Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30


Men and Politicians in and Aroun.
New Ycrk-An Alike sratiied..
| o. ID. Baldwin. President Fourth Ma
tional Bank, Independent: "a splendi,
letter; satisfactory in every respect. III
could not have expressed himsel
better"
President Randolph. Continental Bank
Democrat: Excellent, and to thl
/ point"
| e-President John T. Agnew, Con
tinental Bank, Tammany Democrat
/ Concise, but to the point"
3. A. Drake, banker: MANLY ant
| Straightforward. There could be ns
better exposition OF the principles a
issue in this campaign. Brief, but say,
great deal.
Springfield Republican.
Mr.. Cleveland does not recognize tn.
fariH as matter within the President!
control, and does not allude to it; neither
does he demagogue in regard to oul
foreign policy and what be would do fol
Irishmen in British bastiles. He prom
ises TO labor no bauble of high wages il
elected; TO capital no booming times
to be brought about by brilliant
American policy" of commercial ag.
grandizement by display of force. In
short, he simply proposes to administer
the Government in the honest, simple
and plain manner consistent with its
character and purposes" 1t is. the honest,
indefatigable and Flooding man against
the snowy and slippery one.
Philadelphia Record (Ind)
Gov. Cleveland's letter OF acceptance
is calculated TO strengthen the regard of
his old friends and win him new ones.
1t is refreshing after the unnatural tame
ness of Blaine, the uncertain arguments
OF Logan and the garrulous egotisn of
Butler, to read the deliverances of a can
didate for a great Office who makes no
effort to dazzle his readers with flights of
rhetoric or confuse them with Machia-
vellian logic. Gov. Cleveland has some
thing to say, and he says it clearly and
pointedly. An Administration based on
such principles would leave little to be
desired. That Gov. Cleveland would
give the country such an Administra-
ton if chosen to the Presidency will be
the belief Of thousands in every section
Of the country when they read his letter
of acceptance.
SPECIMEN REPUBLICAN, COMMENT.
Baltimore Herald (Rep,)
If Mr.. Clevelands object in writing
the letter was TO put before the public
something that it is absolutely impossi-
ceeded admirably.
J. v. Bowler, banker: First class
Henry Graves, banker; Admirable. T"
George w. Ely, Secretary Stock Ex-
change, independent: Clear and con-
else. Treats all the issues very plainly"
F. ID. Tsppan, President Gallatin Bank,
Republican Have not read the letter.
I am Republican, but not Blaine
man"
Henry Clsws, banker, Republican,
The letter is very good. 1t is multum
in paryo.'
w. E Conner, Independent: ''Brief,
that Gov. Cleveland would make safe
President, and his letter only confirms
the belief"
Henry Hentz, ex-President of the Cot
ton Exchange, Independent: "a manly
document; brief and to the point"
T. Jacoby, Treasurer Produce Ex-
change, Republican: "Gov. Cleveland
has written a short, concise and very
good letter. don't believe in these
long epistles. say this, though am a
Blaine Republican"
Robert Clapp, ex-Secretary of the Pro.
duce Exchange: "A very strong letter"
F. H. Parker, President Produce Ex-
change Bank, Democrat: Covers the
ground fully; satisfactory and to the
poin:. 1t will be read by everybody"
Charles r. Flint, of w. r. Grace &
Co., Democrat: at is an admirable let
ter in every respect. 1t meets the main
issues. It's utterances on the labor
question will prove satisfactory to the
iaboripg classes, and will, have every
reason TO believe, stop whatever disaffec-
ton there may be in that direction.
The letter is Democratic in every sense
of the word. The Democratic party is
the party of the people, and this let
ter addresses itself particularly to
the people, the vast multitude
of laboring men. His ore-term utter
ance, while unexpected, is Democratic
doctrine. l am especially pleased with
his remarks in regard to immigration.
He states general proposition, but it
admirably covers the Chinese question.
The letter is strong, not only in what it
says, but also in what it does not
say. The tariff is not the issue in this
campaign. The Governor is wise not to
touch upon it. Anything that would be
said would be misconstrued and twisted.
am free trader myself. The ten
dency of the whole country is in that
direction, but any legislation would be
unwise that should throw the business
interests into confusion and abruptly
establish a system which should be APP
preached gradually, simply and without
injury to any interest. OF course, can
not speak for ex-Mayor Grace, but if he
were here 1 know he would speak in the
highest terms of the letter"
L. r. Livermore, -four merchant, DEM
ocrat: 81 have not read the letter, but
from what see of its length and what /
know of the man who wrote it, | have
no doubt it is a good one"
John A. Tobey, member Board of Man
ayers Produce Exchange: Excellent"
Leonard Hazeltine, grain merchant,
Republican: mo opinion-pretty thin.
No man is Republican who won't vote
for Blaine
AT THE HEADQUARTERS.
Among the opinions expressed regard
ing Cleveland's letter of acceptance about
Democratic headquarters were the fol-
lowing: United States Senator B. F.
Jonas, of Louisiana: Letter suits first
rate on account of its sincerity, its brew
ity and its explicitness on the only point
upon which he could supplement the
platform to advantage in view of is sues
attempted to be raised since the conven-
which Cleveland's declarations, | am
sure, will satisfy the honest labor vote of
the country"
William E. Smith, Chairman of the
State Executive Committee: "a win
ming letter"
Walter H. Bum, Chief Clerk of the
State Committee: Like all Grover
Cleveland's public papers, it is charac-
terized by directness of thought and
brevity of expression"
DIR. J. H Cole, Democratic nominee
for Congress, from Baltimore: "Admi-
rAble letter, brief, to the point, and will
approuod hy ha -