Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-15
THE, BANDANA.
Judge Thurman's Letter of
Acceptance.
IT is SHORT BUT TO THE POINT.
The Heretical Teachings of the
MOnOpolists are Denounced.
Plain Talk.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
COLUMBUS, O, October 14.-Judg
Thurman's letter Of acceptance was give1
to the press this evening, The first draf
OF the letter was in the Judges hand
writing, and the typewriter copie
showed only few changes in punctua
ton from the original. The letter is Al
follows:
COLUMBUS, O., October Ia, 1883.
Hon. Patrick 4. Collins and others, Com
naittee:
GENTLEMEN-In obedience to cestom
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 st. Louis. When you did nae
the honor to call upon me at Columbus
and officially notified me OF my nomina.
tion, expressed to you my sense of OBJ
legation to the Convention, and stated
that although 1 had not sought
the nomination, | did not
feel at liberty under the cir
cumstances to decline it. I thought
then, as I still think, that whatever l
could properly do to promote the re-elec-
ton OF President Cleveland, l ought to
do. His administration has been marked
by such integrity, good sense, manly
courage and exalted patriotism that a
just appreciation of these high qualities
seems to call for his reelection. | am
also strongly impressed with the belief
that his reelection would powerfully
tend to strengthen that feeling of fra
ternity among the American people that
is SO essential to their welfare, peace and
happiness and to the perpetuity of our
Union and our free institutions.
approve the platform of the St. Louis
Convention, and l cannot too strongly
express my dissent from the heretical
teachings OF the monopolists that the
welfare OF the people can be promoted by
system of exorbitant taxation far in
excess OF the wants 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 OBJ
vious 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 ef the
currency needed for their business and
daily wants, and to create a powerful
and dangerous stimulus to extravaganza
and corruption in the expenditures OF the
Government, seems to me to be policy
at variance with every sound principle of
government and of political economy.
The necessity of reducing taxation to
prevent such an accumulation Of surplus
revenue 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
wide antagonism between our party and
the monopolistic leaders of our political
opponents. We seek to reduce taxes
upon the necessaries of life; our op-
ponents 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 Repub-
icans, by their platform and their lead
ers in the Senate, by their proposed bill,
say increase the tax on clothing and
blankets, and thereby increase their
cost; maintain high duty on
the tools of the farmer and mechanic
and upon the lumber which they need
for the construction of their modest dwell
lings, shops and barns, and thereby
prevent their obtaining these necessaries
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 false
pretense that system so Unreasonable
and unjust is for the benefit of the labor
ingmen?
Much is said about the competition of
American laborers 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
called the protected industries, and as
to those who are employed in such in
dustries, is it not undeniable that the
duties proposed by the Democratic
measure, called the Mills bill, far
exceed the difference between Amer
ican and European wages, and that
therefore, if it were admitted
that our workingmen can be
protected by tariffs against cheap labor,
they would be fully protected and more
than protected by that bill? Does not
every informed man know that the in.
crease of the price of home manufacture
produced by high tariff does not 60
into the pockets Of the laboring men,
hut only tends to swell the profits OF
others? 1t seems to me that if the policy
OF the Democratic party is plainly pre-
sented all must understand that we seek
to make the cost of living less and at the
same time increase the share of the
laboringman in the benefits in National
prosperity and growth. 1 am very re.
spectfully, your obedient servant,
ALLEN G.. THURMAN.
HO For Indiana.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 14.-Judgt
Thurman arrived here during the after