New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-24

The following is Judge. Thurman's letter OF
acceptance which was given to the public on
October 18th Columbus, Ohio, Oct IL.
ISSS-Hon- Patrick A. Collins and Others,
COMMITTEES Gentleman. In obedience to
custom, send you this formal acceptance
of my nomination for the office of vice
president OF the United States made
by the national convention of ftbe
Democratic party at St. Louis with
you did me the honor to call upon me at
Columbus and officially notify me of my
nomination, expressed to you my sense of
obligation to the convention and stated that,
although had not sought the nomination.
I did not feel at liberty, under the circum.,
stances, to decline it. / thought then, as I
still think, that whateyerI could properly
doto promote the reelection of President
Cleveland ought to do. His administra-
ton has been marked by such integrity, good
sense, manly courage and exalted patriotism
that a just appreciation of these high quali-
ties seems to call for his reelection I am al
SO strongly impressed with the belief that his
reelection would powerfully tend tostrength-
EN- that feeling offraternity among the Ameri-
can people that is essential to their welfare.
peace and happiness, and to, the perpetuif4
of the Union and of our free institutions.
approve the platform of the st. Louis con-
vention, and / cannot too strongly express
my dissent from the heretical teachings of
the monopolists that the welfare of people
can be promoted by system of extortionate
far in excess of the wants of the government
The idea that q people can be enriched by
heavy and unnecessary taxation, that
mans condition can be improved by taxing
him 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
create q powerful and dangerous stimulus to
extravaganza and corruption in the expendi4s
lures of the government seems to me to be 81
policy at variance with every sound
principle of government and of political
economy. The necessity or reducing taxa
tion to prevent such an accumulation of sur
plus revenue and the consequent depletion of
the circulating medium, is SO apparent that
no party dares to deny it; but when we come
to consider the modes by whfsh the reduction.
may be made we find
WIDE ANTAGONIST
between our party and the monoponstrc
leaders of our political opponents. 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 Republicans
by their platform and their leaders in the
senate, by their proposed bill, say, increase
the taxes on clothing and blankets. and
thereby increase their cost, maintain a high,
duty or the tools of the farmer and mechanic
and upon the lumber which they need for the
construction of their modest dwellings,, shops
and barns, and thereby prevent their OBJ
tanning these necessaries at reasonable prices,
Can any sensible man doubt as to where he.
should stand in this controversy? Can any
well informed man be deceived by the false.
pretense that q system SO unreasonable and
unjust is for the benefit of laboring men?
Much is said about competition of Americans
laborers with the pauper labor of Europe; 8
but does not every man who looks around
him see and know that an immense majority
of the laborers III America are not engaged inf
what are called the protected industries? And
to those who are employed in suchindustries.
is it not undeniable that the duties proposed
by the Democratic measure called the Mills
bill far exceed the difference between American
and European wages, and that therefore if it
were admitted that our workingmen can be-
protected by tariffs against cheaper labor
they would be fully protected. and more than
protected by that billf Does not every we'll
informed man know that the increase in price
of home manufactures produced by high
tariff does not go into the pockets of labor
ing men, but only tend to swell The profits
ofothers? 1t 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 ).
increase the share Of the laboring man in the !,
benefits of national prosperity and growth
am very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, ALLEN G. THURMAN.