The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-02
From the Republican.
by Does he WGit7

From the Republican.
by Does he WGit7
When Grover Cleveland was nOmi-
mated for the presidency four years ago,
he lost no more time than was due to
decent dignity In writing and forward
ing the letter of acceptance that has
since become famous through its fine
phrases and broken promises. He
could then-write what he would. hay
ing no record to belle what he should
say or what ne might promise. But
things are different now. 1t viii soon
be two months since the st. Louis con-
vention placed him again in nOmina-
tioD, and still there is no sign that the
formal acceptance is forthcoming. Why
the delay?
One rumor says he is waiting for Gen.
eral Harrison's letter to come first, so
that he may have the advantage of the
last word. Another is that he is scared
by the stampede of protection Demo
Gratis to the Republican party, and is
being pressed by his managers to say
something in his letter to check it.
This places him in very uncOmfOrt-
able dilemma. If he stands by his free
trade message, the Mills bill and the
Democratic platform, the industrial
and labor element in his party will
continue to desert him in increasing
numbers. If he mobiles his platform
towards protection, he makes himself 6
i general laughing stock. Again, if hG
writes in favor of civil service reform
he contradicts his own practice and
antagonizes the principles of the partN
he represents; should he ignore it, a
the platform does, he puts himself II
an attitude inconsistent with his previ
: Gus professions and stil further alien
ates the honest Independents.
viii he make general straddle a
around? It is quite likely. 1t will b
a very clumsy and undigniied strad
die; he stands too far from the bank
: make a straddle either gracefully c
safely. But il he thinks his chance c
tFe-eIection will be thereby promote
e lie will make the effort, He will,
Q necessary, aver in characteristic pla
i itudes that free trade in wool an
Q other important items, and a seriOI
. cutting of tue protective list general
means protection to the laborer al
IL preservation of the home market; TIL
70 turning the public offices over unr
% servedly to the spoils seekers is civ
V service reform of the highest type; tn
&c declaring against second terms Is on
the natural and necessary prellmina
y to accepting one; that the country
81 preservers were really the country's e
q emies and that vetoing their pensiC
Ii bills bywholesaIei is an exalted and pal
otto duty; that America is simply d
Ie pendent province of Great Britain al
A. owes allegiance to the British crow
h that Jeff Davis was bloOdy-shirt II
ID publican and Abraham Lincoln
s. Cleveland Democrat; that Satan is I
1T angel of light and truth, that wat
o. is the favOrite Democratic bevera
al and that the moon is made of gre'
es cheese. All this and much more tt
ie hypocritical President would be rea'
re to affirm were he convinced it wou
m enhance his prospects of electiO
s. Indeed, some of it-that with ref
ls enee to the civil Service-he has
IL ready affirmed substantially, in a la
90 communication to Congress.
r 1t is quite clear that Mr.. Clevelal
IN has. in the writing of his letter of ;
s. ceptance, task by no means easy
G. fulfllment, if he attempts to revi'
IN his own record and harmonic it WI
l. the promises in his letter of four yes
ago. The predicament is one til
no might rattle much brighter intell'
~ than Mr.. Cleveland s, and cause it
no hesitate and postpone and delay.