Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-09-27
FROM GROVER CLEVELAND
AN ADMIRABLE LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE:.

| AhS sS'AhuS hS thC DShOSihiI
Platform, Tariff Reform and :
Sound Currency-A Plain TaIE
TO the People of the County.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.--The letter 0
Grover Cleveland accepting the nomina
ton as the Democratic candidate 70
President OF he United States is in par
as follows:
Tariff legislation presents Il tamilia
form OF federal taxation. Such Icgisla
tion results as surely in tax upon tht
daily Lille Of our people as tribute pai,
directly into the hand Of the tax gather
ers. We are burdened of these TART
taxes too paIpable to be persuaded b,
any sophistry that they do not exist, o
are paid by the foreigners. Such taxes
representing the dimiuution OF the prop
erty rights of the people are only justil
able when laid and collected for the pur
pose of maintaining our government
and furnishing mea us for the accomplish
ment OF its legitimate purposes and func
tions. This is taxation under the opera
ton Of a tariff for revenue.
This theory of tariff legislation mani
testy enjoins strict economy in the pub
lie expenditures and their limitation tt
legitimate public uses, inasmuch as i
exhibits as absolute extortion any ac
ton, by way of taxation, from the sub
stance of the people, beyond the ncccssi
ties of careful and proper administra
ton of the government. Opposed tt
this theory the dogma is now boldly
presented that tariff taxation is Just
flabIc for the express purpose ard inten
OF thereby promoting especial interest!
and enterprises.
These pretcnccs should no longer de
ccivc. The truth is such that the syslen
is directly antagOnized by every Scnti
nent OF justice and fairness Of Whicl
Americans are eminently proud,
Though the subject of tariff legislation
involves the question Of markets. it also
involves the question of morals. VIZ
cannot. with immunity, permit injustice
to taint the spirit Of right and tQutS
which is he liie OF our republic; and Nt
shall fail to reach our national destiny /
greed and selhslncss lead the way.
Though We oppose the theo'Y Chat
tariff laws must he passed having tOl
their object the granting of discriminate
ing and unfair governmental aid Ia pri
vate ventures, We wage no eNtcrmlntt'
ing war against any AmerIcan interests
We believe REIMBURSEMENT eau he accom-
| pIiShcd, in accordance with the prilci
| pies we profess, withuu. disaster ol dc,
molton. We believe thar the adyant
ages OF free raw materials should he dc
| corded to OuI MaaGiLCtu. .rr, .,... .rt
contemplate 4 fair and careful ligttibu
ton OF the necessary tariff IUul"HS
rather than the precipitation OF ict
trade.
The administration ard management
Of our government dcpcad upon the pop
ular will. Federal power IS the ins,ru
ment OF that will, not its mastcr. There
fore, any attempt Of tbs oppC@y'ts @
Democracy to interfere with ara CON
troll the suffrage of States through fed
eral agencies, develops design, which nc
explanation can mitigate, to revcrs,
fundamental and safe relations bctwccr
the people and their government Sucl
an attempt cannot fail to be regarded by
thoughtful men as proof of bold Gctermi
nation to secure the asCendency OF dis
credited party in the reckless disregard
of free expression OF the popular will
To resist such a scheme is an impulse o
Democracy.
The people are entitled to sound anC
honest money, abundantly sufficient ii
volumes to supply their business needs
But whatever may be the form OF tn,
peoples currency, national or State
whether gold, silver, or paLer-it shUul,
be SO regulated and guarded by govern
mental action, or by wise and careful
laws, that no one can be deluded rs tc
the certainty and stability of its value
Every dollar put into the hands o
those people should be of the same IN
trinsic value or purchasing power. Witt
these conditions absolutely guaranteed
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