Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-10-19
The Old Roman Accepts.


The following is Judge Thurman's letter
of acceptance:
Hon. Patrick A. Collins and others, Com
| mittee:
Gentlemen la obedience 10 custom
| send you this formal acceptance OF my
nomination for the Office of Vice. President
of the United States, made by the conven-
ton OF the Democratic party al St. Louis.
When you did me the honor TO call upon
ME at st. Louis and officially notify me Of
my nomination, expressed 10 you my sense
| OF obligation to tho convention, and stated
that, although had not sought the .nomi
nation, did not feel at liberty, under the
circumstances, to decline 1t. thought then
| as / still think, that whatever l could prop
| erly do u promote the re election oil Pres
| dent Cleveland ought to do. His admin
istration has been marked by such integ
| rity, good sense, manly courage aud exaltet
patriotism, that u just appreciation of thes'
high qualities seems to call for his re.elcc
| ton.
am also strongly impressed with tho he
lief that his re election would powerfully
tend to strengthen that feeling Of fraternit,
among tho American people that Is 80 essen
tial to their welfare, peace and happiness
aud TO the perpetuity Of the Union and
approve the PLATFORM Of the ST Loui
convee,iton, and l cannot too strongly az
1 press my dissent from the heretical teach
lines OF the monopolisis that the welfare|o
q pu0p,u can DC promoted by u systeE$f
exorbitant taxation far in excess OF tie
wants Of the Government The idea thata
people can be enriched by heavy and IN.
necessary taxation, that a 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,
are obvious absurdities.
To oil 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
busin"ss and daily wants, and to create
powerful and dangerous stimulus to ex
trnvagance and corruption in the expendi
tIres of the Government, seems To me to e n
policy at variance with every sound princi-
Pile Of government and Of political economy.
The necessity of reducing taxation to pre-.
vent such an accumulation Of surplus reve-
nue., and the consequent depletion of the
circulating mediums, rs SO apparent that no
party dsres to deny il. But when we come
to consider the modes by which the reduc
tim may be made we find wide antagn-
nism hetwecn our party and the monop,iis
Wv iVnuVtb VI POHtlC6i OpQOucutS
We seek to reduce taxes upon the necrs
sSries Of life; our opponents sock to increase
them. Wesay give to the masses of the pco.
pie cheap and good clothing, cheap blank
cts, cheap tools and cheap lumber. The Re.
publicans, by their platform and their lead
ers in the Senate, by their proposed bill, say
increase the taxes on clothing and blankets
AMI thereby increase the cost maintain "A
high dluty on the tools OF the farmer and
mechanic and upon the lumber which they
need for the construction of their modest
dwellings and barns, and thereby prevent
their obtaining these nccessaries at roason
abr prices. Can any sensible men doubt
as la where he should stand In this con
trpversy2 Can any wellinformed man bc
deceived by the false pretense that system
50 unreasonable and unjust is for the bene
ft of laboring men?
Much Is said aboutcompetltion OF American
labarers with the pauper labor of Europe;
but does not every man who looks around
him see and know that an immense ma.
jority of the lAbOrers In America are not
engaged in what are called the protected
industriesf And as To those who are EN-.
ployed In such industries, is it not unde-
niable that the duties proposed by tho Dem
Ocratic measure called the Mills bill far ex-
coed the difference between A meriosp aud
Europea1 wages Wa and that, therefore, if it
we're admitted that our workingmen can be
projected by tariffs against cheaper labor,
they would be fully protected and more
than protected by that bill
Does not every well.informcd man know
that the increase in price OF home manufac-
turers produced by high tariff does not go
into tho pockets of laboring men, but only
tends to swell the profits Of otherss"
It seems to me that If the policy of the
Democratic party is plainly presented. all
must understand that we seek TO make the
cost Of living less, and at the same time in
crease the share of the laboriny man in the
benefits Of national prosperity and growth.
am, very respectfully, your obedient SER
want. ALLEN G. THURMAN.
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 10, 1888.