Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-09-25
PRESS COMMENTS.
In. oylnlsn. EsPrs..ed by some Leading
sswspspsr.

here sTfak ~ The lettsf ~ fnilnNsi
The New Yofk Tlms- says. This ls,ter q
arsltAno- l. the iirst puhlic uitsfance q the
Rspuhlican candidate which give- the people
ot ihs c1untry an opportunity to take bis
maasuTe. anil The incy table comparison with
his oyt-ansnt must result In the conclusion
that h. lsek. altogs,her the markell ABILITY.
the justified self confidcioc, the fine opinions,
ths carag-ous t-aring. AMI The unusual
power q luminous statement which charAc-
tsrin- l'r-i,ient Clsyelan,i
TIE sun. Tho lsttsr lacks the ring ami
des-lsion noilcsi In President Clsvslandls
document II ountains few striking Tassagcs
Tho IIsrahli The letter l. not strong. IL Il
rather siala No uthrr Hsluhlioan ouuld do
letter. thUugh than Mr Harri-1n has done,
for The facts arr on the Demo,ratic slle. AMI
facts viii tell In the present canvas.
The Tribune. The letter l. wurihy q tho
leader n grvat party, AMI DEMONSTRATES bis
ntnsss Coz the PRESIDENCY a. well as the public
ned that the principles h. vpre-.Bts shall
prevail ., l. ths lettsr q gcoi fighter
The B".isa rr....
IIo-ton fo-t. The Republican candidate
for tho presidency Ascrils- bis delay
In writing bis bitter of aocsptanos,
D. "ths wufk q rcsiving aBi all
dry.sing aims, daily large dsleg ations' u
his fellow r-ns but the dsumcnt pre-
suits - much Internal eyilenos u careful
siuiy u President Cleyclabis let;sr that an.
other rra-nn than that given may easily u
imsgin~i lake his opfuncnt, ten. liAr-
Tisln dsells largely upun the subieCt u the
tArfr. IL assunss that the declarations q
the Chicagu platform ar- clear and enphatic (,
but b. nevertheless taks- sutne pains a. inter
lfut ths-s utiefano-s with AL tho casgisfry
which hs has Al his cmmAnd Tho cuutrast
lstwe.n IT, fal-s prrmisss and Illogical Con-
Clusiuns AMI ths dirst AMI cngent Arguments
n President Cleveland IL sharp one. AMI u
VIII L. cloarly rccqgnifod BY The po0pss u
ths couniTy.
The llsion IIeraii. Gen IIArri-on tr,ads
clo-e on I'rvsi,leut CisyslaBis h-sl The
pr,sident's letter was given io The public Mon.
iay morning. ami now thr llspuhlioan can,ii-
date cumss forward with formal ass.ItAnce
q biz fs,fty's unminatlun ApI.aring thus
together the two letters chAllsnge collation..
anil A-ury,lly M supinfiof % the prsi,icnt
has anything b. fuar frum The mo-t searching
srutiny q thc rival apt-alA Gen Hari-In
u 10 wal fencsr D. cr,-- woaIsus "a slual
terms with his furmidAbls oITuDsnt Ills -
Tor j. a clumsy parry o. a straight AMI doadiy
thrust Both IN logic AMI in historic, In his
Argumsni. AMI hi. styls. b. shows b. mafkei
disadvantage when pitisd against bis master
fgl antagonist
Bo.ion Glote. Tho Republican oanitiais.
litter q aoceptancc follows closa upnu The
h..ls u rr,-llent Cloycland'S II l. a. b.
hAd t-sn hol,iing u lsack until the publication
of a.. IF,saients lettsr, with -ufne imprt-sinn
Nat Mr Cleveland might make 70 a target
for his sharp AMI surv arrows q logic
Tie fault u Gen HAHi-uns letior arv tho
faults n hi. Iarty. lie l. Ona ~ tho-s shO
foll1s, nut lsai. AMI any neS 20 valuable
tratniaut 20 any public question was not o.
i. ctI.sts,i q him he !. not thinker 20 q
leaicf like Mr Cleveland
II must ls callcl col0rl.ss letter. Com.
Iarsi With President Cisyelands, u Il a. the
wurk u a mail rsayisi b. the manifesto u q
statesman
Baton Advertiser. We fesl .urc that Ocn
HAuison's lsttsr - Ac,cptancr viii u
olulAlly wslcuuls.i by every true hspuhll.
can aiAl frleni 20 protection. u u the pro
duct Ot thoughtful. carns-t mini, q = man
Who has furnssi cunvinctions by study, ~
nsctiuu ani cNIsrienc-, which b. sIsslks
with al doe dslil.rati0u ami majesty, cleaTly,
t.r-ly AMI withuut fear. liis -rutoircs are
nf hfariuusly ami iutricatsly built up ~
h0u-s SINS ordinary ounccit or boil soine
Isn,lsruus plattuie, hut arr ntly and
strongly shapsi to give adequate iorc- e.
suund ludgmsnts
N0afnn Journal. zen uAItt@Ms h.t.t ~
acrrsAnr. 4 male public ~ an ausIicious
time II isa well considered, vigoruus an1
lucid uttsrano.. fair a. biz oppunsnis, and y.t
dealing slmc sl.,lgr hammer blows which
give abundant pr,-lf u the stalsari qualities
~ mini for which tho gUnsral i noiatls
Whatever fault the generals adyersaris- may
fnd with the litter niust D. ha-cd on snine
thing sl-s than accusations that u Il half
heartsi or ol-urs. II l-ar on the FAC. - u
unlmi.arhahls eviisnoe - IL absolute sin-
oerity In every line and wOri, AMI q l.
fransi ln a. explicit language as the Ing
LIB tongue Afuris