The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-04
No. SO.

voted. | sit here in the Mayor S
office alone, with the exception of
an artist f. ON Frank Leslie's news
paper, WHO is skrtching the Office.
If mother was here I shoaid he
writing to her, and I feel as if it
were time for me to be writing to
some one who will believe what !
write. I have been for some time
in the atmosphere of certain sue
cess, so that | have been sure. that
should assume the duties of the
hi9 h. Office fer which ] have been
named. have tried hard, in the
light of this fact, to pi ioperly appre-
ciate the responsibilities that will
rest rpon<mc, and they are much,
| too much, underestimated. But
the thought that has troubled me
is: Can we'll perform my duties,
and in such manner as to do some
good to the people of the State? /
knew there is room for it, and 1
know thai i am honest and sincere
in nv desire 10 do we'll, but the
question is whether know enough
to accomplish what desire.
The social life which seems to
await me has also been a subject of
much anxious thought. l have a
notion that can regulate that very
much as desire, and if ! can
shall spend very little time in the
purely ornamental part of the Office.
In point of fact, ] will tell yen, first
Of all others, the policy intend to
adopt, and that is TO make the mat
ter u business engagement betaoeen TIE
people Of tile State a;,d IagseJ, II,
arhich the Obligation Oh, 0eg side is to
perform the duties aSsigned me ecah
IN eye single to tie interest Of my
employers. / shall have no idea of
re election or OF any higher political
preierment in my head, but be very
thankful and happy if I can we'll
serve one term as the peoples
Governor. Do you know that if
mother were alive | should feel so
much safer l have always thought
that her prayers had much to do
With uly success. shall expect
You all to help meiu that way. Be-
lieve me, your afectionate brother.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The reference to the Governors
mother is made the more pathetic
by the knowledge that her death
occurred but few weeks previous
to the writing of the letter. Who
can help feeling that in it Governor
Cleveland poured cut his whole
heart! We mast remember, also,
that. what be promised has already
cry stalled into performance. Gov
ernor Cleveland has spent very lit
tie time in ''the purely ornamental
part" of his Office; he has in very
truth made the Go7ernorship ''a
business engagement between the
people of the State and himself.
and performed the duties assigned
him with an eye single to the IN
terests of his employers, the people.
We feel justified in saying here,
upon the authority of one whose
word is always accepted without
question in South Carolina, that
Governor Cleveland did not desire
to be nominated for President, and
preferred to be allowed to serve his
full term as the Chief Magistrate of
the State of New York. Indeed,
the knowledge of his wishes in this
respect was used as an argument
against his nomination. tits, how
ever, an additional reason for his
election.
There is pathos inexpressible in
Governor Cleveland's exclamation
that If his mother were alive he
would feel 80 much safer, and that
he had always thought that her
prayere had had much to do with
bis success. Who will deny it, OF
doubt it {? Surely he who in the
first moment of his elevation to a
position of exalted Importance
gives his first thought to his mo-
ther,. and calls her blessed, is q
man whom the American people
can safely tsust. There is in the
letter published to-day strain Of
homely feeling, a suggestion Of
simple earnestness and truth, which
singles Governor Cleveland out as
the man for the time, A man Of
the people, possessing and cherish,
ing every domestic affection, loyal
to bis public trust as to his public
trust as to his own household, be
can be depended on to keep in
mind, always the interests aud the
rights OF all conditions of men.
Better by fer than any platform Of
promises is the simple, heartfelt let.
ter il which Grover Cleveland pro-
claims his belief in straightforward
and honest methods, and ayows his
faith in the efficacy of a mothers
prayers.