The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09
AN UNJUST TARIFF
BREEDS TRUSTS
Says Steyensonin His Speech
of Acceptance.
WAR TAX BURDENSONE
And There is Need For Legislation in
Behalf OF Labor.
MENACE OF IMPERIALISM THE GREAT ISSUE
imperialism Knows Nothing of the Limitations
of Power and Tnthrones force as the
Controlling Agency in
Government

Government"
1 am profoundly grateful for the
honor conferred upon me by my Sc
lection by the National Democratic
Convention as its candidate for the
high office of Vice-President of the
United States. For the compliments
ary manner IN which such action has
been officially made known to me, |
express to you, Mr.. Chairman, and
to your honored associates of the
committee, my sincere thanks.
Deeply impressed with a sense OF
the responsibility assumed by such
candidacy, 1 accept the nomination so
generously rendered me. Should the
action of the convention meet the APP
prevail of the people in November, it
will be my earnest .enreavor to dis
charge with fidelity the duties of the
great office.
1t is wisely provided by the Con-
stitution, that at stated times, politi-
cal power shall return to the hands
of the people. The struggle for polit-
ical supremacy, upon which we are
now entering, is one of deep moment
to the American people. It's supreme
Importance, to all conditions of our
countrymen cannot be measured by
words. The ills resulting from unjust
legislation, and from unwise admins
tration of the government, must find
their remedy in the all-potent ballot.
TO it, we now make our solemn APP
peal.
The chief purpose of the great con-
vention, whose representatives are
before me, was redress for existing
wrongs, and security against perils
vet greater which menace popular
government. Your convention, in Ian
guage clear and unmistakable. has
presented the vital issues upon which
the pending contest is to be deter
mined To its platform [ give my
earnest assent.
SYMPATHY FOR THE BoERS.
Clearly and unequivocally, the Dem
ocratic convention has expressed its
sympathy with the Burghers of the
South African republics in their he
role attempt to maintain free govern
ment. In this, the convention not
ONLY voiced the sentiments of Ameri-
can Democrats, but of liberty loving
men everywhere. 1t is not strange
that those who have kept the political
faith of the author OF the Declara-
ton of independence should expdess
their adherence at the efforts of a
great European power to subject a
people whose only crime is a death
inS
The earnest utterances of the conven-
ton, that our sympathies are with
the Beers in their unequal struggle,
meets a hearty response from all who
venerate the principles of our fathers.
Is it not true that in all the past, a be-
lief in the inalienable rights of all
people has been with us living
faith? That our sympathy has ever
been with the oppressed, with those
who are struggling for a larger meas
ure of ireedom--ior seH-government?
For this reason our government was
among the lirst to extend recognition
to the Republics of France and MeXi-
co, prompt 10 eXteIea our sympathy,
as we'll as official recognition to the
little South American States on their
escape from the despotism of Spain
and upon their efforts to establish for
themselves representative govern
ents fashioned after our own. His
tory has but repeated itself, and the
struggle to maintain free govern
ment--a century and a quarter after
the PRONUNCIATION of the Declaration
of INTERCHANGEABLE been transfer
red from the new world to the old
Is it TO be wondered then, that the
political disciples of jefferson should
express their sympathy for the OPP
pressed republics of South Africa
Only those who believe that our OWL
country has out-grown the doctrines
Of the fathers, are in sympathy with
England's attempt to establish mon
archy upon the ruins of republics.
REDUCE THE WAR TAXES.
The lavish appropriations by the
present Republican Congress should
challenge the attention of all thought
full men. Subsidy bills. and all unnec.
essary taxes are condemned by our
platform. The accumulation of sur
plus revenues is too often the pro
text for wasteful appropriations OF
the public money. The millions OF
surplus now accommodating in the
Treasury should remain in the pockets
of the people. To this end the Dem
cratic party demands a reduction OF
war taxes to the actual needs of the
government, and return to the pol
icy of strict economy in all govern
mental expenditures.
THE TARIFF AND THE TRUSTS.
In apt words the Dingley tariff law
is condemned. 1T is tersely charac
terized as legislation skilfully devised
in the interest of d class and to i'm
pose upon the many burdens which
they should not bear. Adhering to the
time honored doctrine of the Demo
cratic party, we oppose all tariff legis
lation, the necessary consequence OF
which is, at the expense Of the consu
per, to secure unjust advantage t.
the favored few Experience has dem
onstrated that unjust tariff laws haze
deprived the government of needed
revenues, secured to favored beneficial
ries colossal fortunes and largely in