The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-01
An ~ Issues Of the Campaign Treated Ell.
hanstlyely and with Strength and y
Directncss.
Civil Service Reform Commended and the Re
publican Position on the Tariff
Clearly Interpreted.
Mr.. Is:aine's Acceptance.

porr, the convention has been ~singsularly ex-
lpIicit and feiicitouA 1t Inns properly given
the leading position to the industrial inter-
:ests OF the country as affected by the tariff
on importA On that question the two pOlit-
ical parties are radically In conflict Almost
the first act Of the Republicans, when they
came into power in 1851, was the establish
nlent OF the principle of protection to Amer.
lean labor n to American capital. Thff
principle the Republican party has ever since
the Democratic party. in congress has fol-
fifty years persfstently warred upon it
Twice within that period u opponents have
destroyed tariffs arranged fer protection, and
since the close OF the civil war, whenever
thhy have controlled the house OF represen-
stAtdves, hostile legislation has been at
tempted-never more conspicuously than In
principal measure at the late session OF
congreeA
TARIFF QUESTION.
Revenue laws are In their very nature SUBJ
ject to frequent revision in order that they
be adapted to changes and notifications
of trade, The Republican party is not con-
tending for the ~permanency of any particular
statute. The issue between the two parties
does not have reference to q specific law. It
is far broader and far deeper. It involves a
principle of wide application and benefcent
influence, against q theory which we believe
TO be unsound In conception n inevitably
hurtful In practice In the many tariff re-
VISIONS winch nave Deen necessary 1or tne
past twenty-three years, or which may here
after become necessary, the Republican
party has maintained and will maintain the
policy OF protection to American industry,
while our opponents insist upon n revision,
which practically destroys that policy. The
issue Is thus distinct, well defined and una
,voidable. The pending election may deter
mine the fate OF protection for a generation.
overthrow Of the policy means q large
and prominent reduction In the wages of the
American laborer, besides involving the loss
of vast mounts of American capital In
value of the present revenue system to the
people of the United States is not a matter OF
theory, and I shall submit no argument to
sustain it / only invite attention to GER
tain facts OF official record which seem to
constitute q demonstration.
In the census of 1850 M effort was made,
for the first time in our history, to obtain q
valuation Of all the property in the United
States. The attempt was in q large degree
unsuccessful. Partly from lack OF time,
thought the Inquiries ~foreshadowed a new
scheme OF taxation, the returns were incont-
plete and unsatisfactory. Little more was
done than to consolidate the local valuation
used In the states for purposes of assess
ment, and that, as everyone knows, differs
widely from the complete exhibit OF all the
property.
was done with great thoroughness-the dis
0ncuon Detween assessed value z
value being caTefuly observed. The grand
result was That the true vaiue'ofal the prop
erty in 1.-THE States and Territories Excluding
alavee) amounted to fourteen Thousand mil
lions Of dollars t$14, OO0, OO0, OOO.l This ag-
gregate vast the net result of the labor and
Ine savings q ~ Lne people wltnin the area
OF tne Unlted STATES from the time the hrst
British colonist landed in 1907 down to the
rear !s6n At represented the 1rmt OF the
toiloi 10Y years,
AFTER 1871 the business OF the country was
encouraged n developed by o protective
tarin. At the endof twenty years the total
properly OF tne uniIel STATES, as returned ~
tne census Oh lSSO oun to the
enormou aggregate o. forty-four thou
sanu miiilons OF douafs,
wy, vNV.l Ills gieat result was aGtalned,
notw1tnstanding the fact tnat countless mil
Hons na0 N tne interval peen wasted In the
progress OF Q bloody war. 1t thus appears
GnaL Wnlie our popudatlon between 3 and
1850 increased % per cent, the aggregate
O tne countly increased IA per
osnt-snowlng 2 vastly enhance wealth per
millions OF dollars t$30.OOO DOC, 600 had
been q during these twenty years to the
permanent wealth. OF the nation.
Ihese results are regarded by the older
nations oL tne Worid as phenomenal. That
our country should sur1nount the peril and
the cost Of gigantic war and for an entire
period OF twenty. years make an average gain
70 lS weaitn OF $lZo,OoO,OUOO per month
surpasses the experience Of all other nations.
anclent OF modern Even the opponents OF
tne present. revenue system 90 not pretend
Ina. IN ra ", W ny MlssoSy OF c!vnization any
PsIailen cAn pe nounuu que nlaberlal progress
u t1e oiiiIed Soabes slhce aune accession or
G1G hepuDilcah party 20 over.
peIlou peeWeen I9ou ano to-day has
NOV nssn ons y iaass tsospsliIy 9nly. AZ
NO VIxu0 III uQG ulEtOIY OF Gl0 UnlCA0 SG11aE
nas lnsne pseh snca plogIess N the moral
anu PnlianonIopa Aslu L.englous ana char,
ttl1ie a1ucl scnoois, semanarles ana
co.ieges, nave Deeh lnun n anu endowed
taL more gehslously enan az any previous
ume u ouI nispory. IreateI anu more varied
Ieiier mas neen exIendeo 70 human SUFFERING
ana u Ine ehtle ptosIess q me country IN
WeaAIA has peen accompanies ana dlgn1ned
~ 9 p~foadening and eieyation OF our ma
to 1,. cMaIacssl ~ = geop.e.
SuI oppo.eh.e nnu Lan,o clng ouI revenue
sysIein proauces . suIItua buo they should
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pph HLpo ~ " ,mn ~ e. ! ene surplus Is pronl-
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one .Spuu y paIgs Gun oe luusted TO ac-
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