Evening journal., 1888-10-15
THURMAN'S LETTER.
He Formally Accepts "la Obed-
fence to Custom.
MS REASONS FOR RUNNING.

Words Of Hearty Praise for President
Cleveland and Ills Administration -rhe
Greater Part OF the Iettor Devoted 10
the Tarin Question.
CoLuMnus, o., Oct Is Following is Judge
rh~rmans letter Of acceptance
COLUMBUS, o., Oct l2 1855.
uon. Patrick A. Collins and others committee:
GENTLEMEN obedience 10 custom send
you this formal acceptance Of my nomination
for the office of vice president Of the United
States, made by the national convention OF
tie Democratic party at St Louis
When you did me the honor 70 call upon me
at Columbus aud officially notify me Of my
nomination, | expressed 70 you my sense Of
obligation to the convention, and stated that.
although had not sought tho nomination.
aid not feel at liberty, under the circum-
stmces to decline It. thought then, as |
still think, that whatever | could properly do
70 promote the re-e.ectlon Of Prpsidan, Cieve-
laiid ought 70 do His administration hns
been marked by such integrity, good sense.
manly courage and exalted patriotism that
a just appreciation Of these high qualities
strongly impressed with the be ief that his re-
election wouli powerfully tend To strengthen
that feeling OF fraternity among the Ameri-
can paope that is SO essential 10 their wsl-
fare, peace aud happiness, and TO the per
petuity Of the Union and OF our free insti-
tuiions.
approve the platform Of the st. Louis
convention, and cannot too strongly express
my dissent from the herctica teachings Of the
munopolists that the welfare of a people can
be promoted hy system Of exorbilant taxa.
uon far IN e1cess Of the wants OF the govern
ment
The idea that people can be enriched by
heavy and unnecessary taxation, that 4
mans condition can be improved by taxing
him on ali lac wears, on all his wife and chill
dren wear ON all bis tools and implements OF
industry, is an obvious absurdity.
10 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
ana daily wants, and TO create a powerful
and dangerous stimulus 10 extravaganza and
corruption in the expenditures Of the govern
ment, seems to me to be a policy at variance
with every sound principle Of government
and Of political economy.
The necessity Of reducing taxation. 10 pra
vent such an accumulation of surplus reva
nue. and the consequent depletion Of the
circulating medium, is SO apparent that no
party dares to deny il; but when we come Is
consider the modes by which the reduction
may 10 made we find a wide antaganism be-
tween our party and the monopoistic leaders
q our political opponents
We seek u reduce taxes upon the neces
saries Of life; our opponents seek e. increase
them. We say, give to the masses of the
people cheap and good clothing, cheap
blankets, cheap tools and cheap lumber
The kepubli ans, by their platform and their
lenders IN the senate, by their proposed bil
say, increase the taxes on clothing and
blankets, and thereby increase their cost:
maintain a 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
well informed man be deceived by the false
pretense that a system so unreasonable and
unjust is for the benefit Of laboring menf
Much Is said about composition Of Ameri-
can laborers with the pauper labor Of Eu-
rope but does not every man who looks
around him see and know that an immens4
majority Of the lahorers in America are not
engaged in what are called the protected IN
dustriest And as TO those who ara not en-
ployed IN such industries, is il not undenia-
bic ihat the duties proposed by the Demo
cratic measure called the Mills bill far ex-
ceed the difference between American ana
European wages, and that, therefore, il it
were admitted that our workingmen can be
protected lis Tariffs against cheaper labor
they would be fully protected, aud more
than protected, by that bin.
Does not every wei informed man know
that the increase in price of home manufact-
ures produced by high tariff does not 20
into the pockets Of laboring mon, but only
tends 70 swell the profits Of othersg
II seems 70 me that if the policy OF the
democratic party is plainly presented an
must understand that we seek to make tho
cost Of living less and at the same time in-
crease the share Of tho laboring man ia the
benefits Of national prosperity and growth.
am, very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, ALLEN c. THURMAN.