Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-09-25
HARRISON'S LETTER
No Declares His Intention TO
Stand by the Platform.
THE POINTS At ISSUE.


fts 'f"Nr "" ''"-''''-s '"'
tien. Protection. civil s.ric. Rsferm.
C~a,r.s, i1.bor and rsr.lga Relations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, S-pt 1.-The follow
ing IL Gen Hauisons letter accepting the
Rsvuhlican presidential nomination.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Sept II.
Hon VI. n Es,cs AMI Others. Commiitesi
Genti.nen When your commitiee visiiei
mo on the sth q July last. ami prr-,nici the
Official announcement % my nomination ;or
the prssiisncy q the United States by the
Rspahlican convention. prumi-sl a. spon
a. pfaciioal,ls o. communicate % yuu more
formal aoceptance oi the nomination Since
that time. The wurk u r,oeiving ADi addrcSs-
ing. slmo., daily. large delegations 81 my
fellow ciiifen., has no, only o"cupi~i all q
my time but has In sone measurv r~ndered
u unnsc~-Ary fur me to ~ this letter A. q
m..iium q communicating b. the public my
view, upon the questions involved In The cam
yaigu
iapprcciais very highly ,he cunhiencs AMI
rsgsct manifss,sl by the cunvcn,ion, AMI ac-
e~pt the nomination with feeling ~ graf
i,uds and = FUN -cn-. q the responsibility
which ao-umTanies a. II h a matter ~ con-
graduation that The declarations of the Chit
oago convention upon the questions that nov
a,iraci ths inioresi % our T.ople are - clear
AMI .mthaiic There Il further causs Il
consra,ulation IN The fact that Tie conveuiion
ut,sranc,s ~ the n,mccraiic PARTY. N In any
lleyrc unosrtain or cuntraiiciory, can nov
D. indg,-l anil lnisrTre,~i by executive Ac's
AMI m.-.agss. AMI by definite Trufosliions In
lesilatian. fhi. Il e-pc,iAlly true - What 10
popularity known a. The tArir question
r.rin Legislation
Tl,s is.ne cannot nos D. ol~cursi II h
nos n couissi lsiwssn srhelule.. but bs,wcen
wiic agart principls- The fcreign com
I.titors u cur nArks, have with quick In
siinst s.-on how ons issue u this cou,ssi may
lftng them aivaniagc. AMI cur own Isopls
arv noi - dull a. b. mis-. ~ neglect The grave
lntsr,-s.s that sr,s involved for them Tho 40.
.auli uIOn cur prC,"c,ivs system Il cTen and
defiant I'ryt.ction y as-ailei a. unconsii-
iuiioual IN lnw. or ~ viCious In TTinclple, AMI
tho-- Who hsel such visw, snc,rcly cai.no,
stop short q an absolute elimination from
cur iarir lAss q Tho principle - pru,sciion
Tie Mil bll !. only siep, but u Il toward
an ohjcct that The leaAsr q D,nccraiic
thought ami icgisla,ion have cl~Afly In mini
Tle important question is not ~ much the
Iength q III step A. tho dir-tlon u n judgs
ly the executive n,.--Ase - Dycsmlsr last,
ly The Mills bill. by the dstsis- In oongrv~
AMI by III ~ louis platform, the Demo
cratic party viii. II suITnTtni by ,he oouniiy'
Tlaos III ianr laws uT.n purely rrvenus
lasis THIS sis practical fr,e ira,ie-ffss trale
In ths English -u-s Tho lcgcud uiun ths
banner may NJ, D. "frs ,ra.ls.- u may D.
