The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13
CLEVELAND'6 CRY.
The Presidents LODg-LoOked for Ac-
csptance at Hard
A Reform Bluff to Throw Dust IN the
Peoples Eye.
Temptations Of Growing Surplus To
Democratic Statesmen.
Republican Platform DenUuDced,fr from
Partizan Standpoint.

WARRINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 9.-The
following is the presidents letter of
acceptance, made public this evening:
Hon. Patrick A. Collins aud Others, Commit
tee, etc.
"WAsHINGToN. ID. c., Sept. g.
Gentlemen: In addressing to you my
formal acceptance of the nomination
to the presidency of the United States,
my thoughts persistenuy dwell upon
the impressive relation of such action
to the American people, whose conf
dence Is thus invited, and to the
political party to which belong, just
entering upon contest for continued
supremacy.
"The world does not afford a specta-
Gle more sublime than is furnished
when millions of free and intelligent
American citizen select their chief mag
istrate, and bid one of their number
lind the highest earthly honor and the
full measure of public duty in ready
submission to their will. It follows
that a candidate for this high Ofice
can never forget that when the turmoil
and the strife which attend the selec-
ton of its incumbent shall be heard no
more, there must be in the quiet calm
which follows, a complete and solemn
self-consecration by the peoples chosen
president of every faculty and endeavOr
to the service Of a conhding and gen
erOus nation of freemen. These
thoughts are intensified by the light of
my experience in the presidential Office,
which has soberly impressed me with
the severe responsibility which it i'm
poses, whilst it has quickeued my love
for American institutions and taught
me the priceless value OF the trust OF
my cOuntrymeh.
1t is of the highest Importance that
those who administer our government
should jealousy protect and maintain
the rights OF American citizens at home
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 in.
terestS are so great and whose numer.
GUS objects of domestic concern deserve
SO much watchtult ess and care. Among
these are the regulation of a sound
financial system suited to our needs,
thus securing AN efficient agency OF
national wealth and general prosperity
the construction and equipment oi
means of defense, To insure our ma
tiOnal safety and maintain the honor
beneath which such national safety re
poses; the protection of our national do
main, still stretching beyond the needs
OF century's expansions, and its pres
ervation for the settler and the pioneer
OF our marvellous growth; a sensible
and sincere recognition of the value of
American labor, leading To the scrupu-
lous care and just appreciation of the
interests of workingmen, the limitation
and checking of such monopOlistic ten
denotes and schemes as interfere with
the advantages and benefits
which the people may rightly
claim; a generous regard and care fol
our surviving soldiers and sailors, and
for the widows and orphans of such as
have died. to the end that while the
appreciation of their services and sac
rifices Is Quickened, the application OF
their pension funds to improper cause:
may be prevented; protection against
a Bervile immigration, which injurious
ly completes with our labOring men In
the field of toll and adds to our popula
ton an element ignorant of our iDSti
buttons and laws, impossible of assim
ilation with our people and dangerous
to our peace and welfare; "A strict and
steadfast adherence to the principles
of civil service reform and Thorough
execution of the laws passed for their
enforcement, thus permitting to OuI
people the advantages of business
methods in the operation OF their gov
erDment; the guaranty TO our cOlored
citizens of all their rights of citizenship
and their just recognition and encOur
agement in all things pertaining Il
that relation; a firm, patient and hui
name Indian policy, 80 that in peace
full relations with the government the
civilization of the Indian may he pro
NOTED, with resulting quiet and safety
to the settlers on our frontiers; and the
curtailment of public expense by the
introduction of economical methods in
every department of the government
The pledges continued in the plat
form adopted by the late convention
of the national democracy lead to the
advancement of these objects and
insure good government-the aspera-
the motive for every patriotic action
and effort. In the consciousness that
much has been done in the direction
of a good government by the admin
istration, and submitting its record to
the fair inspection of my countrynen.
endorse the platform thus presented
with the determination that. If am
again called to the chief magistr acy
there shall be continuance of the
devoted endeavor to advance the iu-
terestS of the entire country.
Our scale of federal taxation and
its consequences largely engrOsS at this
time the attention of our citizens and
people are soberly considering the
necessity OF measures of relief. Our
government is the creatiOn.Of the peo-
pie, established to carry out their de-
signs and accomplish their good. 1t was
founded on justice and was made fer a
free, intelligent and virtuous people.
1t Is only useful when within their con-
troll, and only serves them well when
regulated and guided by their constant
touch. 1t Is a free government because
1t guarantees to every American citi-
zen the Unrestricted personal use and
enjoyment Of all the reward of his toll
and OF his income. except what NAV be
his fair contribution to necessary pub
lie expense. Therefore 1t is not only
the right but the duty of free people,
in the enforcement of this guaranty, tc
insist that such expense should he
strictly limited TO the actual public
needs. 1t seems perfectly clear that
when the government, this instru-
mentality created and maintained by
the people to do their bidding, turns
upon them and, through an utter per.
version OF their powers, EFFORTS from
their labor and capital tribute largely
in excess of public necessities. the cTe;I
ture has rebelled against the creator
and the masters are robbed 10y tlIeil
servants.
The cost of the government INNS,
continue to be met by tariff duties cnl
lected at our custom houses upon i'm
ported goods and 10y internal reyenu,
taxes, collected upon spurious ant
malt liquors, tobacco and oleomar
Rarine. suppose IL is needless to ex
plain that these duties and assessment,
are added to the price of the article,
upon which they are levied aud thin,
become tax upon all those who b,r
these articles for use and CONSUMPTION
suppose, too, that it is we'll under
stood that the effect of this taxation i
not iiniIe1 10 the consumers of i'm
ported articles, but that the dIIties i'm
posed upon such articles permits cor
espondinR increase in price to he Iai,
upon domestic productions of the sam
kind: which increase, paid by ali on
people as consumers of home DrO
American home, constitutes
form of taxation as certain an,
~ inevitable as though the amonn