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Show ADLAI ACCEPTS, His Letter With an Apology now Published, HE EMlOliSES 2111. t LBVCLAXI). How Ho Views tbe Present System of Tar ff Taxation. Tin. tiiuiivir iitisnuv. Hie lore Mill- Apperhenalnua or I tils llelleee.l lo lle.ull Irum II. C'HAIII ISTOV, W, Va , Oct. 31 Adlal Ii. eitevvnson, Democratla can-dldatu can-dldatu for Vice-Preslilor.t, gau to the rers tonight Ills letter ol accepts ice Ik soya hu has (soon uugnful continually con-tinually ilucuthublgNatv Yorl meeting meet-ing at which he nnd Cleveland spoke In the discussion liefore the people! In many states of Hie union of tho l-sues ituphaaltsd by thu convention and represented hy the aindldste lur i'lesldent, Grnver Cleveland. 0ir-tllnlty 0ir-tllnlty has becu denied hliu to write Ills formal ncceptstico with tho care ho woull have desired, lies i)r,howover, that Mr. Cleveland's treatment of Ihe Issues now beforu thu country for dli-cuaslou dli-cuaslou and svttlement uru so uomi letu that hu mn do lilllu more than unions Cltveland'a imsltloii uud glvo lithe niphaalaof tils tiiiqualllled upronl. Ileras: "It U plain that our present Imqull nblosjstiuipf larlfl taxation hau pro-in' pro-in' ted tho kruwtii of such conditions lu our land aa results lu dmwlug tritiulu from many lor thu benefltof lhu few. Part ot lhu opla nrq ot pressed In order that the remaindrr may prosper pros-per unduly; equality Is lost ets.li t ui, Injustice In-justice hardens lulu nreoednit, wnlch la used to ixcuse new exactions, and theru atleu artificial Uistluo lions which their benellclatlea come to look upon lu duo time na vested righ'e, sacred to themselves. If the Uuefl-claries Uuefl-claries aro ablo to gain n now tenure of ov)ir, tho ilevciojmenl ot thise conditions must continue until power to tax will bo lodgoJ In those willing uud ablalo pay lor Ihe ewrpottiatloii ot tliose privileges urlglually e-unlcrreel by nconllellug peoilulcrlhu reservation Inviolate of Iboir own government. There Is no longer a rotext for u war tat I'I In limes of juace, und I am heartily In accord Willi the demand ot tho Democratla platform fur reform tn this system. Tlieconcntlon also declared Its position po-sition on the currency question In no unmeaning words, lo this lain und unequivocal declaration In favor of sound honest money I subscribe without with-out resorvutlou or eruillllciHon. A safe circulating medium Is absolutely esscnllul to thu protection of the business busi-ness Interests ot eur country, whllu to tho wage i.irncror farmer it Is all Important Im-portant that every dollir, whatever Its form, Hnda lla wsy Into Ida poekit shall bo of squat unquestioned iiuj uimcmlly excuaugiabiu value aud of equal purchasing power. Another Issue ol gicnt moment la the forcu bill, the magnitude) of which cannot can-not be overstated. It may mean to control thu election of rciieaeiilatlves in Congress by tholayouot. Ihe lie- I ubllcan arty, by Its acts lu thel'llty. first Couiress and by Its tlatform In the latu uutlonal convention, stands lodged to thu postage of this bill. Tliat II will uiss It wheu It has thu power no sanu inau can doubt, tiluco my nomination 1 have been lu eight .Southern mil Houthwcsteru states aud havu found a general and grow Ing up-prihcusloncttliB up-prihcusloncttliB evils which It Is believed be-lieved would result from theassagu of thu Dodge bill or similar legislation. 1 found Induatrlea established by Northern carltnl during Mr, Clove-land's Clove-land's administration in u languishing condition; that thu emigration of lubor and the luscstment of capital Invited to those slates by their then peaceful condition had lu lsrgu measure censud. lhu enactment of the rorco bill Into a law, while It would threaten tho liberties liber-ties of the entire people, would undoubtedly un-doubtedly lestruln tho material growth ot thu elalo ut which it Is specially aimed. |
