St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-06

Thomas A. Hendricks Accepting inc
Nomination of the National Democratic
Convention for the Offices OF fresloen'
and Vice-Presiient-A Departure In Eacn
Case from Moderen Usage, Both Docu-
ments Being Conspicuous for Iher
BreVity.
CLEVELAND's LETTER.
ALBANY, N. Y, August 20.
THE following ia Grover Cleveland's letter OF
acceptance: 900,
ALBANY, N. Y, August Is, 1884
GENTLEMEN: have received your cohalliu.
ni.ation dated July %, 1854, informing me OF
INV nomination to the Office of President of
the United States by the National DemovraGlc
Convention lately assembled at Chicago
accent the nomination with grateful appre-
citation of the supreme honor conferred ana
high sense of TIE responsibility WHICH, II lts
acceptance, assume. have caretuny con1
sidered the platform adopted by the ConFen
| tion and cordially approve the same. DO plaiA
| n statement Of Democratic faith and the prlh-
| cfples upon which that party Appeals 10 INC
| SURFACES of the people needs no supplement
| or explanation. 1t should be remembered tnaI
the Office of President is essentially eAecu'iV0
| in its nature The laws enacted by the Legls-
| lative branch of the Government, the chief
| executive is bound faithfully to enforce.
| And when the wisdom Of the politlcal
| party which selects one of its members
| as a nominee for that office has outnneo ItS
| policy and declared its principles, IL seems 10
me that nothing in the character OF the once
| or the necessities of the case requires more
| from the candidate accepting such nonllna-
| ton, than the suggestion OF WeltknoWn ruths'
! so absolutely vital to the safety ana WeIlare
| of the Nation that they can not De 700 o1ten
recalled or too seriously enforced we PROUD
| iy call ours a Government by the people, IL
| is not such Whena class Is tolerated Wilcn at-
| rogates to itself the management OF puphe
| anairs seeking to control the people lnsteao
| of representing them. Parties are the neces-
! sary OutgroWtn of our institutions, out gov
| eminent is not by the people when one party
! fas. ems it's control upon the country ana per
| peCuares its power by cajOling and betraylnS
| the people instead OF serving them
a Government is not by tne peoP1e
| when result Wnicn should represent Lne III
| telligent will OF free and thinking men, Is, or
| can be determined by the shameless corrup'
1 ton OF their suffrageS. When an elecElon 70
| office shall be the selection by the voters Oh
/ onG of their number TO assume for time
/ public trust instead of his dedlcatlon 10 inc
| profession Of politics; when the holoefs OF
| The ballot uuIckened by sense OF duty,
| shall ayenge truth betrayed and pledges
| broken, and when the suffrage shall &c ALTO
| gether free and uncorrupteu, the run reallLa-
] ton of a Government by the people Will DC
| at hand And of the means to this end, not
| one would, in my Judgment, be more eHecCIVe
| than an amendment to the constitution, as
H.
| When we consider the patronage OF this great
office. the allurements of power, the tempta,
I ton to retain public place once gained, ana
more than all the availability the party mus
in an incumbent whom horde OF ONCE holo.
ers with q zeal born of DEMENT'S received ana
fostered by the hope of taYors yet 10 come,
| stand ready to aid with money and trained
political service, we recognize in the eligible
| ity of the President for reelection most Sc
| rious danger to that calm, deliberate and IN
telhgent political action, which must charac-
. q
A true American sentiment recognizes the
| dignity of labor, and the fact that honor lies
| in honest toll. COntented labor is an eIe-
ment of National prosperity. Ability to
work constitutes the capital, and the wage OF
| labor the income of vast number OF our
population; and this interest should be Jeal-
| ousy projected. Our working men are not
asking unreasonable indulgence; but as in
telligent and manly citizens, they seek the
| same consideration which those demand who
have other interests at stake They should
receive their full share OF the care and atten-
ton of those who make and execute the laws,
to the end that the wants and needs OF the
| employers and the employed shall alike be
subserved, and the prosperity OF the country,
the common heritage of both, be advanced.
AS related to this subject, while we should not
discourage the immigration OF those who come
to acknowledge allegiance to our Government
and add to our citizen population, yet as q
means of protection to our Worklngmen,
different rule should prevail concerning those
who if they come, or are brought, to our land,
do not intend to become Americans, but will
tied to our field OF labor.
in a letter accepting the nomination to the
office of Governor, nearly two years ago,
made the following statement, to which
have steadily adhered:
''Phe laboring classes constitute the main
part of our populatian. They should be pro-
tected i'll tie right peaceably to assert their
rights when endangered by aggregated capl-
tai; and ali Statutes on this subject shou d
recognize the care of the State for honest toll,
and be framed with view of improving the
condition OF the Work1ngman.
A proper regard for the welfare of the
Workingman being inseparably connected
with the integrity of our Institutions none of
our citizens are more interested than they
are In guarding against any cOrrupting intlu-
ences which seek to peryerG the be9ehcent
should be more watchful of the artful machi-
nations of those who allure them to self.in-
6icted injury
In a free country. the curtailment of the
absolute rights of the individual should only
be such as is essential to the peace and good
order Of the community. The limit between
the proper subjects of governmental control
and those winch can be more tttingly lett to
the moral sense and selfImposed restraint of
the citizen should be carefully kept in view.
Thus laws interfering with the habits and
customs OF any of our people, which are not
Offensive TO the moral sentiments of the
civilized world, and which are consistent with
good citizenship and the public welfare, are
unWiSe and VGXatiouS.
The commerce of a Nation to a great extent
determines its supremacy. Cheap and easy
transportation should therefore be literally
fostered. Within the limits of the Constitu-
ton the general Government should SO i'm
prove and protect its natural water ways as
will enable the producers of the country to
reach profitable market.
The people pay the wages of the public en-
ployes, and they are entitled to the fair and
honest work which the money thus paid
should command. 1t is the duty of those in
trusted with the management of their affairs
70 see that such public service is forthcoming.
The selection and retention of subordinates
In Government employment should depend
upon their ascertained tiUness and the value
of their work; and they should be
questionable party service. The interests Of
the people will be better protected; the
estimate of public labor and duty will be inn
mensely improved; pubic employment will