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HOME JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT.
Text of Tbelr Letters of. Ac
eeptance.
Pointed ant lornoie statements
v of the,Issues Involved.
0ot. CleveUnd's letter, formally ac
cepting tbe Democratic nomination for
President of the United Statw, lias fol-
President i
cntlenen: I have receives yourcommu
i..3oiuiiUdJuly i,ltW. Informing tne of
nomination to the ollice ot preafdeiit of
X; L'nltcd BIiUcm by the National Democratic
Ivmvenllou lately aascmbled at Chicago. 1
Unt the nomination with a grateful appre
! ii hi of the uprerae honor conferred ana a
ffin" Hen" of " responsibility, which, In
R .rcordaiice, awuoie. I have carefully
Intiiiilcri'd the platform adopted by the con
l,i(.n, d cordially approve the name.
s ulaln a latenient of Democratic
Kill and the principle upon which
f parly appeal" to the utt'raic of the peo
liiiieeds uo supplement or explanation. It
Knuld be remeubered thai the ollice of Pre
Kent l esciitlally executive in lu nature.
Tbe law enacted by the lellalive branch
iftbe (lovcrnment the Chief Executive i
Sound faithfully to enforce: and when the
wisdom ol the political party which aeloel
0i lt members a) a nominee for that
nSice has outlined it policy and declared it
nriiiclplen, it aet'fna to me that nothing In
fhirat'ter of the olliceror the uecessllltof the
ml require more from the candidate uccept
iniaucti nomination than the uiesilon 01
.Al known truth w) absolutely vital to the
Iety and welfare of the nation that they
cannot be tu9 ottcu recalled ot tooerlouly
"uKrondlycallouraaflovernment by the
npople 111 not inch when a c! I toler
iJi which arrogate to "self the manage
ment ol public ailair. seeking to comrol Hie
wolile. Instead of ropreiiitiii them. I'ar
hai are the liecesmry outgrowth of our Insti
tution, but a government i not by the pen
ale when one party fasten lu control upon
Ihei'ouu'O'1"1 perpeliulea It power by ca
loliii'aud betrayliu! the people, Instead ol
ierriiii them. A government Is not by the
neoiile wheu a remit which hould rep
LmuI the Intelligent wl 1 of Iree
ud thinking men it or cnu be do
terohi'd by the sliameles disregard of
lbelruMrKe. When an election iu office
ibtll be the selection by the voters of ono ot
their uuiuuer to assume for a time a public
trust liulead of hi dedication to the pro
feHlon of politic, wheu the holder of the
biUot, quickened by a sense of duty, shall
avenge the truth betrayed and pledge
broken, and when tbe aullrage ihall be al
together free and uncorrupted, the full reall
latlon of a government by tlie people will be
it baud, ami of the mean to this end not
one would, in my Judgment, be more effect
ive than an amendment to the Constitution
db'iuellfyluif the l'reldeut from re election.
When we coiialder the patronage ot thi
treatofflce, the allurement of power, the
temptation to retain public place once
Mined, and, more than all, the availability a
party tlud In an Incumbent whom a hordo
of otlb eholder. with a ileal born of beneilta
received and loitered by the hopo of favor
yel U come, ataud too ready to aid with
money and trained political services, we
recognlieln the eligibility of the President
lor re election a mo: auriou dauver to that
calm, dellbeiaie and Intelligent political
action which must characterise a govern
ment by the people.
Till DIGNITY Or LAIlOlt.
A true American sentiment rerngnlgea
the dignity of labor and the fact
that honor lie In honeet toll.
Contented labor i a sign of national
prosperity. Ability to work constitute the
capital, and the wage of labor the Income of
a vast number of our population: and till
interest should be Jealoualy protected. Our
worklngmen are not asking unreasonable in
dulgence, but as Intelligent and manly cltl
aen they aeek the same consideration which
Hose demand who have other interests at
Itake. They should receive their full share
of the care and attention of those wiio mate
and execute the laws, to the end that the
want and need of the employers and em
ployed itiall alike be aubscrtoed, and the
prosperity of the country, tlie common heri
tage of both, be advanced.
A related to this subject. w'j!!o tvo should
notdhcourage the emigration of those who
come to acknowledge allegiai.ee to our Gov
ernment and add toour citizen population,
yet. a a mean of protection to our working
men, a dillcrenl rule should prevail concern
ing those who, If they come or are
brought to our land, do not intend to
become American citizens, but will lu
Jurloulsy compete with those Justly en
titled to our Held of labo.- l:i a
Inter accepting the nomination of the office
ol Governor nearly two years ago, I made the
following statement, to which 1 nave steadily
adhered:
"The laboring clase constitute the main
part of our population. Thev should be pro
tected In their etl'urt to peaceably assert
their rights when endangered by the aggre
gated capital, and all tnc ntatuteson this sub
ject should red gnlxe the care of the state for
boneat toll anil be framed with a view of
improving the condition of tho wo k tig
Dsn." A proper regard for the wciiare
ol the workliiginan is inseparably con
nected with the Integrity ot our institution.
