Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-07
70 STICK.
Determination Ciinchsd by a
Letter Of Acceptance.
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Bath. Me-. Oct. Hon. Arthur Sew
all. Democratic candidate for vice pres
ident of the United States. last night
made public his letter of acceptance. II
Is addressed tn Hon Stephen r.
White. Chairman and Members Of the
Notification Committee"
gentlemen nave the honor to &C
sept In writing. az I have already YER
eaiiy done. the nomination rendered by
you On behalf Of the Democratic party
- its candidate for vice president Of
he United States. Ard in SO doing I
am glad FIRST to express my satisfsc-
ZION that the platform CT our party.
which has commanded nay lifelong al
lesianee. Is honestly and fully declara-
tory of all its principles and especially
Of h absorbing financial issue upon
which, as you say. I took my stand:
When the hour OF Triumph seemed re-
mote. ard when arrogant money-chang-
ers Throughout the world boosted that
the conquest of the American masses
was complete
Mission Of the D~mocratic Party.
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 infiu-
ence Of the money power have con-
trolled and debased II. Our mission Is
now to rescue from 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" He then
proceeds to argue in favor Of free silver
coinage at the ratio of le to I at some
length.
0sotes Some worhs oe Lineois.
He closes in part as follows: once
before In the present generation have
our people been called upon to face
q momentOus crisis. What then said
Mr.. Lincoln. the chosen leader of the
plain people Of the land? Was he
ewed by threats OF weakened by the
willy persuasion of the false friends
who. as today. pleaded for compromise
With wrong. His answer was:
IF our OF duty forbids this.
then let US stand by our duty fearless
ly ana effectively. Let US be diverted
by none of these sophisticai con-
trivances wherewith we are so indus
triously piled and ~belabored: ron
trivances such as cropping for middle
ground between right and wrong. re-
versing the divine rule and calling
not the sinners but the righteous to
repentance; such as the invocation q
Washington. imrlorfng men to unsay
what Washington said and undo what
Washington LID Neither let US be
slandered from our duty by false ac-
cusations against us. Let US have faith
that right makes might. and in that
faith let us to the end dare to do our
duty as We understand IT.
Free Coinage the sole Remedy.
The free and unlimited coinage Of
silver is the sole remedy with which
to check the rong Of today. to undo
h ruin Of the past. and for our in
spiration We have the justice OF our
and those cherished principles
Of Jefferson and jackson which shall
be Our guide on our return To power:
Equal and exact justice to all men.
absolute aequiescence in decisions OF
the majority-the vital principles of re-
publics: the honest payment OF our
debts and sacred preservation Of the
public faith. Profoundly sensible OF the
high honor of the nomination you
tender, I am truly yours.
ARTHUR SEwALL."