Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-15
Urged by General Bragg 10 Make a
Publlc Avowal VI His
Position
REGARDING THE DEMOCRATIC
HErloHAL CONVENTION.
The Reply " the EX.presldent on the
sublrct.-lIis Idea Of The
Presidency.
4 Correspondence M the Presidential
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MILWAUKEE, March 14.-General T..
:. Bragg, author OF the famous phrase,
1--WE love him Tor the enemies he has
made" has bccn urging Cleveland "
make n public hyOwal Of his position
regarding the approaching Democratic
National Convention. March 9th he
wrote a letter to Cleveland nom Fond
du Lac, containing this following para
graph: wrhu danger 10 public interests
which Democratic failure would in-
vOlyu, seems now 10 require an open
av0Ssl Of your willingness To SUBMIT 10
any service 10 which your party and
the people may assign you. believe
your uaeiuluees 10 the nation may be
greater now than ever In the past 10
carry TO victory tho cause Of nrif ru-
form, and IN restore tho hlesslngH Of
good government 10 the people. ! ngk
you t. shy 10 the party and 10 the people
that your name mny be presented 10
the Natiopnl Democratic Convention
M IA candidate Tor It's nomination 10 the
Presidency, Rnd that you will accept
the nomination u given md agaln un.
dartakc the duties u President, II the
people shall, ~ believe theywill, choose
you Tor that Office.
In reply Cleveland has wfil,cn:
"March o, 1892. Your letter OF The 9TH
Il received; have thought that l
might continue silent on the subject
you present TO me. II, In answering
your quettilns, might only cougidrr
personal desires, individual ease aud
comfort, my response would be
promptly male, without tho least fcser-
vaii1n or difficulty. But, n you are
right in supposing that the subject II
related TO the duty / owe the country
and the party, n condition exists which
/ makes such private aud personal con-
sidoIation entirely Irrelevant. My cx.
| prricnce Ia the office OF President ~
| lmIrpssrs me with the HolCmnity Of tho
! trust, and it, awful responsibilities,
1 that cannot bring myself 10 regard n
candidacy for ihe place ~ something
| 10 10 won by personal strife aud active
/ self.assefli0n. | have also an Idea
that the Presidency Il ptu.emincntly
the peopip'p Office, and / have been
sincere In the constant advocacy OF the
elective participation la political
affairs on thu part Of all the citizens.
Consequently believe that the people
should be hshrd In the choice Of their
party candidates, anu that they them
selves should make the nominations ~
directly Ms IL CONTESTANT with M open,
fair mud full PARTY organization aud
method. | am confident that success
Il within our reach, but believe that
this IL n time for thoughtfulne.s and de-
liberation. not only as TO candidacy,
but concerning party action upon
questions VI immeuse Interests 10 the
patriotic ami intelligent voters Of tho
land, who watch for nu assurance Of
safety M thu price Of their conhdonc,
and support. GROVER CLEvELASD.'
Two Passenger. of the "OreRnir-'
SAN FHANoisco, March li.-Amoup
the "OceauiC" passengers today wer,
f.. Il. Stevens aud George u. Mitchell
two New YORK attorneys, who have
been making n bicycle tour Of tn,
world. While in Turkey they wer,
arrested a. spies aud kept In jail thirty
HlN hours.
When the Oceanic" started GU
nom her muoflngs In Yokohama har
Dor, Rear Admiral Harmony oIdcroI
tho "Allinnce" TO accompany her 1
short distance ~ courtesy 10 Hea
Admiral Belknsp, who was ON ,h'
"Ocranic.n The Alliance went steri
on to the breakwnter being built ut thu
entrance to the harbOr, aud stuck fast
As the "OceaniC" steamed away I
barge and three tugs were trying 4
pull the "a lliance" oil. When Spoken
10 about the matter, Admiral Ifolknal
confined himself 10 the assertion tina
he thought the "hlliancon would b,
| gottsn on. The other pAHspnperH OF
tho"O Oceanic" say they think her bacl
would undoubtedly be broken when
tide went out,