The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-09-20
ACCEPTING THE NOMINATION.
Mr. fyexeIaud,s Letter Devoted Almost
Entirely To the Tariff Issue.

emOcratic nomination Tor second IerIutredte
the industrial affairs of the country ana
eeps tariff reform to the front as the issue OF
ne campaign. The first part of The letter Is de-
oted to an ex preston of his feeling OF the re-
Of the great office ofthe presidency,
nd OF submission to the Will of the people VINO
i've the office it's power The Importance OF
protecting the rights of American citizens at
ome and abroad is dealt upon.
AMERICAN INTERESTS TO BE GUARDED.
The American interests recommended to be
.uarded with watchful care are 1.-The regulation
If a sound financial system suited to our needs,
hus securing an efficient agency OF national
wealth and general prosperity: the construction
Ind equipment OF means of defense, 10 insure
our national safety and maintain the honor be.
heath which such national safety reposes; the
protection of our national domain still stfeteh-
ing beyond the needs OF century 8 e4pahs on
and its preservation for The settler ana the
pioneer of our marvellous grown a sehsi-
Die and sincere Recognition OF the value OF
A merican labor, leading to the sef4ph
lous AID just appreciation OF tne IN
terests of our workingmen; the limitation
md checRing Of such monopolistic tehoehcles
and schemes az int rfere with the advantages
anu benefits which the people may rlgnLy
claim; a generous regard and care TOR our sur
ViVlng soldiers and sailors and for the WIDOWS
and o, phans OF such as have dled, 10 me emu
thai while the appreciation of their services
and sacrifices Is quickened the application OF
their pension fund to improper cases may be
preyented: protection against serv1le 1mml-
grafton, which In iuriously completes with our
men in the field of toll, and adds 10
our population an element ignorant OF our H.
situations and laws, impossible OF asslmllatlon
with our people and dangerous to our peace
and welfare d strict and steadfast adherence
to the principles OF civil service reform. ana
execution of the laws passed for their
thus permitting o our people the
of bus ness methods In the opera
tion OF their sovernnie the guaranty to our
coiored citizens OF all their rights of citizenship,
and their just recognition and encouragement
In ali Things pertaining to hat rotation; Il firm,
nd
peaceful relations with the government the
Of the Indian may be promoted.
with resulting qu ct aud safety to the settlers
on our frontiers; and The punishment of public
expense by the Introduction of economical
methods In every department OF the Govern
ment.'
He endorses the democratic platform as lead :
ing to the advancement of these objects and
insurng good overnment-the aspiration of
every hue American citizen and the motive
for every patriotic action ana effort.
tariff DUTIES.
ssThe cost of fhe Government must continue
to he met 10y tariff duties collected at our c us
tom houses upon i'm ported goods and by inter-
nal revenue taxes assessed upon sp1rituous and
malt liquors. tobacco and olepmargarine l
suppose nc Is needless to explain thai all these
duties and assessments are add ed 10 the price
OF the article upon which they are LEVIED, and
thus become tax upon all those WHO buy lhese
articles for use and conbum ption. 1 suppose,
too IL is we'll understood that the effect OF this
tariff taxation IL not limited TO the consumers
of IN ported articles. but that the duties i'm
posed upon such articles permit correspond
ing increase i'll piice to be laid upon domestic
productions OF the same kind; which increase.
paid by all peop,e as CONSUMERS OF home
productions and entering every American
home, constitutes a form OF taxation as certain
and as inevitable though The amount was
annually paid into the hunds of the tax gath
ersr. These results are lnseparable from the
plan We have adopted ioi lie collection OF Our
revenue 10y tariff dutle s. They are not men,
toned TO u1scredit the system, but by way of
preface to The stat emenJ that every million OF
dollars collected at our custom houses Ior
"A i.Sn IN Unmarried A
public treasury, represents many millions
more, which, though never reaching The na-
tional Treasury, are paid by our citizens as The
increased cost of doInestic productions result
ing from our tariff laws. III these circum-
stances. and IL view OF This necessary effect OF
the operation vi oul plan Ior raising revenue
the absolute duty Oh limiting the rate OF tariff
charges to the necess ties OF a frugal and CO.
nonlcal administration of the Government
seems To be perfectly plain. The continuance.
upon preteXt of meeting public expenditures,
OF such "a sc<le OF tarin taxation as draws IRON.
the substance of the people Il sum largely i'll
excess of public needs, Is surely something
which, under Government based upon JAS
tice and which finos its strength ana useiuI-
ness In The faiI h anu trust of the people, ought
not To be JnIeLated While the heaviest bur
dens incident 10 The necessities of The Govern
ment IA uncom pla1ningly borne, light bardt lis
become grtevous aud inJoleiable when not jus
titled by such necessities. Unnecessary taxa
tton IL unjust taxation
THE SURPLUS.
land yet this is condition. We are an
nualIy coIIecti at our custom houses and by
means our internal revenue taxation many
millions Ill excess OF ali legitimate public
needs, AS consequence there now renIaii s
in the natlonai Treasury a surplus OF more
than $3.50 900 UUU, No better evidence could be
furnished that the people are exorbilantly
taxed. The extent OF The superfiuous burden
Indicated by this surplus Will be better appre-
ciated when II is suggest. Il that such SURPLUS
alone represents taxation agsreSablng more
than SlO3 900 i'll county containing $4,000 m
habitanIs. = The surplus revenue now
remaining in the Treasury hot only furnishes
nj Ian 9fj Y.
