Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-14
AN ADDITIONAL REASON
Why MIR. Thurber Will Vote for
Cleveland.


To the Editor of the New York Times:
In you editorial Saturday headed "For
President, Grover Cleveland Why ?'
you give reasons to justify Republicans in
voting the Democratic ticket at the coming
election. l for one shall vote for Grover
Cleveland for President, and I have many
acquaintance and friends who have uni
formly acted with the Republican party
that will also vote at this election the
Democratic ticket, and the reasons assigned
| give below. They do not consider James
G. Blaine a bad man, but the reason is
that the Republican party is committed to
the policy Of high taxation. They believe
that the collecting of $3.50, 900, 900 a year
in excess of the amount needed for the
support of the Government is q wrong
policy. They believe that this generation
has paid all that it ought to do of the war
,debt. They believe that every Government
bond that is now out is needed as a basis
for the security of the circulation granted
the national banks and for investment
for estates, etc., that need the highest
form of security, regardless of the
rate of interest. They believe that the pay
ing Of these bonds, that is now reducing
National Bank note circulation at the rate
of $500, 900 to $500, 900 every month is a
mistake. They believe that such excessive
taxation as enables our sugar reiners to
sell ~granulated sugar at this time to for
eigners at So 40 per 100 pounds when for
home consumption they have to charge
S6 80 is a mistake and wrong. They paid
high taxes cheerfnlly until such time as
our Government credit stood as high as
any Government in the world, when our
3 per cent bonds (liable to be called in at
the pleasure of the Government) comman-
ded a premium, and when they had been SO
reduced that ii was an actual injury to the
best interests of the country to reduce
them further. They then expected from
the Republican party such action as would
reduce onerous taxation, and have been
anxiously hoping that the policy of the
party would change. When, therefore,
Mr.. Blaine, the incarnation of the high
taxation policy was nominated, and when
the Democratic party announced that their
policy would be the collection only of such
revenue as would support the Government,
and when they presented a candidate for
our support that was known to be an
honest man, one that the taxpaying Re-
publicans of the city of Buffalo selected
from the Democratic party and made
Mayor TO relieve themselves from a dis
honest gang of Republicans who had long
controlled the city, we thought we could
not make any great mistake in voting this
time the Democratic ticket, and, Mr.. Edi-
tor, l believe that the majority of the Re-
publicans that are going to vote for Grover
Cleveland are influenced more by the
reasons l have given than from any doubt
of Mr.. Blaine's honesty. We know he is a
true American citizen, but we believe his
policy is not for the best interests of the
country at this time. The foregoing
reasons are to my knowledge the ones that
will govern the course Of many Republic
cans in the election. H. K. THURBER.
New YORK, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1884.