Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-11-02
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No mora vivid showing Of the difference
between Mr.. Cleveland and General Har-
rison has been made than IN the respective
letters written by them to the Young
Mems Christian Association Of Buffalo.
The Society was to celebrate It's thirty
sixth anniversary, and its President wrote
to both candidates asking their view with
regard to the work of such associations
generally. Mr. Cleveland responded
eagerly as follows:
DEAR SIR gladly comply with your request
and tender the EXPRESSION OF my appreciation Of
the benefcent miss on OF the Y. NJ. c. A., so
rapidly multiplying throughout the land We
are a busy nation. The impetuous rush and
| enterprise OF our people to d casual observer
would seem TO yield no place 10 the consideTa-
ton and fostering of the influences which radi-
ate from these institutions but to those who
know how well our daily lite IS grounded upon
Christian principles, II Is matter OF no surprise
| that Young Men S Christian As ocIalons chal-
Ieuge our attention and care. L seems TO me
| that nothing is more essential to our continued
welfare and prosperity as q people than the
preservation Of our faith in the usefulness OF
| such organic ltions Yours, very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
1t might De supposed that an expression
of sentiment was asked of Mr.. Cleveland,
or that he gave it, because Of his former
residence in Buffalo, and his old local at
tachments. But this is impossible, for
more reasons than one. MIR. Cleveland
was identified with the Young Mems Chris
| tian Association while he lived in Buffalo,
and there is no allusion IN his letter of a
local nature. Under the circumstances, it
would have been ludicrously out Of place.
The letter was simply that of an anxious
candidate who thought he saw the chance
70 mod ,,,1o,, =, H.
| and influential class of voters, and was not
delicate about his way of doing it. 1t is
plain that it never occurred 10 the writer
that 1t was coarse action to seek to make
political capital in such a field as this
General Harrison's letter was equally
characteristic, and no one viii be sur
prised, therefore, to find it communities
ton Of an entirely different character
Here it Is:
s Ny DEAR SIR: Your letter of September Sth, has
! been received, and l think I should adhere to
| my former determination. If there were any
: occasion for an expression upon the subject il
would be cheerfully and heartily given, but to
| make an occasion does not seem to me TO be ap-
| propTiate. The organization is too well-knoWn
| 10 need any such support or advertisement.
| Such letter would appear TO be rather in aid
1 of myself than of the organization, and have
too much respect for it to seem to use It in that
| way. Very truly yours,
BEHJANIN HARRISON.
This letter was evidently written in en-.
tire ignorance of the other, and yet if il
had been meant as rebuke TO that, it could
not have been more to the point. General
Harrison says: "Such letter would appear
to be rather in aid of myself than of the
organization, and have too much respect
for it to seem to use it in that way" Thi:
sentiment bespeaks man of dignity and
of refinement of character, and will in.
crease the respect universally felt for him
both inside and outside of the Young
Mems Christian Associations.-Nea Yorl
| Tribune