Evening star., 1896-10-07
Mr.. SEWALL ACCEPTS
The Democratic Nomination for the
Vice Presidency.
DISCUSSES ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN
Denies That His Party REEVES
Sectionalism.
HIS REMEDY FOR DISTRESS

Arthur SewaI democratic candidate for
Vice President of the United States, last
night, at Bath. Me-, made public his letter
of acceptance. 1t is as follows:
Hon. Stephen B. White, Chairman, ana
Members of the Notification Committee:
..Gent!emen-I have the honor to accept,
in writing. as l have already verbally done,
the nomination rendered by you on behalf
of the democratic party it's candidate
for Vice President of the Cnited States,
and in so doing am glad, first. TO express
my satisfaction that the platform of our
party. which has commanded my lifelong
allegiance, is honestly and fully declaratoTy
of all its principles. and especially of the
absorbing financial issue upon which, as
you say. / took my stand when the hours
of triumph seemed remote, and when arro-
CANT money. changers throughout the world
boasted 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.
..First and Hishest Duty"
I'VE rescued party from those who,
urder the influence of the money power,
have controlled and debased it. Our mis-
sion now is to rescue from this same power
and its foreign allies our own beloved coun-
try This is the first and highest duty i'm
posed by ouI party's platform. Upon the
performance of this duty all other reforms
must wait.
The test of party principles is the gov
eminent they assure; the proof OF good
government a contented and happy peo-
pie. and the supreme test of both IS the
ability to guide the country through a
crisis we'll as to administer the govern
ment in ordinary times.
sour People Face II Crisis"
Our people how face crisiS-a crisis
more serious than any since The war. To
what party shall they turn in their dire
emergency
1T 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 OH in all its fury. Human
selhSnness r;akes these deaf TO all appeals,
hut TO these, fortunately, the democratic
party has never T.eeded TO appeal to win
its battles, does it now save as there
some among them who can rise su-
perior TO s-If in the sacrifice which such
d crisis denaLds of every patriot.
I'VE are told that the country has pros
pered under the present monetary stand
ard. that its wealth has enormously in
creased Granted. But in whose hands ,
In the hands of the toilers. the producers,
the farmers. the miners, the fa5ricators in
the factOrieS-the factors of the nation $
wealth in peace and its defenders in war ?
Have they the prosperity which was theirs
so late as even twenty years ago? l deny
it They deny II. None affirm it save those
to whose interest it is to do SO, whose
profit would diminish as prosperity returns
to those on whose distress they thrive.
Prices of Lnbor's Products.
'.All is indeed right between capital and
labor The best money in the world is
none too good for those who have got 1t,
but hCw is it with the M per cent of our
people who have got it to gae?' How is IL
with these who must buy this best money
in the world with the products of their
own labor?
These are the people for whom the DEM
ocratic party would ieglslate. W hat 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 increasing the price of labor's
products?
1T is a fair measure of values that in
our great producing section ten bushels
of potatoes must be paid for a dollar ter
Bushels of oats for dollar. six bushels OF
corn for d dollar. three bushels of whea,
ard all other products of the soil anC
mines and the labor of all wasa earners
at the same ratio? Does any fair-minteG
man say this is honest money that forces
such an exchange and IL it is rot a fail
exchange, is it honest is it less than rob
lery?
This is the condition to which .he single
gold standard has brought us. Under 1t the
appreciation OF the best money n the wOrlC
has increased the wealth of the rich anC
for the same reason has increased the deb
of the debtor. So it has been; so under
the present standard it must continue tt
be.
"Pnrting of the Ways
with these object lessons about U.s. IittI,
need have we for history and statistics anC
the studies of scholars. Little satisfaction
is 1t TO us that they nave warned us lon:
since of the deadly evil of the gold stand
ard 1t has brought us at last to tn.
parting of the ways. Whittier shall th
people go-ir the way that has led to thei
ehSiaVement or into that which offers then
their only chance to regain individual lib
erty- lasting prosperity and happiness?
Creating Class Distinctions.-
Let not our opponents charge us wit
creating class distinctions. Alas for the re
public. they are already here, created b
the republican policy of the last thirt
years created by the very system W
would now overthrow and destroy.
Nor do We raise sectional issue. TIL
nomination You tender repels the charg
None know better than that this nomna
ton is meant personal tribute br
as an assurance that party is a nor
sectional party. Not by our policy br
only by the continuance of the gold stani
ard. can sectionalism be revived.
Neither shall our opponents be permi
ted TO terrify the people by predictions tha
temporary disturbance or panic will com
from the policy we propose. The America
people Will be loyal to the nations none,
viii stand behind it and maintain it 6
whatever value they themselves may D,
upon il.
Quotations From Lincoln.
''Once before In the present generatio
hgre our people been called upon to face
moncntous crisis. What then said NJ
Lincoln. the chosen leader of the pla
people of the land? Was he awed by threa
or weakened by the willy persuasion of IL
false friends who. as today, pleaded Il
compromise with wrong? His answer wa
If our sense of duty fOrbids this tn,
let us stand by our duty fearlessly al
effectively. Let be diverted by none
these sophistical conrivances wherewi
ind 1striousiy piled and belabore
contrfvanceS sIIch as cropping for some mi
ole ground between right and wrong r
vCrSins the divine rule. and calling no; Il
sinners. but the righteous, to repentanC
such as invocations to Washington il
pls ring men to unsay what Washingt,
said and undo what Washington di
Neither let us be slandered from our du
by false accusations against us. Let