The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-08-13
GOV. TllEEN's LETTER.
q MASTERLY REVIEW.

The following is Governor Tilden'a
letter accepting the Democratic nom
nation for tho Presidency:
ALBANY, n. Y, July 81.
Gentlemen: Vixen I had tho honor
TO receive the personal delivery of
your letter OH behalf of tho National
Democratic Convention, held on the
2Sth Of juno Mt st. Louis, advising
me OF my nomination rs candidate
OF tho constituency represented Ivy
that body for the Office Of President
OF the United States, answered that
ut my earliest convenience, and in
conformity with usage, l would pre-.
pare and transmit to you my accept
aEcc. lnow avail myself Of the first
interval i'll my unavoidable occupa-
lions to fulfill that engagement. The
convention, before making its romin-
atoms, adopted n declaration Of prin-
cipics, which, MS II whole, seems to
me u %;s1 exposition Of the uCccssi-
ties of our country and Of reforms
needed to bring buck the Govern.
ntcnt to its truo functions, to res,ore
the purity of the administration md
to renew the prosperity of The people.
But some of these reforms arc so ur-
gent that they claim more than Il pass
ing approval.
REFORM IN PUBLIC EXrcSsEs.
The necessity Of reform i'll public
cXpGnses-t'cderal, State and munic-
ipu!-and in the modes Of Federal
taxation justified all tho prominence
given TO it III the declarations Of the
st. Louis Convention. The present
depression i'll all the business aud in
dustries of the people, which is de-
priving labor of its employment and
carrying want into many homes, has
its principal cause III excessive Gov
ernmont consumption, under the IL
fusion of specious prosperity, cngcn-
dcred by the false policy Of the Fed
cral Government. A waste OF capita!
has been going on ever since 1863,
which could only end in universal
disaster. Federal taxes for the last
eleven years reach the gigantic sum
OF 81 900, 900. 900, ana local taxation
has amounted to two-thirds as much
more. The vast aggregate is no less
than 81 500, coo, 900. This enormous
ta&ation, which followed the civil
conflict, has greatly impaired our ag,
grcgato wealth, and has made n
prompt reduction of expenses indis.
penSaDle. 1t was aggravated by the
most unscicntitic and iIl-adiustcl
methods of taxation, that increased
tho sacrifices OF tho people far beyond
tho receipts Of the treasury. 1t was
aggravated by a financial policy which
tended 10 diminish the energy, skill
and economy Of production AMI the
frugality ii private consumption, and
indnced miscalculation in business
and m unrcmunerativc use OF capital
and labor even III prosperous times.
The daily wants OF Industrious COM
munitics press closely upon their
daily earnings and the margin of pos
sibla national savings is at best but Il
small percentage of national earn
ings. Yet now for eleven years the
Government consumption has been
larger than the. whole people could
possibly save even i'll prosperous
times. The consequences OF these
errors are nova public calamity; bat
they were never doubtful, never in
visible; they were necessary and ill.,
cvitahle, and were forscen and do
pictcd when the waves Of that iicti-
tons prosperity ran highest. In n
speech made by mo on the 9th of
September, 1868, it WAS said OF these
taxes that they bore heavily upon
every mans income, upon every i'll
dHstry and uponcvery business in the
country and year by year they arc
destined to press Still moro heavily
unless the people arrest the system
that gives use to them. II was quito
easy when values We're doubling I'M
der repeated issues Of lcgal.tcndcr
paper money to pay these taxes, but
when values rcccdo and sink toward
their natural scale The tnx-Eaticrer
takes from liz not only orr income,
not only out profits, but also u pUr-
cXaggCrato or alarm; simply say
that wo can not afford tho costly pol
icy Of tho radical majority of Con-
grGss: we can not afford the magnili-
cent and oppressive ccntraiism into
which our Government is being coli
vcrtCd; wo can not afford tho present
magnificent scale of taxation. 70 tho
Secretary OF the Treasury / Said,
early in 1863: There is not Is r0ynl
rond for tlIc Government more than
for an individual or corporation
What you want 10 do now is to cut
down your expenses and live within
your income" | wuuld give all the
legordcnaiu Of finance and linanccer-
ing; | would give tho whole of il FOR
the old homemade mGXim OF Live
within your income"
This reform will bc resisted ut cv.
cry step, but it must hc pressed per.
sistcntly. We SEQ to-day the inmo.
diato representative OF the people in
one branch OF Congress, while strug.
Cling to reduce expenditures, com.
PEELED to confront lilo menace OF the
Senate AMI Executive that unless oh.
jnctinnnblc appropriations be con.
scented to the operations OF tho Gov
CrnmCnt Hereunder shall suffer Diet.
rimcnt or cease. IN my Judgment
mn amendment of tho Constitution
onSht TO DO devised separating into
ui.'inct bills tho appropriations for
various departments Of tho public
service, and excluding from caclI bill
nll appropriations for other objects.
In that way alone can tho rcyisory
power Of the two Houses and Of tho
ENocm,iye he preserved and excepted
from moral distress, which often com
pcla assent TO objectionable appro.