The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-10-04
MoRTON's ACCEPTANCE.

Nomination for Vice President.
RHINECLIFF, N. Y, Oct. ITO the
Hon. NJ. M. Estee and others of the
committee GENTLEMEN: In making
a formal acceptance of my nomination
as the republican candidate for the
vice-presidency, desire to express my
grateful appreciation of the confidence
reposed in me by the convention. The
duties devolving upon the vice-presi-
dent as presiding officer of the senate,
and in certain contingencies a partici-
pant in the legislation of congress,
make it proper that the people should
know distinctly and unreSerVedly the
political views of the candidate who
NAV be presented for their suffrage.
1t fortunately happens that this duty
for myself is easily discharged
by referring to the principles
embodied in the resolutions unani-
mously adopted by the national con-
vention. These resolutions unequiv-
ocal and comprehensive in character
reflect my hearty approval. 1t is diff
cult, however, in a political campaign
to fix popular attention on more than
one question, and in the pending cleo
ton every voter in the United States
clearly sees that the controlling ques-
duties now in force shall be so reduced
as to destroy their efficiency, or wheth-
er these duties shall be retained with
such notifications and adjustments as
shall better adapt them to the great
end OF protection of the vast and i'm
portant industries of the whole coun-
try.
The republican platform while
recognizing the necessity OF re-
| ducing the revenue, declares that
this reduction must not be made at the
expense of these industries and of
American labor. The American people
have now enjoyed the protective Sys-
TEN for a larger continuous period
than ever before in the history of the
| national government. The result is
that for more than quarter Of CEN
fury they have realized degree of in
dustrial and financial prosperity unpre-
cedented in this century and never
eQualled in any other. The pressing
reason given for once again trying the
| old experiment of a revenue tariff
without protection is that the present
tariff has produced, and is producing
surplus in the treasury. But it is
not easily within the wisdom
| of congress to adjust the
national income to the national
expenditure without sacrificing or
! imperlling an industrial system which
has brought untold advantages to the
entire country. Admitting that the
| present tariff, by lapse of time and the
| large expansion of trade which it has
stimulated needs revision, is it not
wiser and more patriotic to revise it
with a careful regard to the interests
of protection than with the purpose of
| lessening its protective features? These
| are some of the questions which must
be answered at the national polls in
November. For myself as a citizen
and as candidate, I do not hesitate to
| am an unwavering friend OF the pro-
| tective system. In business
life now extending over forty years, 1
have witnessed and compared the eff
fects on the country Of a revenue tar
| iff tending to free trade with pro-
tectIve tariff encouraging home indus
| tries, and under the former the devel-
opment of the country has always been
arrested while under the latter it has
uniformly been promoted. 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 extend
| ing opportunities on the other. Free
| trade would open America to compe-
| tition with the whole world. Protec-
ton reserves America for Americans.
1
| is as sensitive as public credit.
| 4 hostile movement creates distrust in
/ the public mind, and confidence, the
| only basis of successful trade, becomes
| impaired. New enterprises wither in
| the bud, capital grows timid. The
| flood of labor is contracted and pressure
| for employment abridges the wages of
all workingmen.
With the views of the convention,
| frankly expressed in its resolutions
upon all other questions of public in
| terest, 1 find myself in hearty accord.
In relation to silver and its important
bearing upon the nations currency as
well as its connection with and
influence on the prosperity Of
country, in its advocacy of a
| judicious settlement of the public
lands policy, in urging the necessity
| for better coast defenceS and the duty
we owe to the shipping interests of the
country, the platform but repeats the
approved principles of the republican
party The republican platform proposes
distinctly American policy, not one of
nafrowneSs and bigOtry, but one broad
and philanthrOpic-a policy that best
helps the whole world by the example
of great, growing, powerful nation,
founded upon the equality Of every
man before the law. It is for the
American people to develop and culti-
vate the continent, to which, in the
providence of God they have fallen
heirs. They should adopt a policy
, which looks steadily to this great end
with no spirit of narrowness toward
other people. but rather in the highest
, interest of all. They should find under
; their own flag field of limitless ad-
j vance in the direction of the improve
i ment, the prosperity and happiness o.
r man. Very respectfully yours,
oI LEVI p. MORTON.
snsshod he DEPOT.