The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-10-18
THURMAN's LETTER
Accepting His Nomination for the
Vice-Presidency.
He Charactsrizes Cieveiand's AdmInistra-
tion rs One of Courage and Patriot
ism-Reduotion Demanded on
Only the Neoesaaries
OF Life.


Following is Judge Thurman's letter OF
acceptance:
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. Il, 1883.
HON PATRICK A. COLLINS and others,
Commlttee Gentlemen. In obedience TO
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 the Democratic
party at ~. Louis. ,'
when you did mo the honor TO call upon
me at Columbus and officially notify me OF
my nomination, expressed TO you my
sonse OF obligation to tho convention, and
stated that, although had not sought the
nomination, did not feel at liberty, under
the circumstances, TO decline IL Thought
,hen, as still think, that whatever could
properly do TO promote tho reelection OF
President Cleveland ossht 10 do His
Administration has been marked with
such integrity, good sense, manly courage
and exalted patriotism that jnst appre.
| citation OF these high qualities seems 10 call
for his reelection.
lam strongly Impressed with the belief
that his recollection would powerfully tend
| TO strengthen
THAT IEELiNg or FRATERNITY
| among the American people Tint il so es-
sential TO their welfare. peace and bnppl.
ness, and TO tho perpetuity OF the Union
and Of our free institutions.
! approve the platform OF the St Louis
convention. and can not TOO strongly e1.
press my dissent from tho hercticnl teach
ings OF monopoist that the welfare Of n
people can be promoted by system Of ex-
orbitant taxation far In excess OF the
wants OF the Gcvernment
Inc idea that people can be enriched
py heaNy ana unnecessary taxation, that
mans condition can be Improved by
'ahing him on all ho wears, ON all his wife
and children wear on all his tools and i'm
piements OF industry, 10 an obvious alb
suriity' 10 NIL the vaults 81 the Treasury
Win an iuie surplus Tor which the Govern
ens ~. no 'esl,'ins'o use, anu 10 'nerepy
u'p'''e ."e Peepie o' currency
htEDkD noh THEIR BUSINESS
And daily wants. and 10 create powerful
and dangerous stimulus to extravaganza
and corruption In the expenditures OF the
government seems to mo TO be policy
az variance with every sound principle OF
Government and OF political economy.
Ihe necessity OF reducing taxation TO
prevent such an accumulation OF surplus
revenue and the consequent depletion OF
the circulating medium Is 40 apparent that
no party darcs TO deny IL; but when We
come TO consider the modes 10y which the
reduction may be made we lind wide an
tagoniAm between our party and
THE MoNoPoIIsTIc LEADERS
or our political opponents. We seek TO re-
duce taxes upon tho necessaries OF life;
our opponents seek TO incresss them. We
say, give 10 the mnsses Of the people cheap
and good clothing. cheap blankets, cheap
tools aud cheap lumber. The Republicans,
by their platform and their leaders in tn .
Senate by their proposed bill, say. Increase
tho taxes on clothing and blankets, and
thereby increase their cost:
aAiNrAIN A urou purY
On Tho tool. NJ ,ba ,.rmer and mecbnnlc
and upon The Lumbar which tbev need FOR
Tho con.,ruetIor of their modest dwclIIngs
,bon.nnd harm. and ,herebv nrcv.nt their
ohtsInIng ,hssc n nace.s.ria. n, reasonable
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Car .nv .sn.,h,s man donb, "a 70 ybsre
he ssoniI stand IN this controversy, can
any weII. i,,fo,n,,.d man no dsc.Ivnd bv the
az. nre,an.o ,h., 7. sv.t.m "a nnreasons.
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inc monS
Much i. said about comnetition Of Amer.
,can isborcrs With The naunsr labor Of
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