The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-07-25
CEN. LOCAN'S LETTER
Accepting the Republican Nomination for
Vice. President.

nation to the Vice. Presidency:
WASHINGTON. July Ia.-Dear Sir: Having
received from you on the 24th of June Official
notification of my nomination by the Nation
al Republican Convention as Republican cam
date for Vice President of the United States
and considering it TO be the duty of every
man devoting himself to the public service to
assume any position to which he may be
called by the voice of his countrymen, l ac-
cept the nomination with a grateful heart
and with deep sense of its responsibilities
and if elected SHAH endeavor to discharge the
duties OF the Office to the best of my ability.
This honor, as is well understood. was wholly
unsought by me; that it was rendered by the
fattering will serve to tighten whatever la
bors may be called upon to perform.
Although the variety OF subjects covered in
the very excellent and vigorous declaration of
the principles adopted by the late convention
prohibits, upon an occasion calling for btevt
ty of expression, that full elaboration of
which they are susceptible, avail myself of
party usage to signify my approval of the va
rious resolutions of the platform, and to dis
cuss them briefly.
The resolutions OF the platform declaring
for the levy Of such duties ''as to afford Sc
curity to our diversified industries, and pro-
lection to the rights and wages of laborerS. to
the end that active and intelligent labor, as
well as capital, may have its just award
and the laboring man his full share
in the National prosperity" meet my hearty
approval.
The fundamental article in the old Democrat
&c creed proclaimed almost ABSOLUTE free
trade, and this too, no more than quarter of
a century ago Tae low condition OF our Ma
tional credit, the financial and business I'M
certainty, and the general lack of prosperity
under that system can be remembered by eV-
cry man now in middle life. Although in
greal number of reforms instituted by
the Republican party Sufficient credit
has hot been publicly awarded to that of tariff
reform, its benefits have nevertheless been
felt throughout the land. The principle
underlying this measure has been in process
OF gradual development by the Republican
party during the comparatively brief period OF
lis power, and to-day portion of its anti
auated Democratic opponents make unwill-
ing concession to the correctness Of the
principle, an equitably adjusted protective
tariff, by following slowly in its footsteps,
though very long way in the rear.
Inc true problem of good and stable gov
ernment IS how to infuse prosperity among
all classes of the people, the manufacturer
farmer, mechanic and laborer alike. Such
prosperity is preventive of crime, a security
to capital, and the very best guarantee of
our Government is to protect both capital and
labor by the proper imposition of duties This
protection should extend to every article of
American production which goes to build up
the general prosperity of our people. The Ma
tional Convention, in view Of the special dan
gers menacing the wool interests oil the United
states, deemed it wise to adopt separate res
olutlOnS on the subject of it's proper Protec
porCant one. The necessary legislation to
sustain this Industry upon prosperous basis
should be extended. No one realizes more
fully than myself the great delcacy and di1i-
Guilty of adjusting the tariff Sc nee
~ and equitably as to protect every
nome INDUSTRY, sustain every class
OF American labor, promote to the
highest point our great agricultural interests
and at the same time to give to one and all the
advantages pertaining to foreign productions
notln competition with our own, thus not only
IN ioF1c h1,t+ o1~s
measures to carry it in our own bottoms Diff
hcult as this work appears and really is, it is
susceptible OF accomplishment by patient and
Intelligent labor, and to no hands can it be
committed with as great assurance of success
as to those of the Republican party.
The Republican party is the indisputable
author OF financial and monetary system
which, It is safe to say, has never before been
eQualed by that of any other Nation. Under
the operation of our system of finance the
country was carried safely through an
extended and expensive war with a National
credit which has risen higher and higher
with each succeeding year, until now the
credit of the United States is surpassed by
that of no other Nation, while its securities
at a constantly increasing premium,
are eagerly sought after by investors in all
parts of the world Our system of currency
is most admirable in construction. While all
the couvenIences of bill circulation attach to
It, every dollar of paper represents one dol
lar OF the world s money standards, and as
long as the just and wise policy Of the Repub-
pairment of the National credit. There
fore, under the present laws relati9g there
to, it will be Impossible for any man to
lose penny in the bonds or bills of
the United States, or In the bills of the Ma
tlonal banks. The advantage of having
bank note in the house which viii be as good
Ia the morning as it was the night before,
should be appreciated by all. The c0nyerti-
bility of the currency should be maintained
intact and the establishment of an interna-
tlonal standard among all commercial nations
fXIng the relative values of gold and silver
coinage, would be measure of peculiar adj
vantage.
