Fergus County argus., 1888-09-27
BILL NYE's ROUGH DRAFT.
He Writes a Letter Of Acceptance Full Of
64ood Ideas
I;iIl Nyr ia Boston ';iolm.

I;iIi Nyr in Boston Giole.
Some time ago prepared the follow
ing general draft OF "a letter Of accept
ane, to be used 10y eith presidential
candidate AZ original and entirel,
vii hOut credit to me. upon payment
Of n small sum barely covering th,
actual time consumed in writing it and
at living wages. so drew it that ii
case il should not be available for thu
columns Of one candidate could Ger.
tainly dispose of it to the other,
thought. but little did ! dream that il
would he returned 10y both. Mr.. Cleve-
land wrote to me that while the let ter
was bright in spots, breezy, fresl, ami
re'lOlent Of the wild thyme and catnill
of IL simple home about thirteen miles
beyond n given point, it was too gen
eral IN its scope and embodied too
many word pictures which it would
not pay to frame
Mr.. Harrison sail that he WAS en-
deavOring tn elevate. cnnOble and
purify the general tone Of let ters OF
acteptan and so could hardly use
the one ! so kindly enclosed. He
thought n Ieite oi acceptance should
he sonnet hing that would make men
better. lie hoped that when the sur
prise attendant upon the sudden in
formal ion relative to his nonlinat ion.
which, rs he might truly say. came
like II clapof thunder from II clear sky,
when this surprise should wear away
he hoped to erect II brief letter Of ac-
far more rugged than my own. would
lay hold upon mans better nature.
aud, unless the seat gay. way. lit him
up to n higher and better lie. lie also
begged leave to remain my humble
and obaiient servant II thing had
no i,iea oi his doing. a. now have all
the help, both indoors and ON side.
that can use.
Both candidates having decorated
blue correct tions. and kept it several
weeks ior consideration before local
committees and visiting committees.
IL at last came back To me smelling oi
ginger bread. .~aSsairas. oil Ol bcrganoi
sherry and iittrrs. visiting statesmen
aud the close. fixed and Nitiat,al air of
Il home band.
Mr.. Harrison SAYS that he did not
rely solely upon his own Judgment in
returning he letter. hut called to his
aid the oNcr-ripe opinions of several
wrll-known political thinkers from II
distance. among them n gent lenhan
from the solid south. who assured him
Of lac elect oral vOteof Mississippi. and
Who had arrived M II state of pleas,ir-
able eNhilarition from constantly ex-
amIning the politica out look through
the bottom of u small glass horoscope.
lie had breathrd several burning
words into the ear of Mr.. Harrison
Without taking the pre'aution to Iii
lutte his breath with sonnet hing else
and he general has been compelled to
put "a little bromide of potash in that
ear several times since. This gent le-
man got 81 confident ial that when his
cigar went out, which o,rurred u great
many tunes during the interview. he
beciiIw so EARNEST, and. withal. sOcOn-
fused. that he scratched his matches
on t:en. llaryisons trousers. II do
not write this b.1alisr ! wish to muir
mur." writes ';-n. Harrison. but to
show you that have submitted your
charming letter to Others. and rSls.-
cially to the common people"
However, the document has been re-
turned To mc, though, rs Mr.. Cleveland |
very truly says. ! must not think he !
Is not used by him, for frequent ~ |
such letters possess marked wort b and |
show little pustules Of thought and
intellect ual .rupiions which, il emOur-
aged and brought To the surface. Ger
tainly afford relief. But at the same
{ time, this Is n letter which lacks viril- /
lty and repo~e. Thrr'areo ot her things
which it lacks. such. for inst ancc, as u
general tendency toward the expires
sion al thought. Aside from that he
likes it. and would use it ii he had
more space and irlt like it.
so ] have decided to give II to the
press to ill up with. knowing how the
si,ai bic heart of the nat ION yearns for
a little something. no matter how
on the subject oi politics n
subject whlrh, may truly say. lies
nearest to each heart and every where
l-. also.
Mr.. Chairman and Gent Irnien of the
'Ommit tee: ! have Jist learned 10y
he merest accident that ! WAS nomI-
mated some ten weeks ago a~ u candi-
late for the presidency at the regular
NATIONAL convent ION. Being ou, of
own ut the time. AMI our local post
mast er reiusil. to forward newspapers
wit hout the payment oi ad'lii ional
postage, ] did not know about il.
lhO,Igh ] remember oi telling n man
last spring that ii no at her man la I he
party seemed really fitted to br its
would run. That
was the end oi il so lar as was con
,erned. What he said to mc havr
forgotten now. II went in 1T one ear.
md finding M oi~t r,rtion to speak
Di, came ont at the oiner. This sen
.ence has been erased 10y both Mr..
Harrison and Mr.. cleveland. and char
cteriz,-d "a ilippant.l do not even
he nlnn. of this man. but !
Of sayingt % him hat ii folks
thought WAS the best man
would run. and 50 now what can !
io? cannot honorahly Iei out oi it.
When ! made the promise ] had AN
dra that probably Il better man would
De- found somewhere and in that way
would be enabled tn get out oi il