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Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Powder ABSCLLTTECtf PURE THE ARGUS. TCIIPAT. gtlTEMBER 27. 192 ' GROVER'S CREED. Cleveland's Letter of Acceptance in Full. ARGUMENT FOR TARIFF REFORM That Issue Made tbe Principal One fof Discussion. from the impoitation and employment of jiouper labor instigated by his profcsstJ friends, and ? eking security for his inter est. in organ co-operation, Rtill wait for a division of the advant.ijn-s secured to his employer under cover of a generous solicitude for his wages, while the farmer is learning tLat the prices of his products are fixed in fi .iKn markets where he suf fers from a competition invited and built up by the sysi:n"he is a--ketl to support. INTERPRETS THE PLATFORM. Principles of Democratic Ici.lation on Duties oa Imports I-aitl Down by the Democratic leader lirier Allusion to the "force" Hill Question Hi Position on Pension Importance of C ivil Service Reform Reiterated The Silver Question and Immigration Considered. Xew York, Sept. 27. The letter of Grover Cleveland accepting the nomina tion as the Democratic candidate for presi dent of the United States is addressed to Hon. William !. Wilson and others, com mittee, etc., and is as follows: Glvtlemex: In responding to your for mal notification of my nomination to the presidency by the national Democracy I hope I may be permitted to say at the out set that continued reflection and observa tion have confirmed me in my adherence to the opinions that I have heretofore plainly and publicly declared touching the ques tions involved in the canvass. This is a time, above all others, when these ques tions should be considered in the light afforded by a sober apprehension of the principles upon which our government is based, and a clear understanding of the re lation it bears to the people for whose bene fit it was created. We shall thns be supplied with a test by which the value of any propositions relating to the main tenance and administration of our govern can be ascertained, and by which the justice and honesty of every political question can be judged. t'nrle Sam's Special Mission. If doctrines or theories are presented which do not satisfy this test, loyal Amer- j Icanism must pronounce them false and j mischievous. The protection of the people ( In the exclusive use and enjoyment of their property and earnings coneededly consti tutes the especial purpose and mission of our free'govemment. This design is so in- ! teiwoven with the structure of our plan of rule that failure to protect the citizen in such use and enjoyment, or their unjustifia ble diminution by the government itself, is a betrayal of the people's trust. We have, however, undertaken to build a great na- j tion upon a plan especially our own. To maintain it and to furnNh through its 1 agency the means for the accomplishment of national objects. the Vnierican epleare willing through federal taxation to surren- . der a part of their earnings and income. I Define the Democratic Position. Tariff legislation presents a familiar form of federal taxation. Snch legislation results as surely in a tax upon the daily life of our people as the tribute paid direct ly into the hands of the tax gatherer. We feel the burden of these tariff taxes too palpably to be persuaded by any sophistry that they do not exist or are paid by for eigners. Such taxes, representing a dimin ution of the property rights of the people, are only justifiable when laid and collect ed for the purpose of maintaining our gov ernment and furnishing the means for the accomplishment of its legitimate purposes and functions. This is taxation nnder the operation of a tariff for revenue. It accords with the professions of American free insti- j tutions, and its justice and honesty answer the test supplied by a correct appreciation of the principles upon which these insti- j tutions rest. This theory of tariff legisla- J manifestly enjoins strict economy in public expenditures and their limitation to legiti mate public uses, inasmuch as it exhibits as absolute extortion any exaction by way of taxation from the substance of the peo ple lieyond the necessities of a careful and proper a1 minist rat ion of government. j Republican Ideas I nconnt it ational. j Opposed to this theory the dogma is new boldly presented that tariff taxation is Justifiable for the express purposes and in tent of thereby promoting esp-ial interests and enterprises. Such a proposition is so clearly contrary to the spirit of our consti tution, and so directly encourages the dis turbance by selfishness and greed of pa triotic sentiment, that its statement would rudely shock our people if they had not al ready been insidiously allured from the aafe landmarks of principle. Xever have honest desire for national growth, patriotic devotion to country, and since. e regard for those who toil leen so Ix-trayed to the sup port of a pernicious doctrine. The Pleaa for Protection. In its liehalf the plea that our infant in dustries should be fostered did service un til riixcrelitd bv our stalwart growth: then followed the exigencies of a terrible war ! which made our people heedless of the op portunities for ulterior schemes afforded by their willing and patriotic payment of un precedented tribute; and now, after a long period of peace, when our overburdened countrymen ask for relief and a restoration to a fuller enjoyment of their incomes and earnings, they are met by the claim that tariff taxation for the sake of protection is an American system, the