Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-09-27
THE PRESIDENT
Gives His Letter Of Acceptance to
the Public.
He Follows Up the Path Marked Out
in His Message.
And Clearly Points Out the Demo-
cratic Position
On the Question of the TariR-Brief Refer.
ence to the Other Matters Which
Are Engrossing Public Attention.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1o.-The following Is
the full text of President Cleveland's let
ter of acceptance:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 1888.
Hon. Patrick A! Collins and others, committee.
GENTLEMEN-In addressing to you my
formal acceptance of the nomination to
the presidency of the United States, my
thoughts persistently dwell upon the inn
pressive relation of such action to the
American people, whose confidence is thus
invited, and to the political party to which
belong, just entering upon contest for
continued supremacy.
The world does not afford q spectacle
more sublime than is furnished when mill
lions of free and intelligent American citi-
Zens select their chief magistrate aud bid
one of their number to find the highest
earthly honor and the full measure of pub
lie duty in ready submission to their will.
It follows that a candidate for this high
Office cannot forget that when the turmoil
and the strife which attend the selection
of its incumbents shall be heard no more,
there must be in the quiet calm which fol-
lows complete and solemn self-consecra-
ton by the peoples chosen president of
every faculty and endeavor to the service
of q confnding and generous nation of
free men.
These thoughts are intensified by the
light of my experience in the presidential
office, which has soberly impressed me
with the severe responsibilities which it
imposes, while it has quickened my love
for American institutions and taught me
the priceless value of the trust of my
countrymen.
1t is of the highest importance that those
who administer our government should
jealousy protect and maintain the rights
of American citizens at home and abroad,
and should serve to achieve for our country
her proper place among the nations of the
earth, but there is no people whose home
interests are SO great, and whose numer-
Gus objects of domestic concern deserve SO
much watchfulness and care.
Among these are the regulation of q
sound financial system suited to our needs,
thus securing an efficient agency of ma
tional wealth and general prosperity; the
construction and equipment of means OF
maintain the honor beneath which such
national safety reposes; the protection OF
our national domain, still stretching be-
yond the needs of a century expansion,
and its preservation for the settler and the
pioneer OF our marvellous growth; sensi-
BILE and sincere recognition of the value Of
American labor, leading to the scrupulous
care and just appreciation of the interests
of our workingmen; the limitation and
checking of such monopolistic tendencies
and schemes as interfere with the advan-
tages and benefits which the people may
rightly claim; a generous regard and care
for our surviving soldiers and sailors and
for the widows and orphans of such as
nave Ql0O, 10 oQ0 emu CQaC WQ1Ie CQ0 ap-
probation of their services and sac
rifces is quickened, the application
of their pension fund to improper
cases may be prevented ;protection against
servile immigration, which injuriously'
competes with our laboring men in the
field of toll and adds to our population an
element ignorant of our institutions and
laws, impossible of assimilation with our
people, and dangerous to our peace and
welfare; strict and steadfast adherence
n a Of ri iUI1
and a thorough execution OF the laws
passed for their enforcement, thus per-
mitting to our people the advantages OF
business methods in the operation of their
government; the guaranty to our colored
citizens of all their rights of citizenship
and their just recognition and encourage
ment in all things pertaining to that rela-
ton; firm, patient and humane Indian
policy, so that in peaceful relations with
the government the civilization of the In
dian may be promoted with resulting quiet
and safety to the settlers on our frontiers;
and the curtailment of public expense by
the introduction of economical methods
in every department of the government.
The pledges contained in the platform
adopted by the late convention of the ma
tional democracy lead to the advancement
of the objects and insure good government
the aspiration of every true American
citizen and the motive for every patriotic
action and effort. In the consciousness
that much has been done in the direction
of good government by the present admin
istration, and submitting its record to the
fair inspection of my countrymen, in
dorse the platform thus presented, with
the determination that, if l am again
called to the chief magistracy, there shall
be continuance of devoted endeavor to
advance the interests of the entire coun-
try.
Our scale of federal taxation and its con-
sequences fully engross at this time the
attention of our citizens, and the people
are soberly considering the necessity of
measures of relief
Our government is the creation of the
people, established to carry out their de-
sier" 80 """"-~'r'ish their good. 1t was