Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-10-27
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Jssdge Thurman Finally Comes 70 The From
Fnh His letter Of acceptance.
Judge Thurman's letter of acceptance
has been given to the press and is a
follows:
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 12, 1888. Hon
Patrick A. Collins and Others, Commit
tee-Gentlemen: In obediencel to Gus
tom | send you this formal acceptance
of my nomination for the Office of vic
president of the United States, made b,
the national convention of the demo
cratic party at st. Louis. When Won dix
me the honor to call upon me at Colum
bus and officially notify me of my nom
ination, l expressed to you my sense O
obligation to the convention, and stated
that, although had not sought til,
nomination, | did not feel at liberty
under the circumstances, to decline it,
thought then, rs | still think, that
whatever | could properly do to pro
mote the reelection of President Cleye-
land ought to do. His administration
has been marked by such integrity.
good sense, manly courage and exalted
patriotism, shat just appreciation OF
these high qualities seem TO call for his
reelection. / am also strongly inn
pressed with the belief that his re-elec-
ton would powerfully tend to strengthen
that feeling 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.
approve the platform of the st.
Louis convention, and / cannot too
strongly express my dissent from the
heretieal teachings of the monopolists,
that the welfare of a people can be pro-
NOTED by system of exorbitant taxa
ton far IN excess of the wants of the
government. The idea that a people
can be enriched by heavy and unneces-
sary 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, Is an obvious absurdity To
I'LL 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 and corrup-
ton IN the expenditures of the govern
ment seems to me to be policy mt vari-
ance with very sound principles of gov
eminent and 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 appar-
ent that no party dares to deny it; but
when we come 30 consider the modes by
which the reduction may be made we
md a wide antagonism between our par
ty and the monopolistic leaders of our
political opponents. We seek to reduce
taxes upon the necessaries of life: orr
opponents seek to increase them. We
say, give to the masses OF the people
cheap and good clothing, cheap blan-
kets, cheap tools and cheap lumber. The
republicans. by their platform and their
leaders In the senate, and by their pro-
posed bill, say, increase the taxes on
clothing and blankets and thereby in
crease their cost, maintain a high duty
on 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 obtaining these necessa-
ries at reasonable prices.
Can any sensible man doubt as to
WneE6 ne SHOULD stand In this cOltrO-
yersy? Can any well-informed man be
deceived by the false pretense that a
system so unreasonable and unjnst is
for the benefit of the laboring men?
Much IS said about the competition of
American laborers with the pauper labor
OF Europe, but does not every man who
looks around him see and know that an
immense majority of the lahorers in
America are not engaged in What are
called the protected Industries? And as
to those who are employed in such in
dustries, is it not undeniable that the
duties proposed by the democratic meas-
ure called the Mills bill, far exceed the
difference between American and Euro
pean wages, and that, therefore, if it
were admitted that our workmen can be
protected by tariffs against cheaper la
Dor, they would be fully protected, and
more than protected, by that bill? Does
not every well-informed man know that
the increase in price of home manufac-
lures produced by high tariff does not
go into the pockets of laboring men, but
only tends to swell the profits of others?
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
servant, ALLEN q. THURMAN.