The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-18

THE NOBLE OLD ROMAN.
HIS LETTER ACCEPTING THE CAN.
DIDACY FOR vICE-PRESIDENT.

HIS LET TER ACCEPTING THE CAN.
DIDACY FOR vICE-PRESIDENT.
The Theme of Ia Brief but Strong aud
Forceful Letter is Reduction of Our
Taxes.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. l5.-Judge
Ihurman's letter of acceptance has
been made public. 1t is as follows:
Hon. Patrick 4. Collins and others,
COnanaittee::
GENTLEAIEN-In obedience to Gus
tom I send you this formal accep-
tance of my nomination for the Office
of Vice-President of the United
States, made by the National Cons
vention of the Democratic party at
St. Louis.
When you did me the honor to
call upon me at Columbus and Off
cially notify me of my nomination l
expressed to you my sense of-ebliga-
tion to the Convention, and stated
that although l had not sought the
nomination l did not feel at liberty
under the circumstances to decline it..
l thought then, as 1 still think, that
whatever could properly do to pro-
mote the reelection of President
Cleveland / ought to do. His admin
istration has been marked by such in
tegrity, good sense, manly courage
and exalted patriotism that just ap-
probation of these high qualities
seems to call for his reelection. I
am also strongly impressed with the
belief that his recollection would pow
erfully tend to strengthen that feel
ing of fraternity among the American
people that is so essential to their
welfare, peace and happiness, and to
the perpetuity of the Union and of
our free institutions.
TEACHINGS OF THE MoNoPoLIsTs.
I approve the platform of the St.
Louis Convention, and cannot too
strongly express my dissent from the
heretical teachings of the monopolists
that the welfare Of a people can be
promoted by system of exorbitant
taxation far in excess of the wants of
the Government.
The idea that people can be en-
riched by heavy and unnecessary
taxation, that mans condition can
be improved by taxing him on all he
wears, on all his wife and children
wear, on all his tools and implements
of industry, is an obvious absurdity.
To fill the vaults of the Treasury
with an idle surplus for which the
Government has no legitimate use,
and to thereby deprive the people of
currency needed for their business
| and daily wants, and to create a
powerful and dangerous stimulus to
| extravaganza aud corruption in the
| expenditures of the Government,
| seems to me to be a policy at variance
with every sound principle of gov
ernment and of political economy.
The necessity of reducing taxation
to prevent such an accumulation of
surplus revenue and the consequent
depletion of the circulating medium
is so apparent that no party dares to
deny it; but when we come to con-
slider the modes by which the reduc-
tion may be made, we find wide
antagonism between our party and
the monopolIstic leaders of our polit-
ical opponents.
REPUBLICANS SEEK TO INCREASE TAX Es
We seek to reduce taxes upon the
necessaries of life; our opponents
seek to increase them. We say, give
to the masses of the people cheap and
good clothing, cheap blankets, cheap
tools and cheap lumber. The Re-
publicans, by their platform and theil
leaders in the Senate, by their pro-
posed bill, say, increase the taxes on
clothing and blankets and thereby
increase their cost, maintain high
duty on the tools of the farmer and
mechanic and upon the lumber which
they need for the construction oi
their modest dwellings, shops and
barns, and thereby prevent their OBJ
tanning these nccessaries at reasona'
BILE prices.
/ Can any sensible man doubt as tt
where he should stand in this contro
yersy? Can any well-informed mar
be deceived by the false pretense tha
system SO unreasonable and unjus
is for the benefit of laboring mer?
/ Much is said about competition o
American laborers with the paupe
labor of Europe, but does not ever,
man who looks around him see ant
know that an immense majority o
the laborers in America are not en-
gagged in what are called the protec
ted industriesa And to those ~wh.
are employed in such industries is i
not undeniable that the duties pro
posed by the Democratic measur
called the Mills bill far exceed tn
difference between American and Eu
ropean wages, and that therefore,
it were admitted that our working
, men can be protected by tariff
against cheaper labor, ,-they would b
fully protected, and more than pro
tected, by that bill
THE TARIFF INCREASES PROFITS, NO
WAGES.
Does not every well informed ma
f know that the increase in price G
: home manufactures, produced by
!, high tariff, does not go into the pool
+ cts of laboring men, but only tene
to swell the profits of others ?
e It seems to me that if the policy {
the Democratic party is plainly pr
sented all must understand that v
se9k to make the cost of living le
! and at the same time increase q
share of the laboring man in the be
= efits Of the national prosperity AZ
growth.
Z am very respectfully your obed