None of our citizens are more Interested than
they in gua-dlnir against any of the corrupt
lug Influence which seem to pervert the be
nidcent puiposcaof our (ioverument, and
noue should be more watchful of the artful
mitbinailun ot those who a lure them to
elf liillicled Injury. In a frcec.iuutry the
curtailment of the absolute rlgliuof the in
dividual should only be men as la essential
to the peace and good order of the
community. The limit between the proper
subject of Igoveruiueuliil cniitiol and those
which can be more tiltiiigly left to the moral
tow and self imposed restraint nf the cltl
n should bo carefully kept iuvlcw. Thu,
jaw unnecessarily interfering with the
aililta uud customs of any of our peoplo
which are not offensive to the moral aenti
Deals of the civilized world, and w hich are
toiislstciit with good citizenship and the pub-
ucwuuare, an; unwise aim vexatious.
COMMKBCR.
The commerce of a na'lon to a ureal cxu.nl
determines It supremacy. Cheap and easy
Irtnspnrialioii should therefore be liberally
iMteicd. Within the limit of the Coustltu
Uon tlie General (iovernmeiit should so Im
prove ana protect It natural water ways a
will enable the produce ol the country lo
letch a profitable market.
Till CIVIL fKRVICB.
The neotilc nav the wages of the nubile em-
tloyn, and they are entitled to the fair and
honest work which the money thus paid
should command. It Is the duty of those en
trusted with the management of their
iffilrs to see that such public service
k lorlhcomlng the selection and retention of
luoorainaics in mo Government employ
Bent should depend upon their ascertained
(Mesa and the value of their work, and they
should he neither expected nor allowed to
wituesiioiianie party service, ine iniercHia
el the peoplo will be better protected, the
eetloateuf public labor and duty will be im-
nsuaie v liiinniveii. me nun e pmn nvmetit
iu ue open to an wno ucmousiraiu tneir m
Bess to euter it. The unseemlv seramhle for
ri unaer tnc iiovernment, wun me conse
quent imnnrlunitr whlrli emhiltMp ntflrlal
file, will cease and the nubile deuartineuts
will not be tilled with those who eoncelvo it
be their first duty to aid the parly to
which they owe their place, Instead of
sum-ring patient ann nouesi return
" the people. I believe that the
public temper is such that the
JMersof the land are prepared to support
"7 yariy wiiicn give me oesi promise oi an-
ttlOistetlnir llin fliivi.riiTnnt l,i tlu. hnnnHl
Hinpieand plain manner which la consistent
" us ennracter ana purose. They have
wrned tint mystery au.l cajolement In the
fsuagement of their all'Him cover tricks and
wueir betrayal. The stiitesnianship theyre
juire consists In honesty and Irugalltv, a
'57 arise, and the vlgilaut protection of all
their VHri.i ito.uiu
I, K .ninjune lu imc Htnu ui blie ie'ie nr
it I Shnillfl l,A.,nU.. Intha rhU.r Vti..Ulpa-
me nation by the sun rages or my iellow
a ' 1 wl" aaaume tnc iiuties oi mat nign
oewlthasnIerau determinatlnn to dedl-
.V? vFT nort to the country gnia
" wun a V'.v-'J-l.' reliance upon tho favor
nasuppoiJu "'hpreme Ileltig, who 1 be-
ilf ,'" f . nK." 'ess honest numan en
Jor in the iViJCentlom dkrhanie of rnb
"i,y.- UltuVKaCI.KVKI.ANH.
liywl- n'm. F. Vila, i haitman, and li. P.
SOB IWmIii... .i . 1 1 .t it i
vii iiLnimiLns i.r. i inn.
flati . .
-...urinen: i nave the honor to
He(lR0 11,6 receipt of your
JFJf eommunicatton notifving me of
I "fttlin hv Ihe Domocmtin I
am ,?.V,1Kn as xue L'auiiidHie ior me
ffWOf iC Hn'.itl(.iit nftht. I'liih.rl riUilcs
H in a notninatiou which I have neitl
in
her
S.t.i.?".,.!Eavna yet I recognize
and
tonventi! n K y
the
l,Le "Jjo'ce o( itich a body, pronouncod
nd wiih uiiaiiiiuiiy ami acconi
pa
su,. generous an expression
w5d conlldence ought to outweigh
nt
all
own iii oesire aim preference
of
hoi. ii" """iiu mis ioenug, ana I trust
ct?Bi ??p Kn1e 01 P,lbll! duty, tbat I
also
Meant 7fcp wn"e 01 Public duty, tbat 1 1
honn.,,. nom'ntion, and shall abide
toElri.0' countrymen. I bave
no
the
ex
Ple .7". ,he declaration of prln
ilea Vf by the convention, a copy of
wu,c you lubmltted to me, and In
uioir um ana substance I boartllv .n.
To the Hon.
D..nmD-f' Chairman.
imcdoim M.
ti... ..... i..
;;. ; pecietary, and other of
iltteool the Ketional Demoi?etlc
nw vuiuium
v-ouveuuun.
Int.rrl.wa With Bu.m.aa Men, Worklnir
Man Kn ,1 T...1 1. 1 i .
mr .7 . na Around
H ew York-All Alik. gratln.cl.
v. d. Baldwin, President Pnnnfc v..
tlonal Bank. IndeneniAnt- .n ..i-m
letter satisfactory In every respect. He
COUld not have exnrM,l M.i.
better." r- -iuku
J'lt"' R1a"dol?f'. Continental Bank,
Democrat: 'Kxcellent, and to thi
ice-President John T. Agnew. Con
nentBl Bank. Timm.. 8S..!.
