Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-22
CLEVELANUS ACCEPTANCE
THE DELAYED LETTER AT HAND.

THE DELAYED LETTER AT HAND.
A Brief Document Sufiices to show What
lie Thinks about the Presidency
He Favors Single Term Amend
mcnt to the Constitution and
bids for the Labor Vote.
NEW YoRK Aug. l9.-The following
is Gov Cleveland's letter of acceptance
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 49, 1884. Gentle
men | have received your communica-
| ton dated July 2Sth, 1884, informing me
of my nomination to the office of Prcsi-
dent by the National Democratic conven
ton, lately assembled in Chicago. ac-
cept the nomination with n grateful APP
probation Of the supreme honor conferred
and solemn sense of the responsibility
which, in its acceptance, assume. | have
carefully considered the platform adopted
by the convention and cordially approve
the same. So plain II statement of the
Democratic faith and principles upon
which that party appeals to the sutfrages
of the people needs no supplement or eX-
PLANTATION. 1t should he remembered that
the office of President is essentially
executive in its nature The laws
enacted by the legislative branch
of the Government, the chief eN
ecutive is bound faithfully to enforce
and when the wisdom of the political party
which selects one of its members as the
nominee for that office has outlined its
policy and declared its principles it seems
to me that nothing in the character of the
office or the necessities Ofthe case require
more from the candidate accepting such
nomination than the suggestion of certain
well known truths so absolutely vital to
the safety and welfare of II nation that
they cannot be too often recalled.
All proudly call ours government by
the people. 1t is not such when the class
is alone rated which delegates to itself the
management of public affairs. seeking to
control the people instead of representing.
Parties are the necessary outgrowth of our
- institutions, but the government is not
, by the people when one party fosters its
control upon the country and perpetuates
its power by caioling and betraying the
The government is not by the people
when result which should rep
resent the intelligent will of free and
thinking men is or can be determined by
shameless corruption of their sutfrageS,
e. when an election to the office shall be a
selection by the voters of one of their
number to assume fora time apubic trust
instead of his dedication to the profession
of politics, when the holders of ballot
: quickened by sense of duty Shall avenge
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