Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-15
SeVall Accepts the Nomination.
LETTER OF THE VICE PREsIDEN-
TIAL CANDIDATE TO THE NO
TIFI0ATI0N COMMITTEE.
He Indorses the Entire Platform and
Writes on the Currency-Strong
Silver Letter-Democratic
In Everything.

Silver Letter-Democratic
In Everything.
BATH, Me-, October 6.-Arthur
Sewall, Democratic candidate for Vice
President of the United States, to-
night made public his letter OF ac-
acceptance. It ia as follows:
Hon. Stephen B. White, Chairman,
and members of the Notification Com
mittee: Gentlemen have the honor
to accept in writing, as ! have already
verbally done, the nomination ten
dered by you on behalf of the Demo-
cratic party as it's candidate for Vice
President of the United States, and in
SO doing am glad, first, to express
my satisfaction that the platform of
our party, which has commanded my
lifelong allegiance lis honestly and full
Iy declaratory of all the principles, and
especially of the absorbing financial
issue, upon which, as you say, I took
my stand, when the hours of triumph
seemed remote and when arrogant
money changers throughout the world
boasted that the conquest of the
American masses was completed.
These principles have been of late
in abeyance, but only because those
whom we trusted to maintain them
have failed to do SO. These princi-
pies can never die. We have rescued
our party from those who, under the
influence of the money power, have
controlled and debased it. Our mis-
sion now is to rescue fro m this same
power and its foreign allies our own
beloved country. This is the first and
highest duty imposed by our party's
platform. Upon the performance of
this duty all other reforms must wait.
The test of party principles is the
Government they assure; the proof
of good government is contented
and happy people, and the supreme
test of both is the ability to guide the
country through crises, as well as to
administer the Government in ordi-
nary times.
THE PRESENT CRISIS.
Our people now face CRISIS
crisis more serious than any since the
war. To what party shall they turn
in their dire emergencyP 1t is true
that the present crisis may not in
volve all equally; that there are those
who do not suffer now, and may not
suffer should the crisis threatened by
the gold standard comes In all its fury.
Human selfishness makes these deaf
to all appeals, but to these, fortunate
ly, the Democratic party has never
needed to appeal to win its battles;
nor does it now, save as there are
some among them who can rise su-
perior to self in the sacrifice which
such crisis demands of every pa
triot.
We are told that the country has
prospered under the present monetary
standard; that its wealth has enor-
mously increased. Granted; but In
whose hands? In the hands of the
toilers, the producers, the farmers,
the miners, the fabricators in the fac
tories; the trainers of the nations
wealth in peace; the defenders in
war? Have they the prosperity which
was theirs SO late as even 20 years
ago? I deny it; they deny it; none
affirm it save those whose interests
is to do SO; whose profit would di'
minish as prosperity returns to those
on whose distress they thrive.
Is all indeed right between capita
and labor? "The best money in th,
world" is none too good for thos,
who have got 1t, but how is it with
the 80 per cent of our people whit
have got it to get? How is 1t will
those who must buy this "best none.
in the world" with the products o
their own labor? These are the peo
pie for whom the Democratic part,
would legislate. "What is the bes
money for these?" is the question TO
all to ask who really love this land
How else can you increase labor
purchasing power but by increasing
the price of labor's product? 1t is
fair measure of values that in on
great producing section 10 bushels G
potatoes must be paid for dollar, 1
bushels of oats for dollar, six bushel
of corn for a dollar, three bushels Q
wheat, and all other products of th
soil and mines and the labor of q
wage earners at the same ratio? Doe
any fair mind say this is honest none
that forces such an exchange7 An
II it is not fair exc hange, is it hon
est, is it less than robbery?
| This is the con dition to which th
single standard has brought us. Ur
der it, the appreciation of the "bel
money in the world" has incresed th
wealth of the rich, and for the sam
reason has increased the debt of th
debtor. So 1t has been; SO, under th
present standard, it must continue [
be.
oBJEcT LESSONS OF TO-DAY.
| With these object lessons about n
little need have we for history an
statistics and the studies of scholar
Little satisfaction 1t Ia to us that the
have warned us long since of ii
deadly effect of the gold standar
It has brought us at last to the par
Ing Of the ways. WHITTIER shall Il
people go-in the way that has led ,
their enslavement, or into that whit
offers them their only chance to r,
. gain individual liberty, lasting pro
, perity and happiness7 Let not o,
opponents charge rs with creatir
, class distinction. Alas for the r,
] publici they are already here; crea
ed by the Republican policy of Il
. last 30 years, created by the very sy
! tenn we would now overthrow and d
stroy.
Nor do we raise q sectional issu
The nomination you tender repeis Il
charge. None knew better than
. that this nomination is meant as /
personal tribute, but - an assuran
thar our party is q nonsectional part