Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-15
THURMAN'S LETTER.
He Formally Accepts 'Ia Obed-
 fence to Custom.
HIS REASONS FOR RUNNING.

HIS REASONS FOR RUNNING. . Words eff Hearty Praise for President Cleveland and His -Adn,inistration-The Greater Part of the Letter Devoted to the. Tariff Question.
 COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 15.-Folowing is Judge Thurnans letter of acceptance:
 COLUMBUS, O., Oct. F, 1888 Hon. Patrick A. Collins and others, committee: 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 St Louis.
 When you did me the honor to cali upon me at Columbus and officially notify me of my nomination, 1 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 circum- stances, to decline it. I thought then, as still think, that whatever could properly do to promote the reelection of President Cleve- land ought to do. His administration has been marked by such integrity, good sense, manly courage and exalted patriotism that & just appreciation of these high qualities seems to call for his reelection. 1 am also strongly impressed with the belief that his election would powerfully tend to strengthen that feeling of fraternity among the Ameri- can people that is so essential to their wei fare, peace and happiness and to the per petuity of the Union and of our free insti- tutions.
 approve the platform of the St. Louis convention and 1 cannot too strongly express my dissent from the heretical teachings of the monopolsts that the welfare of people can be promoted by a system of exorbitant taxa tion far i'll excess of the wants of the govern ment.
 The idea that people can be enriched by heavy and unnecessary taxation, that mans condition can be improved by taxing him on all he wears, on all his wife and chil dren wear on all his tools and implements of industry, 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 powerful and dangerous stimulus to extravaganza and corruption in the expenditures of the govern ment, seems to me to be policy at variance with every sound principle of government and of political economy.
 The necessity of reducing taxation to pre- vent such an accumulation of surplus reve- nue and the consequent depletion of the circulating medium, is so 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 a wide antagonism be- tween our party and the monopolistic leaders of our political opponents.
 We seek to reduce taxes upon the neces- saries 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 clothing and blankets, and thereby increase their cost maintain a high duty 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 we'll informed man be deceived by the false pretense that system so unreasonable anC unjust is for the benefit of 'aboring men2
 Much is said about competition of Ameri can laborers with the pauper labor of Flu rope; but does not every man who look around him see and know that an mmena, majority of the laborers in America are no engaged ill what are called the protected in
 
 ployed in such industries, is it not undenia ble that the duties proposed by the Demo cratic measure called the Mills bill tar ex ceed the difference between American ant European wages, and that, therefore, if were admitted that our workingmen can b protected by tariffs against cheaper labor they would be fully protected, and nor than protected, by that bill:
 Does not every well informed man knos that the increase in price of home manufact ures produced by high tariff does not g into the pockets of laboring men, but onl tends to swell the profits of others? :'' It seems to me that if the policy of tn deinocratic party is plainly presented a nust understand that seek to make tn cost of living less and at the same time il crease the share of the laboring man in th benefits of national prosperity and growth
 I am very respectfully, your obedient SCI want, ALLEN G. THURMAN.