Concise, but to the point.''
E. A. Drake, banker- i'r.i ....
straightforward. There could L Z
better exposition of tbe principles at
Issue In this campaign. Brief, but tayi
girai ueai.
bptlugneld Republican.
Mr. Cleveland unna not .annl.. It..
larilfas a matter wlililn ti, r,.i,L.'.
control, and does not allude to If, neither
uuv no ueoiagogue in regard to our
foreign policy and what he would do for
Irishmen in British rmstile. vf
ises to labor no bauble of high wages if
i.reu, iu tapuut uo Dooming time
t) be brought about by a brilliant
American Dolicv" of cnmrniirci.l ...
grandlzement by diaplay of force. In
short, be eimply proposes to administer
mtj uovernaieui in "the honest, simple
and plain manner consistent win. w.
character and purposes." It is the honest,
inueiatigaoie ana plodding man against
the showy and slippery one.
Philadelphia Record (Ind.)
Gov. Cleveland let
is calculated to strengthen the regard of
his old friends and win him new ones.
It is refreshing alter the unnatural lame
ness of Blaine, tbe uncertain arguments
ot Logan and the garrulous egotism of
Butler, to read the deliverances of a can
didate for a great ollice who makes no
ettort to dazzle his readers with (lights of
rhetoric or confuse them with Machia
vellian logic. Gov. Cleveland has some
thing to say, and be says it clearly and
pointedly. An Administration based on
such principles would leave little to be
desired. That Gov. Cleveland would
give the country such an Administra
tion it cnoson to the rresidency will be
thebelitf of thousands in every section
of the country when they read bis letter
i acceptance.
SI'ECIMI" BF.I'l'III.ICAil CnUMKItT.
Baltimore Herald (Rep.)
If Mr. Cleveland's object in writing
the letter was to put before the public
someiuiuir tnitt it is absolutely impossi
ble to dissect or dissent from, he has sue
ceeded admirably.
J. V. uouvier, Danker: "Mrtt clasj.'
Henry Graves, banker: "Admirable.'
Georae V. Ely. Secretary Stock Ex
change, Independent: ';t'lear and con
cise. Treats an tne issues very plainly."
F. I. Taiiuan, President Gallatin Bank.
Republican : "Have not read tbe letter.
I am a Republican, but not a Blaine
men.
Henry Clews, banker. Republican:
The letter ia very good. It is multum
oarvo.
W. E Connor, Independent: "Brief.
but to the point. Have always believed
that Gov. Cleveland would make a safe
President, and hit letter only confirms
tbe belief."
Henry HenU. ex-President of the Cot
ton Exchange, Independent: "A manly
document; oriel anu to me point.
T. Jacoby, Treasurer Produce Ex
change, Republican: "Gov. Cleveland
has written a snort, concise and very
good letter. I don't believe in these
long episues. i say mis, tnougu i am a
Blaine Republican.
Robert tiapp, ex-secretary or the rro
uce Exchange: "A very strong letter.'
l II. Parker, President Produce Ex
change Bank, Democrat: "Covers the
ground fully; satitfactory and to the
point, it win oe react dv everyDouy.
Charles R. Flint, of W. R. Grace .t
Co., Democrat: "It is an admirable let
ter in every respect. It meets the main
issues. Its utterances on tbe labor
question will prove satisfactory to tbe
laboring classes, ana win, i nave every
reason to believe, stop whatever disaffec
tion there may be in that direction.
The letter is Democratic in every sense
of the word. Tbe Democratic party is
tbe party of tbe people, and this let
ter addresses itself particularly to
the people, the vast multitude
of laboring men. His one-term utter
ance, while unexpected, is Democratic
doctrine, l am especluily pleased wun
his remarks in rrgard to immigration.
He states a general proposition, but it
admirably covers the Chinese question.
The letter is strong, not only in what it
savs. but also in what it does not
say. The tariff is nut tbe issue in this
campaign. The Governor is wise not to
touch upon it. Anything that would be
aid would De misconstrued ana twistea.
1 am a free trader myself. The ten
dency of the whole country is in tbat
direction, but any legislation would bs
inwise that should turow the business
ate rests into confusion and abruptly
establish a system which should be ap
proached gradually, simply and without
iniurv to any interest. 01 course, I can
not speak for ex-Mayor Grace, hut if he
were here l Know lie wouiu speax in tne
highest terms of the letter."
L. R. Livermore, hour merchant, uem-
ocrat: "I have not read the letter, nut
from what I see of ita length and what I
know ot the man who wrote It, 1 have
no doubt it is a good one."
John A.Tobey, member Board of Man.
agers Produce Exchange: "Excellent."
Leonard tiazeiune, grain mercnant,
Republican: "No opinion pretty thin.
No man is a Republican who won't vote
for Blaine."
AT THE UEADO.UARTER8.
