The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01

esanAaly Aeeeptipg the Republiean No0
lnaaioa for the vice.Prssideney.

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esanAsly Aeeepting the Republican NouI
inasioa for the vics-Prssideney.
WAsHrNoroH, d. C., July n.
General John A. Logans letter Of accepe
sSdes dis e of
late kcpuhlicea Convention. was given ON
to-day. and IN In substance . follows:
DEAR SIR-Haying received from you or
nomination at the National Republican Con
vention as the Republican candidate for Vice
President of the United States, and consider
f Ss the the d Da O. %s
position to which he may be called by the
voice OF his countrymen, 1 accept the nomi.
nation With sn aieR
to discharge the duties of the Office to the best
This honor as is well understood. was Who'll.
the representatives Of the party in manner
SO fiattering, will serve to tighten whatever
labors l may be called upon to perform.
The VARIETY OF
of principles adopted by theConvention prohib.
its, upon an occasion calling for brevity OF
expression, that full elaboration of which
asase to signify my approval Of the various
resolutions Of the platform, and to discuss
them briefly.
for a levy Of such duties las to at ord security
to our diversified industries, and protection
to the rights ane wages of the l,borer. to the
end that active and Intelligent labor, as well
as capital, may have its just award. and tho
laboring man his full share in the National
prosperity" meets his.hearty approvai and he
Gums up the subject OF pl effective tariff by
saying:
1.-The principle involved is one OF no great
obscurity, and can be readily comprehended
by any Intelligent person calmly rejecting
upon it. The political and socih systems II
some of our trade-competing nations have
created working asses miserable In the ex.
IRENE. They receive the merest stipend for
IL Q daily toll, and in the great expense of
the necessities of life, are deprived of those
producing food, with which wholes ONE mental
and social recreation can alone make exist
ence happy and desirab e."
"Now, If the products of those countries are
to be placed in our market alongside of Amer
lean p ,oducts, either the American CAPT, alist
must suffer in his legitimate pronts, or he must
make the American laborer suffer i'm his at
tempt to compete with the species of labor
ssThe obvious policy of our Government is to
protect both capital and labor by a proper i'm.
position of duties. This protection should ex.
tend to every article of American production
which goes to build up the general prosperity
of our people"
The letter goes on to discuss the wool inter.
est, and the necessity for protective legisla.
for tie Republican party the credit of estab-
fishing monetary svstem that has never
been elualed by any other nation, and cites
ct which our bonds are held as proof
of its stability. He holds that 1.-The
convertibility Of the currency should
be maintained intact, and the establishment of
an International standard among all CONNER.
cial nations. fixing the relative values of gold
and silver coinage, would be measure of pc
culiar advantage"
1.-THE subjects embraced In the resolutions
respectively looking to the promotion OF our
Interstate and foreign commerce and to the
matter of our foreign relation are fraught
with the greatest importance to our people"
"lnrespect to interstate commerce. there is
much to be desired in the way of equitable
reles and facilities of transportation that
themselves diversity of industries and en-
Payments be promoted in all sections of our
country, and that the great granaries and
establishments of the int erior
may be entitled to send their products to the
seaboara for shipment To foreign countries,
relieved of vexatious restrictions and discrim-
nations In matters of which it may emphati-
cally be said, thine is money" and also of I'M
Just charges upon articles destined to meet
close competition from the products of other
parts of the world.
growth of our industries, and our surprising
production Of cereals and other necessities of
life. imperatively require that immediate and
effective means be taken through pea eful,
orderly and conservative methods to open
markets which have been and are now mo-
nopolized largely by other nations. This more
part cularly eates to our sister republics of
Spanish America, as also to our friends the
people of the Brazilian Empire"
In regard to our foreign relations he
claims that what we most need is firm
privilege belonging to our Government or its
citizens, as well as an equally firm assertion or
the rights and privileges belonging to the
general family of American Republics sit
bar
they should be, by the systems OF government
upon another continent.
An appeal to the right by such Govern
ment as ours could not be disregarded by any
civilized nation. In the treaty of Washington
we led the world to the means of escape from
the horrors of war, and 1t Is to be hoped that
the era when all international differences
shall be decided by peaceful arbitration is not
far off,
The letter next deals with the conditions of
society previous and subsequent to the war
of the rebellion and the changed condition
upon the enfranchisement of
ing the negro vote in the South are severely
criticised. Under these met hods, he says:
"Minorities actually attempt to direct
the course of National affairs, and though
up to this time success has not attended
their efforts to elect President yet
success has been SO perilously imminent
each quairennial election, and to subject the
interests of an overwhelming majority of our
people, North and South, to the hazards of
ILLEGAL subversion."
labor by the indisC r mina'e admission of inn
mig rants rom the old W, r cal Tor leg Ia.
ton that shall p, o,ect Il Q homes. aud intelt
gent u Dor Of the country from luii Gus conf
petit on.
As nave heretofore maintained in order to
achieve the ideal perfection of popular gov
1t is absolutely necessary that the
applies itself with full force to the colored
people of the SOUTH. They must have better
advantages, and thus be enabled
70 the of their
cdly already are. A liberal school system
should be providedfor the rising gene ration of
the South. and the colored people be made as
of exercising the duties of electors
rs the white people,"
'.with the determination to elevate OFF, Gov
ernmental administration to standard of
Justice. excellence and public morality. the
Republican party has setulously endearored
to lay the foundation of system which shall
reach the highest perfection under the plastic
hand of time and accommodating exper ence.
The problem Is one of far greater in,r cacy
ton, and embraces the sub-quest,ons of how
to avoid the abuses possible to the Judgment
OF an immense numDer Of appointments in
the hands of the Executives: of how to give
to and provoke emulation ia
the various Cove rnment employees, In ordGs
that they may strive for proficiency and ref
the tr hopes of advancement upon the attr>
butes Of Official merit. good conduct and ely
emplary honesty: ard how best to avoid th~
evils of creating q privileged class in the Gov
service, who, in imitation of Euro
pean prototypes NAV gradually lose all proh-
cheney and value in the belief that they pot
sess a III calling only to be taken away la
case OF some fragrant sbuse."
The Republican party came into existence
In acrusade against the Democratic institu
tons Of slavery and polygamy. The first Of
these has been buried beneath the embers OF
civil war. The party should continue its efforts
until the remaining iniquity shall disappear
from our civilization under The force of faith.
fully executed laws"
''While there should be the most rigid
of governmental administration