Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-09-11
TAe PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Protection Democrats Gladly Take Cover
Under a Few Sentences


The New York correspondent Of tie
Philadelphia Ledger wrote last evening
Mr. Cleveland's letter Of acceptance
is the principal theme Of conversation to-
day, but with the Presidential election
less than two months off, it is almost i'm !
possible TO obtain an unpreiudieed
opinion Of the document Everybody
looks at it through the spectacles Of his
partisan bias. The Democrat thinks it
shows the wisdom of jefferson
and the courage Of jackson
while the Republican terms it a
weak and cowardly document. This
however can be said The protection
Democrats eagerly seize upon such sen
fences in the letter as 1--WE have entered
upon no crusade of free trade" 1--WE fully
appreciate the Importance to the country
Of our domestic Industrial enterprises. +"
and abrupt and radical changes. which
might endanger such enterprises and in
iuriously affect the interests of labor
dependent upon their success and con.
tinuance, are not contemplated or in
tended as affording chance fer
them to gather in under the Demo cratic
wing. Those who have been opposing
the Mills bill but are anxious to main
tain their allegiance TO the Democratic
party, find pleasure in the fact that the
name Of that measure is not mentioned
in the letter. Even some of the revenue
reform papers bring into prominence the
sentences ! have quoted, as If anxious to
break the force of the Republican argu-
ment that the Democratic policy Is in
the direction Of free trade. With the
single exception the letter is received the
same rs such document is always re-
ceived, with eulogy from friends and
condemnation from enemies.
The Post this afternoon says. "No
campaign document Of the yeaA will make
50 strong nm impression, for, although
the arguments presented do not
differ in any marked way from
those Of other debaters on the
same side. they are stated in very fell
citous manner for reaching the ear of the
common people, and the rostrum from
which they are delivered, is, of course,
the most commanding Of all
The Mail and Express says: "And we
undertake to say that Of all the letters
Of acceptance that have been written by
the candidates of the great parties for
the Presidency. not one has ever before
taken so many words TO say so little has
diverged so often and so widely from the
truth as to his own acts and party; has
so grossly misstated the attitude and
action of the party in opposition has so
Numbered in statements as to the great
est issues Of the day
The Brooklyn Eagle says; 1T is inter
esting in every line and significant in
every sentence The President touches
nothing which he does not illuminate.
The man shines through the words-a
man Of candor,. strength and simplicity,
man of faith in God and the people.
The Tribune says: "Mr. Cleyeland's let
ter of acceptance is at last given to the
public, after period Of incu-
baton unparalleled in the his
tory of Presidential nominations II
cannot be said that he passed the long
interval Of so days since the st. Louis
Convention to the best advantage for the
reader will find no evidence that he has
added TO the meagre store of knowledge
on the subject Of the tariff which lie dis
played with SO much confidence in the
message Of last December, or that he has
corrected any Of the blunders Of that doc
ument. Here are two Cleveland and
nti-Cleveland comments, and they rep
resent the two poles of political opinion.