Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-20
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Long Delayed Letter OF Aeeors....

Ahe oid Roman Gives to the Public His
Long Delayed Letter OF Aecopsasee.
COLUMBUS. O.. OCTOBER l5-Judee Tsur.
mans letter of acceptance was Riven n the
ptees last evening. The first draft ~ a.,
letter was IN the Judges handwriting and
tne typewriter copies showed only a fsv
changes 10 punctuation from the original. n
was as follows: ~
Hon Patrick A. Collins and othsrs, Commits
GENTLEMEN: In obedience to custom 4
send You this formal accordance of m.
nomination for the Office of viee president
or the United States made by the nationei
convention of the democratic party at a.
Louis. f' "s 0s'
When you did me the honor to call upon
me az columbus and officially notify me of
my nomination, expressed to Won NV sense
OF obligation to the convention, and stateS
tnat, although had not sought the nomina-
ton, did not feel at liberty, under the cir.
cumstances, to decline Il. I Thought then
as l still think, that whatever could prop
erly DO to promote the reelection of Presi-
dent cleveland ought to do. His admins
tration has been marked BY such integrity,
good sense, manly courage and exalted pa
trlonsm. that Just appreciation Of these
nigh qualities seems to call for his re- cleo
ton. l am also strongly impressed with Is
beilef that his reelection would powerfully
tend to strengthen that feeling of fraternity
among the American people that is so essen
tai to their welfare, peace and happiness
and to the perpetuity of the union and of
our free institutions.
1approve the platform Of the st. Louis
convention and can not too strongly ex-
press my dissent from the heretical teach
ings of the monopolies that the welfare of
people can be promoted By a system of
exhorbltant taxation far in excess of the
wants of the government. The idea that
people can be enriched by heavy and I'M
necessary taxation. that mans condition
can be improved by taxing him on all he
wears. on all his tools and implements of
industry, is not obvious absurdity.
To fill 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 bust
ness and daily wants and to create a power
full and dangerous stimulus to ex-
travagancs and corruption to the expen-
ditures of the government seems to
me to be policy at variance with every
political economy. The necessity of reduc-
ing taxation to prevent such an accumula-
ton of surplus revenues 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
which the reduction may be made we find a
wide antagonisn between our party and the
nents. We seek to reduce taxes upon the
necessaries of life; our opponents seek to
increase them. We say: "Give the masses
the people cheap and good clothing, cheap
blankets, cheap tools and cheap lumber"
The republicans by their platforms and
their leaders in senate, by their proposed
bill say: Increase the taxes on clothing
and blankets 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 construction of their
modest dwellings,, shops and barns, and
thereby prevent their obtaining these neces-
saries at reasonable prices"
Can any sensible man doubt as to where
he should stand in this controversy? Can
any we'll informed man be deceived by the
false pretenses that system SO unreasona-
BILE and unjust is for the laborinS man?
Much is said about competition of Ameri-
can laborers with the pauper labor of En-
rope, but does any man who looks about him
see that no immense majority of laborers in
the protected industries? And as to those
who are employed in such industries, 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 therefore ii 1t
was admitted that our workingmen can
be protected by tariffs against cheaper
labor they would be fully protected and
more than protected by that bill? Does not
every we'll informed mau know that the in
crease in price of home manufactures pro-
iuced by a high tariff does not go into the
pockets of the laboring men. but only tends
10 swell the profits of others?
It seems to me that if the policy of the
democratic party is plainly presented all
must understand that We seek to make the
,ost of living less and at the Same time in
,rease the share of the labOring man in the
benefits of national prosperity and growth.
am very respectfully your obedient SER
1ant. ALLEN q. THURMAN.
COLUMBUS, ONO, October IL.