The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-08-05
LETTER FROM MIR. BISHOP.
In Which He has Something TO
Say OF Cleveland. Perry
and DoughertY.
RUTLAND, VT, July 31st, 1884.

RUTLAND, VT, July 31st, 1884.
Editor PALATKA NEWS
No political campaign ever opened
more auspiciously fon any party than the
campaign of 1884 is now opening for the
democratic party. Our convention at
Chicago was, in every way, magnlti-
cent affair, and I felt myself highly hon
ored in being one of the 800 men who
constituted it, An Overwhelming ma
iority of the body were of lone heart
and one mind" Factionists and dema-
gogues were listened to with patient CT
vilitv. and then quietly voted down.
A most cunning and elaborately planned
attempt to stampede the convention
caused no wavering OF fiuttering, but
served, on the contrary, to hasten the IN
evitable, RESULT The one secret OF the
whole matter lay Sin steadfast deter
mination to accept the issue which had
been rendered in the nomination OF
Blaine. In that act the republican party
had laid down the doctrine: Official
power is a personal possession, to bo en-
ployed for the aggrandizement OF its
possessor. By the side OF the nomination
for the highest office on earth of the man
whose whole public life, more conspicu-
ously than that of any other American,
has been a continuous exempliticatlon OF
that atrocious doctrine, all the platitudes
of written platform are leather and
prunella." Very wisely the democratic
convention resolved to make nomina-
tion which should embody most emphati-
cally the opposite doctrine: Official
power is a sacred trust, to be admins
tered faithfully and fearlesSly for the
benefit of the people. Thus it came
about that the nomination for the presi-
dency Of any other than Grover Cleve-
land was no longer among the possibili-
ties. 1t is true that Bayard, Thurman,
Hendricks. Mcdonald, Carlisle and other
democratic statesmen had likewise ex-
emplified that high principle, but recent
events had caused Governor Cleveland to
stand apart as its exponent par excel
lence. precisely as, in 1876, Governor Til
den stood apart III the representation OF
administrative reform. UnquestiOnably
the office which stands next to the presi-
dencv, as to the importance of the adj
mfnistrative functions pertaining to it, Is
the goveraorship of the empire state
and Governor Cleveland, in the face oi
!. Il, y,,o1n :
man of ordinary courage quail, and, II
spite of sophistical arguments which
would have misled a man of ordinary sa
raeity, has been so true to his trust as t.
attract the admiring attention of all wei
informed and patriotic citizens. 1t is b.
reason OF these things that Grover Cleve
land has become our standard-bearer
and may God help us all, as democrat;
to work our way up to his high level.
Viewing our state and congressionf
nominations from this distance, | hav
no fault to find with them. / would nc
change them in any particular, If coulC
We all know that General Perry is a
eminently able man, not at all likely
be influenced by any clique or ring, an
I confidently believe that he will carr
into the office for which he has bee
nominated the doctrine set forth abo'
as having been embodied in the nomin
ton of Cleveland. My familiarity Wi
the sentiments of the people Of Sumt
county enables me to say that Mir. NJ
brv enjoys. in the highest degree, t
esteem and confidence of those WI
know him best. My opinion of N
Dougherty has undergone no chan
since first expressed my desire to S
him put on the track for congress.
then intimated, | had ample opport
nity to observe his course at the begi
ming of his legislative career, and w
impressed with his aptitude for legis
lative work and with his value as pl
lie servant l soon came to believe tn
whenever [ saw clearly that measr
ought, or ought not to be adopted.
could predict, with absolute certain
what the position of Charles Doughe
would be in regard to it. The intelle
ual acuteness manifested by him Y
very remarkable. He never prated abt
acting conscientiously, yet it was 1
fectly apparent that the first questi
entertained by him concerning 6
proposition submitted for our conside
ton, was the question, 3" Is this right
wrong?" | look forward with 81
interest to this young mans entrance
a congressional career. Not to dwell
his sense of duty, which ] believe to b
stronger sentiment with him than h
conscious of cherishing, | am sure
he has brains enough to apprehend
faithful service is the best of all posS
ladders for one who proposes to eli
His familiarity with parliamentary tao
and the natural alertness of his II
viii place him at decided advant
for securing the considerations of nj
ures in the interest of his constituent