Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-27
WHICH OF THESE TWO

Governor Cleveland as lctterwriter IS
very far from being " a success" A few
more such letters as that lie sent to be read
at the Columbus mass meeting on Thurs
day will put the whole Presidential contest
at rest and give his opponent walk over
This is a perfectly sincere declaration, and
no, to be estimated as mere campaign logic.
Let any candid reader take up and analyze
the letter which purports TO be Il concise eX-
position Of Governor Clcvelands political
faith and rise from the criticism with any
other than he honest Judgment, # he can,
that there is anything in it but this " The
other fellows are ra>ca.s try me"
It consists of some thirty-three lines Of
nonparciI type. The first five are lines of
rerre; The next two hint tina, his is the
cause Of good government and We have no
idea of questioning the honesty Of the in
tent of the declaration. The country will
NOT 90 to the bow-Wows if Cleveland IS
elected. The fountains of the Republic
will not be broken up if the Democracy
triumph. They will be sadly mujdied, the
nation viii net be best governed, but We
have too great faith in the decp-laid pat
riotism Of the American people to Join
! in any OF the silly cant about the dangers
ola disruption of the Union, or q speedy
decay of nationality and the ruin of the
| people. should the Democrats come to rule.
! That rule would. We honestly believe re
tard the growth Of the country and be adj
verse To the best interests Of the people;
but there i, not yicioGsnc>s enough remain
ING in the fragment of the Democratic party
to destroy the living principles Of the Re
public.
The next six lines Of the letter declare
that public affairs arenot now administered
by agents Of the peoples choosing-a decla-
ration OF twaddle Of which the friends o.
Cleveland who think, are ashamed; a sam
pie IF campaign liap-doodle that, moro
than anything else, testdes 10 the fact tina
Governor Cleveland Is more Of a partisan
than patrio,-more superficial than ever
his scvercs; critic has Judged.
The next liyc lines declare that the peo
pie are tired of Republican adminis;ra
tion-which remains to he seen that thi
Republican rule fosters q class standing
between the people and their politica
action. Whatever the Governor ma.
mean IL that other than the rule Of tn
bosses we fail to discover. He will hardl.
contend that the Democratic party IS free
-. from the domination Of ringmasters. TIL
next half-dozcn lines claim that to convinc
public servants of their responsibility t
the people they must be politically decapi
tstcd from time to time. The next scvc
lines declare thatthr one issue Of the can
vass is the establishment Of a pure ali
honest istration-another eXampi
of hackneyed campaign twaddie, in whic
, Co. a" exaue,h himself and contemptuousl
points to " B as more dishonest than he
The letter concludes with the appea
"Lct me show them (tho people, The wa
TO this " (honeSt administration. Whereof
we are to conclude thai if he is elected h
r will teach us all what real honesty Is.
On the same day on which the letter {
Grover Cleveland to Allan G. Thwma
was read to a mass meeting in Ohio, as e.
c po,itory Of the craftsmanship of the Demo
cratic candidate for the Chief Magistracy
James e. Blaine, in Governor Cleveland
e own State. in the city Of Rochester, in
= speech occupying but twenty-eight line
declared the principles upon which h
n candidacy proceeds. II it is no word
; abuse for tie opposing force; no charge
corruption or dishonesty against his poll
zeal foes ; no assumption Of the " hole
+ than thou order. Let every candid read'
u place this speech beside that letter, and as
:, himself, Which Of these two" NJ
Blaine said:
lam sure that no desire tooiiera personal l. COZ
pIiment to any living man could have bfoug
his asl audience together, and have not Il
; vanity TO accept it as offered 10 myself inhivl
q ua!ly II is rather an expression by tins gre