The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-10-14
TOilerS.

a millionaire who Feels for the
Tollers.
BATH, Me-, Oct. G.-The following
is the letter Of acceptance Of Hon. Ar
thur Sewall. Democratic nominee for
Vice President Of the United States:
Bath, Me, Oct. Is.
Hon. Stephen II. White, chairman,
and members OF notification commit
tee.
Gentlemen: l have the honor to
accept in writing, as have already
verbally done, the nomination ten
dered by you on behalf OF the Demo
csatic party as its candidate for Vice
President of the United States. And
in doing so am glad FIRST, to express
my satisfaction that the platform Of
our party which mas commanded ny
lifelong allegiance, is honestly and
fully declartory Of all It's principles
and especially OF the absorbing finan-
cial issue upon which, as you say, |
took my stand when the hours Of tri-
| umph seemed remote and when AFRO
CANT money changers throughout the
world boasted that the conquest oT thc
American masses was complete. y
These principles have been OF late in
allegiance only because those whom
we trusted to maintain them have
failed to do so-these principles never
can die. We have rescued our party
from tn ose who under the influence Of
the money power have controlled and
debased it. Our mission is TO now res
cue from this same power and It's for
eign alliances, our own beloved coun-
try. 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 as
assure; the proof of good government
is contented and happy people, and
the supreme test of both of the ability
to guide the country through d crisis
as we'll as tc administer the govern
ment in ordinary times.
Our people now face crisis; crisis
more serious than any since the war.
To what party shall they turn in their
dire emergency. It is true that the
present crisis may not involve all
equally; that there are those who do
not suffer now and who may not suf-
fer should the crisis threatened by the
gold standard come on in all its fury.
Human selfshness makes those 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 superior to
self, in the sacrifice which such a cris
is demands of every patriot. We are
told that the country has prospered
under the present monetary standard;
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 fabricators in the factories, the
creators of the nations wealth IN
peace, its defenders in war Have
they prosperity which was theirs so
late as even two years ago. deny 1t.
They deny it. None affirm it save
those whose interest it is to do so,
whose profits would diminish as pros
perity returns to those on whose dis,
,ress they thrive.
All is indeed not right between cap
ital and labor. The best money iu the
world is none too good for those who
have got it, but how IS it with the 80
per cent. of our people who have
''got it to get2" How is it with those
who must buy this best money in the
world" with the products of their own
labor? 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, also, can you
increase labor's purchasing power but
by increasing the price of labor's pro-
ducts? Is it a fair measure Of value
that in our great producing sections,
ten bushels of potatoes must be paid
for dollar, ten bushels of oats for
dolla4, six bushels Of corn for dollar,
three bushels of wheat and: all other
products of the soil and mines and the
labor of all wage earners at the same
ratio2 Does any fair minded man say
this is honest money that forces such
an exchange, and if it is not fair ex-
change is it honest2 Is II less than
robbery.
This is the condition 10 which the
single gold standard has brou sht us.
Under it the appreciation OF the best
money in the world has increased
| the wealth of the rich, and for the
same reason has increase the debt Of
| the debtor. So under the present
Istandard it must continue to be. With
these object lessons about us little
need have we for history and statistics
and the studies of scholars. Little
satisfaction it is to US that they have
warned us long since OF the deadly
Ievil of the gold standard. 1t has
brought US at last to the parting OF
the ways. Whittier shall the people
co. In the way that has led to their
enslavenent or into that which offers
them their only chance to regain IN
ldividual liberty, lasting, prosperity
and happiness? Let not our oppon-
lents charge US with creating class dis
ltinctions. Alas for the Republicans ,
| They are already here, created by the
Republican policy for the last 80
years created by the very system We
would now overthrow and destroy.
Nor do we raisea sectionalissue. The
nomination you tender repels the
charge. None know better than |
THAT this nomination is meant as no
personal tribute. but as an assurance
that our party is non-sectional par
ty. Not by our policy, but onI y by
the continuance OF the gold standard,
cac sectionalism be revived. Neither
shall cur opponents be permitted 10
terrify the people by predictions that
temporary disturbance or panic Will
come from the policy we propose.
The American people will be loyal to
the nations money will stand be-