The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-22
1oGAN's LETTER.
What lie Says, and the Way It is
Said.

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Said.
Washington, 81. - Following is
LoRan's letter accepting the nomi-
nation:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10.
Dear Sir:-aaving received from
you On the 10th of June the official
notification OF my nomination by the
national Republican convention for
ce-President OF the United States,
and considering it to be the duty of
every man devoting himself to pub
lie service to assume any position to
which he may be called by the voice
OF his countrymen, accept the
nomination with a grateful heart
and a deep sense OF its responsible
ties, and If elected shall endeavor
to discharge the duties of the office
to the best of my ability. The
honor, it ia well understood, was
wholly unsought By ms, but that it
was tsndered by the representatives
OF the party in a manner so fatter-
ing will serve to tighten whatever
labors l may be called upon TO per-
form. Although The variety of
subjects covered In the very
excellent and vigorous declara-
ton Of principles adopted
by the iate convention pro-
hi5its, upon an occasion calling
fOE bseyiiy CT expression that full
alabora ion OF which they sre sus.
cepsible, l avail myself of party
USAGE to signify my approval of the
various resolutions Of the platform
End to discuss them briefly:
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN LABOR.
The resolution OF the platform de-
claring for the levy of such duties
as to afford security to our
diversified Industries and protection to
the right of wages of labor, to the end
that active and INTELLIGENT labor IS well
and as capital may have its just reward
the lsborer has full share in the natio-
nal prosperity, meets my hearty appro.
val. II there be nation on the face of
the earth which might if it were desir>
able thing buil1 wall upon is every
boundary line and deny Communication
to sll the world snd proceed to live on
its own resources and productions, that
nation ia the United States. There is
hardly legitimate necessity of civil
LIKED community which cannot be pro-
duced from the extraordinary resources
of our several States and Territories with
their manufs ctores, mines, farms, lum-
dc a tar IL
stance, taken in connection With the fact
that our form OF government is entirely
q lique among the nations Of the world,
makes it utterly ab,urd to institute COM
psritons between our economic systems
and those Of other governments, and
especially TO attempt to borrow systems
from them. We stand alone in our cir
cum. tsnces, our forces, our possibilities
and our aspirations. In all suc~
cessful governments it is prime
requisite that capital and labor
should be on the best Of terms and that
both should enjoy the highest attainable
prosperity. II there be 8 disturbance Of
the just balance between them, oae or
the other suffers and dissatisfaction fol-
lows, which ia harmful to both. The
lessons furnished by the comparatively
short history Of oar own national life have
been too much overlooked by our people.
The fundamental article in the old Dems
ocratic creed proclaimed the most sbso-
lutte free trade, and thi, too, no more
than quarter of q century ago.
The low condition of oursnstienal credit,
the financial and business uncertainties
and general lack of prosperity under
that system, can be remem bered by
every man now ia middle life. Although
10 the great number of reforms instilu-
ted By the Republican party, sufficient
credit has not 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 the process Of
gradual development by the Republican
party. during the comparatively
brief period of its power, and
to day q portion of its ant quated
Democratic opponents make unwilling
concession to the correctness OF the doc
trine OF an equitably adjusted protective
tariff, by following slowly in its foot
steps. though very long way in the
rear. The principle involved is one of
no gresi obscurity, aud can be readily
CObpi OnCAuSo W nuJ ihsOlIiROub pei nOu
calmly rejecting upon it. The politicsl
and social system which some of our
trade competing nations have created,
makes the working classes miserable in
the extreme. They receive the merest
stipend for their daily toll and
through the great expense of the
necessities Of life are deprived of
those comforts of clothing and health
producing feod, with wholesome mental
and social recreation, which can alone
make the expense happy and desirable.
Now, IL the products of those countries
are to be placed in our market alongside
of American products. either the Ame-
rican capitalist aust suffer in his legiti-
mate profits or he must make the Anne
rican lsborer suffer in the attemp. to
compete with the species Of labor above
referred TO 10 case Of q substantial reduc-
tioa Of pay. There cau be no compensst,
ing advantages fol the American laborer,
because the articles Of daily consump,
ton which he requires, with the excep-
ton of articles not producted in the
United States, being spe ,ially provided
for. as tea and coffee, are grown in our
country and would not be affected in
price by lowering of duties; therefore
while he would receive less for his labor
tie cost of living would not be decreased.
being practically placed on the pay of
the EurODeaQ lAbcrpr and 0nr 0un