Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-25
LOGAN'S LETTER.
AN ABLE REVIEW OF THE
ISSUES OF THE DAY.
The Protection of American La.
Dor Demanded.

i ne PrOteCtlOn OF american La
Dor Demanded.
THE BENEFITS OF CLOSER IN
TERCOURSE BETWEEN THE
AMERICAN REPUBLICS
An Appeal for Equal Civil Rights for the
Colored People of the South.
CHICAGO, July 21.--The follow ing
is Senator Logan's letter of accept
ance OF the nomination for the vice
presidency:
WASHINGTON, ID. C., July 10. "a.
DEAR SIR-Having received from
you on the Gath of June, The official
notification of my nomination by the
national Republican convention as the
Republican candidate for vice-presi-
dent of the United States, and consid-
ering 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 coun-
trymen, accept the nomination with
4 grateful heart and deep sense of
its RESPONSIBILITIES, and, if elected,
shall endeavor to discharge the duties
of the Office to the best of my ability.
The honor, as is well understood, was
wholly unsought by me. That
it was rendered by the rep
resentatives of the party in
manner SO fattering will serve to
tighten whatever labOrs NAV be call
ed upon to perform. Although the
variety of subjects covered in the very
excellent and vigorous declaration of
principles adopted by the late conven-
ton, prohibits upon an occasion call
ing 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 OF AMERICAN LABOR.
The resolutions Of the platform de-
claring for Il levy of such duties ''as to
afford security TO our diversified in
dustrics and protection TO the rights
and wages of labor, to the end that
active and intelligent labor rs well rs
capital may have its just award.
and the laboring man his full share
in the national prosperity" meet my
hearty approval. If there be a nation
on the face of the earth which might
if il were a desirable thing, build IA
wall upon its every boundary line. DENY
communication to all the world, and
proceed 10 live upon its own resources
and productions, that nation is the
United States. There il hardly II
legitimate necessity of civilized com
munilies which cannot be produced
from the extraordinary resources of
our several states and territories, with
their manufactures, mines. farms.
timber land and water ways. This
circumstance, taken in connection with
the fact that our form of government,
i, entirely unique among the nations
of the world, makes il utterly absurd
10 institute comparisons between our
governments, and especially to at
economic systems and those of other
tempt TO borrow systems from them.
We stand alone in our circumstances
our forces, our possibilities and our
aspirations. In all successful govern
ment il is a prime requisite that capi-
tai and labor should be upon the best
terms, and that both should enjoy the
highest attainable prosperity. If
there be disturbance of the lust bal
ance between them, one or the other
suffers, and dissatisfaction follows.
which is harmful to both. The les
sons furnished by the comparatively
short history of our own national life
have been too much overlooked BY our
people. The fundamental article in the
old Democratic creed proclaimed al
most absolute free trade aud this. too no
more than quarter of century ay,.
The low condition of our national
credit, the financial and business uri-
certainties and general lack of pros
perity under that system, can be re-
mcmbered 10y every man now in mid
die life Although in the great Num-
Der of reforms instituted by the Re-
publican party sufficient credit has not
been awarded to that of protection,
lis 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 compare
lively brief period of its power, and
to-day portion of its antiquated
Democratic opponents make unwil-
ling confession to the correctness Of the
doctrine Of an equitably adjusie ed
protective tariff, by following slowly
in its footsteps, though very long
way in the rear. The principle in
vOlvcd is one of no great obscurity,
and can be readily comprehended by
any intelligent person calmly rejecting
upon it.
The political and social systems of
some of our trade-competing nations
have created working classes misera-
BILE in the extreme. They receive the
merest stipend for their daily toll, and,
in the great expense of all the nccessi-
ties of life, are deprived of those com
forts of clothing. housing and health
producing food which, with whole
some mental aud social recreation. can
alone make existance happy and de-
sirable. Now, if the products of those
countries are to be placed in our
markets alongside of American pro-
ducts, either the American capitalist
must suffer in his legitimate profits, or
he must make the American labOrer
suffer in the attempt to compete with
the species of labor above referred to
In the ease of Il substantial reduction
in pay, there can be no compromising
advantages TO the American laborer,
because the articles Of daily consump-
ton which he uses, with the exception
of articles not produced in the United
States, and easy Of being specially
provided for-as coffee and tea-are
grown in our own country, and would
not be affected in price by a
lowering in duties. Therefore while
he would receive e's for his labor,
his cost of living would not be de-
creased. Being practically placed
upon the pay of the European laborer
our own would be deprived OF facili-
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