The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-08-23
4 nopEE LETTER.
Cleveland Accepts the Great TFust Cep.
aded to Hin.
ISIS Sediments Manly Set F9Tth rad
Briefly Stated.

Albany, n, +, AVEgSt 19.-qSv.
ClOvslani's letter formally aOOsp.
ting tie democratic ssminaGan fer
PRECEDENT Of The United States is as
follaVE
GsatlsmOn-I have received
yeHr esmmuaicatiSn dated July %,
1884, informing me IF my Remiaa,
tier to the office Of the president Of
the Uaitej States by the national
democratic convention lately as
sembled at Chicago. l accept the
nomination With a grateful apprs-
citation Of the supreme AORSr COAfsr-
red, and a soISmH sSaSO eli the re-,
sp0Asibility which in its acceptance
assume. have sarsfRIly csAsid-
cred the platfsrm adopted by tho
eonveHtien Sad cordially approve
the same. Sc RlaiI a statement OF
democratic faith aAd the principles
apsp which that party appeals TO
the SufrageS Of the people
aSs4a NJ supplemental sxPle4a-
tea.
1t shpald be rsnsmbSrad the af-
fee Of PreSidSnt is essentially eyes
alive in its nature. The lava en-
acted by the legislative branch Of
the gsVsrAmNAt, The chief executive
is beuad faithfully 10 enforce, and
Whs9 the widen Of the RAliIical
party yhisA aslAst enc at its mem
bSrS as neAinss fer that office
has outlined its palIpY and declared
its principles, it seams tA nae that
AOthing in the character Of the Of
fee or the necessities of the O4ap 70.
qHirSs more from the candidate ss.
sSPtng Sach a nomination than the
suggestion Of ssrtGiR yell known
truths So absolutely vital 10 the
safety and welfare Of the nAti"n,
that they cannot be tee sftea re-
called or teo seriously enforced.
We proudly call Ours a govern
msnt by the people. II is net such
When . class IS tolerated which ar.
rOgatss to itself the management of
public affairs, seeking 20 control
the people instead Of representing
them. Parties are the necessary
OutgrOWth 0fQIr Institutions, but a
government is act by the people
when aps party fsstsps its eOnlrOl
upon the. country and p%srpetWates
its power by cajOliRg and %hstraylAS
the people instead Of serving them.
A government is not by the people
when a result whieh should repre-
sent the Intelligent will of free AMI
thinking men ID or can be determip-
cd BY shameless theft Of their sRfra
geS. When an election 10 office
shall be the selection by the VOtsrs
Of sns Of their number 10 assume
fer = tlmO . publls trust, instead Of
his d~sdisatlsn to the profession Of
pehticG; when the holders Of the
ballet, quisksRed BY a sense of du
y, shall aveng0 truth betrayed and
pledges broken, aad whsn tina sat
fragS shall be altogether free and
vs~eorrupt6d, q full realization Of a
government by the people will be al
land, aRd Of the means ia thiE ORd
act one would, in nay judgment, BE-
nOre effective thaR an amendment
to the constitution dlsqaAlifyiRg the
president FROM Es-elsCtisR, When
we consider the patrSnagS Of this
great sfice, the allsreRssA Of pow
or, the temptation ia ratsiA public
place sRee EaiAsd, and mora than
all the availability q party finds in
an incumbent VIXEN a hord Of office
holders, with a zeal barn Of benefits,
received and festered by the hope
Of favors yet to csMs, stand too
ready to aid With msney 8 traiasd
Political service, We recognise in
the eligibility 0ftRs president Ter re
NlaSGieA 4 mast aeriSuS danger to
that salm, deliberate and intelIi
ssat Political actiOn, which must
shAraCtsrizS 4 government by the
people.
A true Americas sentiment rec.
Ognizss the dignity Oflahor aud the
fact that hsAOr lies in haAsst toll.
OoRtsntsd labor IA a sigA Of nation
al prosperity. Ability TO- wsrk
constitutes the capital, and the
wages at labor the iaSems Of . vast
nuAbsr at ear populstien, and this
interest should be jsaleusly protect.
ed. Our WsrkiagmsA are not ask
ing unreasonable indulgence, hut
as in~teIllgeHt and manly eltizsAs
they Geak the same consideration
which those demand Wha have eth
or interests at stake. Msy should
receive thSir fall share Of the care
and attention of those whe make
ard avAa~fA Aho l.-s az ..I /