continuance of which is necessary in order that high wages may be paid to our workingmen and a home market be provided for our farm products. . The System Declared Unjust. I These pretenses should no longer deceive. ' The truth is that such a system is directly antagonized by every sentiment of justice and fairness of which Americans are pre eminently proud. It is also true that while our workingmen and farmers can, the least j of all our people, defend themselves against j the harder hon.e life which such tariff tax ation decrees, the workwoman Buffering Tariff Reform Without Disaster or De molition. The struggle for unearned advantage at thedoorsof the government tramples ou the rights of those who patiently rely upon assurances of American equality. Every government concession to clamorous favor ites invites corruption in pel -ileal .-UTairs by encouraging the exjH-niitt:re ef money to delwach suffrage in support of a policy directly favorable to private and M-lSsh gain. This in the end mufct strangle patri . i.i :;;m weaken popular confidence in tie it itmie of Republican institutions Thouirh the subject of tarilT legislation in volve a question of markets it also in volves a question of morals. We cannot with impunity permit injustice to taint the spirit of right ami equity, which is the life of our republic; and we shall fail to rench our national destiny if greed and self ishness lead the way. I -.1 n -s the Chicago Declaration. Recognizing there truths. ;i national IV: nxracy will seek by the ap; I at ion of j::t and (o;anl principles to equalize to our !eop!e the blessings due thern from the government they support, to promote nnu.ng our crnntrynicn a closer community of interests cemented by patriotism and na tional pride, and to point out a fair field where prosperous and diversified American enterprise may grow and thrive in the wholesome atmosphere of American indus try, ingenuity, and intelligence. Tariff re form is still our purpose. Though we op pose the theory that tariff laws may le passed having for their object the granting of discriminating and unfair governmental aid to private ventures. we wage noextermi nating war against any American interests. We believe a readjustment can be accom plished in accordance withthe principles we profess, without disaster ordemolition. We believe that the advantages of freer raw material should be accorded to our manu facturers, and we contemplate a fair and careful distribution of neeesary tariff bur dens, rather than the precipitation of free trade. Free Trade Impossible. We anticipate with calmness the misre presentation of onr motives anil purposes, Inst igated by a selfishness which seeks to hold in unrelenting grasp its unfair advan tage under present tariff laws. We will rely upon the intelligence of our fellow countrymen tc reject the charge that a party comprising a majority of our people is planning the destruction or injury of Ameri can interests: and we know they cannot lie frightened by the spectre of impossible free trade. i;rief Reference to the 'Korce" Kill. The administration and management of onr government dejend upon popular will. Federal power is the instrument of that will not its master. Therefore the attempt of the opponents of Democracy to interfere with and control the suffrage of the states through federal agencies develops a de sign, which no explanation can mitigate, to reverse the fundamental and safe relations between the people and their government Such an attempt cannot fail to he regarded by thoughtful men as proof of a bold de termination to secure the ascendency of a discredited party in reckless disregard of a free expression of the popular will. To re sist such a scheme is an impulse of Democ racy. At all times and in all places we trust the people. As against the disposi tion to force the way to federal power, we present to them as our claim to their con fidence and support a steady championship of their rights. ABOUT THE MONEY QUESTION. A Condition Precedent to Kimetallism Civil Service Reform. The people are entitled to sound and honest mony abundantly sufficient in vol ume to supply their business needs. But whatever may be the form of the people's currency, national or state whether gold, silver or paper it should be so regulated and guarded bv governmental action, or by wise and careful laws, that no one can be deluded as to the certainty and stability of its value. Ev-ry dollar put into the hands of the people should be of the same intrinsic value or purchasing power. With this con dition absolutely guaranteed both gold and silver can bo safely utilized upon equal terms in the adjustment of our currency. In dealing with this subject no selfish scheme should le allowed to intervene, and nodoubtf nl exeriment should be attempted. The wants of our people, arising from the deficiency of imperfect distribution of money circulation, ought to le fully and honestly recognized and efficiently reme died. It shon Id, however, be constantly remembered that the inconvenience or loss that might arise from such a situation can lie much easier borne than the universal distress which must follow a discredited currency. Indorses for the Merit System. Public officials are the rgents of the people. It is therefore their duty to secure for those whom they represent the best and most efficient performance of public work. This plainly c"n be best accomplished by regarding ascertained fitness in the selection of government employes. These considera tions alone ar sufficient justification for an honest adherence