A tnnna tba nninlrin ATnrARHflrl ra.varil
Ine Cleveland's letter of acceptance about
t i . i. ..i
icmouraiie ueauiuarieia neiv mn iui
lnin' I'nliBit Niutes fipnatnr II. V
Jonas, of Louisiana: "Litter suite first-
rate on account of its sincerity, its brev
ity and itsexplicitnesaon the only point
. i. :., i. i.l ... ....1 . . 1.
la!f.rn, trt art VII II til A I tl VP W llf IflAIIPS
attempted to oe raised since tne conven
tion! mean tue laoor question, on
UI-.K PlavalaitiPa ib.elai-RI ion. ' I am
Bure, will satisfy the honest labor vote of
William E. Smith, Chairman of the
State Executive tommttiee: - a win
..t.. lolla. "
Ui-liirH Ttnnn Thief Clerk nf the
State Committee: "Like all Grover
Cleveland s public papers, it la charac
terized DV directness ui tuougut. auu
I..VHV nr aTti-ARRinn.
li,. f H i!nla Ttamnrratin nominee
IUI VJW II ' --" ..u.a -
rable letter, brief, to tbe point, and will
be approved bv the country."
f... rnitMM fivtm Ilnltininrfv "Ariml-
lharies r, miner, oi new lora: au
mirable, full of common sense. It will
be eminently satisfactory to the Inde
Cbas. B. Walker, ex-Congressman from
Steuben Country: "It bite the point.
It is just like Clevclaud, original ana
ti
Francis Lynde Stetson, of New York
City : "The letter is characteristic of tbe
man direct, simpia, sincere.
L w ion ur I ns rnisn ni imr i Hm
paign Executive committee, ot rew
Haven. Conn.: "Very satlsiactory to
me. His treatment of the labor ques
tion and sumptuary law itsue is mas
terlv."
ivlU.nnd WlUon tbe National Com
mitteman from Maine: "An excellent
letter. I have always believed in a sin
nl Paalilantinl tnrm."
h B Fnnlke. of Dubuaue. Ia,: "It
i.iii,.. (mm I.lncoln. Hia
views of tbe Presidential office as a trust
is a relief after the recent use oi iub
, f Iun,,V,ll-an PrpaMnnfa."
National Democratic Committee: "A
E
B. Uicainson, vuitu uiw v
. u i
For Preside .t: GROVEIl
brief, sincere, businets-like and elTeative
letter."
Mai. N. T. X. Roliinsnn. nf S'swdr
leans: "A nlaln. sensible, business liiin
document, in perfect harmony with the
iieeuj ui me situation.
tapt. Little, Assemblyman from Steu
ben County: "It is free from alitterinu
generalities."
J. li. Gardner. C'orresriondiinr Sicre-
tary o( the Independent Republican
Committee of Massachusetts: "It hits
the mark square in the center.'"
etate oenator M. c. Murnhy, of New
York: "It is clear, frank. stieiiHstive and
exemplitl-s hia whole carter. It will be
luuy siitisiactory to tue laboring masses,
whose champion be has been against ag
gression, while regarding carefully all in
terests.
Assemblyman Moore, of Richmond
County: "Could not be better. It set
tle! the workingman agitation; it is in
cccoraance witn all bis acts and views
while Governor."
Col. Robert While. ex-Attorney Gen
eral of West Virginia: "I think it terse
aud sure to move the popular heart."
H. D. Black, of Virginia: "it em
braces all the questions that the people
are interested in, and covers tneui with
admirable brevity and precision.''
Francis M. Scott, of New York: "An
excellent letter."
United States Senator Arthur P. Gor
man, Chairman of the National Execu
tive Committee: "It is an excellent let
ter to go before the people on. Tbe
pint aud force of tbe letter aud of tbe
man are shown in one paragraph. I be
lieve tbat tbe public temper iasucB that
the voters of tbe land are prepared to
support the party which gives the best
promise oi aumtmsieriog tue govern
ment in tbe honest, simple and plain
manner which is consistent with its
character and purposes. If there were
noming eise But mis auniirauie state
ment of the central issue of the canvass,
and tue mere acceptance of the nomina
tion, it would be enough. '
juuge j. w. uampitt.oi Illinois, saia:
It is the very best letter that could be
written under tbe exigences of the oc
casion.
R. M. Levy, of West Point, Mist.,
Chairman of tbe Democratic Executive
Commi'tee of his county: "It meets
fully the requiremnnlsof the situation."
Dennis A. fpeliissy, ot rew oric: "t
ike It fur its strong common sense and
the absence (if all deniagngism."
Kx-Asemblyniaii Douglasf, of Brook
lyn: "1'here is no dodging of any of tbe
great qiitstiiins; all are met and an
swered so all can understand."
Dr. W. 8. Pierce, of New York : "It is
ike the old-time letters when Presiden
tial nominees were ignorant of sophistry
and chicanery. '
Coroner Levy, of New ioik: "Oh: we
can stand pat on tbat letter."
huwin l. Abbett: lue manly, out
poken utterauce of one whose acts and
words bave never had a double mean
ing." lapt. orris, late ot tbe Corcoran Le
gion : "i.ntirely satisfactory to tbe la
boring muses.
Ex-Assistant District Attorney, Jas.
M. Brady: An excellent summary of
Jetiersoniati Democratic doctrines."
Mayor Stahlnacker, of lonkers: "An
elegant thing frpm an elegant man. On
l'roduce exchange to-uayvue universal
expression was one ot highest com
mendation ior tne letter ana tue writer.
