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o. d. Baldwin, President Fourth Ma.
tional Bank, Independent: "A spleudid
letter; satisfactory in every respect Ho
| better nii'oeii
President Randolph, Continental Rank
point" " TIC
Vice. President John T. Agnew, Con.
tlnental Bank, Tammany Democrat
concise, but to the point
Il: A.. Drake, banker: MANLY and
straightforward. There could be no
peter. exposition OF the principles At
issue IN this campaign. Brief, but says
Springfield Republican.
MI. Cleveland does not recognize the
tariif as matter within the President' .
control, and does not allude to il: neither
does he demagogue in regard to our
foreign policy and what he would do for
freshmen in British bastiles. He prom.
ises to labor no bauble Of high wages il
elected TO capital no booming times
TO be brought about by a brilliant
American policy" OF commercial az.
grandizement by display of force. In
short, he simply proposes TO administer
me Government in "the honest, simple
and plain manner consistent with its
character and purposes" 1t is the honest
interchangeable and Flooding man against
the snowy and slippery one.
Philadelphia Record Qnd.)
Gov. Clevelands letter of acceptance
is calculated to strengthen the regard OF
his old friends and win him new ones,
IL is refreshing after the unnatural tame
ness OF Blaine, the uncertain arguments
OF Logan and the garrulous egotism OF
Butler, to read the deliveranCes OF can.
didate for great Office who makes no
effort to dazzle his readers with flights OF
rhetoric or confuse them with Machia.
vellian logic. Gov. Cleveland has some
thing to say, ami he says it clearly and
pointedly. An Administration based on
such principles would leave little to be
desired. That Gov. Cleveland would
give the country such an Administra.
ton II chosen to the Presidency will be
the belief OF thousands in every section
OF the country when they read his letter
CT acceptance.
SPECIMEN REPUBLICAN COMMENT.
Baltimore Herald (Rep.)
II Mr.. Cleveland's object in writing
| the letter was TO put before the public
something that it is absolutely impossi.
BILE to dissect or dissent from, he has sue.
ceeded admirably.
| J. V. Bowler, banker: First class. ~
Henry Graves, banker: Admirable. -
George W. Ely, Secretary Stock Elk
change, Independent: Clear and con.
else. Treats all the issues very plainly"
+. d. Tsppan, President Gallatin Bank
Republican: Have not read the letter
am a Republican, but not Blaine
map."
Henry Clews, banker, Republican
THE letter is very good. L. is multum
in parvo.'
W. + Conror, Independent "Brief
but to the point. Have always believed
that Gov. Cleveland would make safe
President, and his letter only confirms
the belief"
Henry Hentz, ex-President Of the Cot
ton Exchange, Independent: "A manly
document; brief and to the point"
7. Jacoby, Treasurer Produce Elk.
change, Republican: Gov. Cleveland
has written short concise and very
good letter. Idon't believe in these
long epistles. | say this, though am a
Blaine Republican"
Robert Ciapp, x-Secretary of the Pro-
duce Exchange "a very strong letter"
+. ii. Parker, President Produce Ex-
change Bank, Democrat: Covers the
ground fully; satisfactory and to the
poin.. 1t will be read by every body"
Charles +. Flint, of W. X. Grace &
Co., Democrat. at is an admirable let
ter in every respect. II meets the main
| issues. It's utterances on the labor
question will prove satisfactory to the
laboripg classes, and will, | have every
reason to believe, stop whatever disatfec
ton there may be in that direction.
| The letter is Democratic in every sense
of the word. The Democratic party is
the party of the people, and this let.
ter addresses itself particularly TO
| the people the vast multitude
| of laboring men. His one-term utter
ance, while unexpected, is Democratic
doctrine. am especially pleased with
his remarks in regard to immigration
He states general proposition, but il
admirably covers the Chinese question
The letter is strong, not only in what il
says, but also in what it does moi
say. The tariff is not the issue in Thu
campaign. The Governor is wise not Il
touch upon it. Anything that would b.
said would be misconstrued and twisted
am free trader myself. The ten
dency OF the whole country is in tha
direction, but any legislation would bt
unwise that should throw the bushes:
interests into confusion and abruptly
establish system which should be ap
preached gradually, simply and without
| injury to any interest. OF course, cal
not speak for ex-Mayor Grace, but il b,
were here know he would speak in thu
highest terms Of the letter"
l.. Il. Livermore, -four merchant, Dem
ocrat: 81 have not read the letter, hu
from what see OF its length and what
know of the man who wrote it, | hav,
no doubt it is a good one"
John A. Tobey, member Board OF Man
ayers Produce Exchange: Excellent.
Leonard Hazeltine, grain merchan
Republican; mo opinion-pretty thin
No man is Republican who won't vot
for Blaine"
AT THE HEADQUARTERS.
Among the opinions expressed regard
ing Cleveland's letter Of acceptance abou
Democratic headquarters were the TO
lowing: United States Senator B.
Jonas, of Louisiana; Letter suits frs
rate on account of its sincerity, its brew
ity and its explicitness on the only poin
upon which he could supplement tn
platform to advantage in view of is sue
attempted to be raised since the CONVEX
toni mean the labor question, o
which Cleveand's declarations, al
sure, will satisfy the honest labor vote {
the country"
William L. Smith, Chairman Of th
State Executive Committee: "a viii
ming letter.
Walter H. Bum, Chief Clerk of tn
State Committee: Like all Grove
Cleveland's public papers, 1t is chara
terized by directness OF thought an
brevity OF expression"
, DR.. J. H. Cole, Democratic nomin,
for Congress, from Baltimore: adm
rable letter, brief, to the point, and wi
be approved by the country"
Charles p. Miller, of New York "a,
i. mirable, full of common sense. 1t wi
. be eminently satisfactory to the Ind
pendent Republicans,
: Chas. B. Walker, ex-Congressman fro
i Steuben Country: at hits the poir