Secretary of th) Committee, Mr. Bell, the address signed by th > Committee, after which it was handed to General Hancock. j • " general hancock’s reply. Mr Chairman and Gentlemen oe the Committee —l appreciate the honor conferred, upon me by the Democratic Natloial Convention lately assembled In Cincinnati,! antP I thank you* for the courtesy in making that honor hoe wn to me. As soon as tb* .Impor-tance-nf the matter permits, I will prepare, aqd send to yon the formal acceptance- of my nomination for the office of President of the United States. Lt v.# (Those present were theh introduced to General Hapoock, who had a few words of welcome far each person. ’ ‘ i i ; - . After about 10 minutes spent in hand' 1 shaking, order was restored, and Mr; Stockton, turning to Hon. WlllisShH English,wfio occupied the same position in the room sphere - General Hancock had lately stood, siid: i MR STOCKTON'S SPEECH TO MR, ENGLISH. The Cincinnati Convention, with unanimity unparalleled, appointed ns the Committee to Walt upon you at such time, and place as would be most agreeoble to you, to Inform oyou in person and in writing; of your nom ißßiion. I have the honor to congratulate ourselves on' the event, and to present to you, ons the part of the Committee;' and' in tne-name Of the Convention of the National Democratic.party, tne official announcement of your nomination, which will be read to yon by the Secretary. ■ , '■ ■■■ .!>, mb. english’s reply. Mr. Chairman and Genthjemkn of the Committee— As it practical business'man, not muon accustomed to indirection of action or, circumlocution ol .speech, I will Say plainly, and in a few words, that I aoSept the high trust which you have tendered me with feelings of profound gratitude, and,that,l will at an early date, formally, and In writing, make the acceptance which; I am informed, is usual on snoh occasions. In-doing this,l folly realize the groat responsibility of the situation,the ere, turmoil, anxiety, misrepresentation and abuse which are certain to follow, ah<dT understand thoroughly that all the resources and power of our political foes from all parts of the. land will be concentrated .aeaiqst ns In Indiana, my native State, Where the -firstgrand battle Is to be fought, and probably the most Important of ah. But these are great occasions when the discharge of high patriotic duties are to be considered above all personal considerations, and I shall not disregard the, unanimous voice of the representatives of tpe majority of the American people, .which you apeak for here to-day: lam profoundly grateful for the high honor which has been conferred, and I have an abiding faith, that, with the favor of God .and of tqe people, we shall succeed in this contest. The speaker was applauded at the dose of his remarks, and then followed more handshaking. Shortly afterward the Committee, and their friends accompanying them, left tbe island. . .

THE ACCEPTANCE.

