The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-31
Gen. Logan's Letter.
ACCEPTING THE NomINAr1oN.


WASHINGTON. d. c., July 10. 1sS4-Dear Sir:
Having received from you on the 18th of June
the official notification or my nominu ton by
the national republican convention as the re-
publican candidate for Viee-President of the
United States, and considering it to be the duty
Of every man devoting himself to the public
be called by the voice ofhts countrymen, I accept
the nomination with grateful heart and
deep sense OF its responsibilities, and If elected
shall endeayOr to discharge the duties OF the
office to the best ofmy ability.
This honor, as is we'll understood, was wholly
unsought by me. That it was rendered by the
representative of the party, in q manner so
flattering. will serve to tighten whatever labors
may be called upon to perform.
the Very excellent and vigorous declaration OF
principles adopted by the late convention pro-
hibts, upon occasion calling for brevity OF ex-
preston. that full elaboration OF which they
are susceptible, | avail myself of party usage
to signify my approval of the various resolu-
tions OF the platform, and to discuss them
briefly.
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN LABOR,
The resolutions of the platform declaring for
our diversified industries and protection to the
rights and wages of the laborer to the end that
active and intelligent labor, as well as capital
may have its just award, and the laboring man
his full share in the national prosperity" meets
my hearty approval.
which might, if it were a desirable thing, build
q wall upon it's every boundary line, deny COM
munion to all the world, and proceed to live
ton is the United States There is hardly leglti
mate necessity of civilized communities which
cannot be produced from the extraordinary,
resources Of our several States and Territories
with their manufactures, min es, farms, TIM
Der lands and waterways. This circumstance,
taken in connection with the fact that our form
of government is entirely unique among the
nations of the world, makes 1t utterly apsurd
to institute comparisons between our own eco
nomic systems and those of other governments,
and especially to attempt to borrow systems
from them. We stand alone N our clfcum-
stances, our forces, our possibilities, anu our
aspirations. .
In ali successful government it is prime
requisite that capital and labor Shout pc upon
the best terms, and that DOH shoqfo enJoy sne
disturbance of the just balance between them,
one or the other suffers and dissatisfaction 1ol-
lows, which is harmful to both. r
The lessc MS furnished by the comparatively
short history of our own national life have been
too much overlooked BY our people me ran
proclaimed almost absolute free traue, and
this, too, no more than a quarter or century
ago. The low condition of our national credit,
the financial and business uncertainties and
general lack of prosperity under that system,
can be remembered by every man now III MD
die life.
Although in the great number of reforms In
stituted by the republican party sufficient
credit has not been publicly awarded to that
of tariff reform, its benefits have nevertheless,
been felt throughout the land. me principle
underlying this measure has been IN process OF
gradual development by the republican party
during the comparatively brief period of its
nower and To-day a portion of its antiquated
democratic opponents make unwilling conces-
sion to the correctness of the doctrine OF an
euuitably adjusted protective tariff, by follow
ing slowly i'll its footsteps, though very long
The principle involved is one of no great OBJ
security, and can be readily comprehended
by any intelligent person calmly reject
ing upon it. The political and social sys-
TENS lofs some s.of ours trade-competing ma
lions have created working classes mis-
cradle in the a dney {o snd he
greatVexpense of the necessities OF ll1e are de-
prived of those comforts of clothing, housing,
and neal tn producing food with which whole
some mental and social recreation can alone
make existence happy and desirable.
Now, if the products of those countries are to
he placed in our markets alongside of Ameri-
crn products either the American capitalist
mustgsuffer in his legitimate profits or he must
make the American laborer suffer by the at
tempt to compete with the species of labor
above referred to 4 In the case.of asubStant1al
reduction of pay there can be no compromising
advantages for the American laborer be-
cause the articles of daily consumption
which he uses--with the exception OF arGlcles
not produced in the United states, and easy Oh
being specially provided for. as coffee ana Tea
are grown in our own country, and would not be
affected in price by a lowering in duties There
fore while fiesWollld receive less for his labor,
his cost of living would not be decreased. Being
practically placed upon the pay OF the EURO
ciIitieS for educating and maintaining his fam
lily respectfully; he would be shorn OF the prop
Ell opportunities of self-improvement, and his
Value as q c1UlZ60, cudrS0u WIFI pOIblOu VI tilO
obligations of government, would be lessened (;
the moral tone of the laboring class would SUI
fer, and in turn the interests of capital and the
well-beipg of orderly citizens in general, would
he menaced, while the one evil would react
,taron another until there would be general
disturbance of the whole community. The
true problem offs good and stable government is
how to diffuse prosperity among allsclaSSeS OF
people-the manufacturer, the farmer, the me-
cham and the laborer alike. Such prosperity
is a preventive of crime, q security OF capital,
and the very best guarantee OF general peace
and happiness. .
