The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
THURMAN'S LETTER.
HE ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION.
The Old Roman Complies with Estab-
lisbed Forms-He Indorses tho
Platform and Dilates on tho
Evils of Too Much Tariff.
COLUMBUS. O. Get 70. 1888

COLUMBUS, O.. Get. 12, 1888
Hon. Patrick A. Collins and others Commit
tee.
"GENTLENEN-In obedience 20 custom. I
send you this formal acceptance Of nv nom.
ination for the ofiics Of Vice Pres dent of
the United States, made by the National
Convention Of the Democratic party at st.
Louis
"Wben you did mo tho honor TO call upon
me Mt Columbus and officially notify me Of
my nomination, / expressed to you my sense
of obligation to the convention and stated
that, although had no. sought the nomina.
tiop, did not feel at liberty. under the cir
cumstances, TO decline IT, / thought then as
still tn nix. that whatever | coud properly
do to promote the recollection of President
Cleveland ought to do His administration
has been marked by such integrity good
sense, manly courage, a'd exated patriot.
ism, that just appreciation of these high
qualtie5 seems to call for his reelection.
am also strongly impressed with the be-
lief that his reelection would powe' fully
tend TO strengthen that feeling of fraternity
among tho American people TINT j. 81 essei-
tis to their welfare. peace and happiness
and TO the perpetuity Of the Union and Of
our free institutions
II approve the platform Of the st. Louis
convection, and cannot too rougly express
my dissent from the hcre.icIl &C. ichinps of
the mODopOl sts, that the welfare of q peo-
pie can be promo od lay IA system of exhorbi-
SAINT taxation far in excess Of the wants Of
tie government.
"1he idea that people can 10 enriched
by heavy and unut ces,ary taxation: that n
mans condition can be improved by taxing
him on all he welrs, ON nil his wife and child.
rol wear, on all his tools and impc ucnts of
Industry, is an obvious ahsurditv.
"lo I'll the ults 81 the treasury with an
idle surplus for which the government has no
legitimate use, and O. O ereby deprive tho
- 1T.
ard daily wants, and TO create n powerful
and dangerous $ iuulus 10 extravaganza and
corruption ia the expenditures of ,he gov-
errm'nt seems to mo 20 he policy nt vari>
ancc with every sound principle of Govern.
ment and of pol teal economy.
"Ihe necessity of reducing Xa'ion 10 pre-
vent such an accumulation OF surplus reve-
nue, aud the consequent depletion of the cir
culatng me .ium Is SO apparent that no party
dnres 10 deny It. ut when we come to con,
slider the modes 10y which the reduction may
be made We iind wide nntagonism between
our party aud the monopo,istlc leaders of our
politci Il opponents.
eve seek to reduce taxes upon the recess
saries OF life: our opponents seek to iucre sc
them. We say give to the masses of the pao-
pie cheap and good cluthin, cheap bl inkets,
cheap tools and cheap lumber. The Rcpub /,
cans, 10y their pa form, and their leaders in
the Senate, by their proposed bill, say,
increase the taxes ON clothing and
blankets and thereby increase their cost,
main ain n high duty upon ths tools of the
farmer and mechanic aud upon the lumber
which they need for the construction f their
modest dwellings, shops and harms and there's
by prevent their Obtaining these nocessaries
at reasonable prices. Can any sensible
nan doubt ms to where he should stand i'm
this controversy Can any well informed
man he deceived by the false preterse that n
system unrcasoi able and so unjust is tor
tba pf In