Gen. Martin T. McMabon: "Solid and
strong, like the man.
btreet Commissioner Coleman: It Is
ust what I expected of Gov. Cleveland."
Mai. Dtilfy, of tbe Sixty-ninth Regi
ment: "It is tbe letter of a self-made
man who thoroughly understands tbe
wants of tbe people. His opposition to
the bringing in of laborers who do not
ntend to become citizens will rightly
nlease the worliineinen."
uen. inomas r. uourse: me letter
Is a good one."
Theodore E. Tomlinson, the Anti-Mo
nopolist leader: "A good letter. Tbe
truth Cleveland speaks about labor must
be impressed on people' .s minds."
Henry Clausen, tne oerman brewer:
A strong letter all through. The pata
graph regarding proscriptiveandsumptu-
ntr l,,nl u In li.n ia a..,,., I un.l BO t iatttfti trv "
Assessor John Mullaly: "With 'honesty
and frugality' as a campaign call the
people will follow Cleveland,'
WHAT 0TIIEB9 SAY.
George Blair, Chairman of the recent
Labor Convention at Utica. said: "Mr.
Cleveland's letter is all right. The action
of the Democrats by electing members
to tbe Legislature will be slgnitlcant.
When we see how many of our candi
dates for the Assembly are indorsed we
will be better able to judge of the sin
cerity of the Democratic party towards
labor.
Robert Iiliasert, Butlers injudicious
friend, said: "It can be easily digested
over a good dinner, while Gen. Butler's
letter would necessitate several alter
dinner perusals to comprehend it. It
will secure Dim votes irom tne laboring
cissies.
A prominent oiheer of Typographical
Union No. 6 said : "The letter is clear.
concise and to tlie point. There is no
'gulf about It. It ought to bring many
votes o the Democratic standard-
bearer."
Thomas Oawley, of Buffalo, Secretary
of the Workinguien's Trade Assembly,
said: "Too little was said on tbe labor
question. Gov. Cleveland takes cure not
to commit himself in that direction
A prominent member of tbe Pro
irreasive Clear-makers' Union said:
think the letter an excellent one, aud it
will in mvouinion change many votes
in our Union and among the laboring
classes generally from Blaine and Butler
to Cleveland. "His views on the labor
question are presented concisely, and
you are not compelled to wade through
enlumn after column of 'demagogism'
and 'tally' to ascertain what he isdriving
B Tim hrevitv and clearness of Gov
Cleveland' letter of acceptance evoked
general expressions of satisfaction among
Brooklyn Democrats, yeqieruBy. n was
the only topic of interest in and about
tue resortBoi puuuciauo.
rKiet .rnnVa McCue. of the City Court,
said that the letter included everything
a man ought to say under the circum
stances. It was an excellent letter, and
showed the writer'a devotion to the best
Interests of the people,
Rx Comoratlon Counsel DaWltt
thntmht the letter was good.
"It wlU have a good impression with
CI.KVFLAND.
thi people of tbe country," said Com
missioner of City Works Fleenian.
"Cleveland's letter was that of a states
min," said Justice Massey.
Assemblyman Karl: "It is a clear,
mtnly statement of principles and is in
lis 'If a campaign document,"
Deputy Commissioner of Jurors Caw
tboin thought it was the best letter o'
anceptance be bad ever read.
i- 1
I SELIiSS AND EXPENSIVE.
What tLo TeniK'Mce .'reus
Think of the Railroad
CoiniulNHlon.
Burdensome to the People and
the Enemy of the State's De
velopment and Progress.
The Folly of the Warfare on the
Hullroatle.
I.ark of Wisdom.
llrownsvllle Democrat,
The Nashville Convention showed
its lock of wisdom by incorporating in
its platform a Railroad Commission
plank. Railroads must be regulated,
but the coinoKHKion idea is all wrong.
eneral laws otier the only practical
solution of the question.
Snvaga, Oordon & Co.
Forked Deer Blade.
And now come Savage, Gordon &
Co., again attempting to renew their
war upon railroads. If the people at
tbe ballot-box don t sit down upon
this pestiferous set we mistake tbe
sentiment of the hour.
Pointed and Conservative.
Franklin Weekly.
The declaration in the State platform
with regard to railroads is moderate
and states tiie position pointedly. The
matter was only once mentionod, and
then in a kindly manner, calculated to
inspire? great ronndeiiee in the sound
sense and conservatism of the Demo
cratic party in handling tlie interests
and conserving the rights of all classes
whatsoever.
Store Itailroads and l.eaa Politics.
McNulry Inndepctident.
We do not hesitate to say in em
pliatic term's that Tennessee neetls no
IEailwav Commissioners. There is a
feeling akin to disgust with the man
ner in winch some of the political
leaders are trying to ride into ollice
upon this question. More railroads
and less politics in purely business
questions is what the people ol this
State want.
l'lie Present Commission.
Bolivar Bulletin.
No thinking man in Tennessee is in
favor of making war upon tlie rail
roads of tlie State, or of throwing oh
stack's in tho way of building new
ones. 1 lie present commission was
constituted by the proper authority
whether constitutional or not is to lie
decided and is entitled to respect,
but when the courts are through with
it, it wilt be time enough to make u
question of it.
A Sober Second Thought.
Manchester Times.
