San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-27
NOMINATED FOR THE PRESIDENCY BY
THE AMERICAN PARTY.

in the field with his letter of accept
ance is the old gentleman nominated
by the American party, in conven-
zion at Washington. If not the most
] likely of the candidates to be given by
the people home in the White House,
he is financially the most capable Of
them all. Mr.. Cleveland is said to be
worth about two hundred thousand
dollars; Mr.. Harrison probably about
the same amount Mr.. Fisk is believed
to be considerably better of than the
Democratic or Republican candidates,
and Mr.. Curtis, worth two million
dollars. is possessed of more wealth
than all the other candidates put to-
gether, not forgetting the shreWd
WashingtO woman who claims to be
one of them.
The candidacy of Mr.. Curtis is pecu-
liarly interesting, because 1T gives pro-
minence TO an opinion which prevails
much more largely than the support
he will probably receive will even
suggest. That native born Ameri-
ems ought to rule America is a
political doctrine which is extensive
" held by many citizens who will
vote for one of the dominant parties.
4 candidate. therefore, who looks up
on uni estricted immigration and the
mixing of church and state as evils
threatening the national life with I'M
mediate danger, is subject of general
interest throughout the Union.
James LangdOn Curtis was born at
Stratford, Connecticut, in the year
1916. He was sixteen wnen he re-
moved to New York, where he soon
became a well known business man.
Before he was of age he managed one
Of the largest dry-goOds concerns in
New York. When about tWenty-One
wears old he was secre a"y of the New
York board of trade, then consisting
of about two hundred and fifty MEM
bers, of goods and jObbing mer-
chants of the city. Later, during ten
wears, he was colonel of the ninth
regiment New York, and was in com.
mand when an excited mob threat
ened to destroy the banks. These
were saved by his intervention. Ii
the beginning of the war the candi-
date joined the Union army. He
served a year and half, and was an
acting general before his retirement.
At that time he was democrat in
politics. After his retirement from
the dry-goOds business General Cur
It's interested himself in the develop
ment of mining industries. He is
president OF the FramkIinite Steel
and Zinc company, of New Jersey,
and is owner of interests in other sim
liar enterprises.
His place of business and residence
are in New York, and he has cOun-
try seat at Bridgeport, Conn. The
old gentleman is exceedingly atiable
and communicative. He is sprightly
and active and expresses his political
views with ability and force. Mr..
| Curtis is a married man with fam
| ily, and is a COMMUNICATE of the
Protestant Episcopal church. In his
letter of acceptance he advocates a
| long period of preparation for Amer
lean citizens, he approves the recon-
mendatiOn of the platform of his party
| shat public schools should teach only
| in the English language and that free
technical schools should be estab-
| lished tor the instruction of American
youth in practical arts and industries
and thinks one flag sufficient for the
| American people. He holds that the
| tariff ought not to be discussed in a
| partisan way. These are some of the
points in very interesting docu-
ment.
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