to the letter and spirit of civil servi j reform. There are, however, other features of this plan which abundant ly commend it. Through its operation worthy merit in everv station and condi tion of American life is recognized in the dis tribution of public emphyoent, while its application tends to raise the standard of political activity from spoils hunting and unthinking prty affiliation to the advocacy of party principles by reason an argument. Pension Roll a Roll of Honor. The American people are generous and grateful; and they have impressed these characteristics upon their government. Therefore, all patriotic and just citizens must commend liberal consideration for our worthy veteran soldiers and for the families of "thfse who have died. No com plaint should be made of the amount of public mene; paid to those actually dis abled or made dependent by reason of army service. But our pension roll should be a roll of honor m contaminated by ill deserts and unvitiatii by demagogic abuse. This is due to thoe whose worthy names adorn the roll and t all our people whodelight to honor the brave and the true. It is also due to those who in years to come should hear reveren'ly and lovingly the story of American patriotism and fortitude, illus trated by our tension roll. The preference accorded to veteran soldiers in public em ployment should be secured to them hon estly and without evasion, and when capable and worthry -heir claim to the helpful re gard and g-'titude of their countrymen should be ungrudgingly acknowledged. The Oppi . etl and the Immigrant. Our people, stHl cherishing the feeling of human fellowship which belonged to our beginning as a nation, require their gov ernment to tpreea for them their sympa thy with all chose who are oppressed un der any rule 'ess free than ours. A generous hospitality, which is one of the most pror inent of our national char acteristics, p" impts usto welcome the wor thy and iudu trious of ail lands to homes ami citizenship among ik This hospitable sentiment is . t violated, however, by care ful and reasonable regulations for the pro tection of thv public health, nor does it justify the rrception of immigrants who have no app. relation of our institutions, ami whose presence among us is a menace to peace and good order. The importance of the construction of the Xic-ara ua canal as a means of promoting commerce !et ween our states and foreign countries, and also as a contribution by Americans to the en terprises which advance the interests of the world of civilization, should commend the project to government approval and in dorsement. As to Whisky and the Schools. The assurance to the people of the utmost individual lilierty consistent with peace and good order is a cardinal principle of our government. This gives no sanction to vexatious sumptuary laws, which unneces sarily interfere with such habits and cos tumes of our people as are not offensive to a just moral sense, and are not inconsistent with good citizenship and the public wel fare. The same principle requires that the line between the subjects which areproerly within governmental control and those which are more fittingly left to parental regulation should be carefully kept in view. An enforced education, wisely deemed a proper preparation for citizenship, should not involve the impairment of wholesome parental authority, nor do violence to the household conscience. Paternalism in gov ernment finds no approval in the creed of Democracy. It is a symptom of misrul.-. whether it is manifested in unauthorized gifts or by an unwarranted control of per sonal ami far ily affairs. GOOD WORD FOR THE FAIR. And the Voter Referred to the Kx-Presl-dent's Record. Our countrymen not only expect from those who represent them in public places a sedulous care for the things which are di rectly ami palpably related to their material interests, but they also fully appreciate the value of cultivating our national pride and maintaining our national honor. Doth their material interests and their national pride and honor are involved in the success of the Columbian exposition, and they will not lie inclined to condone any neglect :f t ffort on the part of their government to insure in the grandeur of thisevcnt a fit ting exhibit of American growth ami great ness, and a splendid demonstration of Amer ican patriotism. Not Writing for Instruction. In an imperfect and incomplete manner I have thus endeavored to stf.te some of the things v. hich accord with the rrwd and in tentions of the party to which I have given my life-long allegiance. My attempt has not lieen to instruct my countryman nor my party, but to remind lxth that Demo cratic doctrine lies near the principles of our government and tends to promote the people's good. I am willing to lie accusal of addressing my coiinlrrmcn upon trite topics and in homely fashion for I lielieve that important truths are found on the sur face of thought, and that they should 1 stated in direct and simple terms, "o Kxruse to Misnnderntand Him. Though much is left unwritten my rec ord as a public servant leaves no excuse 'or misunderstanding my ln-lief and position on the questions which are now presents! to the voters of the land for their decision. Called for the third time to represent the party of my choice in a contest for the su premacy of Democratic principles, my grate ful ajuireciat. on of its confidence less than ever effaces the solemn sense of my respons ibility. Has Keen There Before. If the action of the convention you repre sent shall be indorsed by the suffrages of