The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-07-31
GEN. LOGAN'S LETTER
Accepting the Nominal
ton for Vice President.


WASHINGTON, July lS, 1881.
10 hou oohh D. henderson, chairman OF the hepuo-
llcan Natlohal committees:
DEAR SIR-Having received from you on June q
the official notification of my nomination by the Ma
tional Republican Convention as the Republican can
d1date for vice President of the United States and
considering it to be the duty of every devoting
himself to the public service to any position
to which he may be called by the voice his
trymen accept the nomination with grateful heart
and deep of its responsibilities; and if elected
shall endeavor to discharge the duties of the Office to
the best of my ability.
This honor, as is well understood, was wholly un-
sought by That was rendered by the represen-
tatives of the party, in a manner hatterng, will
to tighten whatever labors may be called upon
to perform.
Although the variety of subjects covered in the
excellent and vigorous declaration of principles
adopted by the late convention prohibits upon
cason calling for brev1ty of expression, that full
elaboration of which they susceptible, avail my
self of party usage to signify my approval of the
rous resolutions of the PLATFORM and discuss them
briefly.
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN LABOR.
The resolutions of the platform declaring for the
levy of such duties las to afford security to d-
versed industries, and protection to the rights and
of the aborer to the end that active and intel
ligent labor, as well as capital, may have its Just
award and the aboring man his full share in the
tional prosperity meets my hearty approval.
If there be nation the face of the earth which
might If it desirable thing, build wall upon
its very boundary line, deny communion to all the
world and proceed to live upon its resources and
productions that nation is the United States. There
is hardly legitimate necessity of civilized commu-
mites which cannot be produced from the exraord-
nary resources States and Territories,
with their manufactures mines, farms, timber lands
and water ways. This circumstance, taken in con-
nection with the fact that our form government
entirely unique among the nations of the world,
makes 1t utterly absurd to institute comparisons
tween our own economic systems and those of other
governments, and especially to attempt to borrow
systems.from them. We stand alone in crcum-
stances forces, our possibilities and aspra-
tions.
In all successful government 1t is prime requisite
that capital should be upon the best
and that both should enjoy the highest attainabe
prosperity If there be disturbance of the Just bal
ance between them one or the other suffers and dis
satisfaction follows which is harmful to both.
The lessons furnished by the comparatively short
history of our own national life have been too
much overlooked by our people. The funda-
mental article in the old Democ1 attic creed proclaim
ed almost absolute free trade and this too no more
than quarter of a century ago. The low condition
OIL our national credit the financial and business un-
certanties and general lack of prosperity under that
system. can be remembered by every man now in
middle life
Although A great number of reforms instituted by
ReDnbliPan sufficient credit has 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
process of gradual DEVELOPMENT by the Republican
party during the comparatively brief period of its
mower and TODAY n norton of its antiouated Demo-
cratic onnonents make unwilling concession to the
of the doctrine of an eouitably adjusted
protective tariff by following slowly in its footsteps
tbouph a very long wav in the rear
The principle involved is one of no great obscurty
person calmly redecting upon it, The political and
social systems of some of our connecting nations
have created working oIasses miserable in the ex-
treme Tbev reoeive the mepest stinend for their
daily toll and I'm the great exnense of the
of life are denrived of those comforts of clothing
honsino .nd boo1th nroductrr food viii, which
1vboIesome ,nenta1 and social recraation can alone
rnoLe o1iotence b.nn,, and desirable
Now iftba nrodncts of those countries are to he
n1acad in our morkets alongside of American nro-
ducts either the American capitaist must suffer in
his legitimate profits or he must make the American
laborer suffer- in the attempt to compete with the spe
ces of labor above referred to- In the case of sub-
santia reduction of pay there can be no
ARTICLES of daily consumntion which ba usss-with
the xcention of the articles not roduced in the ITni
ted St.tes and easv of being snecJav nrovided for
as cofae and teo-are GROWN in our own country and
wond not he affected in npiee Inv lowerinq in dntes
Therefore while he would receive less for his labor
hjs.cost of living would NOT he, decreased Beipp
practically nlaced upon the nav of the Euroneap la
horror our own vopld he danrived of for cd
ucatinG and sustaining his FAMILY resnectabv. he
woud he sborp of the nroner onnortunit;as of calf
improVement and his value as A citizen CHARGED:
with n norton of the obligations of poyernment1
would he Iessened. the moral tone of the Iaborinp
class oud suffer and in turn the interests of
tai and the well being of orderly citizens i'm general
vo5 o ,oanaoed W. ila ona OWL ,yonli ro.o+ ,no,,
anotber untt1 there wopId he general dstnrbanceof
the whole community The trne nrob,em of a good
and stable government is how to infuse presneritv,
among all classes of Deonle-the manufactirer the
farmer the mechanic and the laborer alike Such
prosperity is the preventive of crime security ST
capa and the very hest guarantee of general neace
and happiness
The obvious policy of our Government to protect
both capital and labor by proper imposition of du-
ties This protection should extend to every article
of American production which goes to bufld nm the
general prosperity of our people The National Com
yentiou in view of the special dangers menacia the
wool interests of the United States deemed it wise to
adopt separate resolution on the subject of its prom
er protection. This industry is very large and inn
portant one. The necessary legislation to sustain
this industry upon prosperous basis should be ex-