The Letter of General W, 8. Hancock. New Yob'R, July 30.—The following is Geiferal Hancock’s letter of acceptance Governor’s Island, New York City, 1 ' 7 'July 29,188 u. ' ’ if Gentlemen— T have the honor to acknowledge the reoelpt of your.lrt.ter of July 18,1880, apprising me formally of my nomtnatlon tO the office of President of the United States by , the National Democratic■» Coaventiqn, lately, assembled In Cincinnati. I accept' the pom ination with -a grateful appreciation of the confidence reposed In me.' The priri-' clples enunciated by the Convention are those I have , cherished >. in the past, and shall endeavor to maintain in the future. The Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution’of the United States, embodying the results oft the War for the Union,are Inviolable. If called, to the Presidency,! shall deem It my dut y tffTesist with all my power any attempt to ltnpaih or evade the full force andiefifectof the CapatLtation, which-In, every .article,-Beotian and amendment is the supreme law of the land. The Constitution forms the basis Of the Government off the/United States. ;The powers granted by .it.tp the legislative, executive and . judicial departments define and limit the antnortty of the Gen ; eral, Government and powers not delegated to the .United states by the Constitution , nor prohibited by It to the States, belong to the States resjiectlvely or to the people. The General ,and State Governments,, egoh acting In its own sphere without trenching upon the lawful Jurisdiction of the other con stltute the Union This Union, eomprlsihg a General Government with general powers, and State Governments with State powers for the purposes local to the States, Is a polity, the foundations of which were laid in the profoundeat wisdom. This is the Union our fathers made, and which has been so respected abroad and so beneficent at home. Tried by blood and fire, It stands to-day a model form orfree, popular government;., a political system, which, rightly administered, has been., and will continue to be, the admiration of .the world. May wc not rtiy. pearly In the words of Washington, the unity of the Government which constitutes us one people Is J ustly ddftr to ns; Ills the main pillar In the edlflce es oUr real independence, the support of our peace, safety ana prosperity, and" of that liberty we so highly prize, and intend, at every hazard, to preserve. But no formuof government however carefullv devised, no principles however sound, will protect the rights of the people, unless the administration is faithful and efficient. It is a vital principle in onr system that neither fraud -nor force must be allowed to subvert the rights of thd people. When fraud, violence or incompetence con-J trols, thd noblest constitution and wlsest-laws are useless. The baycnet la not, a .fit instrument for collecting the votes or freemen. It Is only by a full vote, free ballot, and fair count that the people can t rule In fact, as required by 1 the theory of our Government.: Take this foundation away, and the whole structure falls. Public Office is a trust,; hot ai bounty bestowed'Upon the holder, and no Incompetent or dishonest persons should ever be> Intrusted .with It, of if appointed, they should promptly be ejected. The basis of a Substantial, practical Civil Service, reform must first be established by the people in fill-; ing the elective ofifoes. If they fix 4 high standard of qualification for office and sternly reject' the corrupt and fnoompetoUfr, the result will be decisive in governing the action of the servants whom they with appointing ’ power. 1 The . war for i the Union was sucoeseluhy closed more than fifteen years ago. All. daises of onr people shall share alike in the blessings of the Union, and are eq&ally ocaecrttßdMn <lts perpetuity and in the proper admiQistl-atton of pablle affairs. We are in a staid **-profound peace. Henceforth lfet it be'our purpose to sentiments of *" *mendshlp, and not of animqsity.c* Adsqng onr fellow citizens. Oor -material Interests, varied and progressive-, demand oUr constant and united efforts, asednfonsand scrupulous care of public credit, together with tained, in order that labor may be lightly burdened, and that all persons may be pro footed in their rights: to the fruits of their own industry. -The time'has come *{o enjdythe substantial beneflte of reconciliation.. As one people we haveoommoh Interests. Letuaenoouragp harmony and generous rivalry among gulshmg merchant' jSarlnei extend our commerce with foreign 1 muttons, assist odr mar- , chants, manufacturers and producers to develop onr vkst natural resources, add Increase 'the; prosperity and happiness of our Se. Ts elected, I shall, with Divine favor, | With . .what. . ability I possess to' arge my qdtiea IWith fidelity accordtale care ® otevlct4 “ 8 * «*“«* shall’ and to see thattne jaws be falthfuny khd. equally executed in ah’ parts Of the counfiy j alike. I Will assume the responsibility, folly ** ** 1 f I'mfi *t«i£i