It is clear to our mind tbat the sub
ject of railroad regulation has not
grown any in popular favor with the
people of Tennessee since the passage
of tne late deceased Railroad Commis
sion bill or since the adoption of the
platform of two years ago. Mnce then
a reaction has set up, a sober second
thought has taken possession of tlie
popular mind, and the platform of the
late convention upon this question is
the expression of it.
Nut an Endorsement.
Cartha-pi Mirror.
It is a notable fact that the Demo
cratic platform adopted did not en
dorse the fierce and rough warfare that
lias been made upon the railroads,
but on tho contrary the convention,
in a most conservative spirit, certainly
modified the attempted action of the
Legislature at its last session ; and if
this course of tho convention shall be
regarded as instructions to tbe next
General Assembly, tbe people will
certainly he relieved of the heavy sal
aries of a commission that is useless
to them and detrimental to railroad
building in Tennessee.
Cranky Concern.
(.lies tor .'ltlen.
That cranky concern called the
Railroad Commission it seems is get
ting very pretty disgusting to even its
originators. Born of corruption and
bribery, it is no small wonder that it
kicks up a terrible stink in its dying
dav.
Ihiring the year of lS.v, only forty
miles 01 ruuroauwere uuitt in leiuico
see. Why is this? Have we no need
of roads? We certainly have, and
Mr. iluntintrtou savs tbat railroad
property being put into tbe hands of
irresponsible commissions is at the
hnitnm of it all. Tennesseans may
rest assured that so long as this cranky
commission exists no roads will be
built.
Abolish at Ono the Law.
Vews Baunei.
The citizens of Obion county are, or
ought to be, as much concerned about
tne continuance ui u naunwi vw
"Ce?r) iff
For Vies rreaiitniit: THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
mission as any other county in tbe State
especially so 'if the proposition be true
that the law creating a commission to
regulate the railroad charges on freights
is actually working detrimentally to
the highest and best interests of her
citizens; then by all means every sen
sible citizen would say ubolish at
once the law creating the commission,
md forthwith discharge the pres
ent Commissioners, who have
been drawing fat salaries to
destroy one ot the stauncliest props
uud supporters of tlie State's progress.
Value ol New llllroml.
Coiumliia Herald.
Nadiville is at last to have the new
railroad. The $-"nO,000 in bonds re
quired have been subscribed, and
work is to be eonimencd at once. Tins
road will connect Nashville with the
system of roads controlled by -Mr.
Huntington, leading to Newport
News. Va.. and will be of incalculable
advantage, not only to Nashville, but
to Middle lennessee. a new rauroati
is worth a dozen Railroad Commis
sioners in regulation oi tarius. n e
congratulate the capital city that she
is. in the near future, to nave a great
competing line to the business centers
of the North, and an outlet at the best
harbor on the Atlantic coast.
The People Tired ot Tliem.
Tlie Artisan.
When the "friends of the tieople" tell
them of the other States having ltail-
road Commissions and the great good
they are doing, they forget to tell them
that only two of them all have man
datory commissions, and every one is
thoroughly tired ot even wnai nine
they have.
In speaking of the Alabama Rail
road Commissioners, the Laiayette
Sun says: "They were appointed to
protect the people of the State from
imposition bv railroad monopolies,
but in all probability another set will
have to be appointed to protect the
State against the imposition ol ihj own
ommissioners.
Home Scratching Expected.
I'ppcr Cumberland.
There will likely be some scratching
in Railroad Commissioners. The line
will be drawn at Savage. There is a
deep conviction in tbe mind of the
people that the commission, as at
present established, is an expensive
and hurtful luxury. Add to this the
disgraceful, not to say fraudulent,
favoritism and harsh discriminations
against the farmers and in favor of the
penitentiary lessees proposed by the
present incumbents and the
people. Yes, the people have
reason to be restless under this vicious
or viciously ullicered commission.
Itond llnve Not Exceeded Their Powers
L.tchange.
Certain papers are constantly as
serting that twenty States have Rail
road Commissions, and, therefore,
Tennessee must bave one. They don't
state that only two or three of them
are mandatory, and that tho States, in
chartering them, retained the power
to regulate their charges. Still less tlo
they suppress the tact mat no ien
nesseo road has ever gone beyond
its chartered powers. And above all,
they don't state that none of them
have such a bead to it as a Savage, ut
terly unlit, bv training or temper, for
the'dischargo of its duties without pas
sion and in reason.
The People of Ulhaou.
Trenton lilobe.
Tlie people of the State may well
congratulate themselves upon the fact
that politicians bave concluded to let
further agitation of the railroad oues
tion alone. We want no further strife
between the railroads and the people.
The question is now in the courts,
and alter the courts ot last
resort have said hat we can
legally do it will be time enough to
act. In tbe meantime let us encourage
further railroad development, llie
nennle of Gibson want tbe road Unished
to Huntingdon and extended from
Trenton to Dyersburg. Capital will
not come here to help us if we antago
nize the railroads we now have.
Railroad Have Bight.
Our Country.
A certain Nashville paper with an
editorial capacity conforming to its
limited circulation is tearing its gar
ments again upon the subject of a
Railway Commission. It was silent
for some time. What has occurred to
produce the sudden change? The
Banner intimates that "sugar is
wanted." We don't believe it. W e
attribute it entirely to weakness some
where. Don't the World know that
its ravings are pitiably foolish? Rail
roads htve rights. The courts have
said these rights cannot be ignored,
and the Democratic party in the State
Convention said they must be re
spected. Let us have no more foo -ishness
about this matter. The rail
road people are our friends wo must
not drive them away. We want all
the help we can get in this campaign.
