Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-09-14
TWO TARIFF TALKS.
President Cleveland Formally
Accepts the Presidential
Nomination.
Tariff, Trusts and Civil Service
Form the Themes for
His PEN.
Gen. IIarrisen's Acceptance o Com.
plcte Resume Of Campaign
sahIeets:

WASHINGTON, Sept. TO- - President
Cleveland'a letter OF acceptance Of the
Democratic nomination Of second term
Is In substance rs follows:
WASHINGTON, Sept. =, 1885,
Hon. Patrick A. Collins, and others, COM
mittee, ETC.,
GKSTLEMKs:-In addressing to you
mi formal acceptance ef the pomi::
nation w the presidency OF The United
States, my thonghts perslstently dwell
upon the impressive relation Of
such action to the American peo-
pie, whose confidence IL thus invited, and
to the political party to which belong,
just entering upon a contest for contin-
ued supremacy.
The world does not afford spectacle
m9fH shblime than is furnished when
millions OF free snd Intelligent American
oitiseRs select their ewn magistrate, and
bid ono Of their number TO ind the high.
est earthly honor, and the duh measure
Of public duty in ready submission to
their will.
IL follows that candidate for this
high office can never forget that when
the turmoil and the strife which attend
the selection of its incumbents shall be
heard no more, there must be In the
quiet calm which follows complete and
solemn self-consecrntion by the peoples !
chosen president Of every faculty and en-
deayof TO tho service Of q confding and
generous nation OF free men.
These thoughts are intensified by the
light Of my experience in the presidential
ONCE, which has soberly impressed me
with the severe responsibilities which it
imposes, while II has quiekened my love
for American institutions and taught me
the priceless value of the trust of my
eountrypen.
Il III OF the highest importance that
those who administer our government
should jealously protect and maintain
the rights Of American citizens at homo
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
eoseeEa deserve 90 much watchfdlness
Among these are tho Fsgulatien Of .
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 our national safety reposes; the
protection Of our national domain, still
stretching beyond the needs of q CEN
turyS expansion, and its preservation
fpF the settler aud the pioneer Of our
marvellous growth, o sensible and sincere
uoennntffnn ~ hA ralsva ~ II q,
labor, leading 10 the scrupulous care and
workingmen; the limitation and check
schemes as interfere with the advantages
and benefits which the people may
rightly claim; Q generous regard and care
for our surviving soldiers and sailors and
for the widows and orphans Of such rs
have died, 70 the end that while the ap-
preGiattop pf their services and sacrifices
Is quickened the application Of their pen
sion fund TO improper cases may be pre-
vented; protection against Q servlle i'm
migration which injuriously competes
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 and dangerous to our peace and well
fare; strict and steadfast adherence to
the principles Of civil service reform and
thorough execution Of the laws passed
for their enforcement, thus permitting To
oYg people the Sdyantagas 'iaf business
nethhdst In the operation Of their govern
ment; the guaranty to our eolored oiti.
zehs Of all their rights Of citizenship and
their Just recognition and encouragement
in all things pertaining to that relation;
a firm, patient and humane Indian pol
icy, SO that In peaceful relations with the
government the civilization Of the Indian
may be promoted. with resulting quiet
and safety to the settlers on our from:
tiers; apd the curtailment Of public e4.
pense by the introduction az economical
methods IN every department of :he gov
The pledges contained In the platform
adopted by the late convention of the
national Democracy, lead to the advance.
mept 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 government by
the present administration, and submit.
ting its record to the fair inspection OF
my countrymen, i indorse the platform
thus presented, with the determination
that, IL am again called to the chiei
magistraey, there shall be q continuance
OF devoted epdeaypr TO advance the inter
ests OF the entire countsy.
Each Of these subjects are then treated
In full and Mr.. Clsveland's position on
them plaiEly defined a. outlined above
Reduction Of the surplus and an arraign.
ment Of the Republican party for theil
declaration that internal revenue should
be the FIRST to be abolished are the two
subjects that occupy the larger part Of
his attention. The letter plainly and IN.
equivocally endorses the platform adopted