The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-16
Mr.. 1HURMAN'S LETTER.
He Accepts in Order to aid in
Cleveland's Reelection.
The Familiar Assertion Repeated
That Protection is Tax ON
the Consumer.

CoLVAnUs, o., Oct. f4--JGdge Thurman 4
letter Of acceptance was given to the pres,
this evening. The first draft oi the leite,
was in the judges handwriting. and type
writer copies showed only a few changes
in punctuation from she original The
letter IS as follows;
.'coIuaBus, o.. Oct II ,lsss.
Hon. Patrick A. Collins aud Others, Com
miffce. 6eaficnEa--in obedience 10 Gus
tom send you this formal acceptance OF
my nomination for the office of vice.presi.
dent of the United States. made by the
Democratic party az 81. Louis When you
did me the honor 10 call upon me at
Columbus snd officially notify me OF my
nomination, expressed my sense OF obls-
CATION TO the convention. and stated that.
although I had Dot sought the nomination,
| did not feel at liberty under the cireum-
stances 10 decline il. thought then, as
still think. that whEteyer / could properly
do 10 roiaotc the reelection Of President
Cleveland ought 70 do, His administra
lion has been marked BY such Integrity.
good sense, manly courage aud exalted
patriotism tnat a just appreciation ef these
high qualities seems TO call for his Fc-elec-
ton, ] am also strongly impressed With
tue belief tnat his reelection would tend
10 strengthen that feeling Of fraternity
among the American people ibai Is eSseu-
ard 10 sac prosperity Of tae Onion aad Of
our free institutions.
PROTECTION HEaETgcAL AND ABsUED.
| approve the platform of the 81 Louis
convention, ana I cannot too stfikinglv
express nv dissent from the her 4 al
teachings OF the moaopollsis. That the
welfare OF the people eau be promoted b
q system of ex0rbiiant taxation far IN ex-
cess OF the wants Of the government The
idea that people can be enriched BY
heavy aad unnecessary taxation. that a
mau 5 condition can be improved bs tax
ing him on all be wears, on all bis wife
and children wear. on all his tools aud
implements oi industry. Is ali obvious ab
surdils. To I'll the waits OF the treasury
with an idle surplus for which the gov
ernment has no legitimate use ana 10
thereby deprive the people of the currency
needed for their business and daily wants.
and 10 create a powerful and dangerous
stimulus in extravaganza and corruption
ia TIE expenditures oi the government,
seems to me 10 be a policy AT variance
with every sound principle Of government
and 81 political economy.
THE Tgo PLATFORMS.
The necessity of reducing taxation to
prevent such an accumulation Of surplus
revenue aud the consequent depleiion OF
the circulating medium is so apparent that
no party dares 20 deny II, but when we
come to consider the mole BY which the
reduction may be made. we tiud q vide an
tagDniSm between our party and the mo
popolistic leaders of our political oppo-
nents We seek 10 reduce taxes uns the
necessities OF life; our opponents seek ~
increase them We say. Give to the masses
of the people cheap and good clothing,
cheap blankets, cheap tools and cheap
lumber; the Republicans By their platform
and their leaders in the senate-by their
f1tsa "a an
clothing and blankets and thereby increase
their cost: maintain a high duty on thc
tools Of the farmer and mechanic and upon
the lumber which they need for the con
struction OF their modest dwellings, shops
aud barns. aud thereby prevent their ob
tanning their necessaries at reasonablI
prices Can any sensible man doub, rs q
where be should stand tn this controversy
Can any welliniormed man be deceived by
the false yreieuse that a system ~ uureas
enable aud unjust IL fer the beneat OF the
laboring menf
COMPETITION on FoREigs LABOR,
Much Is said about the competition q
American iaborcrs with the pahPeF isbo
- + lr8pe, but needs not every man VIII,
looks around bin see aud know that al
immense majority Of tne iaborsfs 10
America are uot engaged Ia whas ars
called the protected industries, aud as L
those y 10 are employed Ia snch Industries
Is It rot nndcniable that the duties pro
posed by the Democratic measure called
the MIL bill far exceed the difference be
tSeen American aud EaF0yean wages, aus
thar. taerefsre, II u were admitted tia
oar WofkiagBen can be protected ny tarin
against eaeapcr labor. tney w9uia be iulil
Protected. aad lnore than protected bl
lnaf hili7 3aes n1t every wcliiaf9rmet
mau know tsas tbs iaaFs aae la the price o
home manufactures proaueed by a hiEt
- -afa
iss men. b1t0uly fsads % swell the ifpft
OF cthersl
Il sseIns 70 me thaf Il the policy of IA
BsmogrAi ie aAr.y is plainly pcssenied al
must andefslaa1 that He seek 10 make ~
eFlst Of living less, and az the Sans tlfas
.uegesse The share 8f the lasoTiag n&a IN
the tsaeGts Of national prosperity and
growth
/ ara, yery respectfaily. yonr ehedien
sefvAnf ALLEN q. THURMAN