Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-20
CLEVELAND's LETTER
FORMALLY ACCEPTING THE DEMO
CRATIC NOMINATION.
Cordial Approval of the Platform
Opposition to the Re-elec-
ton of President.

[sPEGAL BY TELEGRAPH To THE REcoRD-UNIoN.l
| ALBANY q. ", August 19th.-Governor
Cleveland's letter, formally accepting the
Democratic nomination for President of
the United States, is rs follows:
| GENTLEMEN: | have received YOUR comEuni-
| cation, dated July IS, 1881, informing me of my
| nomination to the office of President of the
| United States by the National Democratic Con-
| vention lately assembled at Chicago. | accept
| the nomination with grateful appreciation of
/ the supreme honor conferred, and 4 solemn
sense of the responsibility, which, in its accept
| ance, assume. have carefully considerable
| platform adopted by the Convention, and cor
daily approve the same So plain statement
| OF Democratic faith and the principles upon
which that party appeals to the sutlrages of the
| people, needs no supplement or explanation. 1t
| should be remembered that the Office of PreSi-
| dent is essentially executive in its nature The
| laws enacted by the legislative branch of the
| Government, the chief executive is bound faith
| fully to enforce: or when the wisdom of the po-
litical party which selects one of its members
| a nominee for that Office has outlined its policy
and declared its principles, it seems
| 10 me that nothing in the chaIac-
| ter of the office or the necessities
| of the case requires more from the candidate
accepting such nomination than the suggestion
ofcertain well known truths so absolutely vital
| TO the safety and welfare of the nation that
| they cannot be too often recalled or too ser-
| Ously enforced. We proudly call ours Il govern
ment by the people. 1t is not such, when
| class is tolerated which arrogates to itself the
| management of public affairs, seeking to
CONTROL THE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF REPRESENTING
| THEM.
Parties are the necessary outgrowth of our in
| stitutions, but government is not by
| its control upon the country, and perpetuates
| Its power by cajoling and betraying the people
| instead OF serving them. government is not
| by the people, when result which should rep
resent the intelligent will of free thinking men
| Is, or can be- determined by the shamelcSSneSs
| of their suffrage. 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, instead OF his dedication to the profession
| of politics: when the holders of the ballots
qulckened by sense of duty shall ayenge the
| truth betrayed and pledges broken, and when
| the suiirages shall be together free and uncor-
] rupted, the full realization of a government by
| the people Will be at hand, and of the means 10
| this end, not one would, III my judgment. be
| more effective than an amendment to the Con-
StitutiOn.
| DlSQUALIFYING THE PRESIDENT FROM RE-ELEC-
TON.
When we consider the patronage of this great
office, the allurcments of power the temptation
| 10 retain public place once gained and more
than all, the availability party finds in an in
| cumbcnt whom horde of Otce-holders with'a
| zeal born of benefits received and fostered by
tilc nope III iaNOrS TO come, stand ready TO
AID with money and trained political service
| We recognize in the eligibility of the President
| Tor reelection most serious danger to that
calm, deliberate and intelligent political action
winch must characterize Il government BY the
| people.
SOP THROWN To THE woRKINGMEN
| A true American sentiment recognizes the dig
NIFTY OF labor, and the fact that honor lies in
| honest toll. Contented labor is an clemens of
| national prosperity. Ability to work constitutes
| the capital of the wages of labor, the income of
| vast number of our population, and this inter
est should be jealousy protected. Our work
| ing men are not asking unreasonable terms but
| as intelligent persons they seek the same con-
| sideration which those demand who have other
| Interests ut stake. They should receive their
4 full share of the care and attention of those
| who make and execute the laws, to the end
| that the needs of the employers and employees
| should alike be Subscrved, and the prosperity of
| the country, the common heritage of both, be
| advanced AS related to this subject, while we
| should not discourage the immigration of those
! who come, acknowledge allegiance to our Coy
eminent and add to our city population, yet, as
| means OF protection to our WOrkingmCn, a
| different rule should prevail concerning those if
| they come or are brought to our land, who
! do not intend to become Americans but will in
judiciOusly compete with those Justly entitled TO
| our labor. In letter accepting the nomination
| TO the Office of Ex-Governor, nearly two years ago,
| | made the following statement, to which !
