San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-30
The Head OF Our Ticket.

; character OF Grover Cleveland, th
; nominee OF the Democrats and In
dependents for President OF tn
! United States. The result is that 10
day We are satisfied that, in spite o
ISLANDERS which have been RAISED
against him, he il eminently worthy o
the position no holds,and il elected, a
we believe ho will be. will worthil.
gil the Presidential chair. All hi
past public life shows that no ha'
been earnestly and honestly devoted
TO tho service Of the people, modestly
and without pretense, yet firmly and
conscientiously. The following letter
written by him to his brother, Rev
VIM. n. Cleveland, on the eve Of
of his election TO tho Office OF Cover
nor OF New York, speaks eloquently
OF the modest, conscientious and noble
character Of the man. We defy any
unprejudiced person to read this letter
without being deeply impressed by the
sincerity and honesty Of the writer.
Can anybody conceive of the willy self.
seeking demagogue, Blaine, writing
such a letter He might, indeed,
write more elegant and plausible
one, but it is not in his nature to use
the simple words of truth and sober
ness so as to impress the reader with
his single hearted devotion to truth
and duty, because he is wanting in
those characteristics. But read the
letter:
Mayors OFFICE,
BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 7, 1882.
MY DEAR BROTHER: 1 have just
voted. sit here in the Mayors Of
fee alone, with the exception of the
artist of Frank Leslies Illustrated
newspaper who is sketching the
Office. If mother were here l
should be writing to her, and l feel
as if it were time for me to be writ
ing to some one who will believe what
1 write. I have been for some time
in the atmosphere of certain success,
80 that 1 have been sure that L
should assume the duties of the high
Office for which 1 have been named.
l have tried hard in the light of this
fact to properly appreciate the re-
sponsibilities that will rest upon me,
and they are much, too much under
estimated. But the thought that has
troubled me is, can 1 well perform
my duties, and in such manner as
to do some good to the State? l
know there is room for it, and l know
that am honest and sincere in my
desire to to do well, but the question
is whether l know enough to accom-
plish what desire.
The social life which seems to
await me has also been subject of
much anxious thought. have a no
ton that l can regulate that very
much us 1 desire and if can shall
spend very little time in tho purely
ornamental part of the Office. In
point of fact, 1 will tell you first of
all others, the policy l intend to
adopt, and that is to mako the matter
business engagement between the
people of the State and myself, in
which the obligation is on my side to
to perform the duties assigned to me
with an eye single to the interest OF
my employers. L shall have no idea
of reelection, or of any political pre-
ferment in my head, but be thankful
and happy if 1 can serve one term as
the peoples Governor, Do you know
that if mother were alive l should
feel SO much safer? l have always
thought that her prayers had much to
do with my success. L shall expect
you all to help me in that way.
Give my love to -, and to -,
if she is with you, and believe me
your affectionate brother,
Grover CLEVELAND,
This letter not only gives the key
note to the subsequent public life of
it's author, but it furnishes good
index to his private character. Again
we defy any unprejudiced person to
read it, together with his letter to
Mrs. Beecher which we publish in
another column, and still believe in
the stories which have been circulated
derogatory to his moral character
Never, we are convinced, has public
man been more vilely or causelessly
traduced. It does not now appear
that his public life has any such
stain upon it as has been supposed,
nor that his famous telegram. Tell
the truth WAS, Ms it has been popu-
larily held to be, confession of
guilt in the matter referred to, but
was instead the prompting of a noble
manhood to say no more, in order to
save the reputation of a friend and
his family. A special correspondent
of the Chicago News, an independent
Republican paper, was recently de
tailed to visit Buffalo and thoroughly
investigate this matter, He reports