Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-03
VOTED FOR FREE SALT
AND YBf HB THINKS A BILL THAT PUTS
SALT ON THB FREE LIST
Is Rank Fres. Trads-0andidas Nortoni kttsr
Of Aecsptaaes In Which Nothing is Said.
Ab0ut the Cheap Labor Imported
For His Farm.

For Hs farm.
"Mr. Morton's record as free trader offsets his
cablegram as a p otectionst"-Albdnv EpeaiRg
Journol, (Rsp Jan. 9, 1885 When Mr. Town
shend, OF Illinois. moved TO pass the bill 10 place
salt ard other articles on the fres list Apri. S,
1880, Mr.. Levi P. Morton voted aye.
NEW YosK, October 2.-The following
is Levi P. Morton's letter of acceptance Of
the nomination of Vice President:
RHINECLIFFR, N. Y, October 2, 1888.
The Hon. H. N. Estee and Others, Commit
tee:
GENTLEMEN:-In making formal ac-
ceptance of my nomination as the Repub-
lican candidate for the Vice Presidency l
desire to express my grateful appreciation
Of the confidence reposed in ne by the con-
vention.
The duties devolving upon the Vice
President as presiding officer of the Sem
ate and in certain contingencies partici-
pant in the legislation Of Congress make it
proper that the people should know dis
tinctly and unreseivsdly the political
views Of the candidate who may bs pre-
sented for their suffrage 1t fortunately
happens that this duty for myself is easily
discharged by referring to the piaciples
Ell b >died in the resolutions unanimously
adopted by the national convention. These
resolutions unequivocal and comprehen-
sive in character reflect my personal con-
victions and have my feTty approval.
ON THE TARIFF.
It is difficult, however, in a political
campaign to fix popular st'ention one
more that one issue, and in the pending
election every voter in the Uoited States
clearly sees that tbs controlling question
10 whether the protective tariff duties now
Ia force shall be- 80 reduced a. to destroy
their efficiency, or whether these duties
shall be retained with such med ficstions
and adj ustments as shall better sdspt them
to the great end of protecting the vast and
important industii ,s of the whole country.
The Republican plstform. while recog-
nizing the necessity Of reducing the reve-
nue., declares that this reduction must not
be MADE at the expense of these industries
and American labor.
The American people have now enjoyed
the protective system for longer continu-
ous period than ever before in the history
of the national government. The result is
that for more than quarter OF century
they have reslized q degree OF industrial
and financial prosperity unprecedented In
this country and never equalled IN any
other.
The pressing reaso on given for once sgain
trying the old experiment Of revenue
tariff without protection, as motive or
end, is that the present tariff has produced
and is prod ucing tn plas in the treasury
Bat is il not easily within the wisd om OF
Congress to adjust the national income to
the national expenditure, without sacrihc-
ing or even in p ,riling an industrial system.
which has brought untold advsDt ges to
the entire country. Admitting tn t t7e
pr sent tariff by lapse Of tim, and tn
large tx ansi II Of rrade which 1t has st m
ulste1, n eds revision, is it not wiser and
more pitriotic to revi it Wi h a car ful
regard t, he interests Of protectiDn IN than
with the purpose Of Iessening its p otectlSe
features?
YOU VOTED FOB FREE SALT.
These are some OF the questions which
must Re answered at the nationsl polls in
November. For mystl II, as a cit'zcn and
as candidate, do not hest ts to detl l,re
that from l)Dg observation l am an un-
waveripg friend of the pre- t,ctive system.
In q business life new extending over
forty years I have witnessed and COM
pared the effect upon the country OF q
revenue tariff tending to free trade with
protective tariff encouraging home indus
tries. Under the former the development
of the country has always been ari sted,
while under the latter it has uniformly
been promoted.
you IMPORTED CONTRACT LABOR.
To the men who earn their bread by the
sweat of their brows the difference between
the two systems is that Of narrowing
chances on the one hand and expanding
opportunities on tie other Free trade
would open American competition with the
whole world. Protection reserves America
for Americans, native and adopted.
The industrial system of q count y is a.
sensitive as it's public credit. A hostile
movement creates dittrust in the public
mind, and confidence, the only ba i, OF
successful trade, becomes impaired, new
enterprises wither in the bad, capital
grows timid, the field of ls bor Is contracted
and pressure for employment inevitably
reduces the wages of all workingmen.
With the views of the conveDt'o,
frankly express 10 its resolutions upon all
other questions of public interest, / find
q v self in hearty accord. In relation to
silver and its important bearing upon tie
national currency as vel as its connection
with and influence OF the prosperity Of
large e ,tions OF our common country, in
it's advocacy of judicious setter ent OF
the public lands Iolrcy; in urging the ne
ceSsity for better 60 ist defente', and duty
We o ze 10 the shipping interests OF the
o ,ntry, the platform but repeats the ap
prov d principles o. the Rsi ublican party.
The Rapublicap platform proposes
A DISTINCTLY AMERICAN POLICY,
not of narrowness and bigotry, tut one
broad and philanthrol ic--s policy that
best helpe the whole world BY the sx.
ample on q great, growing, powerful
nation 70 anded upon the equality Of every
man be'ore the law.
It is for the American people to develop
AID cultivate the continent, which in the
Providence Of God they have fallen beip
They should seopt policy which looks
steaf lily to this great end.
With no spirit Of nsrrowness toward
other people, but rather in the highest
interest of all, they should find under
their own flag Q field Of limitlsss advance
10 the direction Of the improvement, the
prosperity and the happiness Of man.
Very Respectfully Yours,
LEsI P. MOTION.