Show THE presidents LETTER OF acceptance THE tan long looked for letter of acceptance from president cleveland has come at last it was published in full in the news of monday evening leaving no space then for comment it is a calm dispassionate and forcible document without any attempt at what is called fine writing it is plain direct and devoted to the chief issues of the times the question of revenue reform the point of difference beleen the two great political parties is ably discussed and the statements and arguments on that subject are straightforward simple and convincing we think they will be acceptable to tte the majority of the voters of the united states there is nothing novel or startling in the letter but it stands solidly on the platform of the democratic party adopted at the st louis convention and is manly and aad dignified in every part the effects of a high tarl tariff ff for protection are portrayed without exaggeration and the republican policy is clearly shown to be detrimental to toe general interests of at the nation and particularly oppressive to the laboring classsen class ses and the poor we do not think there are any openings left tor for the lance of his adversary nor that the orators and journalists I 1 who ho have been waiting for something to f attack by tongue or pen will find mu much ch legitimate opportunity for the shafts of political wit or the clods of polemic ridicule the letter is very much like the writer stalwart sensible courteous and democratic to the core the country will now look with eagerness for the letter of general harrlson harrison and much curiosity will be felt to see how the republican standard bearer will be able to meet the argument of his formidable adversary there Is one good that will grow out of the presidential campaign of 1888 the people will receive much political instruction the relative merits of protect protection iod and free trade although these are not really arrayed against each ober lust just now will be set forth in an exceptionally comprehensive manner and thus the country will be educated towards a comprehension of these subjects against the time when they will be the issue of the hour hoar 6 the proper koblect ofa of a tariff Is now definitely denal tely the subject in dispute between the two parties that it should be for revenue purposes and should not exceed the necessities of the ROV gov that any such tax beyond that is in the nature of robber what the democratic party claims and seeks to establish and to make this plate plain to the ordinary citizen nothing has done more than the messages to congress letter of acceptance of president grover cleveland |