John H. Savage, B- Ct
Memphis Avalanche.
The appearance of John Savage up
on the political stage is an anachro
nism. In the days of ox-team trans
portation he might have been a great
man, but there is probably not anotner
man living besides himeelf who has so
imall a comprehension of the elements
of modern progress, t'pon the mind of
this John Savage tbe sight of a loco
motive lias the same etl'ect that the
Ilium ting of a red rag has upon the
belligerent bull. It enrages him. And
in his blind fury he denounces every
body who has a good word to say for
the'growth of the railway industry
that is so powerful a promoter of till
other industries What sin the Demo
cratic party of Tennessee has com
mitted that it should be saddled with
this old man of the mountain as its
chief candidate for Railroad Commig-i-ioner
is a mystery.
The People t nwllllng to Experiment
Further.
Slieltiyville tiaettc.
That the attempt of one or two
papers to revive the railway com
minion scheme will fail, we have not
a shadow of a doubt. The present
board has done nothing for the people
but draw a good salary. The people
have not been benefited and the
courts so far have declared the
law unconstitutional and void.
The people will be unwilling to
experiment further, until the courts
of final resort say what may be legally
done. Three ollices, with good sala
ries for three broken down politicians,
paid for doing nothing, may sound
very well to a few politicians, but it
won't go down with the people, besides
-t I .S." 1 i.. I.
tue .uiie iieeus more rauroaus, wiucu
can never be secured with hostile leg
islation against those we now have.
Let Justice be Done.
Neat's State Gazette.
Before tho railroad reached hero it
was considered cheap to travel from
Dyersburg to Memphis for ti, and
now you can make the trip for $2.30
in the elegantly furnished passenger
cars of the Chesapeake, Ohio & South
western Railroad. Before the railroad
reached here the average price on a
bale of cotton from hyersburgto Mem
phis was $1.50. Last season the rail
road carried it for I'm cents a bale. If
the farmers, Masons, Knights of Hon
or or any other body of men hold a
convention, at any place in theVnion,
the railroads all unite to take tho del
egates there at greatly reduced rates.
Let justice be done all along tho
line. We insist tbat the people innks
a fatal mistake in lending their influ
ence to a policy that will inevitably
lead them into the perils of a strong
centraliz-ed government.
A Holier Second Thought.
Tri-t'oiinty New.
The railroads of Tennessee, at least
nine-tenths of them, are struggling
desperately to pay the interest on their
bonded debt aud keep out of the hands
of receivers. It is not only so now,
but lias been for seveial years. They
need all the help the people can give
them. Nothing would be more hurt
fill to tbe material interestsof the State
than to have our railroads In receiv
ers' hands, l'oliticiatis. it thev are oh'
serving men (and they ought to be),
can see this, but there seems still to be
a few reckless men who hope to ride
into ollice upon the railroad hobby.
Let them be very careful ; a sober sec
ond thought has taken hold of the peO'
pie, who are unwilling to further en
courage the attempt to cripple our
roads by plucing them at the mercy of
a political machine call a Commission,
witn power to Harass or linnet injury
.. nnM lwi...
upon them.
The People Will Repudiate.
Morrlstown lla.ette.
"Railroads must be placed under
tbe subjection of the law." This is the
present cry of a few demagogues and
disappointed place hunters some of
them discharged and others rejected
railway attorneys. Pray tell us in
what respect the railroads violate the
law any more than other corporations
or individuals. You have taxed them
a hundred per cent, more than railway
property is taxed in other Mates; uiey
are charging in freight and passengers
twenty-live to lilty per cent, less
than their charters allow them to
charge. What have they done that a
commission composed of such petti-
foggering fossils as Savage & Co.
should bo allowed to lord it over them.
If you wantacommission for railroads
why not tor tnrnpmes, panics, noteis
and other institutions upon which the
public must rely for facilities r io, it
is not because the railroads do not
abido the luw, but because a few
demagogues want to ride into office
on tlie prejudices of the people. Hut
you are reckoning without your host.
The people will not allow themselves
to bo deceived by such tactics any
longer.
Tenneaaee ltailroad.
Pari Post.
We were much gratified to notice
that during the session of the recent
State Democratic Convention not a
word was uttered against the railroads.
There was a manifest disposition to let
by-gones be by-gones. Not so, how
ever, with a few ill-natured men and
one or two newspapers, who are now
trying to renew the strife between the
railroads and the people. They seem
to lose sight of the fact that these cor
porations are composed of gentlemen,
members of our party. We must have
harmony in our party, and we earnest
ly and honestly advise against disrup
tion on account of the railroads. The
stockholders being members of the
iiomncratic Daitv can hardly afford to
atav if we seek to destroy them. This
should be carefully studied by every
intelligent Democrat. Suppose for in
stance some of these rabid regulators
bad Tennessee railroad stocks upon
which they had received no dividend
for years past, would they not, in all
probability, change their tunes? We
think they would.
A Uaeleaa Oltlee.
News Banuer, Troy, Tenn.
