The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-23
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Logan Puts 1t Under Eight Distinct
Heads.
FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER.
Grand Rally at New York-Independ-
ents and Blaine Opponents in Con-
ference-A Pledge to Defeat
the Tattooed Man, Etc.

John b. Henderson, Chairman OF the Com
mittee:
DEAR SIR: Having received from YOU
on the 4th Of June the official notifca-
ton of my nomination by the National
Republican convention as the Repub
lican candidate for Vice President of
the United States, and considering II TO
be the duty Of every man devoting him
sell TO the public service to assume any
position to which he may be called by
the voice of his cOuntrymen, accent
the nomination with a grateful heart
and deep sense of its responsibilities,
and If elected shall endeayor to dis
charge the duties Of the office to the
best of my ability.
This honor, as is well understood. was
wholly unsought by me. That II was
rendered by the representatives OF the
party in a manner so fattering, will
serve to tighten whatever labors | may
be called upon TO perform.
Although the variety OF subjects COW
cred Ill the very excellent and vigorous
declaration of principles adopted by the
late convention prohibits, upon an ocea-
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 no AMERICAN IARoR.
The resolutions of the platform declar-
| ing for levy of such duties 'as TO afford
security to our diversified Industries,
and protection to the rights and wages
OF the laborer, to the end that active
ana Intelligent labor, as well ne canital
may have its just award, and the labor
ing man his full share in the Rational
prosperity meets my hearty approv-
al.
If there be nation on the fac3 of the
earth which might, If it were,a desirable
thing, build a wall upon it's every boun-
! dary line, deny communion ii all Tho
world, and proceed to live upon ets own
resources and productions, thak nation
Is the United States. There is hardly u
| legitimate necessity of civilized Aommu-
mites which cannot be produced from
| the extraordinary resources of Cin sew
eral States and Territories. will their
| manufactures, mines, farms, timher-
lands, and water ways. This tircum-
| stance, taken in connection With the
| TACT that our form of goycrnmeps is en-
tirel J. unique among the nationf Of the
| world, makes it utterly absurd D. insti
tute comparisons between oar own
economic systems and those Is other
governments, and especially 10 attempt
! TO borrow systems from them. We
stand alone in our circumstances, our
! forces, our possibilities, and our aspira-
| tions.
IN all successful governmental is q
| PRIME requisite that capital and labor
| should be upon the best terms, gnd that
both should enjoy the highest attainablt
| prosperity. If there he a dsturbancao
tho just balance between thens, one o.
| the other suffers, and dissatisf ietioI.
| follows, which is harmful to both
] Tho lessons furnished by the COZ para
| lively short history of our own YsiiOea
| life have been too much overlooked by
our people. The fundamental ss ucls II,
the od Democratic creed proclalmsd al
WnNt absolute free trade, and this, 700,
no more than a quarter Of century ago.
lhe 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 In middle life.
Although in the great number o.
reforms instituted by the Republ
can party sufficient credit has rot been
| publicly awarded TO that of tarif reform.
its 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 comparutivell
| brief period of its power, and to-day b
| portion of its antiquatod Democratic on
| ponents make unwilling con- ession |,
the correctness of the doctrine of al
| cnuitah'v adjusted protective 4ariff, b,
following slowly in its footsters, though
very long way in the rear.
| LAG piIuSIplC involved lS on Of NJ
great obscurity, and can bo reaytly com
| pretended by any intelligeid person
calmly rejecting upon 1t. The ooliticai
| and social systems of some of ear trade
! competing nations have created work
! ing classes miserable in the extreme.
| They receive the merest stipend for theil
daily toll, and in tho great ekpcnse o.
! .he necessities of life, are deiTived OF
those comforts of clothing, housing anc
| health-producing food with which
wholesome mental and social recreation n
| can alone make existence happ, ald dc.
sirable.
Now, If the products of those )nntries
are 10 be placed ia our marke <, Rlong.
| side of American products, - her tht
| American capitalist must SUD In his
| legitimate profits, or he must luke the
| American lGborcr suffer, In IN atiempi
| to compete with the species of labor
above referred TO. I'm the cas- lf n sub
| stantial reduction of pay, tho y can bt
no cOmpcnsating advantages for the
| American lahoror, because the eAticles oi
daily consumption which he us As-witI
! the exception of articles not trnducec
! in the United States, aud east nf beinr
specially provided for, as coilt, and tea
are grown in our own coun try, ano
would not be affected In price IN low.
ering in duties. rheroinre. while h,,
would receive less for his labor. his cost
of living would not be decreased. Being
practically placed upon the pay Of the
European laborer, our own would be
deprived of facilities for educating and
sustaining his family respec tabiy; he
would be shOrn ul toe proper Oppurtuni-
ties of self improvement, and his value
us citizen, charged with portion OF
the obligations of Government, would
be lessened; the moral tone OF tho labor
ing class would suler, and iif turn the
interests of capital, and the we'll being
of orderly citizens in general, would he
menaced, while one EVIL would
react upon another uptil there
would be a general dis
J turbanco of the whole community. The
true problem of n good and stable gov.
ornment Is how to iniuse prosperity
among all classes of people Che manu-.
facturer, the farmer, the mechanic and
tho laborer alike. Such prosperity Is a
preventative of crime, q security of
capital and the very best guarantee Of
general peace and hHppiness.
The obvious policy OF our Govern.
ment is to protect both capital and labor
by proper imposition of duties. This
protection should extend 10 every ar-
ticlo of American production which goes
to build up the general prosperity Of
our people. The National cDnyention,
In Wow of the special dangers menaclng
the wool interests OF the United States,
doemod IL wise to adopt a separate reso.
luton ON the subject of its proper pro-
lection. This industry IL avery large
and important one. The necessary leg
islation To sustain this industry upon n
prosperous basis should be attended.
No ono realizes more fulll than my