The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-07
His Letter Accepting the NOmi-
nation Given Out
Mostly an Arrangement of the
Honey Power.
is DISHONEST.
1t Makes Farmer and Producer
Pay Double.
Silver lis the Only Remedy For
Existing Evils.

Bath. Me. Oct. Arthur SeWall, Dem
ocratc candidate for vice president Of
the United States. last night made pub
lie his letter Of acceptance. IL is as
stephen M. White Chairman and Mem
bers OF the Notification Committee:
Genrlemen-I have the honor to ac-
cept in writing, as have already YER
bally done. the nomination rendered by
you on behalf of the Democratic party
as its candidate for vice president of
the United States. And in so doing, I
ana glad. first. to express my satisfac-
tion at the platform of our party,
which has commanded my lifelong ale
glance. is honestly and fully declara-
tory Of all the principles, and
especially Of the absorbing fin
YOU say, I took my stand, When
the hour Of triumph seemed remote and
when arrogant money changers
throughout the country boosted that
the conquest of the American masses
was completed"
These principles have been of late in
allegiance, but only because those whom
we trusted to maintain them have
failed to do SO These principles can
never die. We have rescued our party
from those who, under the influence of
the money power, have controlled and
debased it. Our mission now is to res
cue from this same power and Its Cor
eign allies our own beloved country.
This is the first and highest duty inn
posed by our party's platform; upon the
performance of this duty all other re-
forms must wait The test of party
principles is the government they as
sure; the proof of good government is
a coutented and happy people, and the
supreme test of both is the ability to
well as to administer the government in
ordinary times Our people now face
a crisis-a crisis more serious than any
since the war To what party shall
is true that the present crisis may not
involve all equally; that there are those
who do not suffer now and may not
suffer should the crisis threatened by
the gold standard come on In all its
fury Human selhshness makes these
deaf to all appeals, but to these, for
tunately. the Democratic party has
never needed to appeal To win its bat
ties. nor does 1T now, save as there are
some among them who can rise SUI
periOr to self in the sacrifice which the
crisis demands of every patriot
We are told that the country has
prospered under the present none
tary standard; that its wealth has e8aor-
mOusly increased. Granted 81. but In
whose hands2 In the hands Of the
tOilers. the producers, the farmers, the
miners, the fabricators in the factories.
the fra Tners of the nations wealth in
peace its defenders ia WARP Have they
the prosperity which was theirs SO late
S even twenty years ago? deny 1T,
they deny it, none affirm it save those
whose interests it is to do so, whose
profit would diminish as prosperity re-
turns to those upon whose distress they
thrive All is indeed right between
capital and labOr. The best money in
the world" is none to good for those
who have got it, But how is III with
the 80 per cent Of our people who have
got # to get. How is it with those who
must buy this best money in the
world" with the products of their own
lab0r2 These are the people for whom
the Democratic party would legislate.
What is the best money for these is the
question for all to ask who really love
this land. How else can you increase
labor's purchasing power but by in
creasing the price Of labor's product
Is 1t fair measure of values that in
our great producing section ten bush
els of potatoes must be paid for a dol
lar ten bushels of oats for q dollar, six
bushels Of corn for dollar, three bush
els Of wheat and all other products Of
the soil and mines and labor of wage
earners7 a the same ratio9
Does any fair mind say this Is honest
money that forces such an exchange
and If it is not fair exchange, is it
honest is TT less than robbery2 This
is the condition to which the single
standard has brought US. Under 1T, the
appreciation of the best money of the
world has Increased the wealth of the
rich and for the same reason has in
creased the debt of the debtor. So it
has been. so under the present standard
1T must continue to be With these OBJ
ject lessons about me, little need have
we for history and statistics and the
studies Of scholars Little satisfaction
it is TO US that they have warned IA