New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-09

weqcs as would enable the iabOrer 10 make MS nOme
| comfortable, and rear his fahly euuc"tc"' IoSP0'
Anaton Is constantly becoming impoverished In al
wealth increases only by the mp0yerishment OF IIs
labor The oheapness OF production ny lhereaseu a.
or nv the aid of improved mechanical cOntr1vances 10
an advantage all But the essening Of the cost OF an
article simply by reducing the pay OF The labor necg
ILLUSTRATED n the state OF society il such that requires
S Sdt G ngI d Fo in reas1habe comfort and tho
regular compensation for days WORK IL lcss th t'
then later that state Of things VIII bring aus
aser upon all industries The most DaneluI Oh az i
HucDces that lead 10 national decay is po'lcy tat m
poverishes degTades labor. 1t Is the great Isct
stamped upon all the ruins that srew the pathway o
empires y, corsrrnon or trade can bo furnished
10 the cheapy only by reducing the wages OF
labor to the rate paid to bis competitors III DINER
| lands where ne IA compelled to live I'm poverty, ana
want and pcnury and sorrow surround MS death -Ded
then cheapness is not desirable object. Hence comes
the Necessity Of what Is called Incidental protection III
adjusting the scale OF duties on foreign lhpOfiatohs'
THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS.
The Republican party may well congratulate ltSeh
and the country upon the work Of its National Conveh
ton 1t selected its standardbearer James a. Gar
field. Fatherless and almost homeless in infancy lie
was forced In early manhood to earn his daily bread by
his daily toll at manual labor in the workshop or the
field. and later in life teacher in the schools WIN
ont the aid OF wealth family influence he has carVcd
his way honorable distinction among his feliowmen
and unaded and alone, by his own inherent lorce
Of character has climbed TO the tOpmOst round
in the ladder that leans against the sky
Whether as carpenter boy. day aborer the canal or
in the field solder at tho front statesman III the
councils Of the Nation, lac has always been faithinl 10
liberty, 10 country and right His associate on the
ticket for cePresdent, Chester A Arthur began his
legal practice young man at the bar by invoking the
spirit of liberty and the majesty Of the law 10 strike tho
manaclcs Of human bondage from the limbs OF poor de-
spised friondess strangers the streets OF New-iork
who had committed crime and were guilty OF no
offence the hue OF their skins painted at their crea
ton by the God OF the universe. BY the voluntary AID
and unpaid OF this young attorney the Lennon
slaves 20 free.
with these chosen standarl.bcaers eminent citizens
OF tho Republic and ng representatives, OF the great
party which they have devoted long years Of faith
full service the Republican party IL again to meet IN the
political and AZ the polls the party that has IN
this generation proven reCreant 10 the vital principles
OF free elective government and false to liberty and the
rights OF man.
1t Appealed from the decision of the ballotbox In
an election conducted in strict conformity
with all tho forms and requirements OF the
Constitution, to the cartridge-box TO nu'liiy that
decision and Oyerturn the Government framed By
the wisdom fathers and cemented ny their blood
This party order If possible to shroud its acts and
veil ts future designs. selects its standard bearer
man who Is known to the country only lcr
his brave deeds on the battlefield IN CONFRONT
Is If sufficient reason why Inc great Offices of admins
tratOn III government requiring hitting knowledge ana
well. should be conferred Tor mfrr bravery II IfGo
dent to he elected simply Tor nerosm or setsacrce
ought TO he selected who exhibits the most Of heroic
ridce OF all the herosm and seltsaorire developed by
war there equal TO that OF the young mother.
standing the doorway OF ncr humble cottage WIN her
infant IN Tor arms and casting sad glance upon lts
half concealed face, and then like the Spartan mother OF
old she with smile, and bias It's father 20 forth
the batte-elds Of hn imperlled country And as his
rccedDg out OF sigt she gives vent 10 e
long peut-up tear, and slnks down at The lonely esde
whore through she must wait and watch In
al ia lpf
VIII with Els shield or upon u, leaving her home
less aud that child flheress, grope their way in
row through this worlds pilgrimage. Search the annals
OF sesacrciuS heroic deeds, and where Will you md
Offices OF administration in free elective governments
are gifts to be bestowed uDon fayorltcs They are
great trusts held for the people nd IN heir alnnsi
ton g1ruered the rights and liberties ot the millions
OF the present and the countless 0 II me fqtuIe
While the or nave conferred the hopuiS o! zoe I.r,i
dcncy upon the chiefs VINO led their armies to victory
~ each OF me great war, Oh sne coun Set lne GUY
Presidents OF purely nitaY edlcati3h nave O.eh Gen
era Taylor aud General Grant Washington. the rene
sentative OF the Revolution jackson Of the war OF ISL
and Harrison o. the lhuan wars OF lhc Ni1'sSIpl a.
ley each civ ians " large experience IN civil af
fairs. and without any regular military rdurauon or
training III camp eAccPt III ilhc % W." VIZ
With the exception OF tho tecoRn.z'u representative
purely military educat on has been elevated ~ the
Presidency. General scott, great General rs he WAS
n"t of n military c1arlcfer Hence the reore In select
ing their Chic tutlyc, have aw required illness
and experience in c,vh educ itOu, cNccPt In the two
cases whore ,icy permitted their feelings gratitude
10 Oyerrue their judgmen;. Bu when they pass from
the chif IN var Their gratitude appcs ahke 20 all
who defended bravcy t.cr com rY IN al such cases
they decide upon parties aud policies "a well as tie per
soual fitness. OK he candidate.
In the onward march Of civilization and the develop
mcut OF individual liberty and personal rights, history ~
constantly repeating itscf In eighteen hundred and
ffty four the Democratic party repealed the NJ 5sou
Compromise order 20 extend and perpetuhe the in
stitutiou Of human bondage, The slave power went
forth then with bowie knife aud DIVER adopting cold
bOoded murder as an element Of partisan success 10
make Kansas u Slave state. In eighteen hundred and
sixty over a Solid South IN behalf OF slavery ana the
suicidal doctrines OF State Rights. the Republican p8ry
marched Victory under the banner OF fee soil, tree
sucrch md free eighteen hundred and
eighty Solid South the old ideas Of multi
heat0n and secession. and again adopting violence and
brute force element OF partisan success the Repub
can party will march to victory ia November under the
broad banner or the inalrnable rgts OF all men, the
Union the Constitution and the enforcement OF the
laws