Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-15
CLEvELAND,S REPLY.

His Answer to a Letter From Cen.
 eral Edward S.eBragg Urging Him
 to Make Public His Position in
 Connection With the Approaching
 Democratic Presidential Convcn-
 tion.
 MILWAUKEE, March 14.-GeneralE Edward S. Bragg, author of the famous phrase "We love him for the enemies he has made, " has been urging ex-President Cleveland to make public an avowal of his position in connec- tion with the approaching democratic pres idential convention. Under date of March he wrote letter to Mr. Cleveland from Fon du Lac containing the following para graph:
 The danger to the public interests which fail ure of tho democratic party would involve seems to me now to require the open avowal of your parsy 1n @aS assgn 10 yoa Many @ fears that you may decline further public duty which none but you can effectually remove and your voice will be everywhere heard with benefit and effect. believe your usefulness to the na- tion may be greater now than ever in the past to carry to victory Ihe cause of tariff reform and to people, and as our fellow-hemocrat and fellow citizen ask you to say to your party and the peo- that your name w se to sas will accept that nomination and again undertake the duties of president of the party, as believe they wall choose you for that office.
 The ex-President replied as follows: LAKEWOOD, N. J., March g, 1899. Hon. Edward s. Bragg:
 My Dear Sir-Your letter of the 5th inst. Is re- ceived. have thought until now that might continue silent nn the subjects which, under the high sanction of tour position as my "fellow- d. mocrat and fellow citizen and In your r-lation as a true and trusted friend. you present to me. l If, in answering your questions might only ease and comfort my response would be prompt | ly ma e. and without the least reservation or shas the subject IS Sseiated to duty eWs to ths cuntry and to my party, condition exists sderatiops d. % entirely Irrelevant u esnpos, boW. | ever, refrain from declaring to you that my ex
 perience in the great office of president of the l United States has so impressed me with the
 solemnity of the trust and its awful responsibill | ties that cannot bring myself to regard a can
 didacy for the place as something to be won by | personal strife and active eifassertinn. have l also an idea that the presidency is permanently
 the peoples office and have been sincere in my | political affairs on the part Of al our citiz-ns
 Consequently I believe the people should bt
 and that they themselves should make nomina
 tions directly as Is consistent with open, fail
 I speak of these things solely for the
 % 9f ts saaVsiag you that my
 of our party should be free in the selection o | tn 1T candidates, preclude the possibility Of my | leading and pu- hing a s.lf-seekiug canvas fol l tho presidential nomination, even if I had de | sire TO b. again a candidate,
 Believing that the complete supremacy O
 democratic principle means increased nationa
 prosperity and that increased happiness
 of our people, ,,s am earnestly anI
 Gr 5ae is s within tas
 | believe thi is si time for democratic thought I fulness and deliberaton, not only to candi I dates, but concerning party action upon ques
 tions of i'm uense interest the patriotic and in l t-llgert voters of the land who watch for an as surance of safety as the price of their conhdenc and support. Yours very truly
 GROVER CLEVELAND.