"KmiSfWe of me font thet to amntolsto* rightly : .the functions of the. Government. Is to dis- ‘ Charge the most sacred duty that Can devolve ■upon an. American-biticen. I am„ very re8, Hancock. To Hon. John. W. Stevenson, President of the Convention; HOnJjohn P. Stockton, Chairman, and' other*, of the Commlttee of the Nsttonafc Democratic Convention, j , The Letter of Hob. Win. H. English. • Indianapolis, Ind., Julyßo,lßßo. GentleMbn-4-I have now the honor to reply to your letter of the 13th Inst., informing me that 1 was Unanimously nominated for the office of Vie* President of the United States, by the late Democratic National ponvsntfon, whlgh assembled at Cincinnati,^ As foreshadowed in the,verbal remarks made by me at the time of the deUveiry of your letter.T havd bow to say that I acoept the high trust with a realizing sense of its responsiqu-, profoundly grateful Tor tne honor I accept the nomination Upon the platform of principles adopted by the Convention, which I oordfally approve, and I accept it .quite as much because of my faith in the Wisdom and 'patriotism of the great statesman and soldier nominated on the same ticket for Preeldantof the (United States. His eminent services to bis country l ;' his fidelity to the Constitution, the UUfoii' and th<* laws; his clear perception of the oorreot principle of govern jpent fta, taught by Jefferson; nig scrupulous care to keep the military In strldt subordination to tbe civil authorities; his high regard lor civil (liberty, personal rights and rights of property ; his acknuiylodged ability in civil as well as in military affknrs, and hfs pure and blameless life, all point to him as a man worthy of theconttdenceof thepeople. Not only a brave soldier, as groat command-. er, a wise statesman and a pare patriot, but a prudent, pains-taking, practical man ofnnqueStlonea honesty, trusted often with Important public dutlefei felttbfal tp every trust,and in the full meridian of ripejand vigorous manhood, he is, In nly judgment, eminently fitted fqr the highest office on earth—the Presidency of the United atafosi • t -, <: Not only ih he th« fight man for the place, bnt the time has come when the best interests ol the couhtry.tequire that the party which has monopolized'the Executive Department of the Government for the last twenty years d be retired. The continuance of that Sin power four years longer would not be icial to the pubile or in accordance with the spirit of ourjepuhlican, institutions. Laws of entail have not been favored in our system of government. The'perpetuation of property or place In ond family or ktofmen, has never been encouraged nr ■ this country; and the great and good m en who formed our republican Government and its traditions, wisely limited the tenure of office, and In many ways showed their disapproval of long leases of power. Twenty years of continnous power Is long epongh, and has already led to irregular 1 tiles and corruptions, which are not likely to be properly fcxpbsed under the same party that perpetrated .them,' , j t ~.; i , j ; Besides, it should not be forgotten'that the lßst four years of power held by that party Were procured by discreditable means, and held In defiance of the Wishes of a majority of the people. It was a grievous wrong to every Vpter and to our system of self-government, Which should never bo forgotten or forgiven. Many of the men now in office wore put there because of corrupt partisan services in thus defeating tbe fairly and legally expressed will of the msjority; and the hypocrisy es the professions of that party in favor of civil service reform was shown by placing such men in office and turning the whole brood of Federal officeholders loose to influence the elections. ')Ttie’ money of. the people, taken out of the public treasury by these men, for services often -poorly performed, or not performed at all, is being used In vast sums, with the knowledge ana presumed sanction of the Administration, to control the elections; and even the members of the Cabinet are strolling about the oountry, making partisan speeches, Instead ol being In their Departments at Washington, discharging the pubhc duties for which they are paid by the people; but wltfl all their cleverness and ability, a discriminating public will; no doubt, read between the lines of their speeches, that their paramount hope and aim is to keep theihselves, or their satellites; four years longer in office. That perpetuating the power of Rhronlc Federal officeholders mar years longer will not benefit the millions 61 men and women who hold ho office, bnt earn their dally bread by, honest Industry, is What tne same, discerning public will, no doubt, fully under, staha, as they will, also: that it Is because of theiriowh industry,and economy, and God’s bountiful harvests, that the country Is comparatively prosperous,. and not because !of anything done by these Federal officeholders. The country 18 comparatively prosperous not I because of them, but in spite of them. This contest is, in fact, between the, people andeaypring to regain the political power which rightfully belongs to them. End to restore tbe pare, simple; economical, constitutional Govern ment of our fathers on the one ride, and ahese .Federal officeholders ana their backers, pampered with place and power, (arid determined Ito retain them; at all hazards, on the other. I Hence the constant assumption of new and dangerous powers by the General Governmen t junder the rale of the Repnblioau party; the effort to build up what thpy call a strong Government; the interference with home rale, 'and with the administration Of Justice in the (Courts of the several States; the interference ; with the elections through the medium,of paid ; partisan Federal office-holders, interested in kdepihg their party in power, and caring more j for that than fairness In the elections—ln fact, tbe constant encroachments which; have been made by that party upon the dearly reserved rights of the people and' the States, will, If not oheoked, snbve*t the liberties of the people aud the Government* of limited powers oreated by the fathers, and end in a great, consolidated, central Govemineiit, “strong,” Indeed, for evil and the overthrow of republican institutions. The wise men who formed odr Constitution, knew the evils df a strong Government, and the long continuance of political power in the same hands.. They knew there was a tendency In tb is direction in all Government, and consequent danger to republican Institutions from that cause, and took pains to guard against it. The machinery of a strong, centralized General Government can be Used to perpetuate tbe same set of -men in power, from term to term, until It I ceases to be a Republic, or is such only ln name; and the tendency of the party now in * power In that direction, as shown in various Ways, besides the Willingness recently manifested by a large number of that party to, elect a } President gn. unlimited; number of tefms, Is quite apparent, and must satisfy thinking people that, the time has come wben It willbe safest and best for tbatrparty to be retired, j . ;i ,,

