Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-07

ties That Await It's Perpetuation.
A Strong Document Giving IN
answerable Arguments in Favor
ofthe Peoples Platform, the Peo-
pies Money and the Peoples Can
didates.
Bath Me, October 6.-Hon. Arthur
SewaH. Democratic candidate for Vice
President of the United States, tonight
made pubic his letter of acceptance. 1t
is as follows:
Hon. Stephen B. White, Chairman, and
Members Of the Notification Commit
tee:
Gentlemen:-I have the honor to ac-
cept in writing, as l have already verb
ally done. the nomination rendered by
you on behalf Of the Democratic party,
as lis candidate for Vice President OF
the United States. and in so doing, / am
glad, first, to express my satisfaction
thaLthe platform Of our party which has
commanded my lifelong allegiance, S
honestly and fully declaratory Of ell the
principles. and especially Of the absorb
ing financial issue, upon which You say
l took my stand when the hours OF tr--
umph seemed remote and when arrogant
money dangers throughout the world
bOasteC that the conquest of the Amer
lean masses was completed
These principles have been OF late IN
allowance. 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 de-
based il. Our mission now IS to rescue
from this same power and its foreign
allies. our own beloved country. THIS
is the first and highes, duty imposed by
our party's platform; upon the perform
ance Of this duty
ALL OTHER REFORMS MUST WAIT.
The test Of party principles IS mo
governms mt they assure; the proof or
good government is q cOnterted an0
happy people. and tie supreme test Oh
hOth is the ability 10 guide the country
through crisis as well as 10 administer
the government in ordinary times. Our
people now face q crisis, q crisis moro
serious than any since the war. 10
what party shall they turn in their dire
emergency? II is true that the pres mt
crisis may net involve all equally, th2j
there are those who 90 not suffer now
and may not suffer should the crisis
threatened by the gold standard come
on in all It's fury. Human selh5lness
-, a. 1I
Ehese. fortunately, the Democratic pari7
has never needed to appeal 10 win lis
battles. nor does it now. save as there
are some among them who can rise Sill
perior to self in the sacrifice which,
such a crisis demands OF every patriot.
We are told that the country has pros
per under ,rhe present monetary s.arc-
ard tina, its wealth has enormously in
creased. Granted 50, but in whose
hands? In Che hands Of the toilers, the
producers. the farmers. the miners. the
fabricaiors in ne factories. the Gre
ators Of the nations wealth in peace. its
defenders in war? Have they the prosper
ity which was theirs so late rs Ven %
years ago? I deny it. They deny It..
None affirm it save those whose interests
il is 70 do so: whose profit would dim ~
ish as prosperity returns TO those Or
whose distress they thrive The "b So
money I'm the world" is none too gCCd for
those who have go. ii. but how is ! with
the 90 per cent. of our people WHO have
got it TO gat?" How is II with those
who must buy this "bes. money in tag
world" with the products Of their own
labor?
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
for whom the Democratic party woull
legis,ate What is the best money for
these. is the question for ell 10 ask who
really love this land. How else can Won
increase labor's purchasing power hu-
by increasing the price Of iabOr's pro-
ducts? Is it a fair measure Of values.
that in our great producing section. ten
bushels Of potatoes must be paid for
dollar, ten bushels Of oats for q dollar.
six bushels of corn for a dollar. three
bushels Of wheat and all other produces
Of the sort and mines and the labor ~
all wage earners at the same ratiO2 Does
any fair mind say this is honest money
that forces such an exchange. and IL II is
not fair exchange. is Il honest. is Il less
than robbery? This IL the condition 70
which the single gold standard has
brought us. Under it the appreciation
of the "best money IN he world" has in-
creased the wealth of the rich. and for
tho same reason has increased the debt
OF the debtor. So it has been: so under
the present standard Il must continue 10
be. With these object lessons about
me. li,tle need have we for history and
statistics. and the studies Of scholars.
Lite satisfaction 1t is TO MS thar they
have warned us long since Of The deadly
evil Of the gold standard Il has
brought MS at last to the parting Of the
ways Whittier shall Che people gO-in
the way that has led to their enslave-
ment, or into that which offers them
THAR only chance to regain individual
liberty, lasting prosperity and happi-
ness?
Let not our opponents charge us With
creating class distinction. Alas for the
republic they are already here created
by the Republican policy OF the last
thirty yars, created by the very system
We would
NOW OVERTHROW AND DESTROY.
Nor do we raise a sectional issue. The
nomination you tender repels the charge.
None know better than that this nom-
ination is meant as no personal tribute,
but as an assurance that our party is
a non-sectonal party. Not by cur pei
icy. but only by the continuance OF the
gold standard can sec-onalism be re-
viyed
Neither shall our opponents be per-
mitted to terrify the people by precic-
tons that temporary disturbance or
panic will come from he policy we pro
pose. The American people viii be
loyal TO the nations money VIII stand