The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-12
A srArEsaAx WANTED.

umeBt called his letter OF acceptance be
. fair type Of his statesmanship, his ad-
mirsns abOud preserve a j1dieious 81
lsnes concerning his political ability.
IL Is surprising that so simple = dOeu-
ment should emAnate from 50 prOmi-
nent a man. The paper is secure from
the attacks Of foes, nor can il be a sub
ject Of communication by friends There
is nothing in 1t To ~Assail; there Is moth
ing in II 10 praise. II contains no sail
ent points at all. The principles m
bodied therein are OF the fundamental
nature That lie at the basis Of the goy-
eminent and are recognized equally by
all parties. The document is one that
might have carried on the prize, II read
At the high school OF some country town,
by q bright pupil who had recently
studied and partially memorized part II
Of the nnt volume Of Kent's Commen-
taries.
General Hancoek's admirers can ex-
perience but little satisfaction from a
perusal Of this remarkable document.
We defy any man 10 select a striking
passage-to point to one single express
sion that Is novel, Is original, or worth
preserving. There 10 moi n passage,
line or word that embodies sufficient
force TO preserve the entire document
from insipid, fat, dead informality.
What Is there In the letter to encour-
age any individual Interested In the
great industries Of the nation? What
light Is thrown upon the tariff, the la
Dor question: education, or any Of the
important issues Of the dayY Who af-
ter reading this letter Is any better n
quainted with It's authors opinion ON
these or any other subject In which the
people are interestedr He sets put By
stating that certain specified sections
OF the constitution are inviolablel AT
ter making this statement. which mo-
body denies, he goes on to declare
that In case Of his election he
will faithfully fulhll the duties Of exc
cutive-an entirely superfiuous declara-
ton, as he promises to do all this In his
Inauguration oath, at the taking Of
which Is a much more fitting occasion
for the declaration. That the consti-
tuition forms the basis OF government;
that the states are distinct from the
United States; that the general govern
ment has certain specified powers con-
ferred by the states; that the states re-
tain certain powers not thus conferred.
The next species OF information vol
unteered In this precious paper Is
known 10 every schoolboy, or II not
known, may be ascertained by referring
to that portion OF Kent above indicated,
where 1t may be found much more ably
expressed than In General Hancock,s
letter.
What u contrast Is presented when
comparing the letters OF acceptance
written by the presidential candidates
Of the two great political parties, one
terse, vigorous and comprehensive, the
other weak and puerile, n mere recapit-
ulation Of ancient constitutional CON-
mentaries. The republican candidate
enumerates each vital issue Of the day,
expresses In an intelligent manne his
opinion thereon, and the policy he con-
siders II wise TO pursue. The demo-
cratic nominee mentions nothing
worthy to be digni6ed by the name Of
opinion. Owing to ignorance or design,
more probably the former, he mentions
no living issue in which the people are
interested. His letter Is q combination
Of constitutional scraps and quotations
from Washin gton's addresses; his pol.
icy, a expressed therein, n declaration
that he will faithfully execute the laws.
The letters are illustrative OF the
characters Of the men who wrote them
The men may be taken rs types Of their
respective parties. The record Of the
republican party is legibly written in
letters which all may read and under
stand. The policy 1t has pursued and
will pursue Is known to all. The man.
ufacturer, the merchant. the banker,
tho farmer-eyery man OF whatever oc.
cupation-knows what TO expect; he
knows how republican legislation will
affect his business; he knows through
the medium OF what national currency
that business will be conducted; he
knows just what TO expect next year,
and the next four years, should they see
General Garfield In the presidential
chair. Like General Hancock's letter,
the democratic policy Is of an uncertain
nature. We do not mean TO state that
It is exactly crooked, but no man can
predict what direction 1t will take or
what shape 1t viii assume. Its policy
in regard to the currency, the tariff,
the army, is uncertain, while the course
1t will pursue in regard to important
questions affecting the south is very
uncertain. We hope these letters will
be read by all the people and taken as
indices of the respective parties from
whose leaders they issue.
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