The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-26
REJECTED BY BOTH.
Bill yye Writes an Adjustable
Letter Of Acceptance.
Neither Presidential Candidate is
Able so Make Use Of It-An
AutsHzasie Platform.

t4t<fy WITHOUT &Ett1t 70 t.f1 upon ply
ment OF q snail sum barely covering
the actuaI time consumed in writing
it and ct living wages. | SO drew il
that in ease ii should not be available
for the columns OF one candidate
could certainly dispose OF it 70 the
other I thought. bat little did l
dream that it would be retained by
both. Mr.. Cleveland wrote to me that
while the letter was bright in spot,
breezy. fresh and redolent Of the wild
thyme and easnip OF simple home
aboat Il miles beyond a given point,
it Was too general in its scope and EN-
bodied too many word pictures which
il would not pay to frame"
Mr.. Harrison said he was endeavor-
ing to elevate. ennohle and purify the
general tone OF letters of acceptance,
and 30 could hardly use the one 50
kindly enclosed. He thoaght a letter
of ac epiance should be something
that would make men better. He
hopei that when the surpris- attend
ant upon the sudden information rela-
tive 10 his nomination, which. a he
might truly say. came like a clap of
thunder from a clear sky-when this
sarpri-e should wear away, he hoped
to erect a blief letter OF acceptance
which. though cruder and far more
rugged than NV ogn, would lay hold
upon mans better nature. ard unless
the seat gave wav. lift him up 10 a
higher anu better life He also begged
leave to remain my humble and oae-
dient servaat-a thing | had no Idea
OF his doing, rs l now have all the
help, both indoors and outside. that
can TsS.
Both candidates having decorated
the margins OF this letter with rel and
blue corrections, and kept it several
weeks for consideration before local
committees and visiting committees,
Il at last comes buck 10 me smelling OF
gingerbread, sarsafras, oil of befga-
mont, sherry and hitters, visiting
statesmen and the close, fixed and
vi;iated air of home band.
Mr.. Harrison says that he did not
rely solely upon his own Judgment in
returning the letter, but called 10 his
| AID the ovsr-ripe opinions of several
weli-known political thinkers from a
di lance, among them a gentleman
| from the solid South, who assured
him of the electoral vote Of Nissis-
sippi, and who had arrived AT a
state of pleasurable exhiIaration
from constantly examining the po,iti-
cal outlook through the bottom OF n
small glass horoscope. He had
| breathed several burning words IN the
ear of Mr.. Harrison without taking
the precaution to diIu'e his breath
| wi h something else. and the general
has been compelledito put Ii tie bro
| mide of potash ia that ear several times
since. The gentleman got so coutiden-
,iai that when his cigar went on.
which occurred great many times
during the interview. he became so
earnes, and, wi hal, so confused. that
he scra ched his m atches on Gen. Har-
ri.on's trousers. II do not write thi.
because | wish 10 Mariner" writes
Gen. Harrison, bat TO show 10 YOU
| that | have submit ed your charming
letter TO o hers, and especially to the
common people.
However, the document has been
returned to me, though as Mr.. Cleye-
land Very truly says, I must not think
he con iders it ling in mefi' be.
| cau-e ii Is not used by him, ''for fire.
qIently such letters po Sc markell
| worth and show little post lies OF
thought ana intellectual erupsion~
/ which, II encouraged and bro 1ght to
the surface, certainly afford relief.
| But, at the same ime this IS a letter
which lacks veriiity and repose. Tn re
are ether things which ii lacks. such
| Tor Instance, as a general tendency
towards thu expression OF thought y
Asiie from that he lik il, and would
use il ii he hsd more space ana felt like
it.
So have decided to give it TO the
press to Ill up with, knowing how the
great big heart OF the nation yearns Tor
little something, no matter how
ineagre, on the subject of politics. a
subject which, | may truly say, Lies
nearest TO each heart aud everywhere
else also:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
C1masistee:-I have just learned by
the meFest accident that | was nomin-
ated some ten weeks ago as a clnaidate
for the p sesidency at the regular ma
tional convention. Being out OF town
ut the time. aud our local posima ter
refusing to forward new papers with
out the payment OF additional past
age, oid not know about IL,
thongh ! remember of telling a man
last spring that II no other man in the
party seemed really lifted to be its
stAnJard-beafer, would run. That
was the ena o; il 80 far a. I was con
cerned. What he said 10 me have
forgotten now. IL went in at one ear.
and finding no obstruction 10 speak of.
cane ogt the other This sentence
has been era Ell b. both Mr.. Harri ON
and Mr.. Cleveland, and characterized
a, fiippantD | do not even remember
the name Of this man, bat I IemeBiJer
OF saying u him that /. folks generally
thought | was the best man | would
run. and SO now what can do2 I can
not honorably get out OF 1t.
When | made the promi e had an
idea tha pc ssibly a Better man would
be found solaes here and IN that way
| would be enabled 10 get out Of it.
Acting upon that sappo-ition, have
made other arrangements. which. Of
course. | viii nos have TO cancel. We
had pr chased and pat ia our co as
for the winter aud al o agtesi TO
hoard the teacher at our house. I
might name other plans Ne ha made
for the future which viii uog have To
be euti ely changed. i5ut the above IA
shoE you that IA going inio { is thing
! am making sacrifices which are not
generally taken intD cons derafion
during the heat and a certify OF a
po il cal campaign.
II cleo ed / would favor a higher
piiee for the n4aiiac urer and Io1er
p ices for he con sutaeF.
That II nay platform. Elaboration
and funny business in 4 pla forn |
know nothing q all aboas l strike
right at The roo. o. the matter and talk
trade RICH Oh the art ! Isl o favor
the annexation 81 Hester street u the
United States. II can tie brought
about peaceablv, ] ie}isye. and woull
he highly AGTan agcpIs both 70 the
people Of that country ana olr-eives-
SIN also IN favor Of more FRIENDLY
commercial reistionS Rith C-ethafu
street ana tue appointment Of a Ihin-
isteT 70 Actt street. I iseiieve 81 sri,-
hitting = taiiH guessi0e - pop lar
vote o, this coaatFy sind Europe. after
Nkich | USgad re-efxe toe right t.
Go what ! tho lglst beat about Il.
IhAte too feel kainpsresi Wills I sra
pre- 3Gset.
| haze not yet decided whether /
so1ld favor p thing the hest znea
INFO Ollie. az whether / a0ala J..
iheaa resgaia whese fhey are. IA the
1ez paper bssslaes-.
favor one saose thing, b1f OF
of respect fer the CONVEX len Rhiss
noaasEasse1 sas ! shall not enboly