The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-11
THE LETTER.
Opinions Expressed by Public Men.
Tho Presidents Acceptance of the
Nomination Praised.
Congressman, Interviewed by The
Appeal Correspondent,
Express Much Unity of Sentiment
on tho Document.
II Ia Held To Be OF More Value as @
Campaign Paper Than the Tar
III Message to Congress
Last Year.
jxprcss Much Unity of Sentiment
on tho Document.
Special nl.nntch to Tho Anncrl.

| Special Dispatch to Tho Appeal.
WAsWNoToN, Sept lO.-Al Democratic
comment here assures the President that i'm
his letter Of acceptance he has most elTcc.
lively scored q gan. The letter has been
much discussed today and Democratic an.
! prOvl, of II is cordial aud universal. IL ia
esteemed worthy 60 take a place with tho
ahlcst oi his state papers and that is reck-
oncd very high praise. Especial satisfaction
is scNprcsscd at the neat way in which Mr..
! Cleveland turns MIR. Blaines point as 20
! trusts and NJ the vigorous way In which, a,
| between these combinations and the inter
csts Of the people, hoCNprcsses his sympathy
with and proilcr his assistance TO the latter.
Your correspondent interviewed a large
number uf Democratic senators and rcpre.
scntaliNcs today ~ tu their views about tho
letter Speaker Carlisle said that the letter
was drawn with great forcc and fmnkucss,
strictly iu line ~ the last annual message.
aud would necessarily strengthen the presi-
dents position before the country.
Chairman Mills, II the WAYS aud means
committee, expressed himself likewise and
declared that nothing the President had ever
duur hal given him higher estimate ut his
| courage aud character
Col Brcykiundgr, uf Kentucky, said II wns
| u guud, strong document, wholesome con
! .istcnt with his previous uttemnccs, and
! Democratic 10 the core. And what is best
Of all lac added, 1t Is going to help ~ 10
win
Mr.. McMilln, of Tennessee, said: "Mr.
Cleveland writes nothing that does not con.
tain rich and reliable Democratic doctrine.
His late letter could not have been male
stronger ur drafted on lines better calculated
To advance the party's interest In Noycm.
hcr"
Mr. Wilson, u West Virginia. said Tho
President ends us hc began in his message
last December Ills letter Is clear. strong.
unmistakablc in tt fidelity tp the people
and tu his duty a. the existing system ut
class tuNuttun. II gives Mr. lluinr some
new ideas ou trusts. There is nu back down
in it hut another clarion blast tu the people,
and they Will rally tu him. tnb."
Mt Turner ul Georgia, said: 1T o. a
letter full ut good, struug common sense
Mr. Crisp, ut Texas, said The Demo.
cratic party stands tur lower taxes, extended
| commerce aud an economical administration
/ " the Nilnir' ol the government The Prysi.
| dent In his letter uf acceptance strongly and
! iurulhly presents this and demonstrates. |
! think, that the only pCrun, ar class II pcr.
sons who can De- injured ly Democratic sue.
cess arr those who have taken advantage Of
the present unequal and unjust r.,ouur laws
and organized thymsplNr. into combines and
trusts tu upprrss and p'uuI.r tlr people
Nlr llrmphill. of South Carolina shiI
Tho letter b. written loo tine tone nud isn
courageous, fuir aud uil statement uf the
position ~ tho Democratic parity uuun the
lrdlur ISSUES 1T ihu ,unNUs. II ought 10,
and Will gain votes for us..
Mr. Henderson, Uf South Carolina. said.
"Ihu irrsilruts letter IT acceptance is ab.o
and convincing. uud Is lu admirable sputI.
mvut ui the Position uf the Democratic
purity on the tIuu question. tie hiu thg
nail svuarrly uu the head every time. lie
nlsp exposes the shalluWurss aud hypurmry
ui the Republican platform iu Promising Ia
rprul The whole internal revenue system
rather Than surrender aUy Part uf thH pro.
irrtiyr sNstrm, if the revenue, cannot ho aIl
sprut ns proposed Joe tLo platform
NJ Oates. ut Alabama. said. "lt is uru01,
strong statement uf tir issurs I t4lu.
while Il is Zoe The same lime. DO is q better pre-.
sanitation II his position uu thc Hnt than
his mrysaFr.'
Mr. elements. ~ Gcu1,il. aI. ~ isa
strong document nud perfectly consistent
with the mt.HIrp. n will will give nov
Nispr anil Import 90 ihg Democratic cam.
Tl.su iIr uur inform
~.ullur brown. uf Georgia. uil "iiisa
strong letter. setting forth bis position as
u.UHl iu NfH.HHI. HfUl".
Nr Grain. ui Irsr. .l.l THE letter ls
1000 uImIrH'. uur BuI will du ihr PARTY
much EHul Au uaEuNrl lI,Hu ui thr Amer.
.lu Wort iuHmHu. RE- HHIl o. lIHut uf
Hui h.a gHrHI.aiiuu uf tie
grinding combinations. formed iur thr pur.
I.H.H of Ui.s.UF rl, UUt.H u, lsu HuyHssitlys
Hi IIl.. I..uu. airiHs fI.lt lH is tHruIy alive
'1 iHu imposition Iu..I.rI mon the p,o.
pIr. H. r.ufu.l"a i.lI trusts are hostile 10
Iur Institutions rumuua II ugr p'uplo. aud
lruHuruH iu uur governments pud hc fully
1'1IIfI. IHut WUrurNvr ,umh nations thruts
De- competition the ,uusuuvr becomes CON
iuuri Tie letter ~ urH .'.uHH may ho
REGARDED ls yYuiaIuIuH. iu H #uill spaUr. q
thorough presentation ui Democratic doc
iriuu, and upon DO ihu Ials ,lu safely 90
before thn people with r. vrll founded 81.
prri1tiuu tllt thr President viii h0 rHl.
tnuud Tor four more years Iu che uI... COM
grnhuve. nul patriotic INf'nTuanrr Hi ihc
tendon"