Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28
.vrorfrr- STATESMAN.

49, 1eselan - she Peoples Candidato-
pis ~ Ye1 Lengthy Document.
0nor Du.crs letter Of acceptance
Gene en,aiuationf for Presi dent. the moro im-
bis nu5 il1ferestfng parts of which are
or rssa s saS i efaeed by the following
bofe: .xx,cd this address at an earlier d.v
i1sIl;srterIded, at the desire of many trusted
man ~. ~ 81 friends but somewhat against NV
anu ind ;nie frent because think that the Peo-
PES ;s Gs.n ppse and should not be beaun i'm
SSe<1-exce sept perhaps Il skirmish or two until
; Aie6me thirty days later; aud l had hoped to
%iifSsve had the advantage of a distinct state-
ment OF principles by the Democratic candi-
s. aafe for The Presidency, and asccrtared from
8 his own ions whether recanting some
s. Of pubic osiaions he night not SHOW him
bss slown Itself b. its pIa form
The letter begins with u review of the pro-
ceedings OF the democratic National Jonven-
ion, and OF bis tButler'sI course therein.
the course of the Republican party:
How REPUBLICANS BECAME THE PARTY OF
MoNoPOLIsTs.
The necessity for money to carry on the war
1 drew I'll he bankers and capitalists into the
Republican party. The immense fortunes,
Z seimost necessarily growing out of the vast
sferpt nditures of the war, feh into the hands
OF men who attached themselves to the patty
fpat req thenl, as the iron is attracted by the
magnet and monopoliLed industries AID en-
The necessity to bind together the eastern
ofnof quick transportation, giving reason
immense subsidies, granted to make three
with all their branches aud Feeders, created
wealth Ii corporations and individuals, to
a degree before iuEheard of. in this or
1h.se interests substantially into the Repup-
Ican parfy. And IL any stayed the Demo-
the same Class to SO arrange poiies that that
whenever party came in power, capital, III
all its varied and powerful forms, would be
stone Thus it will be readily spen, and he
party is the pasty of inonopoy Of eprporate
Interests in every form OF industry, and
every department of business and finance.
the anti-MOnopolists can expect nothing
from the Republican party for reasons before
stated, and because it holds both houses by
the rich men who are the owners of monopo-
lies, or the paid attorneys. ,r st e u sfii-f
CLAIMING no PROTECT LABOR THEY ONLY
tetE PROTECT CAPITAL. --.
True, it has in all its tariff legislation claim
ed TO protect and cherish American labor,
but always only as an adjunct 10 American
capital. Capital engaged in manufactures
and other Industries, can only be successful
when the American laborer is well paid, and
surrounded with the comforts OF ME. But
sho~ little has the greed of capital allowed or
cOmprehended this great fact; to prove which,
n need only TO recall to your minds how capi-
tai caafing under even partially. fair divi-
sion OF Its great profits with labor, has sought
to relieve Itself from this Scaut measures Of
justice even, by the importat OF foreign
labor from every country xilence 1t could De
brought, from the ChInas to the western
Why have they done this? because these
imported laboIers can, and for y time do, live
on VI hat would starye the American working
men and SO can work very much cneaper, Tor
il mas ever been the rule, and if the working
men do not, take the remedy for this fearful
state OF thiEgs into their own hands. ever will
be the rule that the wages of the iabOrer will be
Sn 80 anu ana no sbdTen ai in WI The
degree Ct comfort when all of them are at
wOSk who can work. 81 .f' ,t'.t
In addition to this imported cheap labor.
anu the use OF convict labor at nominal
price whereverFit could lie mad, thereby. de.
basiug and lowering the hlgn standard OF
by when so great a si.are OF production IS
effected, has 50 Iessened muscular euort in
IL i.ize the labor or women and children 10 a
very large extent TO do that work which men
formerly did. thus the work.nginan's wIIe
and sisters are made the Instruments of lower
ing MS own rate OF wages.
For these reasons a tariff which gives to
capital protection upon the ground that
too often turned out by means. some or which
j have Il,ioned, to be slmpiy the enhance,
ment of the protts OF capital, While labor stli
remains substantially unrewarued and GER
taiEly without any just share OF the prohis.
Herein, as experience has shown, the labor
publican party. The first and only object of
protection in laying duties should be TO pro-
Dfcct labor and never to protect capital, Wn;en
HtVe " pEotSCt ieSCiAs a. - -
10 do. 1t should. moreover. be restrained
Etnm getting more than its fair share OF the
ronts of production and transportation.
rhe Republican party has granted suoSldieS
Iailr roads and steamships, erected many anu
bcHsi public buildings, spent many mill
lin opening the mouth OF the mississippi
1vpeing its banks, and many mliiionS IN
sslbving ifvers a,sd hat bors. These grants
iount TO "a srnlseqilal TO half the National
sbt. MISUNDERSTANDING the proprictysof these
ran .afhoiigh some of them ;trc open To
yet these arc all aids 10 the capital
last and laslta owner.
Point mo tosone grant or actin aid of the
workingman.4 do not forget the eight-hour
\1aw for Government iaborers andsmechanlcs,
bu71kherS never has been honesty and power
n.}l lie Republican administration to
C6ngress 1 in alced q bill and
pit as well as that Congress
a TO families of hg men in cities
Ion the pukkc tue West and
oones tor tnenlS as commun-
>tf1Rle to b against the
th the cost of
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