St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-31
OUR ADLAI ACCEPTS.
Stevenson Gets in Line for the
Great Victory He Will
Share Next Week.
Heartily in Accord With the
Demand for Equal Taxa
tion All Around.
Words Of Great Weight in
Regard to the Circulat-
ing Medium.
Sound Money Absolutely Es-
Sential to the Protection
of Business.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Oct. 3O.-Adlai
E. Stevenson, Democratic candidate for
the vice presidency, has sent the fol-
lowing letter of acceptance to the presi-
dent of the national Democratic con-
vention:
ITO Hon. William L. Wilson, Chair
man, etc.: When. in the presence of
10000 of my countrymen, | accepted the
honor conferred upon me by the con-
ventiOn over which you presided,
promised to indicate by letter, in a more
formal manner, my acceptance of the
nomination rendered me by the assem-
bled representatives OF the Demo-
cratic party of the United States.
Since that time l have been engaged
continually in the discussion before the
people of many states of the Union OF
the issues emphasized by the cOnven-
tion and represented by our candidate
for president, Grover Cleveland. Op-
portunity has thus been denied me to
write with the care | would like the
more formal answer promised TO your
committee. The full discussion of pub
lie questions commonly expected from
candidate for vice president has been
rendered less imperative by the COM
plete presentation of
The Democratic Creed
by the gentleman with whom | have the
honor to be associated as a candidate on
the enational ticket. His treatment of the
issues now before the country for dis
cuSSion and settlement was So complete
that l can do little more than indOrse
his position and give it the emphasis of
my unqualified approval. The greatest
power conferred upon human govern
ment is that of taxation. All the great
struggles of the past for broader
political liberty have looked toward
the limitation of this power by right
to tax, right which should always
be limited by the necessities of govern
ment and to benefits which. may be
shared by all. Whenever this power is
used to draw tribute from the many for
the benefit of the few. or when part of
the people are oppressed in order that
the remainder may prosper unduly,
equality is lost sight of-injustice
hardens into precedent, which is used to
excuse new eXactionS. and there arise
artificial distinctions which the bene-
hciaries come to look upon in due time
as vested rights, scored to themselves.
1t is plain that our present
Enequitable System
VI lQAdliOli IUc
growth of such conditions in our land,
favored though it has been by an in
dustrious and enterprising people. a
friendly climate, productive soil, and
the highest development of political llb-
erty. If the beneficiarieS of this system
shall be able to add a new tenure Of
power to those they have already ell
ioyed, the development of these un-
favorable conditions must continue,
until the power to tax will be lodged
in those who are willing and able
to pay for the perpetuation of
privileges originally conferred by
confiding people, for the preservation
lnviolate of their own government.
There is no longer preteXt or excuse for
The maintenance of the war tariff in
times of peace and more than quarter
Of century after armed conflict has
ceased. The platform of the national
81 Democratic committee demands the re-
form of the system and the adoption in
its place of one which will insure equal
lty TO all our people. | am in full and
hearty accord with these purposes.
The Currency.
The convention also declared its DO
Bition on the currency question in no
unmeaning words when it said in the
platform, I'VE hold to the use of both
gold and silver as the standard money
of the country, and the coinage of both
gold and silver without discriminating
against either metal or charge for mint
age, but the dollar unit of coinage of
both metals must be of equal intrinsic
and eXchangeable value or be adjusted
through international agreement or by
such safeguards of legislation as shall
insure the parity of the two metals and
the equal power of every dollar at all
times in the markets and in the paw
ment of debt, and we demand that all
paper currency shall be kept at par with
and redeemable in such coin." To this
plain and unequivOcal declaration in
favor of sound, honest money, | sub
scribe without reservation or oualifica-
tlon. A safe circulating medium is alb
Bolutely essential to the protection of
the business interests of our cOnntrv.
while to the wage Garner or the farmer
it is all important that every dollar.
whatever its form, that finds it's way
into his pocket shall be of equal, uu-
questioned and universally exchange
able value, and of equal purchasing
power.
The Force Bill.
Another issue of great moment In the
pending contest is the force bill, the
magnitude of which cannot be over
, stated. 1t may mean the control of the
election of representatives in congress
by the bayonet. The Republican party,
by its acts i'll the Fifty-first congress.
and by its platform in its late national
convention. stands pledged to the pas
sage of this bill. That it will pass it
when it has the power no sane man can
doubt. To all our people who desire
the peace and prosperity of our COM
mon country this question is all i'm
portant. Since my nomination
have been in eight of the South
ern and Southwestern states of
the Union, and have talked with
men OF all classes and conditions there.
found general and growing appre-
henslon of evils which, it is believed.
would result from the passage of the
Lodge bill or similar threatened legis.
lation. L found the industries estab-
lshed by Northern capital during Mr..
Cleveland'S administration in a Ian
gushing condition, that the immigra-
tion OF labor and the investment of
capital invited TO those states by their
then peaceful condition, had in large
measure ceased. The enactment of the
force bill into a law, while it would
threaten the liberties of the entire peo.
pie, would undoubtedly retard the ma
terial growth of the states at which IT
is specially aimed, would incte in
many communities race troubles and in
vite
Retaliatory Legislation
which would disturb property values
and discontinue and DESTROY the secur