Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-13
AFTER MANYDAYS. j"
CleVelaHd'S Letter Of Acceptance.
4 RehaSh Of His Message and an Echo
Of Mills Speech in Congress
Is ali II Is.
He Has the Gall to Talk About Civil
Service Reform.
No Word for Protection to American
Labor and American Industries.
Nothing About The Danger of Second
Terms" He Once Talked About. A
Letter that VIII Garry Joy
to the British Hearts.
A DEMAGOGlC APPEAL FOR VOTES.

American people, whose confidence is
thus invited, and to the political party to
which belong, just entering upon con-
test for continued supremacy.
The world does not afford a spectacle
more sublime than is furnished when
millions of free and intelligent American
citizens select their chief magistrate and
bid one of their number to find the high
est earthly honor and the full measure of
public duty in the ready submission of
their will. 1t follows that candidate
for this high office can never forget that
when the turmoil and the strife which
attend the election of its incumbent shall
be heard no more, there must be in the
quiet calm which follows complete and
solemn self-cOnsecration by the peoples
chosen President of every faculty and
endeavor to the service of a confding
generous nation of freemen.
The thoughts are Intensified by the
light of my experience in the Presidential
office, which has soberiy impressed me
with the severe responsibilities which it
imposes, while it has quickened my love
for American institutions and taught me
iIl6 pllCC1Coo NcbluC VI IllC IllSG VI lily
countrymen.
1t is of the highest Importance that
those who administer our government
should jealodsly protect and maintain
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 numerous objects of domestic
concern deserve so much watchfulness
and care.
Among these are the regulation of a
sound financial system suited to our
needs, thus securing an efficient agency
of national wealth and general prosper
ity; the construction and equipment of
means of defense to insure our national
safety and maintain the honor beneath
which such national safety reposes; the
protection of our national domain, still
stretching beyond the needs of centu-
ry's expansion, and its preservation for
the settler and the pioneer of our marvel
Gus growth; a sensible and sincere recog-
milton of the value of American labor
leading to the scrupuloUs cares and just
appreciation of the interests of our work
ingmen; the limitation and checking of
such monopoliStic schemes and tenden-
cies as interfere with the advance 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 have died
to the end that while the appreciation of
their services and sacrifices is quickened,
the application of their pension funds to
improper cases may be prevented; pro-
lection against servile immigration
which injuriously completes with our Ia
boring 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 danger
ous to our peace and welfare; strict and
steadfast adherence to the principles of
civil service reform and thorough exc
cution of the laws passed for their en-
forcement, thus permitting 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 encouragement in all
things pertaining to that relation; firm,
patient, and humane Indian policy, SO
that in peaceful relations with the gov
ernment the civilization of the Indian
may e>promoted with resulting quiet
and safety to the settlers on our from
tiers; and the curtailment of public ex-
pense by the introduction of economical
methods in every department of the gov
| eminent.
The pledges contained in the platform
adopted by the late Convention of the
National Democracy, lead to the ad-
vancement of these objects and insure
good government, the aspirations of ev-
cry true American citizen, and the mo-
tive for every patriotic action and effort.
In the consciousness that much has been
done in the direction of good govern
ment by the present administration, and
submitting its record to the fair inspec-
tion of my countrymen, l endorse the
platform thus presented, with the deter
minatiOn that if am again called to the
chief magistracy, there shall be a con-
tinuance of devoted endeavor to adj
vance the interests of the entire country
Our state of Federal taxation and its
consequences largely 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
designs and accomplish their good. 1t
was founded on Justice, and was made
for free, intelligent and vlrtuous peO-
pie. 1t is only useful when within their
control, and only serves them when reg
ulated and guided by their constant
touch. 1t is free government because
it guarantees to every American citizen
the unrestricted personal use and enjoy
ment of all the reward of his toll, and
of all his income, except what may be
his fair contribution to the necessary
public expense. Therefore, it is not only
the right but the duty of free people,
in the enforcement of this guarantee to
insist that such expense should be strict
ly limited to the actual public needs. 1t
seems perfectly clear that when the gov
ernment, this instrumentality created
and maintained by the people to do their
bidding, turns upon them, and through
an utter perversiOn of its powers, ex-
torts from their labor and capital tribute
largely in excess of public necessities,
the creature has rebelled against the Gre
ator and the masters are robbed by their
servants.
The cost of the government must con-
tinue to be met by tariff duties collect
ed at our custom houses upon imported
goods and by internal revenue taxes as |
sessed upon spirituous and malt liquors,
tobacco and Oteomargarine.
| suppose it is needless to explain that
all the duties and assessments are added