Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-04

My. W0IfD s Letter OF Acccpt'Ncc'
We need not comment at length upon
She letter Of Hon. LEv J.. MoHToS ac-
ccpting the nomination Of tho Republic
can National Convention for }ice-Presi-
dent of tlo United States. lie is mere
diaburs.ug agent Of the Republican
party. but ho differs from other dis
bmmne agents in that no does not dis
lurso the money Of bis principals but
money belonging 20 himself His pay
will not consist in commission on tho
money collected or dsbursed. but is to
be the Office Of Ycc-Presideut, or rather
BE nomination for chat Office. in a
word Nr MoFr.e was nominated be
cau4e io WIS both able and Wiling
a. furnish material aid " to ms party
IN the current presidential campaign
Ilo may not understand the science OF
political economy, nor be competent 10
write vcIargued letter, nor blessed
with Che " gift Of CAB, - bat be rs rich in
Tn worlds goods and consents 10 part
with portion Of them IN return for the
Commitment Of high honor bestowed
upon himself lie is expected to make
~ for the loss which hs party has sus-
famed IN the displacement Of asscssabe
Government o0iuals belonging to that
patty. There is no longer an official
cls,s whose pockets the Republican party
Icadero arc ut liberty TO empty partially
Sn order 10 promote tbe success OF Their
schemes.
Mr. MoluoN's letter is awlwardly
phrascd. to say tic least Of it's dement's.
IT required "a good deal of impudence to
enable him TO declare that I'm relation
10 SILVER. the Republican National plat
form "but repeats the approved primer
plcs Of the Republican party for It is
"A historical fact that the silver bill was
passcd over tue veto OF Republican
President RUTHERFORD b. HAYES. In
the absence OF Democratic votes the bill
would have been consigned TO the tomb
Of tho Capulets. Silver WAS domoDe-
tied by Republican Congress, and
would not have been rcmonctized even
bv this time had. not the Democrats,
backed 10y host of Greenbackcrs, so
alarmed the conspirators against "the
dollar Of the daddies" that sufficient
number Of them voted with the Demo
Gratis and Greonbaokcrs to enable these
60 pnas the silver bill over tho Presl-
dents veto.
II IL noteworthy that in stating the one
overriding issue between the two par
ties MIR. MoRroN declares in favor OF 20
modifying and adjusting tho present
protective tariff duties as better to adapt
them to the end of protecting American
industries. This declaration seems to
MI to be inconsistent with the Chicago
platform, which rather favors tho theory
that the existing customs-duhes cannot
safely be tempered with nor touched
even with a pruning hand. However,
Mr.. MoRroN refers 70 that platform as re-
cognizing the necessity Of reducing the
revenue, and would seem to hold that
reducing The revenue and modifying the
tariff arc one aud the same thing. though
that platform expressly draws q clear dis
function between the two.
Mr.. morton writes as il he thought II
would be a worry easy matter for Con
gress TO expond all the money in the
Treasury. And 80 it would, no doubt;
hut to DO 80 would not be toreduce taxa
ton. On the contrary, it would be to
promote extravaganza and wastefulness
in public expenditures, and demoralize
our public servants.
Mr.. MoRroN's letter will not amount
"unto row of pins, to quote SRAKs-
PRARE. Ii will, however. answer all the
purposes for which it was intended