| nave steadily adhered - The labOring classes
| constitute the main part of our population.
| They should be protected in their efforts peace
| ably to assert their rights when endangered by
| capital ana all statutes on this subject should
| recognize the care of the State for honest toll
| and be framed with view of imprDying the
| condition of the wOrkingman, IL proper care for
| the Worklngman being inseparably connected
| with the integrity of our institutions. None of
| our citizens are more interested than they in
| guarding against any corrupt influences which
| seek to pervert the beneficial purposes of our
| Government, and none should be more watchful
| OF the artiul Vaccinations of those who allure
| them to seli-intlcted injury. In u free country
| the cuftallment Of the absolute rights of the
| individual should only be such us is essential
| to the peace and good order OF the community
| Inc limit between the proper subjects of the
| governmental control and those which can be
more iully left to the moral sense and the self
imposed restraint OF the citizen should be care
gully kept in view Thus laws unnecessarily
| interfering with the habits and customs of any
! one OF our people which are not offensive to the
| moral sentiments of the civilized world and
which are consistent with good citizenship and
| the pubic welfare, are unwise and vexatious
THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION
The commerce of d nation, to a great extent,
| determines its supremacy. Cheap and easy
transportation should therefore be literally fos-
| tered within the limits of the Constitution The
General Government should so improve and
| protect its natural waterways as will enable the
producers Of the country to reach Il profitable
| market.
THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
| The people pay the wages of the public en-
| ployes, and they are entitled to the fair and
| honest work which the money thus paid should
command. 1t is the duty ofthose intrusted win
| the management of the affairs to see that such
public service is forthcoming. The selection
| and retention of SubOrdinates in the Govern
| ment employ should depend upon their ascer-
tanned ttneSs and the value of their work and
| they should be neither expected nor allowed to
! do questionable party service The interests of
the people viii be better protected, the estimate
OF public labor and duty Will be immensely i'm
| proved public employment will be open TO ali
! who demonstrate their fitness to enter it. The
| unseemly scramble for place under the Govern
ment, with the consequent imDOrtunitv which
embitters official life, win cease and the public
| departments will not be filed with those who
| conceive it to be their first duty to aid
the party to which they owe their place
| instead OF rendering patient and honest return
| 10 the people. | believe that the public temper
| is such that the voters of the land are prepared
| to support the party which gives the best prom
| Use OF administering the government in the
| honest, simple and plain manner which is con
| sistent with its character and purposes They
have learned that mystery and cOncealment in
| the management of their affairs cover tricks
and betrayal The craftsmanship they reorIire
consists in honesty and frugaity and q prompt
response TO the needs of the people as they raise
| ana the Vigilant protection of all their varied
interests. If should be called to the Chief
| Magistracy of the nation by the sufrages of my
| telOW-CitiZenS will assume the duties of that
| high office with solemn determination to ded-
icate every effort to the country'S good and
with an humble reliance upon the favor and
support of the Supreme Being, who believe
will always bless honest human endeavor in the
conscientious discharge of Il public duty
GROVER CLEVELAND
To Colonel William Villas, Chairman, and D.
2. BestOr and others, members OF the Notifica-
ton Committee OF the Democratic National Con-
yention.
THE suns OPINION OF THE ABOVE.
NEW YORK, August 20th-A M-The St,,
says: Cleveland has written his letter of
| acceptance, and we print it elsewhere. 1t
has the merit of comparative brevity, but
no other that we can discern.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
The stories that Governor Foster of Ohio
is embarrassed are untrue.
1t is believed that the California railroad
pool will be dissolved in ninety days.
The burial of the Duke Of Wellington
took place yesterday at Strathfeld, Eng.