The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-24
GENERAL LOGAN'S LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE

hOur nlgnI ntIuFf lhsl anu H. 'Nb'iH'
length. about five columns of this pa
paper. prccludcd the possibility ofpub-
fishing ii at length. Whatever may bc
said of it one thing i certain. it has not
the merit oithc soul of wit. brcNity nor
doe, it possess that brillinncy of the
letter of acceptance of Mr.. Blaine. but
upon the whole il j. n very able docu-
mcnt. however and perhaps nee
cssarily ii il. in a measure Il re-
hash of Mr. BlainrS exhaustive re-
review of the policy and platform of
principles ofthc Republican party.
The document places great stress
upon the protection theory of the Re
publican party. and attempts To show
that to this policy i, due the prosperity
ofthc country, and that under the free
trade policy ofthr Democratic party
twenty-five wears ago the credit ufthc
country had been impcrillcd and bu-i
ness uncertainty and lack of prosperity
was the result. His arguments, how
ever. are not supported by the logic of
facts.
The monetary system of the coun-
try is reviewed and the credit of il
given to the Republican party, Cen
cral Logan iorgcts that while the Re
publican party ha, elected a President
for twenty-five years, vet ii was while
the Democrats held the balance of
power in Congress that the currency
of the country, which had deprecated
to 50 3-3 cents ON the dollar by the
reckless extravaganza of II previous
Republican House and senate, was
brought To par and made equal to
gold.
He talks rather rccklcssly re
spcCting Interstate commerce and
foreign relations. The country
remembers the efforts of such
eminent Democrats rs MIR. Reagan
and others who have so pcrsi-tcntly
advocated the passage of the Inter
State Commerce Bill. aud how every
measure of the Kind has been defeated
10y the Republicans. and il is a well
known fact that under Republican rule
the United States. from having been
the chief carrier upon the
high seas to-day is behind
all of the leading countries
ofthc world. our fleet of merchant
men are su siuall H. To cut scarcely no
figure at all in the commerce of the
world our navy i, his and by word
to all nations.
As TO our political relations with
the outside world.it is well known that
Ia be an American citizen nbroadis al
most equivalent to being man with
out country and without citizenship
ndcr Republican rule the nations OF
the world have learned that they can
sirlc and search our ships on the high
scaS insult and imprison American
citizens with impunity This state
of affairs has been brought
about under Republican rule. our re-
lations with the foreign powers are by
no means satisfactory reforms ar,
needed The General speaks truly
when he SAYS Nv hat We most nrcl
in this direction i, firm assertion o
every right and privilege to our gov
crnment or its citizens. rs well a. al
equally firm assertion of the rights An,
privileges belonging To the genera
family of American Republics" etc.
and to which we add, n irnnc~s whicl
has been conspicuously lacking on th,
part of our Government under Rcpub
lican rule. after twenty-five years o
fair trial. II has shown an utter dis
regard Ofthc principles rnunciaicd il
the Munroc doctrine and rcatlirmcd, in
Il measure, 10y General logan. Tn,
evils will doubtless not be cor
rcctcd until the firm hand q
Democratic administration assume.
the roins of Government.
The General asserts the Democrat,
doctrine of equal citizenship. n Govern
mrnt in which the people are sovcr
oign, N Government for the people an,
10y the people. which i IN strang,
contrast with the Capitalization policN
and measure of the Republican party
and which make, one think that ii,
had forgotten which side of the lcmc,
he was on.
a. j. az ptn IN. L. =
foreign immigration. The people can
not forget that ii has been under
Republican rule that paupcI
Immigration and the scrvl,
race of thinc,c has been permitted I,
fill the land and places ofhoncst labor
filled by them at cheap rates. thcrcb,
enabling manufacturers and capitalist,
to operate their factories AT Europcal
paupcr prices, and by reason of HID
protective laws sell their good, al al
enormous profit above the cost of pro
duction, thus making capitalists richie
and richer. and making the tuiling mil
lions of honest American ahorer
poorer and poorer Surely when IN,
Democratic party come, into power i
VIII lind enough of abuses To correct
and reforms to inauguratc. and Gen
Logan letter of acceptance turnishc
an excellent pointer.
On the subject of civil service re
l0rn he Is equally unfortunate. cspc
clally when ii is admitted by Repu6li
cans themselves that the most shame
less abuses i'll this respect have beer
allowed to 90 uncorrected by the pres
ent party in power, when its own pres
and members have year after yea
called for reform at each recurrin,
election. The party has been profus
IN promises, but slack in action. Gen
eral Logan well says: "The problem
Is one Of far greater intricacy thai
appears upon its superficial considera
ton II is a problem not likely 4
be solved by the Republican party
party so welded TO the spoils system q
Office, and whose highest officials hay
nal. l.aI a. .l