my countrymen. I will assume the duties of the great office for wVich I have 4een nominated knowing full well its labors and perplexities, and with humble reliance upon the Divine Being, infinite in power to aid, and constant in a watchful care over our favored nation. Yours, very truly, GnovER Cleveland. Ghat Gables, Sept. 26, 1892. QUITE A DISASTROUS BLOW. Two Ilojs Killed and Half a Dozen Houses Wrecked. Brooklyn, Sept. 27. A wind storm, al most a c;-f ;e in force, swept over the city of liii. yn yesterday afternoon. Six houses were blown down, two boys killed, and trees, fences, etc, prostrated. A brick house at Knickerbocker and Woodbine streets was blown down burying beneath the ruins Joseph Gould, aged b years, and Charles Brown, same age. Arthur Ma loney, aged 7, who, with the other two boys, was playing at the time, was severely injured, but escaped. Five recently erected frame dwellings at Cornelia street and Wyckoll avenue were blown down, John Deremiah, employed on the buildings, sustaining a fractured skull and a broken leg. Fredick Larkin, a con tractor, was struck by a falling tree and fatally injured. McClure Replies to ..! t-inl-y. Philadelphia, Sept. 27. Hou. A. K. Mc Clure made a siieech in the Acadatny of Mutiic last night in reply to Governor Mc Kinley. Among other things he said that the tin shown at the McKinley meeting was made of plates imported from Wales, by im ported labor and with imported block tin. Stevenson Speaks at Roanoke. Roanoke, Va., Sept. 27. Hon. A. E. Stevenson delivered a speech here yester day to a crowd from all the country round about. At the conclusion of the speaking he took the train for Bristol. .to THIS AT CHICAGO! Bad Showing for the City Health Department. SCARED BY SUPPOSED CHOLERA. The Patient Refused Admittance at Iw Hospitals and Given a Wide Berth by the Health Officials, Who Offer Him "o As sistance A Private Physician Finally Obtained, Who Says It Is Sot the Pest After All Cholera Belt Jfews. Chicago, Sept. 27. William Forney, a collector for the Standard Oil company, left Xew York for San Francisco Friday on the Pennsylvania limited express. Sat urday morning he was taken sick on the train between Pittsburg and Alliance, O., and the conductor, fearing he had cholera put him off the train. He took the next train, arriving here about 5 o'clock last evening. He went to the Central police station and asked to be sent to the hospital. He was taken to the Mercy and the Michael Reese hospitals and was refused admis sion at both lecause it was feared he had the cholera, despite his protestations to the contrary. Courageous Health Officials. He was then returned to the Central station where they sent him to the office of Health Ccaimissioner Ware. The patient was suffering intensely, but he assured those around him that he was not a cholera suspect. He told a health officer his story and that official promptly told Mr. Forney he would have to go to the pest house "if he had the cholera, and then hur ried away, Three health officers were sit ting in the office when Mr. Forney, accom panied by the reporter, walked in. When the sick Xew Yorker finished telling about being put off a train and alo being refused at two hospitals one of the health officers went out on the street to get the fresh air. Another sat in a chair across the room, and at no time did he get within ten feet of the patient. Called Vp a Private I or tor. An attache of the office tried to call up Dr. Ware, health officer, but couldn't gethim, so he rang up Dr. O. X. Huff. It was some time before he succeeded in getting the doctor to answer the telephone. During this time the sick man fell off his chair from ex haustion, and the reporter unassisted lifted the patient back to his seat. The health of ficer who sat near by, and who witnessed the man's fall, did not move from his chair. In his own mind he was satisfied that it was a genuine case of cholera, and he intended to keep a safe distance. Advised to Go to the Hotel. Dr. Huff answered the telephone while this scene was taking place at the health office. He hurried down town and exam ined the pat lent. He said that the man did not have cholera. He ordered him to go to a hotel. The Alexian Bros.' hospital was called up to see if the patient would be re ceived, but the answer came back that sick persons were not admitted after 8:45 p. m. and so Mr. Forney, assisted by a reporter, went to the hotel, not one of the alleged health officers offering to assist him. Awful Mortality In Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 27. The number of deaths from the cholera within the whole Russian empire from the beginning of the epidemic up to Saturday last is officially reported at 15,60. Hamburg, Sept. 27. There were 197 fresh cases of cholera in this city yesterday, or six more than Sunday; eighty-nine deaths, cr nine fewer than Sunday. So Sew Cases at (iotham. Xew York, Sept. 27. Xo new cases of 'cholera were reported anywhere in the vicinity yesterday. The Scandia was per mit ted" to come to upper quarantine. THE VERY LATEST. Suicided. Washington. Sept. 27 Col. W. P Can iday, ex-sergeant-at-arms of the Uoited Mates senate, committed suicioe in this city this morning, snooting him self through the head. Another Cholera Scare. Sew York, Sept. 27. Down the bay, there is another cholera ripple. On the first pelt hip to enter this port the Bo hemia, there hve. developed two new cases durirg the night. 'Success depends upon the libtril p.t ronage of printing offices." Ator. 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