Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-10-18
JUDaE THURMAN ACCEPTS.

Tho Ohioan's Letter-He Stands BY the
81. Louis Platform.
Ex-senator Thurman's letter accepting
the nomination OF the st. Louis convention
TO the Vice Presidency is as follows:
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. IL
The Hon. Patrick A. Collins sud Others. Com
mittee:
GENTLRMEN-In obedience TO custom, send
you this formal acceptance OF my nomination
for the ONCE OF Vice President of the United
States made by the national convention OF the
Democratic party at st. Louis. When you did
officially notify me Of my nomination 1 ex-
pressed to you my sense OF obligation TO the
convention. and stated that, although bad not
at liberty under the circumstances, to
decline IL. i thought then, as L stlu
think, that whatever 1 could properly 40 70
ought 10 do. His administration has been
marked by such integrity, good sense, manly
probation OF these high qualities seems to call
Tor his re- election am also strongly impressed
with the belief that his reelection would pow
erfully tend to strengthen that feeling Of rater-
nity among the American people that is so
sential 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 con-
vention and cannot too strongly express my
dissent from tho heretical teachings OF the
monopolists that the welfare OF people can be
promoted by system OF exorbitant Taxa
tion far I'm excess of tie wants OF the Govern
ment. Their idea that people can be enriched
by heavy and unnecessary 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 indus
try-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
thereby deprive the people OF currency needed
for their business and daily wants, and to create
n powerful and dangerous stimulus to eXtrava-
gance and corruption in the expenditures OF the
Government, seems TO me TO be policy Mt vari-
ance with every sound principle of government
and OF political economy.
The necessity OF reducing taxation to prevent
such an accum ulation OF surplus revenue and
the consequent depletion of the circulating
medium is 30 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 wide ant igonism between our party and
the monopolistic leaders OF our political oppo-
nents.
We seek TO reduce taxes upon the necessa-
ries 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 heir leaders in the 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 ard upon the lumber
which they need for the construction of their
modest dwellings, shops, and barns, and there
by prevent their obtaining these neces saries
at reasonable prices Can any sensible man
doubt as TO where he should stand in this contro-
by the false pretense that system SO unreason-
able and unjust is for the benefit Of laboring
men?
Much is said about competition of American
lab rers with the pauper labor OF Europe, but
does not every man who looks around him see
and know that an immense majority of the
laborers In America are not engaged in what are
called the protected industries2 And "a to
those who are employed in such indus
tries 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, II it were admitted that cur
workingman can be protected by tariffs against
cheaper labor, they would be fully protected and
more than protected by that bil2 Does not
every well-informed man know that the increase
In RFisa M uBemeO Nod qepHisetAgess opkedpesd. Rys
ing men, but only tends TO swell the profits OF
others?
1T seems to me that II the policy OF tho Dem
ocratic party is plainly presented all must un-
derstand that we seek TO make the cost of liv-
ing less, and, at the same time, increase the
share Of the laboring man in the benefits of ma
tional prosperity and growth.
Il am, very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, ALLEN G. THURMAN.