But In resisting the encroachments of the General Government upon the reserved rights of the pddpleand the States; I wish to bedis tlngtly understood as favoring the) proper exercise by the General Government of the DOwera rightfully belonging; to. itundCr tbe Constitution. Encroachments upon the Constitutional rights of the General Government, of the States v under the Constitution, most be maih tain dd,/andilt Is well known that this has always been the position of both the candidates on tW Democratic Presidential ticket. It Is acquHsSefed in everywhere now, and Anally find • forever settled; as one of the refor the Union inli hot bC overthrown or Impaired should h the Democratic ticket be elected. In that event proper protection will be given, In' every legitimate way, to every citizen, native or adopted; In every section of tbe Republic, in tbe enjoyment of -ail tbe rights guaranteed by tbe Constltntlon and Its amendments; a sound, currency of honest money, of a value stnd purchasing power corresponding substantially with tbe standard recognized by,the commercial world, and consisting Of gold and silver, and paper convertible Into coin, will be maintained; tbe labor and manufacturing, commercial and business Interests of the country will be favored and encouraged in every Intimate way: the toiling millions of our own people will be protected from the destructive competition of the Chinese, and to that end their Immigration to oar ShoresVlube properly restricted; the publiecredlt wlll be scrupulously maintained and strengthened by rigid economy In 4 public expenditures, and the liberties of the people, and the property .of the people, will be protected bya government of law and order, administered qtriotly in the Internets of all the people, and not of corporations or privileged 1 do not doubt the discriminating justice of the people and their capacity for Intelligent toe *n y!eriM S e Sw^m t^e ticket ** j^° abt ylrich. have so

effectually accomplished. It would restore harmony and good feeling between all the sections and make us, In fact, as well as in name, or.e people. The only rivalry then would be In the rgce lor the development of material prosperity ; the elevation of labor; the enlargement of human rights; the promotion cf education, morality, religion, liberty, order and all that would tend to make us the foremost Nation of the earth in the grand march of human progress. I am, with great respect, very truly yours. William H. English. To Hon. John W. 8 teveuson. President of the Convention; Hon. John P. Stockton, Chairman, and other Members of the Committee of Notification:

AN INDEPENDENT’S POSITION.

His Arraignment of the Purposes of tlis Republican Party—Will Give His Vote and Influence to Hancock and English, Judge Stallo, of Cincinnati, one of the leading German-American citizens of this country, and who from 1866 to 1872 acted with the Republican party, sent last week the following letter to tbe Chairman of the Cincinnati Democratic ratification meeting. As be represents the floating or independent vote more than any body else in the country, bis letter is of thq highest importance and significance: 7" ’Cincinnati, July 10,1880. My Dear Sir— l can not atterfk yonr ratlfll cation meeting. But you may say for me that I regard the nomination of Hancock and English as of good omen for the welfare of the Republic, and sincerely hope and trust that tbui nomination will be ratified at the polls by ah overwhelming majority. You are aware that for many years—from 1866 to 1872—1 acted with the Republican party. But the very purposes for which that party was founded now demand, as it seems to me, that the men who have controlled it, and through it the Government, during tbe last fifteen years, shall be dislodged from power. The persistent usurpation by the National Government of powers beyond its Constitutional sphere, and Its conversion into an instrumentality of robbery and oppression, arp not, in my judgment, conducive to the maintenance of Its supremacy within its constitutional limits. Ido not think that respect for and'obedience to this Government can be enforced by using it to foster monopolies of to subsidize private enterprises at pfiblicß exp' nse. Moreover, I find it diflicult to believe that the equal clvl and political rights of our citizens and the pqrity of our elections are to be secured by pljacing the ballot box nnder the exclusive control of the party in power—even if this con-* tri*l be not immediately exercised by ruffians, hired for the declared purpose of suppressing adverse majorities—or by the methods countehanced and promoted by General Garfield after the last Presidential election in Louisiana. And lam wholly unable to understand that the appointment of Madison Wells and his compeers to office as a reward for the most infamous political crime recorded in tbe annals of our country, or tbe attempt to place Chester A. Arthur in the chair 6f the Senate, aftord very striking evidence of a sincere purpose to reform and purify the Government service. Whether or not the Democratic party will make a worthy use of the opportunities which the control of the Government affords, remains to be seen. For the present it is enough td say that I very much prefer its platform afid its nominees to the platform and nominees of the Republicans. The Republican platform* (which is, of course, to be interpreted in the light of the Republican nominations), so far as it is more tnan mere senseless filstlan and rodomontade, is simply an audacious sneer at public morality: and the Republican candidates.appear to have been chosen for the express purpose of compelling the voters of the Republican party distinctly to indorse and approve the iniquities which hiave driven so many of its members from its rinks. Or in wliat other sense is James A. Garfield offered to us as the representative of Republican detestation of bribery and corruption, and Chester A. Arthur as an index of Repjubllcan enthusiasm and civil service reform! 'The Democratic platform, on the other hand Is, in the main, an accurate statement of my political creed, and if your party will henceforth live up to it more faithfully than has been its v, ont In the sad days of its degeneracy arid confusion, I shall feel proud to be enrolled ’ among its members.

