The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-08-30
LETTER..
The Nomination Accepted IN q brief
and Patriotic address.

letter, formally accepting the Democra
tic nomination for President of the Uni
ted States. il as follows:
To Col. VIM. F. Villas. Chairman, aud
d. p. Bestor and others. Members
Of the Notification Committee of the
Democratic National Convention:
Gentlemen-T 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 Convcn
ton lately assembled ut Chicago. I
accept the nomination with a grateful
appreciation Of the supreme honor con
ferred and a solemn sense Of the res
possibility which iu its acceptance
assume.
have carefully considered the plat
form adopted by the convention and
cordially approve the So plain
statement of Democratic ff it'll and
the principles upon which that party
appeals to the <uffrnges of the people
needs no supplement or explanation.
It should be remembered that the
Office of PRESIDENT essentially execu
tive 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 as a nomi
nee for that office has outlined its poll
cy and declared its principles, it seems
to me that nothing in the character of
the Office or the necessities of the case
requires more from the candidate accep
ting such nomination than the sugges
ton of
CERTAIN WE'LL KNOWN TRUTHS,
go absolutely vital to the safety and
welfare of the nation that they cannot
be too often recalled or too seriously
enforced.
W. proudly call ours q government
by the people. 1t is not such when a
class is tolerated which arrogates to
iteelf the management Of public affairs
seeking to control the people instead
of representing them. Parties are the
necessary outgrowth ofour institutions,
but a government is not by the people
when u party fastens it's control upon
the country and perpetuates its power
by cajoling and betraying the people
instead Of serving them. A govern
ment is not by tho people when a re
suit which should represent the intel
ligent will Of free aud thinking men is
or a be determined by the shameless
purchase of their suffrages.:; when
an election to Office shall le the
selection by the voters of one of their
number to assume for a time a public
trust instead Of his dedication to tho
profession Of politics; when the hol
ders of the ballot, quickened by asense
of duty, shall avenge truth betrayed
and pledges broken, and when the sui
frage shall be altogether free and IN.
corrupted the full realization of a gov
eminent by the people will be at hand.
and of the a to this end not one :
would. in my judgment, be more effec !
tive than an amendment to tho Consti |
tuition di.quaIifying the President from
When We consider the patronage of
great Office, the allorements Of
power, the temptation tojetain public I
place once gained and. more than all.
tho availability a party finds in an in ,
cumbent whom a horde ofofice. holders. ,
. zeal born of benefits received
and fostered BY the hope Of favors yet
10 come. stand too ready to aid with
money and trained political service, We
recognize in the eligibility of the Presi
lent for reelection a most serious dan
ger to that calm, deliberate and intelli
yent political action which must char
acterize government by the people.
A true American sentiment recog-
nixes
THE DIGNITY OF LABOR
md the fact that honor lies in honest
toil. Contented labor 10 a siga of M
;ional prosperity. Ability to work
tho capital and wages of