The Brookhaven leader., 1884-08-28

D11oKs.
Their Letters Of Aooeptance-short
end Sweet.
To Col. VIM. y. Villas, Chairman, and d.
r. Bcstcr and others, Members Of the
Notification Committee Of the Demo-
cratic National Convention:
Gentlemen-I have received your
communication, dated July %, 1884,
informing me Of my nomination 70
the Office of President of the United
States by the National Democratic
Convention lately assembled ct Chi
cago. ! accept the nomination with
. grateful appreciation Of the su
preme honor conferred and . solemn
sense Of the responsibility which In
its acceptance ! assume.
l have carefully considered the
platform adopted by the convention
and cordially approve the same. So
plain . statement of Democratic
faith snd the principles upon which
that party appeals TO the suffrages
Of the people needs no supplement
or explanation. It should be re-
membered that the Office Of Presi-
dent is essentially executive in its
nature. The laws enacted by the
legislative branch of the govern
ment the Chief Executive is bound
faithfully to enforce, and when the
wisdom Of the political party which
selects one Of its members 40 q
nominee for that office has outlined
its policy and declared its principles,
it seems to me that nothing in the
character Of the Office or the neCessi-
ties Of the case requires more from
the candidate accepting such nomi-
nation than the suggestion Of
CERTAIN WELL KNOWN rRUTHs,
90 absolutely vital TO the safety and
welfare Of the nation that they can.
not be too often recalled or ton
seriously enforced.
We proudly call ours a govern
ment by the people. 1t 10 not such
when q class 10 tolerated which
arrogates to itself the man agement
Of public affairs, seeking to control
the people instead Of representing
them. Parties are the necessary
outgrowth of our institutions, but a
government is not by the people
when one party fastens its control
upon the country aud perpetuates
its power by caioliug and betray.
ing the people instead of serving
them. 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 de.
termined by the shameless purchase
of their SURFACES; when an election
to Office shall be the selection by
the voters of one Of their number to
assume for a time a public trust in
stead of his dedication to the pro-
fession of politics: when the holders
Of the ballot, quickened by a sense
Of duty, shall avenge truth betrayed
and pledges broken, and when the
suffrage shall be altogether free and
interrupted the full realization Of a
government by the people will be at
hand, and OF the means ia
this end not one in my judg-
ment, be moro effective than
an amendment to the COnstitu-
ton disqualify the President from
reelection.
When We consider the patronage
Of this great Office, the allurements
of power, the temptation to etain
public place once gained and, more
than all, the availability a party
fluids in an incumbent whom a horde
Of Office holders, with zeal born of
benefits received and fostered by the
hope Of tavors yet to come, stand
to ready to aid with money and
trained political service, we recog
nize in the eligibility of the Prcsi-
dent for reelection q most serious
danger to that calm, deliberate and
intelligent political action which
must characterize a government by
the people. ee
A true American sentiment recog-
nizes
THE DIGNITY OF LABOR
and the fact that honor lies in hon
est toll. Contented labor is o sign
Of national prosperity. Ability so
work constitutes the capital and
wages of labor, the income of a vast
number Of our population, and this
interest should be jealousy protected
Our workingmen are not asking
unreasonable indulgence, but as IN
telligent and manly citizens they ask
the same consideration which those
demand who have other inter-
ests at stake. They should re-
ceive their full share Of the care and
attention Of those who make and
execute the laws, to the end that the
wants and needs of the employers
and employed shall alike be sub
served and the prosperity of the
country, the common heritage of
both, be advanced. As related to
this subject, while we should not
discourage immigration Of those who
come to acknowledge allegiance to
our government and add to our
citizen population, yet, ~ . means
of protection to our wOrkinQmen, q