Buie Democratic nominees It is hardly sary to say that they command the re- , if %ot the admiration, even of their cal antagonists. Mr. English is distilled by the courage with which he has up with and against his party, for his donvictloifs. And what American is there, dative or adopted, Republican or Democrat, whose eyes do not glisten when he looks up to Hancock, the intrepid soldier, the patriotic tjhampion of the indissolubility of the Union, the man without fear and without reproach, the citizen who is illustrious not only by his public services, but by the unsullied purity of his life— whom I, for one, honor even more for his fearless vindication of the principles on which the American Union is founded than for his heroic defense of the Union itself ? ! The nomination of General Hancock, however, is not only fit as a gratelul recognition Of his merits, but is peculiarly auspicious in Kew of the exigencies of the time. It is the ORt trustworthy assurance that the resalts 01 the late war are at least as safe in the keeping of|a Democratic as in that of a Republican Administration. And what Is equally important, it is an augury of the restoration of peace and good will among all the citizens of this Union. The men of the South, who once bore arms against the Union have not only laid them down, but they have renewed thelx allegiance to our common country with demonstrations of affection whose very sadness is the best proof of their sincerity. They have tor years been struggling against the disorders necessarily consequent upon the complete subversion of their social and Industrial system and the misfortunes jen tailed upon them by the war—misfortunes which certainly have not been alleviated oy the practices of a majority of the tnen who came to the Southern States as the agents and representatives of the Republican party. And I can not conceive anything more despicable than the attempt of certain Republican politicians who aspire to the highest honors and trusts of the Republic, to fabricate partisan capital by a constant reference to the Inevitable incidents to the reorganization of our Southern communities as evidence of the continued disloyalty of the whole Southern people. With the election of Hancock all.this will come to a speedy end: the insane voclfer[ation about a “solid South” will be silenced; and I am not without hope that at the Presidential election iu 1884 we shall have two parties at the South as well as at the North whose lines of division are no longer the lines of color or of race. Truly yours,

Hon. John P. Follett.

General Garfield’s Credit Mobilier Record.

From his Own Sworn Testimony before the Poland Committee, Jan, 14, 1873. ” I never owned, received or agreed to receive 1 any stock of the Credit Mobilier or of the Union Pacific Railrood, nor any dividends or profits arising from either of them. From Judge Polands Report, Feb., 18,1873.Oaffield's Testimony Perjured. The fact in regard to Mr. Garfield, as found by the committee, are that he agreed with Mr. Ames to take ten shares of Credit Mobilier stock, but did not pay for the game, Mr. Ames received the eighty per cent, dividend in bonds and sold them for per cent., and also received the sixty per cent, dividend, which, together with the price of the stock and interest, left a balance of $329. This sum was paid over td Mi. Garfield by a check on the Sergeant-at-Arms and Mr. Garfield then understood this sum was the balance of dividends after paying for the stock. From the New York Tribune, Feb. 19, 1873. James A. Garfield, of Ohio, had ten shares; never paid a dollar* received $329, which, after the investigation began, he was anxious’to have considered as a loan from Mr Oakes Ames to himself. Well, the wickedness of all of it is that these men betrayed the trust of the people, deceived their constituents and by evasions and falsehoods confessed the transaction to be disgraceful.

J. B. STALLO.