Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-13
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT:
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
OF Indiana.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
L. EVI u. NOR 7 o n,
OF New York.
FOR DELEGATE IN CONGRESS-:
u RORGE A. MATHEWS,
OF Brookings.
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.

General Ben Harrisons letter of ao-
ceptance of the presidential nomination
by the republican party deals almost
exclusively with the issues presented
in the platform OF the Chicago conven-
tion. He takes that document up in
detail and sfiirms his feslty to Its pro-
visions and with this completed Ills task
is done. He does not wander outside
the range of discussion and attempt to
confuse the public by an array of words
and phrases calculated to cover real
position with the glamour OF false pro-
fessions, He is protectionist and says
so. He Is in favor of tariff reform"
With the protection OF American indus
tries ever paramount and does not con-
cesl the fact. He believes in living
wages for working men and announces
this belief. He advocates reduction of
the revenues to correspond with the Pc
cuniary demands upon the treasury and
asserts his advocacy 10 business like
way. He opposes Chinese immigration
and puts his opposition in a few
direct and convincing words.
He regards She disirsnchisement
OF the blhoks crime and says 1T is q
crime. He favors the admission as states
of populous territories and declares their
exclusion from she union q denial OF Just
rights, He opposes trusts and places
himself on record against such com bina-
tions of capital. He believes In ade-
quste pensions for ex-soldIers of the
war and IN giving to Them positions
within the civil service OF the nation
and asserts his belief in decisive terms.
He advocates firm attitude against for
elgn governments IN behalf of national
rights and deprecates vacIllstion, incon.
sistency and bluster. This he announces
openly and without any spirit OF brsva-
do. Upon all public questions he is
outspoken and honest.
1t is IN this straightforward manner
that General Ben Harrison lays before
the public his beliefs and disbeIiefs and
announces his position upon ell issues.
Writing upon the tariff question the
republican presidential candidate ex-
presses his qualification over the direct
ness of the issue between protection and
free trade and asserts that his party does
not "offer fixed schedule, but prin-
oiple." Schedules must necessarily
h1ctuate, Fl but it is fixed pinciple which
contends for the material we'll being OF
the industrial GLASSES of the republic
and their protection from the as
saults OF poverty. In his discussion
of this issue General Harrison does not
elaborate, but states in succinct terms
the aims and desires of the party he
represents and his hearty sympathy
With those aims and desires. Like his
party, he invokes the best results from
the toll OF the wage worker and his alb
solute protection from the starvation
pay rolls of the OLD world. In this CON
of high figures for those who earn by
labor the right to enjoy comforts and
even Injuries.
We of Dakota are largely interested
In General Harrlson's repeated declsra.
ton in behalf OF the admission
of deserving territories to places In the
union of states. This is more directly
our Issue than all the other issues of the
campaign and it is pleasing to Us to find
the presidential candidate OF the repub-
lican party awake to our demands and
fully recognizing the injustice of our
anomalous condition. In the senate he
was always the champion of the terri
tories, as q presidential candidate he
does not forget the disfranchised resi-
dents OF the great west and as the CO.
cupant OF the executive chair he would
extend the influence of a high position te
the accomplishment of the chief desire
of all the residents of the territories.
We have therefore q special interest in
the success of the republican party--ar
interest intensified by the comforting ut
frances of its candidate in his letter o'
acceptance.
General Harrison's declarations IL
this final document OF the campaign are
all in accord with the aims of the repub
liosn party throughout the union
They will strengthen existing harmon,
and lead the party up TO sweeping
victory IN Novem Der.