Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-09

From Documents Found in a Cast OFF
BustIe of G-1 HI.

The Plumed Knights letter of accept
ance is model of conciseness. Perhaps
IL Is 100 concise. 1t is not generally
known that Mr.. Blaine had very much
more 10 say, but, as he felt it necessary to
condense, he was compelled to omit some
OF the choicest gems of the original COM
| position. This, Of course, is neither fair
to Mr.. Blaine nor to the vast minority of
| his supporters. Therefore. there is moth
| ing left for US to do but to supply the
| omission.
Mr.. Blaine dwelt considerably on the
| protection question, and one passage that
he was reluctantly obliged to omit was as
| follows:
lit is in the very nature of the Repub-
lican party to protect trade, American
industry and the wOrkingman. 1t is this
that mas enabled it to maintain its uneX-
ampled record of excellence and unset
nshness. venture to invite attention to
| certain facts OF official record which seem
to constitute demonstration. Let us
TAKE LOOK, Tor instance, at the year 1888.
During that twelYemOnth the weather
was under the control of the Republican
administration, with result that is well
known. There were 2SS fine days in the
year, when not only the sons of toll. but
even those who do not have to work SO
hard could enjoy the sunshine. If this is
| compared with the year 1858, at which
time Democratic President was in the
White House, it will at once be seen that
the happiness and prosperity of the coun-
try are absolutely dependent on Republic
can rule. In 1858, out of the 800 days in
the year, over 300 were cold and rainy,
and the rest were far from satisfactory
from weatherly point of view.
Take again the question of comets. 1t
is admitted by all statesmen, as well as
| by the most reputable scientists, that
comets exert most beneficial influence
on free people. Nearly one hundred
comets have shown themselves i'm the
heavens since the Republican party has
| had control of the National Government.
The record of the Democrats cannot an
proach this; indeed, there are grave
doubts as to whether they kept a record
at all. At any rate, their most shameful
neglect of cometary policy, which must
! contribute so much to the happiness of the
people, shows that such party is entirely
unworthy of confidence.
"Durlng the last twenty years the pas
time of bicycling has been encouraged.
and has made steady, remarkable and
phenomenal progress. The Democratic
party never thought for a single instant
OF such thing. During the time that
our opponents were in power, no bicycle
ever appeared on our highways and bv-
! ways. NOW their name is legion By
the wisdom and foresight of the Republi-
can party S20,00O,000 worth of BICYCLES
have been added to the permanent wealth
OF the nation. Such results as these are
regarded by the older nations with ill
disguised establishment.
Another thing that our opponents OBJ
Ject TO is that we have reduced the tariff
Tor Dlacklng boots. | think it is this very
| action that has endeared the people to the
Republicans. When they assumed the
direction of the national administration.
the fee for bOOt-blacking in all the larger
cities, II performed in Il legal manner,
was never less than ten cents. 1t is a
common and radical error to cOnfound
bOot-blacking with State rights. There
is no argument that can be advanced TO
Justify this view OF the case. B0ot-black-
ing is eminently a national institution.
and the reduction of the price to
I'VE cents renders the people of the United
states under the deepest debt of gratitude
TO the Republican party. BY its action il
has encouraged mighty branch of Amer
lean industry, and protected the people
from an unnecessary tax. | am aware
that IN certain sections OF this vast coun-
try the charge of ten cents is occasionally
made; but should you see fit to honor me
with your confidence, you may rest as
sured that nothing shall be left undone on
my part to see that the law is carried out
to the strictest letter.
"Ihere is another class of workers that
has also been taken under the wing of the
Republican party-L mean the walters.
Few walters ever attend on a customer
without securing fee, something which
was almost unknown under Democratic
rule. This country is a very great coun-
try, and it can only be maintained in its
greatness by guarding with vigilance the
rights of everybody, and those rights can
best be guarded by
Your obedient servant.
L