Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-15

| COLUMBUS, OHIO Oct. 1+.--Judg'
Thurman's letter OF acceptance was givel
to the press this evening. The first draf
Of the letter was in the Judges hand
writing, and typewriter copies show only
3 few changes In punctuation from n,
original. The letter is IS follows:
COLUMBUS, OHIO, oct. II, 1855
| Hon. Patrick a. Collins and Otners, Comm Ittee
GENTLKMEN-In obedience to custom
Sand you this formal acceptance OF my
nomination for the oflce CT Vice Presi-
dent Of the United St,tes, made by the
national convention o! the Democratic
party 81 st. Louis. When you did me the
honor to call upon NE 81 Columbus sno
officially notify me Of my nomination,
expressed to you my sense CT obligation
to the convention, and stated thst 81
Though hsd not sought The nomination
Fl did not feel at liberty under the cIrcum-
stances to decline It. | thought rhep, as
l still think, that whatever l could prop
erly do to promote the elsc:lon OF P;esl.
dent Cleveland 1 ought to DO. His s1-
nj oistration has been maIKed by sucn
F4EtegritY, good sense, manly courage
and exalted patriotism thsa inst co
probation of these high qualltIes
seems to call for his rejection. 1 an
also strongly impressed with the DoIief
Mathis reelection would powerfully tsnc
70 strengthen that feeling Of
FRATERNITY AMONG THE AMERICAN PEG
PIE
that i5 go essential 30 their wsltal G, peace
and happiness, and TO the perpetuity OF
the U lion and of cur free institutions.
| approve the Platform of the st. Louis
convention, and ! cannot too strongly
express nv dissent from the heretical
teachings OF N lnop 0!ist5 that the welfare
OF the people csr be promoted By sys-
TEN CT e1orbita1t tsyatiop fsr In excess
OF the wants OF government, The tdea
that a people csn be euricie ed by heavy
and unne cesssrY tsxs;or, that mans CON-
dition csI be improved Dy liking him on
all he wears, on oil his VIE and children
wear, on all his tools AMI implements CT
industry, is An obvious sbsuTGity.
To fill the vSults CT the treasury with
sn Idle surplus Tor which the government
has no legitimate use. sn3 to thereby de-
prive the people OF the currency needed
for their bushes and daily wants, and 10
create g powerful H1a dangerous
STIMULUS TO ExTRAvAGANCE
and corruption in the expenditures of the
government sc. ms to me to be policy
at vsGSance with every sound principle Of
government and of political economy. !
The necessity OF reducing taxation to
prevent such Ell accumulation OF surplus
revenue aud CONSEQUENT. depletion CT the
medium ts s0.spparen&thst no
party dares TO teny 1t.
Blu. when We come to colsider,the |
~ rrThs Act
made We 6ld vide sntsgonism between |
our psrty and the monopolistic Leaders |
Of cur political opponents. We seek to |
reduce the taxes upon the necesssriss Of |
life; our opponents see9 to increase |
them. We say, give to the masses cite |
people
CHEAP AND GOOD CLOTHING,
cheap blankets, cheap tools and cheap |
umber The Republicans by their plat. |
'orm and their leaders in the Senate, by |
heir proposed bill, say, Increase the taxes
IN clothing a1d blankets, and thereby in |
crease their cost; maintain high duty on |
.ools of the farmer and mechanic and I
lpon tie lumber which they need for con
'tIuction of their modest dwell
ngs, SD ps and barns, aud there
~ prevent their obtaining these
at reasonable prices
Can any sensible man doubt as to where
le should stand in this controversy? Can
my well informed man be deceived by |
he false pretense thst sys.em SO IN
reasonable and III just Is for the benefit
II Isboring me ?
Much is said about the competition Of
American laborers with The peuper labor
If Europe, but does Lot every man who
ooks around him see AID know Mat an
immense majority of laborers in America
re not engaged in what are callea pro-
ected induslries? Ard IS to those who
re employed in such industries, is 1t not
that the duties proposed by
he Democratic measure called the Mills
I'LL far exceed the difference between
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN WAGES;
md therefore, il it were admitted that
)ur workin gmen can be protected by
aritfs against cnesper labor, they would
,e fully protected and more tnsn.pTo
ected by that bill. Does not every we'll
Informed man know that the increase in
rice Of home manufactures produced By
Ugh tariff does not 60 into the pockets
i the laboring man but only tends to
well the profits of others. 1t seems to
ne that If the policy OF the Democratic