The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-11
1T rs A FIRM STAND.
UnmiStakable Language on
the Tariff Question.
A DEADLY STAB AT TRUSTS.
Tho Position of the Democratic
Party Clearly Embellishments
of the Press

WASHINGTON, September 9.-Follow-
ing is the Presidents letter of accept
ance:
WASHINGTON, September 8, 1888.
How. Patrick q. Collins and others of the
Committee:
Gentyen,en-In addressing to you my
formal acceptance of the nomination to
the Presidency of the United States
my thoughts persistently dwell upon
the impressive relation Of such action
to the American people. whose con-
fdence is thus invited, and to the
political party to which belong, Just
entering upon q contest for continued
supremacy. The world does not afford
a spectacle more sublime than is fur
he'd when millions of free and ia
telligent American citizens select their
chief magistrate and bid one OF their
number to find
THE HIGHEST EARTHLY HONOR
and the full measure of public duty in
ready submission to their will. 1t fol-
lows that the candidate for this higi
Office can never forget that when the
turmoil and strife which attend t g Sc
lection of its incumbent shall be heard
no more, there must be in the quiet
calm which follows a complete and SOL
emn self conservation by the peoples
chosen President of every faculty and
endeavoE TO the service of confding
and generous nation of freemen. These
thoughts are intensified by the light of
nv experience in the Presidential
office, which has soberly i'm
pressed me with the severe
responsibilities which it imposed, while
it has quickened my love for American
institutions and taught me the price
less value of the trust Of my country
men. 1t is of the highest importance
that those who administer our govern
ment should closely protect and main
tain the rights of American citizens at
home and abroad, aud should strive 10
achieve for our country her proper
place among the nations of the earth
but there is no people, whose home IN
terests are so great and whose numer-
Gus objects of domestic concern de-
serves SO much watchfulness and care.
Among these is the regulation OF
A SOUND FINANCIAL SYSTEM
suited to our needs; the securing of an
efficient agency of national wealth and
general prosperity, the construction
and equipment Of q means of defense to
insure our national safety and to main
tain the honor beneath which such ne-
tionaI ssfety reposes; the protection OF
our national domain, still stretching
beyond the needs of centuries, its ex
pansion and its preservation for the
settler and pioneer of our marvellous
growth the sensible and sincere recog-
milton of the value of American labor,
leading to the scrupul0us care and just
appreciation of the interests of
our workingmen; the Limitation
and checking of such monopo-
Iistic tendencies and schemes,
as interfere with the advantages
and benefits which the people may
rightfully claim, generous regard and
care for our wing soldiers and
sailors, and for the widows and orphans
of such as have died, to the end that,
while the appreciation o: their services
and sacrifices is quickened, the appli-
cation of their pension fuads to i'm
proper cases may be prevented; the
protection against serViie lmmlgralon,
which iniurionsly 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
people and dangerous to our
peace and welfare, the strict and
steadfast adherence to the principles
of civil service reform and the thorough
execution OF the laws passed for our
citizens, and the people are soberly con-
sidering the necessity of measures of re-
Iief.
DUB GOVERNMENT
is the creation of our people, estabiished
to carry out their designs and accom-
plish their good. 1t was founded on
Justice and was made for free. intelli-
gent and virtuous people. 1t is ONLY
useful when within their control, and
only serves them well when regulated
and guided by their constant touch. 1t
is a free government because it gauran-
tees to every American citizen the un-
restricted personal use and enjoy
ment of all the reward of his
coil and of all his ineorae,
except what may be his fair contribu-
ton TO the necessary public expense
Therefore. it is not only the right,
but the duty of d free people in tna e4-
forcement OF this guarantee u lnsist
that such expenses should De strietI :
limited TO actual public need. it seems
perfectly clear that When the govero-
ment thus fundamentally created anC
maintained by the people, to do theii
bidding turns upon them and, through