The subjects embraced in the resolutions re-
Spectlyely looking TO the promotion of our
interstate and foreign commerce. and to the
matter of our foreign relations are fraught
with great Importance to our people. In re-
spect to Interstate commerce, there is much
to be desired in the way Of equitable rates and
Facilities for transportation that commerce
may flow freely to the States themselves and
the diversity of industries and empioyments
De promoted in all sections of our country,
ana lhaG the great granarieS and manufacture
ing establishments of the interior may be
enabled to send their products to the seaboard
for shipment to foreign countries relieved of
the Vexat1ous restrictions and determinations
IN relation to which it may emphatically be
said thine is money and also of the unjust
charges upon articles destined to meet close
competition from the products of other parts
OF the world. AS to our foreign commerce,
the enormous growth of our industries, and
our surprising production of cereals and 9TH
er necessities Of life, imperativeIy require
that immediate and effective means
shall be taken through peaceful, or
DERBY and conservative methods to
open markets which have been and are now
monopolized largely by ether Nations This
more particularly relates to our sister RepuD-
lies oil Spanish America, as aso to our friends
the people OF the Brazilian Empire. The Re
puDllcs OF Spanish America are allied TO us by
the very closest and Warmest feeling, based
upon the similarity of institutions and GOV
ernment, common aspirations and mutual
hopes. The Great Republic" as they proud
ly term the United States is looked unoo nv
their people with afectionate admiration.
and as model for them to build upon,
and we should cultivate between them
and ourselves closer commercial relations,
which will bind all together by ties of friendly
int course and mutual advantage. Further
than this being small commonwealths in a
military and naval sense of European powers,
they look TO us as, at least a moral defender
against system of territorial and other en-
croachmentS which, aggressive III the past
nave not beensabandOned at this day. Diplom-
acy and intrigue have done much more TO
from the United States than has legitimate
commercial competition. Politically we
should e,'o be bound TO the REPUBLICS OF
ana communication by ships and railroads
Should be encouraged to the fullest possible
extent consistent with a wise and conserva-
tive public policy. Above all, we should be
upon such terms of friendship as to preclude
the possibility of national misunderstanding
between ourselves and any member Of the
American Republican family. The best
method 10 promote uninterrupted peace be-
tween one and all would be in meeting of a
general conference or congress, whereby an
agreement to submit all international
differences TO the peaceful decision of
friendly arbitration might be reached. An
agreement of this kind would give 10 our sis
ter republics confidence in each oGter and in
Us, closer communication would at once en-
sue rec1pF0calY, advantageous commercial
treaties M ght be made whereby much of The
commerce which now flows across the Allan
tic would seek its legitimate channels and in
ure to the greater prosperity OF all the Amer
lean commonwealth. The full advantages
of policy of this nature could not be state
in brief discussion like the present.
The United States mas grown to be a Gov
eminent representing more than $4,000 90
people, and in every sense excepting that of
mere naval power is one of the first Nations
of the world. As such its citizenship should
be valuable, emitting its pOsSessor to protec
ton in every quarter Of the globe. ! do not
consider it necessary that our Government
should construct enormous fleets OF improved
iron-clads, ana maintain a commen-
surate body of seamen, in order
to place ourselves on a war footing with
the military and naval powers OF Europe.
Such course would not be compatible with
the peaceful policy Of our country though il
seems absurd rnat we have not the elective
means to repel Waut0n Invasion OF our
coast and gise protection to our coast towns
ana clgles against any power. Tue great
moral force OF our country is so universally
ron nc To-. u