1stence constitutes Separate anu independent
mt mace to the prosperity OF the people. This
vast ACCOUNT laIion OF Idle funds re presents that
much money drawn from the circulating me-
dunn OF The country, which is neeued in The
cham, Is OF trade and busin. S..
AN EASY MoNEY-MAKKET STIMULATES INDUS
TRIES.
In proof this is cited the facts III. the "rest-
less enterprise and activity whit Tee and
ready money among the people produces"
gives empo, ment To d multitude of people and
stimulates Industry, and that The scarcity of
money discouraees busints IS ventures and
makes money hard to get by the people either
in recompense tor toll or in loans. In this.
those who depend on their daily labor are me st
affected, siuce they cannot hoard their money
for occasions of need as the capitalist may do.
"Inktead then, of being exempt from The in
fiuence and effect of an immense surplus lying
idle in The national treasury, our wage
earners al d others no rely upon their labor
for support, most of all dir, city concerned
in the situation. Others setilg the approach
OF danger may provide agar ST Il hut IL will find
these depending upon their da y toll Tor
Attention is called TO The dan gt rot S tendency
to public extravaganza r. suliil g from Il con-
eested II easury In answer to the ious Eug
gestions OF methods of ex pending the surplus,
1t liz decat ed that most OF these plans are at
variance with the Jules of good finance, aid
that the money so expended wt,uld soon be re-
placed agaiL by the redundant revenues.
HIS TARIFF POLICY DEFINED.
1--WE do hot propose" he says, ito deal with
these conditions by merely attempting 10 sat
1sfy the e ,ple of the ruth OF abstract tn 9
nor by alone urging their assent to political
doctrine. We present to them The proposltit us
that they re unjuS I" treated I" the 49, OF
present federal taxation, that as a result con-
dition of extreme danger exists, and that it is
for them to demand remedy and that defense
and safety promised In The guarantees OF their
fee Government. We SelieNe that the same
means which ere adopted la relieve the treas
ury OF its present surplus and prevent its recur-
renee, should cheaper 10 our peopiA me cost
OF supplying their daily wants. Both OF these
objects we seek i'll part to gain by reducing the
pres,-n tariff rates upon necessarles OF life.
We fully appreciate tie importance TO the
county OF our domestic industrial enterprises.
In The rectifcation of existing wrongs their
maintenance an 1 prosperity should be care
fully and i'll 81 I. iendiy spirit considered. Even
such reliance upon ple,rI revenue arrange
menIs as have be invited or en- outraged
should % fairly and justly regarded. Abrupt
and radical changes which might endanger such
enterprises and iniuriously affect the interests
of labor dependent upon their success and con
tinuance not contempiat ed or 1nten led
But we know the cost of our domestic manu-
featured products is increased and their price
to the consumer enhanced by the duty i'm
posed upon the raw material used In their man
ufacture. We know that this increased cost
proven 8 the sale of our productions at foreign
marx ets IN competition with those countries
which have the advantage OF free raw material
We know that confined to nome market our
manufacturing operations curtailed. their
demand for labor irregular, and the rate of
wages paid uncertain. We propose, therefore.
to stimulate our 1ial ent erprlses by Tree
ing from duty the imported raw materials
which by the employment OF labor are used IN
markets for their sale and permitting an in
creased and steady production with the allow
ance OF abundant profits.
'sIrue to The underwriting course OF the Demo-
cratic party we will not neglect the interests OF
labor and our work ingmen. In all efforts 10
remedy existing evils We will furnish no excuse
for the loss of EN- plOy ment or the reduction OF
the wages of honest toll On the contrary, we
propose ii any adjustment of our revenue laws
to concede such encouragem MT and advantage
compe nsate for any difference that may exist
between the standard of wages which snoulu
be paid to laboring men and the rate al
lowed in other countries. We propose, TOO, ny
extending the markets. lor our manufacturers
to pOrmote The steady employmen mt of labor,
while by cheapeIlng The Cost of the neces- ar rs
OF life we increase the purchasing power OF tn e
WOrkipgman's wage and add to the comforts
of his home.
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION.
"a nd before passing fl ON this phase OF the
question am constrained to EXPIRE IS the opln-
ion that while the interests of labor should De
always seduously regarded in any MODIFICATION
of our tariff laws an additional and more direct
and efficit pr, lection to these interests Would
be a. Afforded by the restriction and prohibition
of the immigration or Importation of laborers
from other cOuntri.s who swarm upon our
int