The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-23
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ALBANY. n. y, August Is. 1894
GENTLEMEN: have receive. Jour comn.u-
| "a alton uutcl JulJ y. is,l iniorniug m" OF
my nomination to The ,Idce OF r-siJcnt OF
| the Uait. Il STA. es 10y he Natl ma, Demo "a IL
! Convention late y assemble AT Chi ago. |
| accept III homuutIun with a isrO,, ia, up pre-
! dItiun of tie III RI ne LohOr COM csre4 Hiu
/ high sen e tf t e ,cSpOisiuIufy winch IN its
acccl lance, assume. have carefully con-.
sIcred the tl..IJ III adopt b., he ,uuvcn-
! ton. and cordially approve the $, IN %. plan
! n statement I DcmocI ate IA. h ,tu! the irin-
/ ciples GpoL which that Uarty an cJls to tine
| SURFACES of he pcup.C needs no supplement
| or exp III alton. 1t should Ue rcmemberel that
| the once OF President IS essentially executive
| i'll its nature. The laws cuuctcl by the l.tgi'-
lative bran h of the Government, tAe cnet
! executive IS bouLd iai hfuliy u en- or. Q.
! And when the w.sd jm OF the poL,ial
| party which sci cts one of its members
| as II nominee Tor that O!hcs has outlined. IS
pohcy and declared its prime les IL seems To
| me that moth ng IN the character of tle oILcc
or the necessities of he cas- requires more
| from the candidate accepting such uOmina-
| ton, thun the suggcs,ioL OF we'll known bs-Iths,
| so absolutely vital to the sa, ETY. and welfare
of the Nation that they can not be 900 often
II called or too serlOuslI enfo. c ID We pi odd-
| /, call ours IA Government by ,hS prUpic. 1t
| is not such WI, n class is tOlerateu walsh ar
| logHtes to Itself the ma. agement of iub.ic
uuuirs, seeking TO cOntro Jne people ius.Gdd
| of representing them. farties are the nuces-
sarY OutgroN til OF our institutions, but II gov
ernment Is not by the p opie when one parry
| fas. ons its cohtrol upon The country and per-
peJuates its power by caIohng and botraying
| The people III ,tead OF serving them.
| a Government is not ny the people
| when IA result which should represent tie in
| telligent will OF free and tuinkIS men, is. or
| cun be determined Uy the shalne.e7s corrup-
| tiCn OF their SURFACES When AN elccuUn to
Office shall tie the selection by the voters of
n m NJ ahff IftIs
public trust instead of his dedication to the
profession of poitics; when the holders of
| The ballot, qulCKened by sense of duty,
| snail ayenge truth betrayed and pledges
| broken, ana when the suurage sha | lie al.o--
gcther free and uncorruptGI, the fdll reuli "a
| ton of u Government by the people win be
| ut hand. And OF the means 10 TINS end, not
one would i'll my Judgment, TIC more effective
| than an amendment TO the Constitution, dis
! qualifying the President fi-Jm perfection.
| When We consider the patronage OF this great
office, the aliurements OF power the tempCa-
ton to retain public place once gained, and
more than all the availability the party finds
| in an incumbent whom "A horde of once hold
| ers with II zeal born OF Dement'S recei. cd, and
tostered by the hope of tavors yet TO come,
stand ready to aid with money and trained
political service, we recognize IN the englbil-
ity OF the President for reelection II most Sc
| nous danger 10 that calm, deliberate and M
telllA ent political action, which must charac-
teriae government by the people.
| A true American sentiment recognizes the
dignity OF labor, and the fact that honor lies
in honest toll. Contented labor is an ele-
work constitutes the capital, and the wage of
labor the meme of vast number OF oun
population; ana this interest should be jeal-
ousiy protected Our working men are not
ashing unreasonable indulgence; but in
teingent ana manly citizens, they seek the
same consideration which those demand VINO
have other interests at stake. They should
receive their tull snare of the care and. atten-
ton OF those who make ana execute the laws
to the end that the wants and needs of the
emplOJ ers and the employed shall alike be.
suUserved and the prosperity OF the country.
hsNah
AS related to this subject, while we should not
discourage the immigration of those who come
to acknOwle ledge allegiance to our Government
and add to our citizen lopuauon, yet a.
means of protection TO our wOTklngmen, Il
dilerent rule should prevail concerniu q those
VINO, If they come or are brought, to our land,
do not intend to become AMERICANS, bat will
injudiciousy c, mpete with those justly ent-
tied TO our held o. labor.
In Il letter accepting the nomination to the
oiiiCe of Governor Leariy two years ago, L
made the following statement, To which /
have steadily adhered
1.-The laboring classes constitute the main
part OF our pJpulatIan. lhey should be pro-
tected IN tie right peaceably TO assert thelr
ri shts when endangered 10y npgrcgat- ID c ,pI-
| tai; AID all Statutes on this subject shUu Il
recognize tue care of the :, ate 70. hone ton,
and be framed with view of Improving tue
condition OF the worningman.
a proper regard for the welfare of the
workingman being inseparabiy connected
| with the integrity of our institutions, none OF
our citizens are more Interested tnan they
| are in guarding against any corruptiIg inhu-
| purposes OF our Government; and none
! should be more watchful of the uuful machi
nations of those who allure them 10 seif-in-
| hicted inquiry.
| In free country. the curtailment of the
| absolute rights OF the individual should only
be such as rs essential to the peace and good
order of the community. The limit betW cen
the proper subjects OF governmental control
and those wnIch can he more fttingly lelt to,
the moral sense and Seli-impOscd l., strunt OF
the citizen, should be carefully kept i'll view.
Thus laws interfering with The habits and
lstoms of any OF our people which are not
offensive to the moral sentiments of the
clvllized world, and which are consistent with
good citizenship and the public welfare, are
unwise and VeXatlous.
The commerce of At Nation to u eat extent
determines its supremacy. Cheap and easy
| TRANSPORTATION should therefore be ILLEGALLY
| fostered Within the limits of the ConstItu-
| ton the general government should SO i'm
prove and protect its natural water ways us
Will enable the producers of the country TO
reach profitable market.
| 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 of those in
| trusted with the management OF their affairs
| u see that such public service IL forthcoming.
The selection and retention of subOrdinates
| in Government employment should depend
upon their ascertained hCness and the Value
OF their work; and they should be
! neither expected nor allowed to
questional lie party service. Inc interests OF
| estimate OF pubic labor and duty will be inn
| mensely improved; pub 10 employment will
| be open To III VINO can uelnOlstfhte tnelr mt
ness to enter it; the unseemly scramble for
place underline Government with the conse-
quent importantly which ombitters oflicl1
| life win cease; and the pubnc departments
! will not be tled with those VINO conceive il to
DO their first duty to aid the party to which
they owe their places, instead of rendering
patient and honest return 70 the people.
| / believe that the public temper is such that
the 70 ers OF the land are prepared to sup
port the party which gives the best promise of
| administering the Government in the honest
sim de and plain manner which is consistent
with its character and purposes They have
| learned that mystery and conc aalmenL in the
| management OF their AFFAIRS cover tricks and
betra, al. The craftsmanship they reaulre