Telegram-herald., 1888-10-03
MORTOE'S LETTER
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Ia m&kiag my ilFaal alcsDtangs of ~
non asfian - tas aspubaesn caad date
tor az Ice. Presidency lssFs lo express
~ xratsfal appreciation of tls eon1dsncs
fsoossd - u4s w. ne couFsnlon-
fAs duties teselyias on 10 Fics-rtsai-
1eus a. tas pres. alax .1esr VI ine 1sea-s
ana, IA. csEtain coala zsneisa participant
Ia ne issi-ls l0n ~ .oBgress. nlass ir proper
tlat l1s oseDle saoAla Gae~ llst4euf all
uaFsssrFsdlf t1s polueal fisss ~ -ls eaa-
tsi1aLs ~so nay b. pfcsealse iof t11if al
fraEes it ierl4na-etJ lspt.ns thAt ms
d1ty tor 1FssIf il stalif dalhafzs1 - 20
ferrInz "a tbs principles en- bod 80 in tus
Fssol4 .loas aaaailnoasiF adopted o. ne
National Convention. These resolutions.
uasq4lFucs 49, eol1 gfslelslf1 - Ia enArac-
tsF reject mY personal COG fleLons
and have nay asarlY Approval 10
- tialcuIL aossgsr. 10 political
campalga -o nE l0pulsf sitsati9a oa more
tAsa ons .ssus. sna in tns pending slectiOn
every rolsr la t4s astsd states clearly
.AstAsf tas p-oIseuvu safif dgtlss nOS Ia
fofcs shall BE- o. rsalcsa as ~ destroy their
sr5deacy or - e1ef Der Laess dal@s shall oe
rsisIasd eith sEcA notifications AID al
lustmsats 40 sAaii better adapt tasln ~ he
zfeal sad 0f protecting the Fast aud lmpor-
tant Industries on he Nno.e coustrY. lns
Republican platform. sllis recosa aiknS ne
necessity oI rsducins fns reyeuas, dee arrs
thss tais reduction sust not % made az
Ia. .HHH HH g e IN
Amsican la8or. Ias Afaercan people
have a0~ 81 Dyed = PROD ciIge system Tor =
ioL go continuous PERIOD tlkn ever before
ia tas history oi the NauouA Government
vita ths result that for more tuAn quar-
tsr Of century they have realized
degree Of Industrial aad nnAncial
prosperity unprecedented ia his
couaEry aad never squailed ia
any other The pressing reason giVen
for once again trying TIE old sKgsrnent Of
q rsxsnus ian4 without protection as tie
nouys Or end, is that ne present tarif nas
produced. and = producing = sarplas Ia the
treasury. Sut q &c not sxsctiy within the
wisdom OF Congress 70 aalust he aatOnsl
Income 70 national expenditure without
sacri doing Or even imperlling al Industrial
sysosm Which has brought untold advan-
tssss - the entire cOuntryf Admitting that
the present tarir by lapse Of ume and .srge
sxpaaaon 0f the trade which it has stim a.
lated needs revision. 3 10 not slsar and
mere patriotic 20 revise 10 with careful re-
gard % the Interest OF projection thsa viii
the purpose OF lesssntng4ts protective fes-
lures These are some OF ne questions
~hich must be snswered st The ustional
polls 10 November for myself, as citi-
Een aad a. candidate. 4 do not hesitate 10
declare that from long observation l ana
an unsagsriBg trend of the protective
system In business lie now ex tending
over forty years l have witnessed and com
pared he effect upon The country or a reye-
nue tsrif tending 80 free trade without
protective tarfff encourSginK home indus
tries l. Under the former the development
OF fhs country hss always bean arrested,
~hils under the latter 10 mas uniformly
been promo. o.sd. To the men Who cara their
bread by the sweat OF their brow the differ
enGe between The tUo systems - that Of
narroving chances on one hand ana ex
psnding opportunities on The other
Fres trsds would open America
70 competition with the vh0ls
world. Protection reserves America for
Amsricsns-nstivs and adopted The in
dustrIRl svstsm q country - az sensitive
a. 30 public credit. A hostlls novemsnt
crsaiss dlstru.t IN the public mind and
rbsn conndeoce. the only basis OF success.
fai.s trsde becomes impaired, rev enter
prsss wilhsr 10 ths bud. capital grows
timft The neld 0f labor is contracted. and
the pressurs for employment inevitably re-
dbcss the wages Of a. Norking1en. With
the views of the convention 50 frankly ex
pressed IN its resolutions upon al these
questions Of pub.ic interest I nnd myself Ia
hearty accord. In relation 70 silver and
ia important bearing upou The national
currency. IS vel as - connection With.
sud indusncs on tbs prosperity Of large
sections Of Our commou country, IN is
sdvocacY Il iudlci0us settlement Of the
public lsnds policy. 10 Urging ths Dscessity
for better coast 3elsn-es sad tue duty We
o~e the shipping interests Of tse country.
ths platform out rerek's approved priRCi-
piss OF the Republican party. The Repuo-
licsn platform proposes a distinctly Amsrl-
esn DoiicF. nor one Of narroEness sad
biEotry hus one hrosG and p aiianthroDic .
policy that best helps the whole world by
the example OF a great. growing power
ful nsHon. founded on s4uaiitY Of
svsry msn before the az ls Is for tbs
American people 10 Develop and cullvats
the continent 10 Ehfch m the proVidsncs 0f
cod they bsvs i4ilsn heir Taev shOu "a
sssUt a policy wbich l0oxs steadily to tbs
great snd- WIZ no spirit OF nsrrownsss
toward other peoples bus rather m rhs
highest interest," of al tnsv should f1d
under their own Hsg = isld Of hnities-
advance In The direction 81 ths improve
ment. 13s prosperity and ne happiness OF
man. Very respectfully yours
LEvI NoRroS.