Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-24
ITSADAISY.

Here is Judge Thurman's letter of
acceptance. 1t is the best document of
the season. Read it:
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 12.-Hon. Pat
rick A. Collins and others. Committee.
-GENTLESEN: In obedience to Gus
tom 1 send you this formal letter of ac-
ceptance of my nomination for the Office
of Vice-President of the United States,
made by the National Convention of
the Democratic party at st. Louis.
When you did me the honor to call
upon me at Columbus and officially no.
tify me of my nomination, L expressed
to you my sense of obligation to the
convention and stated that although
had not sought the nomination, did
not feel at liberty, under the circnm-
stances, To decline 1T. / thought then,
as | still think, that whatever | could
properly do TO promote the reelection
of President Cleveland l ought To do
HIS administration has been marked 10y
such integrity, good sense, manly couT-
aye and exalted PATRIOTISM that a Just
appreciation OF these high qualities
seem TO call fol his reelection. L am
also strongly impressed with the belief
chat his reelection would powerfully
tend To strengthen the feeling of frater-
nifty among the American people that
is SO essential to their welfare, peace
and happiness ard TO the perpetuity of
the Union and of our free institutions.
1 approve the platform of the st. Louis
convention, and eau not too strongly
fl.f.h
teachings of the monopollst that thu
welfare of "a people can be promoted by
system of exhorbitant taxation far IN
excess OF the needs of the government
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 wear, on all his
tools and implements of industry, is an
obvious abSurdity. 10 till the vaults
Of the treasury with an idle surplus, 10
deprive the people of currency needed
for their business and daily wants, and
to create powerful and dangerous
stimulus TO extravaganza and cOrrup-
ton in the expenditures Of the govern
ment. seems To me to be wholly at vari-
aDce with every sound principle of gov
eminent aud political economy,
hc ntCtSSlll VI ldAdllO1 w
prevent such an accumulation of sur
plus revenue and the consequent depre-
citation of the circulating medium is so
imperative 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 antagonism be-
tween our party and the monOpolistic
leaders of our political opponents. We
seek to reduce taxes on the neceSS2ries
of life; our opponents seek To increase
them. We say, give 10 the masses of
the people cheap and good clothing.
cheap blankets, cheap tools aud cheap
lumber. The Republicans, by their
platform and their leaders in the SEN
ate, by their proposed bill, say: In
crease the taxes on clothing and blank
cts and thereby increase their cost:
maintain n high duty on the tools of
the farmer and mechanic and upon the
lumber which they need tor TlIe con-
structiOn of their modest dwellings.
shops and barns, and thereby prevent
their obtaining these necessarles at
reasonable prices. Can any sensible
man doubt as to where he should stand
In this controversy? Can any well-in-
formed man be deceived by the pre-
tence that a system so unreasonable
am. unjust Is for the benefit of laboring
men?
Much is said about competition OF
American laborers with the pat pt. Ia
bcr of Europe, but does not every man
who looks around him see and know
that an immense majority of tie labor