The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-07-24
Mr., Blsins's Latter.
AUGUSTA, Ne, July 18th, 1884.


The Hon. John b. Henderson and others q
he Committee, etc, etc.
GrSrLKnEs: In accepting the nomina.
iion for the Presidescy rendered me BY
the Republican National Convection, /
beg to express > deep sense Of the honor
which is conferred ard Of duty which 10
imposed. venture 10 accompany the as.
cep,ance with some observations upon the
questions involved 10 the contest--ques.
tions whose settlement may effect the fu-
iurs Of the Nation fsvorably o. usfavora.
bly, for Isag series Of years.
In enumsrating the issues upon which
the Republican party appeals for popular
support. the convention has been sisgu.
larry explicit and felieitous. II las pro.
perly given the leading position 10 tho
industrial interests Of the couatry as a.
isetcd by the tariff on imports. On that
question the two political parties are rad.
icslly ia conflict. Almost the first act Of
the Republicans, when they came into
poser in 1861. was the establishment Of
the principle OF Protection TO American
labor aud 10 American capital. This
principle the Republican party has ever
since steadily msiptaissd. while on the
other hand the Democratic party in Con-
grass has for hfty years persistently war.
red upon II. Twice within that period
our opponents have destroyed tariffs sr.
ranged for Protection. and since the clio .
Of the civil war. whenever they have cen.
trollsd the Hsusc Of Representatives, hes
tile Legislation has been attenptsd-nsver
more conspicuously than in their Princi.
pal measure al the late session Of Cor.
gress
THE raRYY ouRsnos.
Revenue laws are 10 their very nature
subject to frequent revision IN order that
they may DO adapted to changes and mod.
ifica,ions Of trade. The Republican party
il net csutsnding for the psrmsnency 81
any particular statute. The issue betwcsa
the two parties does not have reference 10
specific law II IL far broader and far
deeper. II involves = principle Of wild.
application aud hsns fcspt isHusnce agasnt
theory ~hich We believe 10 Be uasound
IL conception and inevitably hnrtfsl 10
practice. IL many tariff revisioss which
have been necessary for the past 20 years,
or which may hereafter become necessary,
the Republican Party has maintained and
viii maintain the policy o. Protection 10
American industry, while eur opponents
insist upoa revision. which practically
destroys ih.s policy, The issus is thus
distinct. we'll defined and unavoidable.
The pending election may determine The
fate Of Protection fer . sessrAtios- The
ovsrihro~ o. the policy means large aud
permassns reduction In the wages Of the
American lsborer. besides Involving the
ioss Of vast smoaEts Of American capital
invested 10 manufacturing sstsrPrisss.
Tue value Of the present revenue system
10 the people Of the United States Is Aot
: matter OF theory, and ! shall submit no
argument 10 sustain H. oriy invite at
,spiion 10 csriAis facts Of Official record
which seem 10 cosstituts dsmonstrAiior. |
In The cessus Of 1850 ~ effort vas
made. for the first time in eur history. TO
obtain . valuation Of all the property in |
tho unis~d States The attempt va in
large degree unsuccsssfui. Partly from
lack u time. partly ircu prsisdios among
many uhs theught the isquiries fore.
shsdowed . nee sehsns u tAssAisn, the
returns ssrs incomplete and unsatlsfss-
lort. Liitls nors vss dons than 10 con.
solsia,s the LEGAL vaisstios used ia The
states for purposes 81 assessment. and
that A svsryons knows, dinsn widely
IRON csmplsis srh;bit of Ill The pre-
,sriy.
Ia The csnsns Of 1862 however. the
~ork vas asss With great thsrosshssss-
be disliseiioa bstue<a 'Assssssd- vsiss
md 'tras" valss bang osrsfulIy observed.
rks grand rssalt ~ thst The true vslass
4 eli HE property 10 The BtAtSs and Ter.
issr,ss lsxsisAiss slsvssl ansustsd 10
surs<sa thsssaal mllioss 81 dsiiss