The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-20
THURMAS'S ACCEPTANCE.
columbus, O., Oct. II. 1855.

"Columbus, o., Oct. II, 1883.
To Hon. Patrick 4. Collins aud
Others, Committee:
Gentlemen-In obedience to Gus
tom send you this formal acceptance
of my nomination for the office of Vice
President 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 mo nomination express
ed to you my sense of obligation to
the convention, and stated that alth'o
had not sought the nomination, did
not feel at liberty under the circum-
stances, to decline it. thought then,
as still think. that whatever | could
properly do to promote the reelection
of President Cleveland | ought to do.
His ADMINISTRATION has been marked by
such integrity, coed sense, manly
courage and exalted patriotism that a
just appreciation of these high quail
ties seems to call for his re-elee tion.
Il am also strongly impressed with
the belief that his reelection would
powerfully tend to strengthen that
feeling Of fraternity among the Ameri-
can people that is SO essential to their
welfare, peace and happiness and to
the perpetuity of the Union and of our
free institutions.
IAPPRovE THE PLATFORM.
of the st. Louis Convention, and can
not too strongly express. my dissent
from the heretical teachings of the
monopolists, that the welfare of peo-
pie can be promoted by asystem of OK
orbitant taxation far in excess of the
wants Of the government.
"The idea that apeople can be en-
riched by heavy and Unnecessary taxa
tion, that mans condition can be inn
proved 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 gov.
ermcnt has no lcgitimeut use, and tc
deprive the people of the currency re-
quircd for their business aud dali,
wants, to create powerful and danger
ous stimulus to extravaganza and cor
ruption in the expenditures Of the gov
ernmont, seems to me to be policy a
variance with every sonnd principle O.
government and Of political economy
The necessity Of reducing taxation
to prevent such an accumulation O
surplus revenue and the consequent
depletion of the circulating medium Il
so apparent that ne party dares tt
deny II, but when we come to consider
the modes by which the reduction may
be made We find wide antagonisn
between our party and the monopois
tic leaders Of our political opponents
sWe seek TO reduce taxes upon the
necessaries Of life; our opponents seek
to increase them. We say: Give Ia
the masses of tho people.
CHEAP AND GOOD CLOTHING.
cheap blankets, cheap tools and cheap
lumber The Republicans by their
platform and their leaders in the SEN
ate, by their proposed bill, say: In
crease the taxes on clothing and blank
cts, 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 con-
struction of their modest dwellings,
shops and barns, and thereby prevent
their obtaining these nccessaries at
reasonable prices.'
Can any sensible man doubt MS to
where ho should stand in this contro-
vcrsy? Can any well informed man be
deceived by the false pretense that a
system so unreasonable and unjust is
for the benefit of laboring men?
Much Is said about competition of
American laborcrs with the paupcr
labor of Europe but does not every
man who looks around him see and
know that an immense majority of the
laborcrs in America are not engaged
In what are called the protected indus
tries Z And to those who are employed
in such industries, is II not undeniable
that the duties proposed by the Demo-
cratic measure called the Mills bills far
exceed the difference between Ameri-
can and European wages, and that,
therefore If 1t were admitted that our
workingmen can be protected by tariffs
against cheaper labor, they would be
fully protected and more than protect
ed by that bill
DocS hob cNcif Wcii-iniOrliltu iiihh
know that the increase in price ofhome
markets produced by high tariff docs
not go into the pockets of laboring
men, but only tends to swell the profits
of othersI
It seems to me that IL the policy OF
the Democratic party is plainly pre-
sented, all must understand that we
seek to make the cost of living less,
and Eat the same time increase the
share of the laboring man in the bene-
fits of national prosperity and growth.
" am, very respectfully your obedi-
ent servant,
ALLEN G.. THURMAN
DIsparaglng The Horse.