San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-27
CLEVELAND
His Letter OF Acceptance.

GRNTLRMRN-In addressing to yol
my formal acceptance of the nomina
ton TO the Presidency of the United
States, my thoughts PERSISTENT,
dwell upon the impressive relation o
such action to the American people
whose confidence is thus invited, ant
to the political party to which l be
long, just entering upon q contest fo
continued supremacy.
The world does not afford O spec
tacle more sublime than is furnished
when millions of free and intelligent
American citizens select their chic
magistrate, and bid one of their mum
ber TO find the highest earthly honor
and the full measure of public duty
in ready submission to their will.
It follows that a candidate for this
high Office can never forget that wher
the turmoil and strife which attend
the selection uf its incumbent shall
be heard no more, there must be in the
quiet calm which follows, o complete
and solemn self-consecration by the
peoples chosen President of every
faculty and endeavor to the service Of
a con6ding and generous nation ol
freemen.
These thoughts are intensified by
the light of my experience in the
Presidential Office, which has soberly
impressed me with the severe respon-
sibility which it imposes, while it has
quickened my love for American in
stitutions and taught me the price.
less value Of the trust of my coun.
trymen.
It is of the highest Importance that
those who administer our government
should jealously protect and main.
tain the rights of American citizens
at home and abroad, and should strive
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 nu-
merous objects Of domestic concern
deserve so much watchfulness and
care. Among these are the regula-
ton of sound financial system suit
cd to our needs, thus securing an eff
cient agency of national wealth and
general prosperity; the construction
and equipment of means of defense,
to insure our national safety and
maintain the honor beneath which
such national safety reposes; the pro-
lection of our national domain, still
stretching beyond the needs of CEN
tury's expansion, and its preservation
for the settler and pioneer of our
marvellous growth; sensible and sim
cere recognition of the value of Amer
ican labor, leading to the scrupulous
care and just appreciation of the in
terests of our workingmen; the limi-
tation and checking of such monopo-
listic tendencies and schemes as to in
terfere with the advantages and ben
efits which the people may rightly
claim; q generous regard and care
for our surviving soldiers and sailors,
and for the widows and orphans of
such as have died, to the end that
while the appreciation of their servi-
ces and sacrifices is quickened the ap-
plication of their pension funds to
improper causes may be prevented;
protection against servile immigra-
ton, which injuriously competes with
our laboring men in the field of toll,
and adds to our population an ele-
ment ignorant of our institutions and
laws, impossible of assimilation
with our people and dangerous to our
peace and welfare; q strict and stead
fast adherence to the principles of
civil-service reform and thorough
execution of the laws passed for their
enforcement, thus permitting to our
people the advantages of business
methods in the operation of their goy-
ernment; the guaranty to our colored
citizens Of all their rights of citizen
ship, and their just recognition and
encouragement in all things pertain
ing to that relation; q firm, patient
and humane Indian policy, 30 that in
peaceful relations with the govern
ment the civilization of the Indian
may be promoted, with resulting qu;.
ct and safety to the settlers of our
frontier; and the curtailment of pub
lie expense by the introduction Of
economical methods in every depart
ment of the government.
The pledges contained in the plat
form adopted by the late convention
of the National Democracy lead to
the advancement of these objects and
insure good government-the aspira-
ton of every true American citizen
and the motive for every patrioticac-
ton and effort. In the conscious
ness that much has been done in the
direction of good government by the
present administration, and submit
ting its record 10 the fair inspection
Of my countrymen, / indorse the plat
form thus presented, with the deter
mination that, if / am again called TO
the Chief Magistracy, there shall be a
continuance Of devoted endeayor TO
advance the interests OF the entire
country.
Our scale Of Federal taxation and
its consequences largely engrOss, at
this time. the attention Of our citizens,
and the people are soberly consider
ing tho necessity Of measures Of re-
lief.
Our government is the creation Of
the people; established 10 carry out
tier designs and accomplish Their
gOvd. 1t wa founded on justice, and