We hear of an effort being made to
stir up the Railroad Commission ques
tion again. Obion county in its con
vention declared in favor of a national
railway commission. We want no
State Commission, we aro friendly to
railroads, we are unwilling to tie our
Tennessee roads hand and foot with a
State Commission, whilo competing
roads outside of the State are allowed
to do as they please and rob our roads
of a legitimate share of tbe business.
This State Commission plan is all
wrong; it has resulted in nothing but
the creation of a useless ollice for three
men who are thoroughly unacquainted
with that kind of service and have
bIiowii themselves entirely unfit for
tbe position they occupy.
Ne More Coiumlaalon Nonaenae,
Lebanon Herald,
If the genleuien (few in number)
who are trying to renew the war
upon railroads were to tell us plainly
that they are looking for tbe loaves
and fishes in the shape of a few useless
ollices, we could understand what
they mean. That they mean anvthing
else we cannot believe. The Railway
Commission business in Tennessee is
a failure. The courts have so decreed,
and any attempt to revive the
question will only result in anoth
er failure. The roads of Tennessee
have vested rights, which cannot lie
taken from them. They are collect
ing now much less tan IT rates from
the people than their chartered rights
allow them, and any attempt to com
pel a further reduction, through a
commission or otherwise, will prove a
failure, resulting only in a further ex
pense to the State for salaries, etc., to
commissioners, which the people do
not want. They want more railroads,
and no more commission nonsense.
Plain Talk.
Vt'averlr Times Journal.
The present Railroad Commission
ers, Messrs. Savage, Gordon and Tur
ley, who have done nothing except
draw their salaries, are, it is said, pre
paring for a canvass of the State. If
this be true, we advise them to pre
pare for a more thorough refutation of
the charge of discrimination against
the farmer and in favor of the peni
tentiary. That question has not
been met to the satisfaction of
the people. 1' the Georgia tariff
rates were not high enough on
grain, flour, etc., the product of the
Tennessee farmer, the people will
want to know why they were too high
on the product of tho penitentiary.
We warn the gentlemen in time to
prepare an answer, full and complete,
to these and other pertinent inquiries.
t or our own part, we are opposed to
the entire commission humbug. We
want more railroads, ferry, Hick
man, Decatur and twenty other coun
ties want railroads. They will not get
them if it is given out that they are to
be controlled by a political machine in
tlie shape of a commission.
No Fault to Find.
Wct Tcnnemeo Whig.
Jackson and Madison County have
no fault to tind with its railroads.
They are managed conservatively and
give satisfaction to the people and yet
our rates ate as high as any prevailing,
in the State. When we consider the
vast sum that is spent monthly by
employes of the two roads crossing here
and tlie excellent shipping facilities
thus all'orded, we certainly cannot be
blind to the advantages we enjoy from
the roads. As fair-minded people we
realize that none of the roads are earn
ing much if any money above what
may be required, to pay interest, thus
leaving no dividends fot stockholders,
and for this reasor they cannot all'ord
to reduce their revenue ; therefore
thinking peoplewill not join in an un
necessary crusade against railroad in
terests that are tbe very life of our
commercial prosperity. We believe
in dealing with railroads just as we do
with other property and the railroads
ask no more and no less.
Impolitic und t'nwlse.
Brownsville State and Bee.
We sincerely regret to' see an occa
sional effort upon the part of a few
men to renew the strife between the
railroads and the people. Such a
course is alike unjust, impolitic and
unwise. There might be somo grouud
for iust complaint if the roads were
growing rich, and the people might
well cry out "monopoly," "grinding
corporations," etc., etc. But such i
not the case, iney are not growing
rich by any means, the opposite ot
this is true. They are struggling for a
bare existence. We say, therefore,
lot thin agitution cease. More than at
any period in her history does Ten
nessee need more rauroaos. our own
neonle in Havwood and adjacent
counties want more railroads. The re
cent public meetings anil conterences
amply attest this fact. All parts of
the Mate are in tne same uuuior.
Why, then, this continued etlort to
array the people against the roads?
We can never get them if it 1b made
to appear tbat the people are enemies
of such institutions. The people are
not enotnies, but friends of railroads,
and the politician who reckons other
wise will soon discover his mistake.
Will Not Place Tbelr Nanig at It
Maat-hend.
Rhea County News.'1
It would be more just in the State of
Tennessee to pension Savage, Turley
and Gordon than to pay them a salary,
which is drawn out of the pockets of
the people, to act as Railroad Com
missioners. The constitutionality ot
the Commission is now in the
Supreme Court, and will proba
bly remain there some time, still the
Treasury is being depleted by these
suckers wno uraw
for no earthly good. W e have not
.,t,.n,i tim Commissioners names
at our mast head, nor do we Intend to.
It is a robbery ot the money extoneu
from our people for no earthly good,
and we will not support such measures.
no matter wuere tney originate, n
the railroads were inclined to oppress
the people of the State -e should be
for anv just measure to prevent the
same, "but we caunot find that a parti
cle of benefit has ever resulted in the
commission, and we predict the day
after their selection the act creating
them will be declared void, and the
only monument left to their memory
will be a depletion of tbe State Treas
ury to the tune of aeveral tdwuaan
dollars.
CONTIXCM) 0 TH IICOHB P0
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