The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

lie to-day Is is as follows:
CoIuMBUs, O., October 70, 1888.
Hoa Pab,ct 4 Coltins md others Com
miftee
GENTLEMRS-In obedience 10 custom
send you this formal acceptance OF my
nomination for the office Of Vice-Presi-
dent Of the United States, made by the
National Convention Of the Democratic
party at 81, Louis.
When YOU did me the honor TO call
upon me at Columbus end officially NO
tify me Of my nomination expressed 20
You my sense Of obligation 10 the con
vention, and stated that although ] had
not sought the nomination | did not feel
at liberty under The circumstances 10 de-
cline II. | thought thea as / still think,
that whatever | could properly do to pro
mote the reelection of President Cleve-
land | ought to do His administration
has been marked by such integrity, good
sense, manly courage and exalted patriot
ism that just appreciation OF these high
qualities seems 10 call for his re-
election. | am also strongly impressed
with the belief that his reelection would
powerfully tend 10 strengthen that feel
ing of fraternity among the American
people that is 50 essential 10 their wei
fare, peace and happiness, and 10 the per
petuity Of the Union and Of our free in
stitutions.
TEACHINGS or THE M0NoPoLIsTs.
approve the platform of the ST Louis
Convention, and | cannot too strongly
express my dissent from the heretical
teachings Of the mOnopolists that the
welfare OF a people can be promoted
by a system OF exorbiiant taxation far
in excess Of The wants of the Govern
ment.
The 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 wears, on all his tools
and implements Of industry, is an OBJ
viOus absufdiiy.
To iii the vaults of the Treasury with
an id.e surplus for which the Govern
ment has no legitimate use, and TO there
by deprive the people OF currency needed
for their Business and daily wants, and
to create a powerful and dangerous
stimulus 10 eXtTayagance and corruption
in the expenditures of the Government,
seems TO be a policy at variance with
every sound principle ofgovernment and
Of political economy.
The necessity Of reducing taxation 10
prevent such an accumulation Of surplus
revenue and the consequent depletion Of
the circulating medium is so apparent
that no party dares 10 deny IL; but when
we come 10 consider the modes by which
the reduction may be made, we find a
wide antagonism between our party and
the monopOlislic leaders of our political
opponents.
REPUBLICANS SEEK TO INCREASE TAXES.
We seek TO reduce taxes upon the ne
cessaries 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 their leaders in the Senate,
by their proposed BILL say increase the
taxes on clothing and blankets and there
by increase their cost, maintain a high
duty on The tools Of the farmer and me
chanic and upon the lumber which they
need for the construction Of their modest
dwellings, sho,s aud barns, and thereby
prevent their obtaining these necessaries
at reasonable prices
Can any sensible man doubt as to
where he should stand in this contro-
yersyg 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 labOreTs 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 call
ed the protected industries And TO those
who are employed in such industries IS
II not undeniable that the duties proposed
by the Democratic measure called the
Mills bill far exceed the difference be-
tween American anil European wages,
and that therefore, if it were admitted
that our wOl kingmen can be protected
by tariffs against cheaper labor, they
would be fully protected, and more than
protected, by that bill
THE TARIFF INCREASES PROFITS, Nor
WAGES
Does not every well-informed man
know that the increase in price OF home
manufactures, produced by high tariff,
does not 90 into the rockets OF laboring
men, but only tends to swell the pronts
of others
Ii seems to me that If the policy OF the
Democratic party is plainly presented all
must understand that we seek 10 make
the cost of living less and at the same
time increase the share of the laboring
man in the benefits Of national pros
perity and growth.
| am very respectfully your obedieni
servant ALLEN G.. THURMAN.
Notice.
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