The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-24
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Logan Puts II Under Eight hlHilnct
Heads.
FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER.
Grand Rally at New i"rk-independ-
cnt. and iIain" Opponents In Con-
fer,nce-A Pledge to Defeat
the Tattooed Man, Etc.
uLL TEXT OF THE LETTER,

what late, but plenty early OF IT, KIND;
Washington, ID. e., July 10, lSrl,-To the Hon.
John u, Henderson, Chairman of the Com
mittec:
DEAR SIR: Having received from you
on the 2ith of June the official notiiica-
ton of my nomination 10y the National
Republican convention as tho Repub'
llcan candidate for Nicc-Prcsident of
the United States, and considering IL u
be the duty OF every man dcvoting him
self 10 the public service Ia assume any
position To which he may he called 10y
the voice of his countrymcn, ! accept
the nomination with grateful heart
and Il deep sense of its responsibilities,
and If elected shall cndcavor 10 dis
charge tho duties of the office to the
best of my ability.
This honor, as is well understood, was
wholly unsought by me. That 1t was
rendered by the representative OF ne
party, in u manner SO ilattcring, VIII
serve to tighten whatever labors ! may
be called upon To perform.
Although the variety of subjects COW
cred in the very excellent aud vigorous
declaration of principles adopted by the
late convention prohibits, upon an occa-
sion calling for brevity of expression,
that full elaboration OF which they are
susceptible, ! avail myself of party
usage to signify my approval OF the
various resolutions of the platform and
to discuss them briefly.
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN LABOR.
The resolutions of the platform dcclar-
ing for Il levy of such duties "as To AFFORD
security to our diversified industries,
and protection to the rights and wages
OF the labOrcr, to the end that active
and intelligent labor, as well rs capital,
may have its just award, and the labor
ing man his full share in the National
prosperity" meets my hearty approy-
If there be nation on the face of the
earth which might, if it were desirable
thing, build II wall upon its every houn-
dary line. deny communion To all the
world. and proceed To live upon its own
resources and productions, that nation
! is the United States. There is hardly Il
legitimate necessity of civilized comnu-
mites which cannot be produced from
| the extraordinary resources OF our sew
era States and Territories, with their
manufactures, mines, farms, timber
lands, and water ways. This circum'
| stance, taken in connection with the
fact that our form of government is en-
tirely unique among the nations of the
world, makes it utterly absurd to insti'
tute comparisons between our own
economic systems and those of Other
governments, and especially to attempt
| to borrow systems from them. We
stand alone in our circumstances, our
forces, our possibilities, and our aspira-
tions.
In all successful government 1t is a
prime requisite that capital and labor
should be upon the best terms, and that
both should enjoy the highest attainable
prosperity. If there be disturbance OF
the Just balance between them, one or
the other, suffers, and dissatisfaction
| follows, which il harmful to both.
The lessons furnished by the compare.
lively short history of our own national
| life have been too much overlooked by
our people. The fundamental article IN
the old Democratic creed proclaimed al
most absolute free trade, and this, too
no more than q quarter of century ago
| The low condition of our national credit,
the financial and business uncertainties
that system, can be remembered by
every man now in middle life.
! Although in the great number OF
reforms instituted by the Rcpubli-
can party sufficient credit has not been
| publicly awarded to that of tariifreforln,
It's benefits have, nevertheless, been felt
throughout the land. The principle un-
DERIVING this measure has been in pro-
cess of gradual development by the Re
publican party during the comparatively
| brief period Of its power, and to-uay Il
| portion of its antiquated Democratic op-
uonents make unwilling concession u
| the correctness of the dactrine of an
eq;Iitably adjusted protective tariff, by
following slowly in its footsteps, though
very long way in the rear.
The principle involved is one OF no
great oDscuEity, and can be readily com
pretended by any intelligent person
calmly rejecting upon it. The p5lltical
and social systems of some Of our trade
competing nations have created worl;
ing classes, miserable in the extreme.
They receive the merest stipend for their
daily toll, and in the great expense OF
the necessities of life, are deprived OF
those comforts of clothing, housing and
heaith-producing food with which
wholesome mental and social recreation
can alone make existence happy aid de-
sirable.
Now, if the products of those countries
are to be placed in our markets, along
side of American products, either the
| American capitalist must suffer in his
| legitimate profits, or he must make the
American iaborer suffer, in the attempt
to compete with the species of labor
above referred to. In the case of Il sub
Sluulldl Vi pay, thCiC Naii ~
| no compensating advantages for the
American laborer, because tho articles OF
daily consumption which he uses--witll
| the exception of articles not produced
| in the United States, and easy of being
specially provided for, as coffee and tea
are grown in our own country, and
| would not be affected in price by low
ering in duties. Therefore, while he
would receive less for his labor, his cost
9 ,pf hn
practically placed upon tho pay Of the
European laborer, our own would be
deprived of facilities for educating and
sustaining his family respectfully; he
would be shorn of the proper opportuni-
ties of self Improvement, and his value
as citizen, charged with a portion OF
the obligations Of government, would
be lessened; the moral tone OF the labor
ing class would suffer, and in turn the
| interests of capital, and the well being
| of orderly citizens in general, would be
| menaced, while one evil wonld
| react upon another until there
would be. a general dls-
turbance of the whole community. The
| true problem of \ good and stable gov
ernment Is how to intuse prosperity
among all classes of people-thc manu-,
facturer, the farmer, the mechanic ana
| the laborer alike. Such prosperity is q
| preventative of crime, a security OF
capital and the very best guarantee OF
general peace and happiness.
The obvious policy of our Govern
ment is to protect both capital and labor
by proper imposition of duties. Thls
protectiOns should extend to every ar
ticle of American production which goer
To build UP the general prosperity OF
our people, The National convention,
| in view of,the special dangers menacing
the wool interests Of, the United States,
deemed it Mise to adopt a separate reso-
luton on tho subject of Its proper pro-
! lection. This industry is very large
and important one. The necessary leg
| islation to sustain this industry upon n
prosperous basis should be extended.
No one realizes more fully than my