protect both capital and labor by proper I'M
position of duties. This protection should ex-
tend to every article of American production
which goes to build up the general prosperity OF
,3ur people. The national convention, In view
Of the special dangers menacing the wool inter-
estS of the United States, deemed it wise to
adopt Sc parate resolution on the subject OF its
proper protection This industry is very large
ann Important one. The necessary legislation
to sustain this industry upon prosperous ba-
sis should be extended.
No one realizes more fully than myself the
GREAT delicacy and difficulty of adjusting tariff
so nicely and equitably as to protect every nome
Industry, sustain every class OF American LABOR,
promote to the highest point our great agrlcu IL
fural interests, and'at the:same time ito give to
one and all the advantages pertaining to foreign
productions not in competition with our own
inns not only building up our foreign COM
meree, but taking measures to carry 1t In our
own bottoms. !.
Difficult as this work appears and reallyis, II
ia susceptible of accomplishment by patient
and Intelligent labor, and to no hands can II
be committed with as great assurance OF sue
cess as to those OF the republican party.
OUR MONETARY SYSTEM.
The republican party is the indisputabe au-
thor of a financial and mo Notary system which
If is safe to say has never before been equaled by
that of any other nation
Under the operation of our system of finance
the country was safely carried through an ex-
tended and expensive war, with a national
credit which has risen higher and higher with
each succeeding year, until now the credit Of
the United States is surpassed by that OF nc
other nation, while its securities, at con
stantly-increasing premium, are eagerly sough'
after by investors in all parts of the world.
(lur system of currency IS most aQmlraDle In
| construction. While all the conveniences OF
q bill circulation attach to it, every dollar OF
PAPER represents a dollar of the worlds money
| Standards and as long as the just and wise pol
| lev Of the republican party is continued there
can he no impairment of the national credit
Therefore, under present laws relating tnereto
| it will be impossible for any man 70 JOS lose =
nenny in the bonds or bills of the United States
or in the bills of the national banks
| The advantage of having banknote IN the
house which will be as good IN the morning az az
| it was the night before shoulo pe appreciaeeo W
+'i The conyertibility of the currency should be
maintained in tact, and the establishment OF al
| international standard among all commercial
| nations. fixing the relative values Of gold anc
| silver coinage. would be a measure OF peculiar
| INrERsTATE, FOREIGN COMMERCE AND FOREIGN
| RELATIONS
| The subjects embraced in the resolutions re
| snectiyely looking to the promotion of our in
| terstate and foreign commerce and to the mat
| ter of our foreign relations are ffaught VIII
| the greatest Importance to our people.
| In respect to interstate commerce, Jhefe II
| ,nnch 10 be desired in the way of equitabl,
rates and facilities of transportation. that com
/ merce may flow freely between The State
! themselves, diversity of Industries ana EN-
I nloyments be promoted in all sections OF thu
I country and that the great granaries and man
| ufacturing establishments OF the interior ma,
| be enabled to send their products to seaooar'
| for shipment to foreign countries, relieved Q
| We xatious restrictions and determinations Il
| matters of which it may emphatlcally be salt
| utime is money! and also of unjust charge
nnOn articles destined to meet close competl
| ton from the products of other parts OF tn
world.
| AS to our foreign commerce, the enormou
| growth of our industries, and our surprls1n
| production of cereals and other neces
| stiles of life, imperatively require that 1mme
date and effective means be taken through
| peaceful, orderly and conservative method
monopolized largely by other nations. Th1
more particularly relates to our sister republic
of Spanish America as also TO our IflendS un'
people of the Brazilian empire
| The republics of Spanish America are alice
to us by the very closest and warmest feelings
based upon similarity of institutions and gov
ernment common aspirations and mutua
| hopes. The "GTeat Republic, as they proud
term the United States is looked upon by incl
! people with affectlOnate admiration, ana as III
model for them to build upon, and we Shout
cultivate between them and ourselves close
| Commercial relations, which will bind all to
gether by the ties OF friendly intercourse an
mutual advantage. Further than this, beln
small commemorative, in the military an
naval sense of the European powers, they 100
to us as at least moral defender against sys
tenn of territorial and other lncroachment
l oh civ in,