Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-20
NIGHT NEWS.
A Synopsis of Cleveland's
Letter of Acceptance.
AN HONEST MANLY Docun ENr
ue Favors One Term Relieves In
Legislation In Favor or Work
ingmen- Encourages Emil
gration-F Fayors CIyfI Ser
Vice Reform and Advo-
Gates an Honest Ad-
miuistrafion.


ALBANY. N. Y, Aug. l0.-The synop.
sis OF Governor Cleveland's letter for
naily accepting the Democratic nomina.
tion for President Of the United States.
is as follows;
GExrLEmrs:-I have received your
communication, dated July %. 1884, in.
forming me of my nomination To the
office OF President Of the United States,
by the National Democratic Convention,
lately assembled at Chicago. accept
tho nomination with a grateful npprecia-
tion Of tho supreme honor conferred and
solemn sense of the responsibility
which in its acceptance ! assume.
have carefully considered the plat.
form adopted by the Convention and cor.
dialiy approve the same. SO plain a
statement Of Democratic faith and the
principles upon which the party appeals
to tho suffrages OF the people needs no
supplement or explanation.
We proudly call ours a government
by the people. 1t is not such When
class is tolerated which arroga;es To
itself the management Of public affairs
seeking to control the people instead Of
representing them, when the holders Of
ballots quickened by sense Of duty
shall avenge truth betrayed and pledges
broken, and when the sufl'ragcs shall be
altogether free and uncorrupted the full
realization Of government y the peo.
pie will be at fapd, and Of the means to
this end not ono would in my judgment
bs more effective than an amendment to
the constitution disqualifying the Prcsi.
dent from re election. We recognize in
the eligibility Of the President for re-
election most serious danger to that
calm, deliberate and intelligent political
action which must characterize q gov.
crnment by the people.
Our workingmen are not asking unrea-
sonable terms, but as intelligent citizens
they seek the same consideration which
those demand who have other interests
at stake. They should receive
Their full share of the caro- and attcn.
ton of those who make and execute
the laws, to the end that the wants and
the needs of the employers and employees
should alike be subserved and the pros
pcrity Of the country, the common her.
tage of both, be advanced. We should
not discourage the emigration of those
who come to our country, acknowledge
allegiance to our government anil add to
our population. yet as means of pro.
lection to our workingmen n different
rule should prevail concerning those
who, il they come or are brought to our
land, do not intend to become Amori.
cans, but will ipjuriously compete with
those justly entitled to our labor.
The commerce of q nation to great
extent determines its supremacy. Cheap
aud easy transportation should therefore
be literally fostered within the limits Of
the constitution, and the general gov
crnmcnt should so improve and protect
its natural water waysas will enable the
producers OF tho country to reach prof.
table market.
The selection and retention OF subor.
dinates in government employment
should depend upon their ascertained
fitness and the value OF their work, and
they should be neither expected nor al.
lowed to do questionable party service.
If | should be called to tue Chi ief
Magistracy of the nation by the sufl'ra-
yes Of my fellow citizens | will assume
the duties of that high office with q
solemn determination t, dedicate every
effort to the country's good, and with nm
humble reliance upon the favor and sup
port of the Supreme Being, who, l be-
ieve, will always bless honest human
endeavor in the conscientious discharge
Of public duty.
(Signcd) GROVER CLEVELAND,
To Col. VIM. Villas, Chairman, and D.
Z. Bestor aud others, members of the
Notification Committee OF the Demo.
cratic National Convention.