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CLEVELAND ACCEPTS. fIs Letter in Anywer To His Noti fieation. A LBANY, N. Y., August 19.--The following was received to-day by ('ol. Lamont, secretary to Gover or Clevoland, who is at Upper Sa ranca lake, with instructions to make it public on receipt: AiANtuy, N. Y., August 18,'84. -Gentlemen: I have received your communication dated July ,)8, 1884, informing me of my nom ination to the offlce of President of the United States by the nation at democratic cSnvention, lately assembled at Chicago. I accept the nomination with grateful ap preciAtion of the supreme honor conferred and a solemn sense of the responsibility which, in its ae repjtance, I assume. VIEWS ON THE PLATFoRM. I have carefully considere d the platform adopted by the con ven tion, and cordially a pprove the same. A plain statement of the lemocratih laws and principles up on which that party appeals lo the suffrages of the people needs no supplement or explanation. It sI1ould be remembered that the of fice of president is essentially exe ,.utive in its nature. The laws enacted by the legislative branch of the government the chief execu I ive is bound faithfully to enforce, and when the wisdom of the polit ical party which selects one of its members as a nominee for that of fice, has outlined its policy aud declared its principle, it seemas to me that nothing in the character of the office or the necessities of the case requires more from the candidate ace-lpting such nomina lion th an the suggestion of certain Well known truths, so absolutelv vital to the safety and welfare of t he nation. that they cannot be too often recalled or too seriously en forced. We proudly call ours a government by the people. It is not such when a class is tolerated which arrogates to itself the man agement of public affairs, seeking to control the people instead of~ representing them. Parties are the necessar'y outgrowths of our institutions, but the government is~ not by people when one party fas-t tens its control upon the country and perpetuates its power by ca oling and betraying the people, insteadl of serving them. Govern ment is not by the people when the result, which should represent the intelligent will of free and think ing men, is or can be determined by the shamneless corruption of their suffrages. THE PRES1DENT SHIOULD BE INECLIGI IBLE JFOR RE-ELRcTImON. When an election to office, to be a selection by the voters of one of their number, to assume for the time a public~ trust, instead of his dedicatli tt.the professio4 of po1. tes ;iyhe the hold~ers of' the hel lot', qum(kkened by a sense of duty, shall avenge truth betrayed and pl'edges brokeA, and when suffrage shall be altogether free and uncer ra~pted, the realization of a goYetn menit by the people i be a hand and of the means- to this end not one would, in my judgeMet, be more effectual than an amendmemt to the constitution disqualifying the president from re-election. When we consider the patronage of this great offlee, the alluremerits of power, the temptation to retain public places once gained, and more than all, the availability a party fin:Is in an incumbent, when a herd of office holders, with the zeal born of benefits received, and fostered by the hope of favors. yet to come, stand ready to aid with money and trained political ser vice, we recognize in the eligibili ty of the president for re-election a most serious danger to taat calm, deliberate and intelligent politie'nt action which nu8t characterize a government by the people. THE WORING N; MEN. True American sentiment rec ognizes the (ig1ity of labor, an11d the fact that honor lies in honest toil. Contented Libor, is an ele ment of national prosperity. A bil ity to work constitutes the CApital and the wages of the laborer, the income of a vast number of our population, and this interest should be jealousl)Irotected. ( Our work ing men are not asking ujn)ea(onar ble indulgeuc,. but as intelligvnt and manly citiz-.ns they seek the same consideration which those de mand who have other interests at stake. They should receive their full share of the care and atten tion of those who mike an .l exe cute the laws, to the end that the wants and needs of em)ployers and employed shall alike he subserve i, and the prosperitY of the 'iOtrv, fihe Commnion i heritage of blt h, ie advanced. As relates to this subj ct, while we should not, discouracge the im migration of th'se who coln tol acknowledge al!e iance to oir goverment, and nd I to ouJr citizen )opulation,yct as a means of pro tection to our workinog men, a dif ferent rule should prevail cincern ing those who, if they come or are brought to our land, don't intend to become Amer'icans, hut will in j uriously compete with those just.. ly entitled to our field labor. In my letter accepting the lnmina tion to the otflee of governor, near 13y iwo years ago, I made the fol lowing statemnent, to which I have steadlily adhered, "The lahoring classes constitute the main part of' our1 popuilationi. They should be protected in their efforts peace~a bly