Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-27
MORNING TELEGRAPH.
Received Prior to the Hour
Of Noon To-day.
A Synopsis Of the Acceptance ofthe
Nomination for the Presidency.

| A Synopsis Of the Acceptance of the
Nomination for the Presidency.
New YORK, Sept 27.-The follow,
ing Is synopsis Of Cleveland's lettel
accepting the nomination for the
presidency:
Tariff legislation presents famil
lar form of federal taxation, and re.
suits as surely In q tax upon the
daily life Of our people as tribute
paid directly into the hands of The
tax gatherer. We feel the burden
of these tariff taxes too palpably to
be persuaded by any sophistry that
they do not exist or are paid by
foreigners. such taxes are only
justifiable for the purpose of main
tanning government and furnishing
means for the accomplishment of its
legitimate purposes. This is taAa-
tion under the operation of tariff for
revenue. 1t manifestly enjoins
strict economy In public expendi-
lures and their limitation to legiti-
mate purposes, inasmuch as 1t exists
as absolute extortion any exaction
by way of taxation from the sub
stance of the people, beyond the
necessities Of careful and proper
administration of the government.
Opposed to this theory the dogma is
now boldly presented that tariff
taxation is justifiable for the express
purpose and intent of promoting es-
pecial interests and enterprises.
Such proposition is 80 clearly con-
trary to the spirit of our constitution
and so directly encouraged by selfish
ness and greed Of patriotic sentiment
that its statement would rudely
shock our people if they had not
already been insidiously Injured from
the safe landmarks of principle.
Never have honest desire for nation
al growth, patriotic devotion to the
country, and sincere regard
for those who toll been 80
betrayed to support pernicious doc
trine. The plea that our infant in
dustries should be fostered did SER
vice until discredited by our stall |
wart growth. Then followed the
exigencies of q terrible war. and |
now, after long period of peace,
when our overburdened country
men ask for relief and restoration to |
the fuller enjoyment of the incomes
and earnings they are met by the
claim that tariff taxation for the
sake Of protection la an American
system, the continuance of which Is
necessary In order that high wages
may be paid our workingmen and
q home market provided for farm
products. These pretenses should
no longer deceive. The truth is,
such a system is directly antagoniz-
ed by every sentiment of justice
and fairness of which Americans are
proud. 1t is also true
that while our workingmen and
farmers can, least Of all our people,
iefend themselves against the hard
sr home life which such tariff tax
alton decreases, worklngmen are suf.
ering from the importation and
employment Of pauper labor insti-
gated by professed friends and seek
ng security In organization cooper
ion, still waits for the division of
advantages secured to the employer
inder cover of generous solicitude
or his wages, while the farmer is
earning that the prices Of his pro-
lucts are fixed In foreign markets
where he suffers from competition
invited and built up by the support.
Tariff reform IL still our purpose. s
We wage no exterminating war {
gainst any American interest; we {
'elieve a readjustment can be ac- 6
without disaster or dem. {
lition. We believe the advantages ,
{ freer raw material shoud be ac. a
orded our manufacturers. and con. '
smplate careful distribution of 1
ecessary tariff burdens rather than c
OF free trade. We an.
cipate, with calmness, a +
Misrepresentation of our mo
yes and purposes and rely c
pom the Intelligence ofour fellow 8
TO reject the charge that b
party comprising majority Of our v
sople Is planning the destruction or q
jury of American Interests, and we v
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