The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1888-10-24
MR.. THURMAN'S LETTER.
A Beief and to the Point Utterance on the
Issue of the Campaign.


Ex Senator Thurman's letter accepting
the nomination of the st. Louis conven.
tion to the vice presidency is as follows:
"CoLrMBus, o., Oct, 18th.
The Hon. Patrick A. Collins and Others,
Committee:
GENTLEMEN In obedience to custom,
l send you this formal acceptance of my
nomination for the Office of vice-pre
dent of the United States made by the
national convention of the Democratic
party at St. Louis. When you did me
the honor to call upon me at Columbus
and officially notify me of my nomina-
ton l expressed to you my sense of obli-
CATION to the convention, and stated that
although had not sought the nomina-
ton, did not feel at liberty. under the
circumstances. to decline it. thought
then, as still think, that whatever l
could properly do 10 promote the re-
election of President Cleveland ought
to do. His administration has been
marked by such integrity, good sense,
NANNY 'o''"se anu eN"'e" p''''o',s,'
that just appreciation Of these high
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Mus for which the government has no
legitimate use and to thereby deprive
the people of currency needed for their
busiuess and daily wants. and to create
a powerful and dangerous stimulus to
extrayaponce and corruption in the ex.
penditures of the government. seems to
me tn he a pol;cv Mt Variance with e,erv
sound principle of government and of
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