to assert their rights. whben en d angered by aggregatedl capital, and all the statutes on this sub ject should recognize the care of the state for honest toil, and be framed with a view of improving the condition of the workingman being inseparably con nected. With in the integrity of our institutions, none of our citizens are more In terested than tbey in guarding against any corrupting influences which seek to prevent the benefi. cient purposes of our goverment, and none should be mnore watch ful) cf the artful machinations oft those who allure them to self-in flicted injunry. AGARNgrT SUMPTUYARY LA Ws. Ina frt ena. .. ment of the absolute rights of an individual should only be such as is essentail to the peace and good order of the con mun'ity, The lim it between proper subjects of gov ernmment control and those which can be more fittingly left to the f moral and self-imposed restiaint of the citizens, should be careful ly kept in view. Thus laws un necessarily interfereing with the habits and customs of our peo ple, which are not offensive to the eivilized world, and which are eon sistent with good citizenship and public welfare, are, iiwise and vexiatiousi. T 11F QUESTION OF TRANSI'O1TATION. The commerce of the nat0ion to a great extent determlIines its suprem acy. Cheap and easy transporta tion should, therefore, be liberallv fostered within the limit of the con stitution. The generaf goverment Should so i1prove and protect its natural water ways as will enable the pro.lucers of the country to reach prolitable iiarkets. ' The people pay the wages of the public employee'. and they are (t ited tot fair and honv'st Workb wlich the money thus paid should tihus coi miiatd. It is tle (uty of those in truste: I viti the umanagement of'ii these affkairs to see tdftt such pub lie service is forthie unin). TIE ( IVIL SE.RvIE. The seeand retention of b tiaStes in grovernenl(1t emn ployment shouild depend on thir1 ascertained fitnes<; and the value t Of their work, and they should be' n' ithlier expCted n1.)r allowed to dot uestionable party seI'vice. I'le interest of the people will h., het teri p)oteCte 1, the estiiate or pub lie labor an I duty w'ill be iimimiense ly improvod, public employment vill be open to all who cain deion strate tleir fitness to enter it. Un semly scranl es for p1ave iler tle govcrnment, with the conuse- I quent importunity which embitters o!lci:l lif'e, will cease, and the pub lic decpartmnents will not be filled wijth thiose who conceive it~ to b theirI firzst d1uty to aidl the Partyt which they owe thir places, in stead of rendering an h)onest~ return to the people. I believe thait the puIblic temper is suchd that th evo-, ters of' the land are prepared tol sulpport the party which gives the best pr'omise of' admninister'ing the government in an homnest, simple and plain manner, which is con sistent with its chiarter and~ pur"- I poses. Thely heave lear'ne.I that mystery and (concealmient in the1 management of their affairs cover the tricks and betr'ayals of states. manship they require consists in honesty andl frugality, a prompjt re sponse to the needls of the peoplo as they arise, and a vigilant pro tection of all their varied interests. If I abould be called to the chief magistracy of the nation by the suffrages of my fellow-citizens, I will assme the duties of thatt high offic'e with a solemn determination to dedicate every effort to the eountry's good, and with an hum b)le reliance upon the favor. atnd sup port of the Supreme Being, who 1~ believe, will aiways bless honest ious discharge of public duty. GnOvxit CLENELAND. Notice. N OTICE ri hereby given that my BLACK JACK will beat Easley ron 3 o'clock onl each Monday and all hrotgh esday. t Liberty each eatnnlay, and at my residence, near 18 dile,diring the other part of the week, egilumim~g at Easley on the 11th of \tigmst int. All jrsoin interested vill please make a note of this. . G. W. MCLARAIAN. antg 8 3m Wan tel for AGENTThLives of MU t he Presidents of t he U.S.The larg st,handsomest best book ever sold for eAs than tvice onr price. The fastest ellmn)g book in America.nmense pro its to agents. A ll intelligent lople vant it. Any oncean become a sue*s free. IIAI 0R OOK ., Portland. Maine. may 23 l v NOT UCE ,)I Final gettlement & Discharge. N OTICE is hereby given that we dvil apply to J. 11. NEWTON, judge of Prbate. nl Sat1Udav, Sep 4fe11ikher 13h, for Finil Kettlemenit aId I )sch:rgv, of ihe Estate of iterlilng II. DOYOU KNOW [T I A' LORILLARD'S CL1LAX vith I-d Tin Tag; Dtomw 1feafFine :1)t ('hewing; 'avy clippi Ia", a) ek, Browni and yllowy SNUFF i S rv he. besit and chea tquality consi.. A- P R IZE . f(). u"~t~p ud receive free a costl ox of goQ vhieb wvill help yon to Ilore 1'muev -ight away than anything else in thi4 vorld. All.of ither sezx4succeed fiom irst houar. '1he hroad ro:MI to fortune >lpen before the wor'ker., ahsolntely re. At onee addre, lTa & Co., Aiugita. Maine. may '3 IV Lime! Lime! Lime! CAN BE BOUGIIT OF D~ither in CJar Load Lots or' CHIEAP~ RATE>S. 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