The Republican journal., 1884-07-24
BLAINE'S LETTER.
-fccepting the Nomination for
President.
The Prominent Questions of the
Campaign Discussed.

THE TARIFF QUESTION OUR INTERNAL
COMMERCE REL ATOMS WITH FOREIGN
PoWERs-THE CIVIL SERNICE-THE Nor
MON QUESTION Our CURRENCY - THE
SACREpNEss OF THE BALLOT.
Mr. Blaine's letter, accepting the presidential
nomination from the national Republican con-
venton, is as follows:
AUGUSTA, Me-. July Is, 1881.
Hon. John b. Henderson and Others of the
committee, ETC.. ete.-Geutlemen: In accept
ing the nomination for the presidency. ten
dered me by the Republican national conven-
ton. | beg 10 express a deep sense of the honor
which Is conferred, and OF the duty which is
imposed. | venture to accompany the accept
anCe with some observations upon the ques
tiCns involved in the questions whose
settlement may affect the future of the nation,
fayofably or unfay orably, for long series OF
wears.
In euumerating the issues upon which the
Republican party appeals for popular support,
the convention has been >iuguarII eXulicit
and felicitou>. II has properly given the lead
ing position To the industrial interests of the
country affected by the tariff on imports.
On that question the Two political parties are
radically in conflict Almost the first act of
the Republicans, when they came into power
~ - I,ot a, y III u w Pltnelg
'i ti''0 e''Ih ~ ~ -AIel van i'ool "lu 70 Amen
can capital. This principle the Republican
party has ever since steadily maintained. while.
on the other hand, the Democratic party in
o"- M l"' ~ He"is pei>i>'eut1 ""ll'"
upon Ill. VIC NIin.h .I,hi peI'"u our oPPoil-
- - ~ Ou '"''l9 "il"ilSeu l"i Plo-
whichever they have controlled the House of
Representatives hostile legislation has been at
ttHIpuu-ntNgi more cohspieu9u>N IMAM III
,neii ! ilh''P" measure al Tue i'te Session oI
N"'SiTNS'
TIE TARIFF QUESTION.
RryentIa laws ,ra il, tI,ni, ,,.r1 rat,,ra .,ih
i.ct IN +rsoI,Ant ravisinn in or;lsr that tja,
may he 4,I.,rteI tn chances and ,nodt,.atior..
nf trade TLe Pennhlirsr ,,,rtv j. NOT ,.on-
tepdin(r for tha IermuntTrv nf inv narfienI,r
>tatlte The i.tne batu-.nr tho w. ,,4rtiaS
doe. not have reference to 4, snn.itir law II i.
far broader and far Jecner II inyoIvrs a
nrinct,Ie Of wide anT.,fiop and henptcent in
tiurncr against 4 Theory which we believe 10
h. ,1n.o1inJ in .onrp,tinn md inevitably hurt
fnI i'm ,rartira In thn ,n4u,, t.ritf ra;iSi1o.
,Vbiah L4vn, he4,, na,,,.>l4ry far The ,,a.t -
years a. which NAV her,.ftf,. h.,,n,. ,fr,.as.1-
~ The -ubIirtn 1n,rtv IT,. tn.inttif,sd aud
viii lnaint;,I IA he noli., of Drotprinn 10 Ampri
can inln.IrX. while our oi,nonent. in.ist nnon
ar,yi>iou which practically ij4.tr0v. thar noIicy
The i.sua j, nm, di,tin;t veIr fIatinaJ ani
nnavoi,3,hle m, nan,iin,e nl4.tion },,4r I.t,.r-
mine The fate of protection for = orneration.
The overthrow of fb. nuIi,.v mean. = i.,ro,4 and
ner,uanent rq,j1,.tion IN b, VICE. of +br Antr
IV'uV!l,'li II! 'il' y '-ts o4 NC -Aiheli
onu I"ooiVi "e,|' 'hR"!N lii5 iii' ~ VI NiS'
fi W t =; an ''ltt"' Se>'14 II. ".u
IHtlurlnS enterprises ne Nd!ue 81 ING pres
States is NOT :. matter of theory and / ,b,li
submit no .roInnrnt IN .n.t4in if I onl- IN
NuplIi't NJ "l Suilleht 40 SUSAN IT, oh'A III
witch seem 10 constitute a DEMONSTRATION
In The census of 1850 AN effort was made. for
+ ,irt 'i tx t,i .noil ioi
~ III ~ III ""i ht,lo : ~ Ut,'a!u T,. a '"iu"
Nh TIn W. an tue PlolTi1A III lne Cil'tt" o'"ttS
~ - ny W ~ ~ - w -iet eiu''
al ~ lIolii ,'ch ~ .,ile, PaillH rom pfeuutt
".iiouS many "no 'n""-i' tie Ih4u!les iolc-
sud''o"c4 ~" SFhtl!le oI idAalIoli' tie Ie-
1G.n> LII WY lneoiHi lelG any unsalisIac =
i Ii"it M"S '''ie llid 70 tl!t
@ lVI' % ''''i0i> ueu ~ 'n' ~l"'ee ~ ille pul
U.s. VI a>>gS>iliFhI. alu tha'' a> every one
OF all the property.
In the census of 1850. however. the work
was done Win great thorOughnt-s-the dis
unetlon between assessed value ana ''true'
value being carefully observed. The grand r.
suit Was that the true value" of all The prop
cltN III The states aEu territories excluding
saves amounted TO Sl4OVO ,VW,UOU. IhIs dg-
gregdte was the net result OF The labor and the
savings OF all the people within the area OF the
tnited states. from the TIME the first British
colonl>t landed in 1907 down to the year 1860.
1t represented the fruit Of the toll of 2i0 years
After 1850 the business of the country WAS
encouraged and developed by protective
iarlti. Al the end of ~ wears the total prop
ertv Of the nited States. returned by the
census OF 1e>0. amounted to the enormous ag-
@rcgate Of S++,00O,000.000. This great result
WAS attanfd. notwithstanding the fact that
countless millions had in the int ryai been
wasted IN the progress OF a bloody war. Il
thus appears that, While our population be-
tween leG0 and 1850 increased 60 per cent, the
aggregate property Of the country increased
III per ctnl,-shoWing vastly enhanced
wealth per capita among the people. Thirty
thousand millions OF dollars bad been added
during these - wears to the permanen. wealth
OF the nation.
These results are REGARDED bv The. cider ma
tions of the world aS phenomenal. That our
country should >Irm0uni the peril and the cost
OF gigantic war. and for an entire period Of
70 wears make AN average gam TO it, wealth Of
$50 1000 per month >lrpa>>e> the experience
OF all other nations. ancient or modern. Even
the opponents Of the present revenue system do
not pretend that in the whole history of civil
izati0n any parallel can be found to the ma
terlal progress Of the United States since The
accession of the Republican party t. bower.
The period between lNG0 and today hl, NOT
beeu one of material prosperity only Al no
time in the history Of the United States hi,
there been such progress in the moral and
lhilanthropc field. Religious and charitable
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