Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-27
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
OF His Second Nomination Made to Pres
ident CleYeland.
A Copy Of the Democratic Platform
Presented and Received with
Euphonious Adjectives.

| foAsS GIN hoiShCu " SlC w niue klou1t- i hey
were ushered into the East room and ranged
| the room. Palms filled all the windows and
alcoves in that portion Of the room and pot
ted plants decorated the mantles.
| The President was notified of their arrival
and descended to the East room accompa.
| MED by Mrs. Cleveland, Rey. Wm.N. Cleve
| land, the Presidents brother, and wife OF
ForestpOrt, N. r., Mrs. W. E. Hoyt, the
Presidenfs sister, of Fayettville. N. Y. Mr..
and Mrs. Lamont, and ". S. RisseL of Ruf.
falio, oil Of whom were present at the Motif.
| cation of his first nomination. The cabine,
officers with their ladies, and Benz. Folsom
and Speaker Carlisle were also present.
Their approach WAS the signal for gener.
| al clapp:ng of hands on the part Of the visi-
tors and as soon as the party had taken their
places, Gen. Collins stepped forward and
addressed the President as follows:
Mr.. Cleveland--We come as a committee
authorized and instructed by the national
convention recently held at st. Louis to con-
vey formal notice of its action in naming
you for the Office of President of the United
States for the next four years. 1t would i'll
become the occasion of your presence to ex-
press a. length the full meaning and signifi-
| cance Of that great assembly. Its expression
| will be found and heard elsewhere and other
wise from now till that day in November
when this free intelligent people will record
their approval Of your great services as chief
magistrate. We beg to congratulate you
upon this hearty and unanimous endorse
ment of your course as President by the
great hisn,ric party to which all the days of
your manhood you have belonged. and to
congratulate the country upon the assured
continuance of your wise, just and patriotic
administration.
Upon concluding, Collins introduced Chas.
ID. Jacobs of Ky, who read the following
letter of notification:
WASHINGTON. June 26.
To Hon. Grover Cleveland of New York:
Sir The delegates to the National DEM
ocratic Convention, representing every state
and territory Of our Union having assembled
in the city of st. Louis on June 5, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the
Offices of President and Vice President Of
the United States, it has become the honor
able and pleasing duty of this committee to
formally announce to YOU that without ballot
you were by reclamation 4 ben AS the STAN
dard bearer of the Democratic party for the
Chief Executorsh,p of this country, at the
the election to be held November next.
Great as is such distinction under any Cir
cumstances, it is the more hattering and pro
found when il is remembered that you have
been selected as your own successor to office
duties, which, being always onerous, have
been rendered of an extraordinarily sensitive,
difficult and de licate nature because of the
change of political parties and
methods after twenty-four years
of uninterrupted nominations. This
exaltation is, if possible, added to by the
fact that the declaration of principles is
based upon your last annual message to
the Congress Vt the United States. relative
to tar Il reduction and diminutiOn of the ex-
penses of the government, which throws
down direct defiant challenge for the ex-
acting scrutiny of the administration of the
executive pov er, which four years was COM
mitted in its trust to the election of Grover
Clevel land Preside mt of the United States,
and for the most searching inquiry concerning
its fidelity and devotion to the pledges which
tnen invited the sutfrages of the people. An
engrossed copy of that platform, which was
adopted without dissenting voice, is here
with rendered to you. In conveying sir, to
you the responsible trust which has been
confided to them, this committee began in
dividually and collectively to express the
great pleasure they have felt at the results
attending the national convention of the
democratic party and to offer you their best
wishes for official and personal success and
happiness. We have the honor, sir, to be
your obedient servants. (Signed by all the
members of the committee.)
The Reply.
The following is President Cleveland's re-
ply;
II cannot be but profoundly impressed
when [ see about me messengers of the ma
tional democracy, bearing its summons to
day The political party TO which owe ale
giance. both honors and comnends me.
Il places in my hands its proud standard and
bids me to wear it high at the front in the
battle which it wages; braveiy, because con-
scious of right; confidently, because its trust
is in the people soberly, because it compre-
hends the obligations which success imposes.
The message which you bring awakens with
in me the hvliest sense of personal gratitude
and satisfaction, aud the honor which you
tender me is in itself SO great that there
might well be no room for any other senti-
ment. Yet cannot rid myself of the grave
and serious thoughts, when l remember that
party supremacy is not alone involved in the
conflict which presses upon US, but that we
struggle to secure and save the cher
ished institutions and the welfare
and happiness of nation of freemen.
The familiarity with the great office which
hold has but added to my apprehension of its
sacred character and the consecration de-
manded of HIM who assumes its responsible
tiles 1t is the repository of the peoples
will and power. Within its vision should be
the protection and welfare of the humblest
citizen and with a quick ear it should catch
from the remotest Corner of the land the
plea of the people for justice and for right.
For the sake of the people he who holds this
office of theirs should resist every encroach-
ment upon its legitimate functions, and for
the sake of the integrity and. usefulness OF
the office it should be kept near to the people
and be administered in full sympathy with
their wants and needs. This occasion re-
minds ME most wildly of the scene when
| four years ago received message from
NV party similar to that which you now de-
liver. With all that has passed since that
| day can truly say that the feeling Of awe
with which beard the summons then is in
tensified MANIFOLD when it is repeated
now. For four years l knew our chief ex-
ecutive Office, if not carefully guarded. might
drift little by little away from the people to
whom il belonged and become the perversion
of all it ought to be; but did not know how
much its moorings had already been loos-
ened. knew four years ago how well de-
vised we're the principles of true democracy
| for the successful operation of the govern
ment by the people and for the people. But
| did not know how absolutely necessary
| their application then was for the restoration
to the people of their safety and prosperity
knew then that abuses and extravaganza
| mad crept into the management OF puoic
affairs, but did not know of their numerous
forms nor the tenacity of their grasp.
knew then something of the bitterness Of
partisan obstruction, but 1 did not know how
bitter, how reckless, how shameless it coule
be. knew, too, that the American people
were patriotic and just, but did not know
how graudly they loved their country mo-
how noble and generous they we're. | shai
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