The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-24
LOGAN's LETTER.
Black lack Accepts the Nomination for
NIes-Pfesident.
A Clear and Vigorous Statement Of Hi
Views on The Vital Questions
of the Day.

Or: HAVING resolved from you on the
gath Of June the Official notification of
my nomination by the national Repub-
lIcan convention IS the Republican can
didate for vice president of the United
States. and consldeFing 1t 70 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 counirymen, aeceptthe nomination
with q greatful heart and deep sense OF
the responsibilities and If elected shall
endea gor to discharge the duties of the
ONCE TO the best of my ability.
This honor, es Is we'll understood, was
wholly unsought by me. That it was
rendered by the representatives ofthe
party, in Z manner 20 fiattering, will
serve to tighten Whstever labors / may
be called upon 70 perform.
Although the variety Of subjects COW
cred in the very excellent ana vigorous
declaration OF principles adopted by the
late convention prohibits, upon an occa-
sion calling for breVity of expression,
that full elaboration of which they are
snscepubie, l EyRtf myself Of party usage
70 signify my approval OF the various
resolutions of the platform, and TO dis
cuss them briefly.
Projection TO AMERICAN LABOR.
The resolutions of the platform de-
claring for levy of such duties "as TO
sffJrd security for our diversified indus
tries, and protection To the rights and
wages of the laborer, TO the end that &C
tive and intelligent labor, as well as cap
ltal may have It's Just award, and the Ia
boring man his full share in the national
prosperity, meets my hearty approval.
If there be nation on the face of the
earth which might, if it were desirable
thing, build wall upon its every bound.
airy line, deny communication to all the
world, and proceed to live upon is own
resources and productions, that nation
is the United States. There is hardly q
legitimate necessity of civilized commu.
| mites which cannot be produced from
the extraordinary resources of our seY-
eral states aud territories, with theiI
manufactures, mines, farms, timber
lands, and water ways. This circum
stance, taken In connection with the fac
that our form OF government is entirely
unique among the nations of the world
makes II utterly absurd to institute com
| parsons between our own economic sys
TENS and those of other governments
and especially to attempt to borrow sys
| TENS from them. We stand alone il
| our circumstances, our forces, our posi-
bIlities and our aspirations.
In all successful governments it is I
prime requisite that capital and iabo
should be upon the best terms, and tina
both should enjoy the highest attainabli
prosperity. If there be u disturbanc,
of the just balances between them, one
or the other suffers, and dissatisfaction
follows, which Is harmful 70 both.
The lessons furnished by the compar
atively short history of our own nation
/ a1 If
by our people The fundamental articl
in the old democratic creed proclaimed
almost absolute free trade, and this, too
no more than quarter of a century ago
The low condition of our national cred
it. the financial and business uncertain
ties, and general lack of prosperity IN
der that system, can be remembered BY
every man now In middle life.
Although in the great number OF re
forms instituted by the Republican par
" sufficient credit has not been publicll
awarded 70 that of tariff reform, IL
benefits have, nevertheless, been fel
throughout the land. The principal I'm
derlyIng this measure has been in pro
cess of gradual development by the Re
publican party during the comparative
~ brief period of its power, and TO-DAY
u portion of its antIquated Democrat,
1
10 the correctness OF the doctrine of al
eqitably adjusted protective tariff, b,
following slowly IN Its footsteps, though
very long way in the rear.
The principle involved is one of n,
great Obscurity, and can be readily com
pretended by any intelligent person
calmly rejecting upon 1t. The politi
cal and social systems of some of gu
trade-competin2 nations have creates
working classes miserable in the ex
treme. They receive the mere stipent
for their daily toll, and in the great ex
pense OF the necessities of life, are de
prived of those comforts of clothing
housing, and health producing food witt
| which wholesome mental and social re
creation can alone make existence hap
by and desirable.
Now, If the products OF those coun
tries are to be placed in our market
alongside OF American products, eithe
the Amerlcaa capitalist must suffer il
his legitimate profits, or he must max
the American laborer suffer, in the al
tempt to compete with the species O
labor above referred to. In the case O
a substantial reduction of paw, there Ca
be no compromising advantages for tn
American lsborer, because the article
of daily consumption which he uses
with the exception of articles not pro
duced in the United States. and easy Q
being specially provided for, as COTE
and tea-Sre grown in our own country
and would not be affected In price by
lowering ia duties. Therefore, while b
would receive less for his labor hi
cost of living would not be decrease
Being practically placed upon the pa
OF the European laborer, our oW
would be deprived of facilitie
for educating and sustaining his famil
respectfully; he would be shorn of th
proper opportunities of self improve
ment. and his value as a citizen, charr
ed with portion of the obligations {
government, would be lessened: tb
moral tone of the laboring class woul,
suffer, and inturn the interests of cap
tai and the well being of orderly cit
zens in general would be menace,
while one evil would re- act upon anothG
until there would be q general disturb
ance of the whole community. TIL
true problem of true and stable gov
eminent Is how to ,infuse prosperii
, among all classes of people, the manutal
turer, the farmer, the mechanic and Il
, 1aborer alike. Such prosperity is
J preventative Ofcrime, as security of cap
, tai and the very best guarantee ef genel
1
The obvious policy OF our governmeI
} is to protect both capital and labor by
proper imposition of duties. This pr(
lection should extend to every article
, American production which goes 1
build up the general prosperity of OF
} people. The national convention,
) view of the special dangers mena
} ing the wool interests of the Unite
: States, deemed it wise to adopt q sci
arate resolution on the subject of
3 proper protection. This industry is
: very large and proper one. The nece
2 sary legislation to sustain this indust
upon prosperous basis should be E
/ tended.
{ No one realizes more fully than n
4 self the great delicacy and difficulty
: adjusting tariff so nicely and equif
bly, a. to protect home industrY,S susta
! every class of American labor, promo
i to the highest point our great agricr
tural interests, and at the same time
!, give to one and ali the advantages De
: tanning TO foreign productions not
: competition with our own, thus not on
: building up our foreign commerce, b
: taking measures to carry it in our oV
: bottoms
: Difficult as this works appeaFs, a
really Is, it is susceptible of accomplis
ment By patient and intelligent labC
: and TO no hands can lt be committs
2 with Is great assurance OF success as
: the Republican party.
OUR AoEErARY SYSTEM.
The Repu blican party is the indisp
, table author Of q financial and monetal
system which 1: Is safe to say has new
! before been eQualed by that Of any 9th
T nation.
; Under the operation Of our system
/ finance the country has safely carrii
] through an extended and expensive vi
, with q national credit which has Tis
{ higher and higher with each succeeds
J, year, until now the credit of the Unit
: States il surpassed by that OF no 9th
= nation, while its securities, at q constsI
e ~ Increasing premium, are eager
: sought after by investors IN all parts
: the world.
Z Our system of currency Is most e
; mirable in construction. While all d
conveniences of bill circulation alta
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