The Republican journal., 1884-07-24
An Admirable Letter.

We publish in full this week the letter OF
Hon. James G.. Blaine accepting the Repub-
can nomination for the Presidency. 1t is
worthy Of the man and of the occasion, ana Is
the abe.t document Of the kind ever laid be-
fore the American people. AS an exposition
of Republican principles it leaves nothing TO De
desired. Compare it with the stump speech
the Democrats have put forth as their national
PLATFORM Mr.. BaneS letter is the work OF IA
statesman of whom this or any other country
NAV well be proud; while the Democratic plat
form is pure demagogucry. Mr.. BIane's revie"
of tbp tariff question is complete and succinct
history ,ff that important SUBJECT, While MS
facts and igurcs relating to the growth OF TINS
country undcr a protective system are interest
inc and important additions to public informa-
ton. The benefit of Il protective tariff to the
agricultural interest is also clearly and eonclu-
siyrlY shown. and the vast volume OF our m
ternal commerce and the Importance OF our
home market are strikingly illustrated. Inc
injurious effect upon the mechanic and laborer
OF the Democratic policy of free trade is point
cd out and in this part of his letter Mr.. Blaine
says: "'rhe institutions of the United states
rest upon the intelligence and virtue OF all the
people Suffrage is made universal rs a Just
weapon of Srlf-protection to every citizen. III
is not the interest of the republic that any
economic system should be adopted which i'll
wolves the reduction of wages to the hard
standard prevailing elsewhere The Republl-
can party aims to elevate and dignity labor
not to degrade it,
The remaining subjects discussed are, our for
eign policy, the southern States, the Mormon
question, our currency, the public lands, our
shipping interest; and the closing paragraph Is
devoted to IL plea for the sacredness of the bal
lot. On all these questions Mr.. Blaine is not
only in accord with the principles and tradl-
tions of his party, but with the spirit OF prog
ress and an enlightened public sentiment. Ihe
opposition press has not as yet been able IL
find Il flaw in his arguments nor an error IN
his statements but has been compelled to con-
tent itself with empty denunciation We need
not urge Il careful reading of the letter, for that
it is sure to have.
Mr.. Carey's card. published last week, is not
wholly satisfactory allnOuSl we nave no REASON
to doubt his honesty in the matter. We be-
lieve, however, that his memory alone is at
fault and that he did not Intentionally plagiarize
..Mary's Dream That he must have read the
poem and thus impressed it upon his mind we
are quite convinced. The changes from the
original version are very slight and unless the
facts are as we assume them to be the case
would be one of the most remarkable in the
history of literature. So remarkable, in fact,
as to be wholly improbable.
Some typographical errors in last weeks
journal were due to the fact that the editor
was not at home to read the proof of his manu-
script, and he is fan to confess that his copy is
so bad that it is frequently too much for printer
or proof reader. We intended to say that the
Prog. Age ''rdicued' the recent Greenback
conference in this city-not that it ''with held
it," Other errors were too trivial to call for
correction.
Mr.. John Boyle O'Reily stated the case
compactly when he wrote in the Boston Pilot
concerning Cleveland: "IIe has not single
quality large enough to fit him for the presi-
Ipncy of the United StateS.1