The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-08-30
CLEvELAND.s LETTER.
His Views on ofiice-HoidinR. the La
bor Question nnd Other Matters.

His Views ON Ofiice-HOldinR, the La
bor Question and Other Matters.
Governor Cleveland's letter formal
ly accepting the Democratic nomina-
tion for President ofthe United States
is as follows:
GRNTLEMEN--1 have received your
communication, dated July %, 1884,
informing me OF my nomination to the
Office Of President of:he United States,
by the National Democratic Conven-
ton lately assembled at Chicago. l
accept the nomination with a grateful
appreciation OF the supreme honor
conferred and q solemn sense OF the
responsibility, which, in its accept
ance, assume. Ihave carefully con-
sidered the platform adopted by the
convention and cordially approve the
same. So plain statement of DEM
ocratic faith and the principles upon
which that party appeals to the suf-
frages OF the people needs no supple
ment or explanation. 1t should be
remem bered that the office OF Presi-
dent Is essentially executive In its ma
iure. The laws enacted by the legis-
lative branch OF the Government the
Chief Executive is bound faithfully TO
enforce. When the wisdom OF the
political party which selects one Of IT'S
members as a nominee Tor that Office
has outlined its policy and declared
its principles, 1t seems 10 me that
nothing in the character of the office or
necessities of the ease requires more
from tho candidate accepting such
nomination than the suggestion OF
certain well-known truths so absol-
utely vital TO the safety and welfare OF
The nation, that they cannot be too Of
Ten recalled or too seriously enforced.
GOVERNMENT ny THE PEOPLE.
We proudly call ours "A government
by the people. 1t is not such when
class Is tolerated which arrogates to it.
self the management OF public affairs,
seeking to control the people instead
OF representing them. Parties are the
necessary outgrowth OF our institu-
tions, but a government cannot be by
the people when one party fsstens its
control upon the counlry and perpet-
yates its power by cajoling and he
traying the people instead of serving
them. A government is not by the
people when "A result which should
represent the intelligent will OF free
thinking men is or can be determined
by the shalnelessness of their suf-
frages. When an election TO office
shall be the selection by the voters of
one OF their number, To assume for
time a public trust. instead OF his ded-
ieation TO the profession of politics;
when the holders of ballots, quicken
ed by sense of duty, shall avenge
truth betrayed and pledges broken,
and when the suffrages shall be alto
gether free and uneorrupted, the full
realization of government by the
people will be at hand.
BUT ONE TERM FOR A PRESIDENT,
Aud OF the means to this end, not
one would, In my judgment, be more
effective than an amendment to the
Constitution iisqualifying the Presi-
dent from reelection. When We con-
slider the pa ronage of the great office,
the allurements of power the templa-
tion to retain public place once gained,
and, more than all, the availability a
party finds in All incumbent whom
horde of office holders, with zeal
born Of benefits received and fostered
by the hope of favors yet 10 come,
stand ready to aid with money and
trained political service, we recog-
nize in the eligibility oflhe President
for re e.election most serious danger
TO that calm, deliberate and intelligent
political action which must character
ize a government by the people.
THE DIGNITY OF LABOR.
A true American sentiment recog-
nizes The dignity OF labor, and the fact
that honor lies I'm honest toll makes
contented labor an element of nation
al prosperity. Ability to work con-
stitutes the capital and the wages of