Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-11
WHAT GROVER HAS TO SAY
A long Chapter on Federal Taxation and
an Argument for the rarty's Posi-
ton on the TariT-The Tinan-
ciai system.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The following
is a synopsis of President Cleveland's


WASHINGTON, Sept. .. 1883.
Zion. Patrick Collins, and Others, Committee, etc.
GENTLEMEN: Iu addressing to you my
formal acceptance of the nomination
TO the presidency of the United States,
my thoughts persisteptly dwell upon the
impressive relation of such action to the
American people, whose confidence is
thus invited, and to the political party TO
which belong, Just entering upon a con-
test for continued supremacy. The
world does not afford u spectacle more
sublime than is furnished when mill
ions OF free and intelligent American
citizens select their chief magis-
trate, and bid one OF their
number to fiud the highest
earthly honor, and the full measure of
public duty in ready submission to their
will. II follows that a candidate for this
high Office can never forget that when
the turmoil and the strife which attend
the selection of its incumbent shall be
heard no more, there must be in the
quiet calm which foliows,a complete and
solemn self-consecration by the peoples
chosen president of every faculty and
endeayor to the service OF a confding
and generous nation of free nIen. These
thoughts are intensified by the light of
my experience in the presidential office,
which has soberly impressed me with
the severe responsibilities which it inn
imposes, while it has quickened my love
for american institutions, and taught
me the priceless value of the trust of my
countrymen.
1t is of the highest Importance that
those who administer government
should zealously 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 regula-
ton of a sound financial system suited
TO u needs, thus securing an efficient
agency of national wealth and general
prosperity; the construction and equip
ment of means of defense to insure our
national safety and maintain the honor
beneath which such national safety re-
poses; the protection of our national do
main, still stretching beyond the needs
of a century's expansion, and its pres
ervatlon for the settler and the pioneer
of our marvellous growth; a sensible and
sincere recognition of the value of Amer
lean labor, leading to the scrupulous care
and just appreciation of the interests of
u werkingmen; the limitation and
checking of such monopolistic tendencies
and schemes as interfere with advantages
IN benefits which the people may right
ly claim; a generous regard and care for
our surviving soldiers and sailors and for
the widows n orphans of such as nave
died, to the end that while the apprecia-
tion OF their services and sacrifices is
qufckeGed, the application Of their pen
sion fund TO improper cases may be pre-
vented; protection against a servile i'm
migration, which injuriously completes
with our laboring men in the field of toll
and adds to our population an element
ignorant of our institutions and laws,
impossible of assimilation with our peo-
pie n dangerous to our peace and well
fare; a strict and steadfast adherence to
the principles of civil service reform, and
a thorough execution of the. laws passed
for their enforcement, thus permitting
to II people the advantages of business
methods In the operation of their gov
eminent; the guaranty to our colored
citizens of all the rights of citizenship
and their Just recognition and encourage
:ment in all things pertaining to that re,
latlon; 3 firm, patient and humane Ia
dian policy, so that in peaceful relations
with the government the civilization of
the Indian may be promoted with result
ing quiet and safety to the settlers on
frontiers, and the cartailment of
public expense by the introduction of
economical methods in every department
of the government.
The pledges contained in the platform
adnnfnl hu fha Iofa nnnyaDt;a- 30 a.. -.
tienal Democracy lead to the advance
ment of these objects and insure good
government-the aspiration of every true
American citizen, and the motive for
every patriotic action and effort.
In the consciousness that much has
been done in the direction of good gov
eminent by the present administration,
and submitting its record to the fair in
spection OF my countrymen, l endorse
the platform thus presented with the de-
termination that if I am again called to.
the chief magistracy there shall be a con-
tinuance of devoted endeavor to advance
the interests OF the entire country.
Our scale of federal taxation and Its
consequences largely engross at this
tim 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 the designs and
accomplish their good. 1t was founded
on Justice, and was made for a free, in.
telligent and Firtuous people. 1t is only
useful when within their control, and
only serves them well when regulated
and guided by their constant touch. It
Is a free government because IL guaran-
tees TO every American citizen the unre-
stricted personal use and enjoyment of
all the reward of his toll and of all his
income, except what may be his fair con
%tribution to the necessary public expense.
Therefore it is not only the right, but
the duty of a free people III the en-
forcement OF this guaranty to insist that
such expense should be strictly limited
to the actual public needs. 1t seems per-
fectly clear that when the government,
thiE fundamentally created and main,
tanned by the people to do their bidding
turns upon them and through an utter
perversion of its powers, EFFORTS from
their labor and capital tribute largely in
excess OF public necessities, the creature
has reEe!led against the creator, and the
masters are robbed by their servants.
The cost OF The governments must on
tinue to be met ny tariff duties collected
Mt our custom houses upon imported
Foods, and by internal revenue taxes as
sessed upon spurious and malt. liquors,
tobacco and oleomargsripe. l suppose
it is needless to explain that all these
auties and assessments are added to the
price of the articles upon which they are
levied, and thus become q tax upon all
thost, who buy these articles for use and
consumption. suppose, too, it is we'll
understood that the effant of this tariff
taxation is not limited to the consumers
OF imported articles. hut that the duties