The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-25

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q m naslssis Acceptance.
= ne1 afng = III. Blaine's letter accept
4 800 Tor president:
1u( July IL, lsS4.-The Hon.
81 Z - eisn and Others Of the Com
0entemen In accepting
IL cn Tor the presidency rendered
- ~ A6puhlioAn national convention
49, ~ MnpoNed venture to accompany
Moo with some observations upon
e lon1 Involved In the contest-ques-
0X8eee teetaoment may a6ect the future
811 Hat2oa fAvorably or unfavorably for
va Ii11ulsfafing the issues upon which the
es1cen party appeals for popular sup
y ~ nonvenion has been singularly ex-
- 81 tslicatouA It has properly given
3eadtng position to the industrial inter
0e the country as affected by the tariff
n = l0poetA On that question the two polit-
q ~ f1ties are radically in conflict Almost
- mt oct Of the Republicans, when they
Z came into power in 1851, was the establish
- labor and to American capital. This
u the Republican party has ever since
odlly maintained, while ON the other hand
VI - Democratic party in congress has for
4 ny years penistently varied upon it
i yW1co within that period our opponents have
desEoyed tariffs arranged for protection, and
moo TIE close Of the civil war, whenever
eAay have controlled the house Of represen-
i 94fvD1, hostile legislation has been at
Napeed-ncvcr more conspicuously than in
H THE TARIFF QUESTION.
~ Revenue laws are In their very nature sub
I 5eut 70 frequent revision In order that they
sye eada Tho Republican party is not con-
I ssndtng fcs the permancncy Of any particular
eoa1uta The issue between the two parties
uoes not have reference to specific law. It
= far broader and far deeper It involves q
nanence, against q theory which we believe
% be- unsound in conception and inevitably
hMtful In practice. In the many tariff re-
vidOnA which have been necessary for the
psst twenty three years, or which may here
party has maintained and will maintain the
policy OF protection to American industry,
while our opponents insist upon q revision,
which practically destroys that policy. The
voidable. The pending election may deter
Eine the fate of protection for q generation
IL overthrow OF the policy means large
~ prominent reduction In the wages Of the
American laborer, besides involving the loss
- vast amounts Of American capital in
vsine az the nresent revenue svstem tn the
people OF the United States is not matter of
0Aeoy, and I shall submit no argument to
Ng1ltn it Ionly invite attention to Ger
ueastfpte demonstration.
n IL census OF 1850 IN effort was made,
~ Tho Nrst time in our history, to obtain q
Valuation OF all the property In the United
{ s.s.s,,ss,.sssnl psrtIv from IacL ~ tsmo
s:stiv frnm ,,rei"iiice amnn .e mamv Who
SSnSht sfhe {nnniries foreshadowcd new
e ta.son the returns 9s, were incOm
49, tAsr - consniiSsts the iocal ysin,tion
- n fhe sfstes for nnrnnses ~ Assess.
~ ana thst. "a everyone Knows. differs
S,c,n the corsn,ete arbihit ~ All tho
\ Z rs fhs eensus Of 1a8O however tho work
60 Sr, stS st ts,,,,.,s a.;
betw ~. sas.sae.in yalne and str us
!, sI;SsTs hain~ csrefuiIv ohservai The ,,rnnd
4 IN W. fhst the afsue vsinesof ali the nrnn.
~ rs "a Ststes and Territories texclu,iinr
sisyyssa snonntesi to fo,,rteen tbonsand mif
~ "a doiisys fssi 4 nm nm NIn1 This a1
- - the %%et resnit ~ the iohor md
~ sSvina. of an the neople within the area
sEeaSSTI -3t.S Steto- 49,, tI,a ts,.a a. s;.x
cosnsiat isndesi in 6sy7 down To the the
~. IN 4. IA renresentei the frmit ~ the
10 1E0 war ~ W '"e
aStss 4 Gf,1S tha lmsiness of the countrv UNA
Si6lsssssi,s ~ IA daveInnei nv a nrotsct;ve
AZ ~ emo Of twenty years the total
o. tne United States, as returned by
= Noeesus 0t 1SsO, amounted to the
eaQezneN! aggregate OF fortyfour thou
- minioas OF dollars, G44, 600.
VU0sgD0l - H!eas result was attained,
sSoew !t0.eon9tnGt oe rect that countless mil
,l1o11 ma "a - interval been wasted In the
}QeTe1 o. 10 bloody war. 1t thus appears
~ Wh1l0 9uf poguIaf1on between 1860 and
1850 ine9ee9ed % per cent, the aggregate
country increased pa per
s0ent-e1 0WmG vastly enhanced wealth per
oe3n among 10 people. Thirty Thousand
S11lhom % 0oiLan ($3O, OOO,OOO,OOO had
eeD - dntin4 these twenty years to the
sUane1e WeAlth OF the nation
arc regarded by the older
- world as Phenomenal That
- should surmount the peril and
So q O. gi4antac war and for an entire
1901 06 F9Sn1yy years make an average gain
4 Eeelh q $l25,NO,OOO per month
the experience OF all other nations.
1de1e g Modern Even the opponents of
- revenue system do not pretend
tns whole hissoty OF civilization any
0en Pc found to the material progress
Snfaa Unised states since the accession OF
AepAhican party to power
I'D poIfod between 1850 and to-day has
- hen ono Of material prosperity only. At
eame N tho history OF the United States
tnsIo been such progress in the moral
YI2a1yDnE0I0ntN HELD. KPlint0ng and char