Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-10-16
A REPUBLICAN WELCOME.
Address of Welcome of the Buffalo
Cleveland Republicans to Cleve-
land at the Great Recep-
ton given the Governor
at his Home.

dL MS I1Om0.
The committee of Cleveland Repub-
licans, consisting of thirty of the lead
ing Republican business men of thai
city, have issued the following address
of welcome to Governor Cleveland
GOVERNOR CT LEvELAND You are
among us for the first time since your
nomination for the high Office of Presl-
dent of the United States. The Cleve-
land Republicans of the city of your
home desire to extend to you a formal
and hearty welcome. Buffalo has many
times shown its confidence in and es-
TEEN for you Twice when Republi-
cans have desired to rebuke dishonesty
in their own party they have found in
you the efficient instrument. You have
been our Mayor and are now our Coy
ernor. In every position IL which you
have been placed you have shown your
self worthy of the trust reposed in you.
No honest man of any party ever had
reason to regret giving you his support.
Causes similar to those which forced
you into the Mayors chair against your
will and made you Governor of the
Empire State without your haying
sought the Office now call for your cleo
tion to The highest Office in the nation.
The issues of this campaign, which o.
verchadow all other interests, is integ-
rity.
Without honesty wisdom is mere
craft and cozenage."
We want more than anything else 10
the chair of Washington and Lincoln
a fearless, independent, honest man.
AS Republicans We say with regret that
we believe your chief competitor for
the Presidential Office is not such a
man. The record of his official life has
caused many even of those who now
support him to condemn him as unclean
and dangerous. His tell-taIe letters,
showing how he used his official posit-
ion to make money for himself, have
received many friendly explanations.
But none of them has succeeded in
explaining away his dishonor. The
taint of corruption clings to them and
sbould-and we believe must-prove an
effectual bar to his election to the office
he has SO long and presistently sought.
We deem it especially fortunate that in
turning from candidate whom we
cannot trust we find an imposing candi-
date in every way worthy of confidence.
We prefer an honest Democrat to a
dishonest Republican. We cannot un-
derstand that sentiment or that super
stition which puts party before honor
and before country. We cannot CON-
prehend that logic which says that one
man may be corrupt n Congressman
and yet be trusted to be model PreSi-
dent, and in the same breath tells us
that another man though he may be a
model Governor cannot be trusted in
the Presidency. In the face of such
false and contemplate doctrine we say:
You have been faithful over the inter-
ests placed in your charge. We will
strive to enlarge the field of your re-
sponsibilities and usefulness. We have
watched your official career and have
studied your life. We feel that we
know you we'll. We believe that integ-
rity is the basis of your character, that
faithfulness to trust is your first rule of
life.
We believe that, like Clay, you had
rather be right than be President if
choice must be made, and that, like
Lincoln, you will be firm in the right as
God gives you to see the right. We
therefore tender you our Endorsement
and support, and bid you welcome as
an honored guest a Presidential candi-
date, model Governor, but greater
than all, an honest man.
The executive committee of Cleveland
Republicans of Erie county.
ANsLEY WILCOX, Chairman.
RALPH STONE, JOHN B. OLMsTED,
Secretaries.