The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-21
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Nentb Letter Of Acceptance.
There are some golden thoughts in Mr..
B!ainea letter Of acceptance. Here are a
few Of the many gems "of purest ray go.
rene."
Ia the many tariff reyisious which
have been necessary for the past twenty.
three years, or which may hereafter
become necessary, the Republican party
has maintained and will maintain the
policy 81 protection to American industry,
while our opponents insis. upon revision
which practically destroys that policy. The
issue is thus distinct, well defined and una.
voidabls.
The pending election may determine
the fate OF protection Tor a generation
TIE overthrow of the policy means q large
aud permanent reduction in the wages OF
the American |aborer, besides Sayoiviug
the loss Of vast amounts Of American csai.
tel invested in manufacturing enterprises.
That our country should eusmount the
peril ard the coat Of a gigantic war and for
IN entire period Of twenty years make an
average gain to its wealth Of SIPS 600 900
per month eurpasses the experience Of all
other Nations, ancient or modern.
Oar opponents find fault that our reve.
nue. system produces eurplus. But they
should not forget that the law hss given a
specific pnrpose to which all OF the surplus
ia probably end honorably applied-the
reduction Of tho public debt and the conee.
quent relief OF the burden Of taxation.
When reduction Of taxation is 10 be
made, the Republican party can be trust
ed to accomplish 1t in such form as will
most effectively aid the induslries OF the
Nation.
Evidently Protective tariff has not
injured our lexport trade, when under its
influence, We exported in twenty.four years
forty percent more than the total amount
that has been exported in. the entire pre-
vious history Of American commerce.
Any policy hostile to the fullest develop.
ment Of agriculture in the United States
must be abandoned.
In these extraordinary developments the
farmers see the helpful impulse Of home
market, and they zee that the financial and
revenue system, enacted since the Repub.
lican party came into power, has estab.
ljshed aud constantly expanded the home
market.
In addition to the advantages which
the American people enjoy from protec.
ton against foreign competition, they en-.
| JOY the advantages OF absolute free trade
over larger area and with greater pop
ulaton than any other nation.
II is impossible TO point to q single
monopoly in the United States that has
been created or Iostered by the industrial
system which is upheld by the Republican
party.
1t is into this vast FIELD OF home trade
at once the creation and the heritage Of the
American people-that foreign nations are
striving by every device to enter. Il ia
into this aeld that the opponents Of our
present revenue system would freely I'D.
nit the countries Of Europe-countries in
10 whose internal trade we could not re-.
ciprocally enter; countries to which we
should DO surrsndering every advantage
Of trade, from which We should be gaining
nothing in return. .00199 :
Wages ere unjustly reduced when an
industrious mon is not able by his earnings
to live in comfort, educate bis children,
and lay by sufficient amount for the nee.
essities OF age. The reduction OF wages in.
inevitably consequent upon throwing our
home msrket open to the world, would de-.
prive them Of the power to do this. It
would prove great calamity to onr coun-
try, ii would produce conflict between
the poor aud tbs Ugh, and in the sorrow-
iul degradation Of Labor would plant the
seeds Of public danger.
Labor is indispensable to the creation
and profitable use Of capital, and capital
increases the efficiency and value Of labor.
Whoever arrays the one against tho other
is an enemy Of both. That policy ia wisest
and beat which harmon!z:s tho two on
the basis OF absolute justice. r.
The Republican party has protected the
free labor Of America 90 that it's compenHa-
ton is larger than Is realized in any other
country. 1t has guarded our people against
the unfair competition OF contract labor
from Chinn anu may be called upon to
prohibit the growth Of similar evil from
Europe. I! Is obviously unfair to permit
cspitaliststo mako contracts for cheap labor
In foreign countries to the hurt and dis.
paragement Of the labor Of American citi.
zena. tiEls, sa. HF. ]a'. +.
The institutions OF The United States res,
upon the intelligence aud virtue OF all ,he
neople. Suffrage Is made universal al !
|ius, W.. non Of self protection to every citi
xsn. Il Ia not tic interest Of the Republic
that any economic System should b
adopted which involvca the redpction o
wsges to the hard standard prevailing .lae
where. Tho Republican party aims t
elevate and dignity labor-not to degrade it
Experiment in the industrial and fluan
cisl syst.m Is the country's greatest dread
Is stability Is It's greatest boon. r..-
Who can measure the harm 10 our shop
land our homes, to our farms and our com