The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-20
CLEYELAND'S LETTER.
A Statesman's Utterances on
Public Issues.
No Weary Waste of Words and
Vacu0us Sentences,
But a Plain, Unvarnished Tale:

OiO1cloAA . 1SsSSA3 AOA hASAiJ NNSNPS
ing the Democratic nomination TO
President of the United States, is a!
follows:
GENTLFMEN:- have receive.
your communication, of July s,1ss4
informing me of my nomination tt
the Office of President of the Unitet
States by the national Democratic
convention, lately assembled al
Chicago. 1 accept the nomination
with grateful appreciation of the
supreme honor con erred, and a
solemn sense Of the responsibility
which, In its acceptance, Ia-sume
1 have carefully considered the
platform adopted by the convention
and cordially approve the same. So
plain a statement of Democratic
faith and the principles upon which
that party appeals to the suffrsges OF
the people, needs no supplement OF
explanation. 1t should be remem.
bered that the Office Of the President
is essentially executive in its nature.
The laws enacted by the legislative
branch of the government, the CHIEF
executive is bound faithfully to en-
force. When the wisdom Of the
political party which selects enc of
its members as q nominee for that
Office has outlived its policy and de-
clsred its principles, it seems 10 me
that nothing in the charac er of the
Office or the necessities of the case
requires more from the can
didate accepting such 8 nomina-
ton, than the suggestion OF
certain Well-known trul hs, so abs
solutely vital to the safety and W. l.
fsle Of the nation, that they cannot
be too of en- recalled or too seriously
enforced. We proudly. call ours 3
government by the people 1t is nei
such when a class is tolerated
which arrogates to itself the man
segment OF public affairs, seeking
to control the people instead of rep
resenting them. Parties are the
necessary GU growth of sour institu-
tiOns; but government is not by
the people when one party
fastens lis control upon the
country and perpetustes its
power by cabling and betraying
the people, instead OF serving them
A government is not by the people
when a result which should repre-
sent the int lligent will of free
thinking men is, or can be, deter
mined by the shamelessness Of their
sufftages. When an election to office
shall be the selection by the voters
of enc of their number to assume
fer tine public trust, instead OF
his dictation to tine pro 'essiOn of
politics; when the holders of the
ballots, Quickened by a sense of
duty, shall avenge the truth be-
tiayed and pledges broken; and
when the tuffrages shall be alto
ge,her free and uncorrupted,
the full realization of government
by the people will be at hand; and
OF the means to this end, not one
would. IN my judgment, be more eff
fective than an amendment 10 the
Constitution disqualifylng the Pre>
sidsnt from reelection. When we
the patronage of this great
office, the allurements of power, the
temptation 10 retain public place
once gained, and more than all, the
availability party finds In an in
whom a horde of Office
holders w.tbIa cretremembrapce of
benefits received, and fostered by
the hope of favors yet to come
stands ready to aid with money and
trained service, we recognize in the
Of the President for re-
eleetion, a most serious danger to
that calm, deliberate and intelligent
political action which must char,
acterize the government by the PEG
Pile. 1876 5E
A true American sentiment rec :.
ognizes the dignity of labor; an d the
fact that honor is found in
honest toll. Contented labor
is an element OF educational
property; and ability to work con-
siitutes the capital. Labor Ia the
income of a vast num Der of our pop
ulation, and this interest should be
jealously protect Oni working
men are not asking unreasonable
terms; but IS intelligent eitizs ans,
they seek the same C nsideration
Whichithoss demand, who have o,her
interests az stake. They should
receive their full share of the care
and attention of those who make
and execute the laws, to the end,
that the wants and the
needs of the employsrH and en-
ployees should alike be subseryeJ,
and the prosperity of the Country,
the common heritage OF both, beiaI.
vancej. AS related to his subject,
while we should not discoursge the
emigration of those who come to
acknowledge allegiance TO cur gov.
and add to our city pOpu-
lation yet, as a means of protection
to our working men, a different
rule should prevail concerning
those, who, if they come or are
brought to cur land, do not intend to
become Americans, but will ipjuri~
ously comp etc with those justly en-
titled to our labor. In a
letter accepting the nomination
to the office OF governor, nearly
two year sgo. made the following
statement TO which I have steadily
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