Daily Republican., 1884-08-20
CIevelau as break down.

Brevity is the greatest virtue OF
Grover Cleveland's letter, but it is long
enosgh to disclose barren mind, and a
man totally unfit, in an intellectual
point of view, to administer the execu-
tive office of a great nation like the
United States. We have read of a man
who got tired repeating the Lords
prayer every night on repairing to bed.
To mend the difficulty, expedite matters
and save time, he had the prayer print
ed and posted in full view on the head
board of his bed, and when about to
tumble in, he hurriedly pointed to the
prayer and said : Lord, them's my
sentiments.
Grover Cleveland had neither DISPOSE
ton, time nor ability to grasp the oc-
casion that required distinct utterances
of approval and disapproval of the great
leading questions before the country,
and so in brief manner he points to
the Democratic platform with the de
claration Them's my sentiments, ="
and drops back into the recesses of the
woods again. He would be satisfied
with a single term Of office, and hence
recommends a Constitutional Amend
ment, making Presidents ineligible for
a second term.
This need not concern Mr.. Cleveland:
the first for him is very remote. His
| assumed interest in the dear work.
| ing people shows his inconsistency
and hypocrisy in the face OF his vetoes
of every bill passed by the New York
Legislature that was intended oene-
fit that class. Everybody will agree
with him that " a government is not by
| the people when a result which should
represent the intelligent will of free and
thinking men is or can be determined
| by the shameless corruption of their
suffrages. This is bravely said, but
does he mean what he says? Ii he
does he places him self at variance with
the practices of his party in those States
from which he can only expect sup
port.
Ii there have been corrupt practices
in the Republican party, that party has
corrected the evil, but the fraud in
the Southern States is encouraged from
year to year by the party that nomi-
mated him Let Mr.. Cleveland apply
his curative lotion to his own party. If
he does he will not receive fifty electo-
raj votes. There is only one thing III
which he seems TO be positive, and in
which he shows any real independence.
That is in his opposition to sumptuary
laws. This is in the highest degree
Democratic. Notwithstanding his
truculency he will fail TO receive the
solid vote of the class he bids for.
He has no views whatever upon the
tariff
| Watterson can call him free trader
and Randall can call him protection
ist. 1t is all right, be all things to all
men. He simply stands upon the plat
form, He is as silent as his party upon
polygamy. He simply stands upon tie
platform Of his party. He has nothing
TO say in regard to protecting American
citizens in their rights at home or
Iabroad.
He simply stands upon the platform
a mass of lethargic humanity, and with
Istolid indifference shuts his mouth
upon the great issues of the campaign
which so much concern the interests OF
the people.
His letter is as complete failure as
he is himself, and deserves not the honor
of "a comparison with either Blaine OF
Buffers plain and unequivocal declare
ton ofprinciples Intelligent men who
are not place hunters in the Democratic
party will read it with humiliation and
disgust, after having read the intellect
ual and brilliant letters of both Blain,
land Rutlar