,hs morv ol-rurs motto. tariff rsforms bui
pslthsr The hammer nor the insription u con-
elusive. or. in.is,si, very important Tie
a-.ault it'll u N. important fat
nlo--s slo teach that tbs imIort duty uTun
forvign goo.is -li In our mArks, l. pail by
th. e,nsumer anil that ths prico q tbe DO
nestle c,snT.ting Articls 4 rshss.s>l io ths
an,ount q the duty On imi-ss~t efscsr-; thai
every million - dollars cor-<fet fw cus
tons duiis-. rvTry-rnts many millions more
which a. NJ, r,arh the trrAsury, hu, arr pail
by cur ciiilsns a. the incrua-,i est q DO
rn.stic prulsctions resulting frum The iArif
law.-may not inisni to di-rrc,iit In tho
minis n oshers cur system ~ lcvying duties
on ctmgs,ing fur,ign prUiucts, but u Is
clsafly air-..iy di~-r,siiis.i la their own We
canno, suuis, without impugning their tn
,s,grity. that II fry- a. at upuu their cunvic-
tious. they wouh - rvNi-e cur laws a. "a lay
the bur,lsn q the cus,osns rvyenu. uIun ar
ticls that Ars ~, pr,.luos'l In this oouniry,
AMI o. plscs uI.n The frv.' lisi All cumIeiing
for,ign pnsiucis
I DO nls Ssh 10 stop a. rrtuie this theory
a. o. the eff.ct on Ariff duties Tho-e Who
advance u ARE studcnts % mAxims and not Il
ths u,arksts Thcy may D. safely allowed to
cal their projoCt tariff REFORM N the
p.-otls undlerstani that In The sni the argu'
msnt cumt.l. fr,c trade In All comfs,ing pro-
duct This cnd may Mt D. rcachs.i airuff-
BY. AMI lis appr,ach nay L. Accompanied
with sou. expressions u sympathy fOr eur
prutectci lnllusiris- ami car working people,
hui Il will certainly cCme II tle-a oarlI sisT-
d. Mt Aruu-, The I-Ople IA effective r,sisi-
aBos The Rspublican PARTY hohis that a
pruisctive tariff i c,utsiituiiofiAl. wholesome
AMI ne,s-saTy. We ID ~, offcr nr~i
schciuls, bat prindple We viii revi-e The
sche,iuie, ami mosiify u, bui always with an
Intelligent proyision a. b. the effect upon ID
mssiic pru.iuction AMI the wages % our
wutking I.oTle
We helieve Il to L. oDe q the worthy Oh
jSts % tAnf legislation o. pre-erye The
American market for American pruiuoer
AMI o. maintain the American .,ale u wags-
by adequate discriminating dutis- upon for
cisn comp.ting prslucts The sfcct II lower
rats aii larger importati0ns upun the pub
lic rsyeuue l. contingent AMI d0ubtfal, but
not - tie effcst uTun American pr,sluction
ami American wags l>~ work AMI lower
wa.>- must D. acocptei a. the inevitable ~
suli q lhs incrvA-ei Offering of foreign gods
In cur market
By way u r-comT-n-e Tor thi. rsiuction
An his wa.,,-, ami the -. u the American
market, Il l. suggested that the diminished
wAg,s u the wurkingtnan viii have an un-
diminished purchasing power, AMI that be
will h. able o. make up for the lo-s ~ the
home market by an enlarged foreign market
Our wurkingmen have the settlement u the
QUESTION In their Osn hands They now OBJ
tain higher wag,- ami live more comfortably
than thoss u any ether country. They will
make choice bstwcen the substantial advan-
tas,~ they have la hand AMI the descriptive
promiss~ AMI forccasts II tho.Se th~oriEing re-
fornsrs They viii decide for themselves
ami for The country whether the protective
system shall H. conicmnel or Destroyed
III. Treasury surplus
The fact of a treasury surplus, the amount
Of which is vAriously stated. has directed
public attention to q consideration Of the
methcis by which the national income may
l.Si D. rciuo.i to the level of wis and ncces-
sary expenditure Thl. condition has Lesn
sriIol upon by tho~e who arr hostile to pro
tsCtive custom duties as an advantageous
base u attack upon our tarin laws They
have magnih~i AMI nurssi the surplus. which
they aficct to deprccate, seemingly, for the
purPse % exaggeratIng the evil In order 10
rvconrile the IeOple to the extreme remedy
they prop-e A proper reduction Of the rev
enus d. MT neCsssitate, and should suggest
the abandonment OF impairment u the PRO
tssti yesysinm The methois suggested by
our convention will not need b. D. exhausted
In order o. effect the necessary reduction
We ara not ilkeiy so Il calls.i ufs0n think, 20