The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-12
CLEVELAND's ACCEPTANCE.
The Unrevised Edition of the
Presidents Speech.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Rep.
The speech that Cleveland made to the
notification committee the other day was
considerably revised by Dan, or some.
body el,e, before being delivered. The
first draft of it ran somewhat thus:
81 cannot hslp feeling exceedingly tutti
frutti when | see about me the messen-
gers of the national democracy who
bring my second nomination on silver
plated plate. You might have found a
better man as your Standard bearer, but
don't see where; there are Others worthier
than your humble servant, but 1 don't re-
call their names. The St. Louis conven-
ton had long head. To the party
owe allegiance, and am its to command
it. Great excitement.
"fhe message you bring me so over
whelms me with just what 1 expected that
there Is not room i'll my extended cOrpo-
rosity for any other sentiment or per-
haps, supper. Wild applause.
"True, tour years ago got up and as
serted that one term of presidency was
enough for any man; but, gentlemen, l
did not know then just how soft a thing it
was, and take it back like a bad bill.
[ IOllIuS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Su-
premacy is not alone involved in the
coming conflict, but personal supremacy
is destined to assert itself. Is the party
greater than the man? beg leave to ask.
Unfenced enthusiasm. Familiarity with
the great Office which l am trying to hold
for the second term has enlarged my ideas
of the bigness of the place and of the
largeness of the man who fills it. Within
its vision should be the protec' ion and
welfare of the humblest citizen, though,
gentlemen, am sorry to say that l am
not in any way in favor OF protection
Tempestio thunderousness. For the
sake of the people he who holds this Office
of his should be in full sympathy with
their wants and needs, whether he
acts that way or not. Enlarged whoops. |
-Four years ago knew that our chief
executive Office, if not carefully guarded,
might drift away from the people and get
into my vest pocket, as it has done already.
Wild wildness
"If l have done anything to be ashamed
of in the last four years, amt ashamed
of 1T three leopards, a wild cat and a
tiger , and if there are any more confed-
crate heroes in the south without an Office
l want to hear of it directly. Whoopee I
L might have overlooked two or three in
my haste. There are later chivalrous
Knights of the shotgun in the sacred south
who have purified the elections of colored
ballots and given us clean democratic
count ! Are any of them suffering for an
office? II so, let me know. Unmitigated
boIsterity
ut has been said that have been rather
handy with my little veto when it came to
pension bills; but our confederate breth-
rem in the south were on the point of
kicking, and they had fought with equll
bravery, and don't gets sign of pension
yet. Mournful groans. True, put
my foot into it when 1 ordered the rebel
flags sent back with high honors, but
DIDN'T know at the time that Governor
Foraker was awake. This stirred up the
G.. A. R. veterans who had made it I'M
pleasant for our southern brothers; but
apologized and had the matter nicely
Drum-med out. Uproarous uproariosity.
Il have enforced civil service far be-
yond the limits of civil servlcedom, as any
one can see. Washington, my worthy
counted his turn -outs by the