Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-03
LEVI P. MORTON.
rs DssRai 70 Cb 'ss>ory Upon Himself
70 MEk9 Kssws His Yiuw5
20 -. V1tarss
he Has hl-Ns, Low Pros-oeioo and Has
AsSunu'st ted sa'linrs of Dollars
UIoeT Its Banner.

RHINE CLIFF. n, Y. Oct. 2, 1855.
To CHARM IN EsseC and Others, COMMITTEES:
GsNrLgHEN-Ia makics formal &C
cept.nce ct MY nomtas lion as the Rspuo-
licsn csndid2-e for Weep resident, de-
sire 10 express mysef grateful for the
appreciation c: confidence repossd in me
by toa convention. TIE dulles devulying
Upon ne V!cs-PtesI ens as presiding
officer Of tie Share snS, in certain con-
tipge1cies, ID the legislation OF Congress
mtks IL pfope- tlat the people should
know distinctly and uprerervecly the
political views Of the candidate who may
be presented for their SURFACES. L;
forsueatels happens tnss this duty for
mysCf Is
EASILY ARRIVED AT
By referring 20 sac principles embodied
IL TeSJiu Ions unanimously adopted by
tle n&Ttuhal convention. These resolu-
ClaE', ua=Qniv3Cal and comprehensive
c41Isc''z fleet mY personal cOnvic ions
and have iay hearty approval. Ii is Diff
cult, however, in ponticai csnpsign, 10
FIX the popu ar attention On mere tnsn
one Issue, and 10 the pending election
every Votsr IN the U lited S:stss Clearly
sees thsf the controlling question ia
whether the protective tariff duties now
in force shall be 50 reduced 50 50 destroy
their eff cheney, or whether these duties
snail b. retained, TiCh sucl 10 ID fcsuCns
a3d Clas.nenGS as shall better
adapt tasm to the gIesf end Of
p oE0ctigg the vast sno imp 1rts1s indus
Iriss Of tie whole cSuatry.
The r publican platform, while recog
niz % ne D9cesslty of reduciag TIE rev.
emu, declares spAG this radu;yiou must
not be made 81 ]hs expense Of .h-se in
dussries ana OF
AMERICAN LABOR.
The American people have Bow enjoyed
tie protective system for longer con-
ti1uou3 period than ever before IN the his.
torf cS tie nsIJn. The reeu!t is that
Tor more IMAM quarter OF century they
haya real.B ~ s, doer5s OF industry aud
filapctsl prosperity Unprecedented In this
country, and never eQailed in any otner
The pressing reason given for once again
trying the experiment OF revenue tsriff
without protection az motive or end IL
that tn present tariff has produced and
Is proauClag @ sCtpiuS in the treasury.
But is il NOS essily within the wisdom OF
Con gress 70 ada the natioual income to
the national expenditure without sacrifc
ing or even paralyLng any industry sys
TEN Hnica has brought untold Advantages
to ths eutire country. Admitting tlst
the present tsfiff bY the lapse OF TINA ant
large expansion Of trade which 1t has
stimulated,
NERDS REVISION,
is 1t not wiser ana more patriotic to revise
IL win careful regard to the interest OF
protection tlsn with the purpose OF les
seging The protective fsa ures? These
are some Of the questions waicn must be
answered at the national polls in n Jvem- |
Der. For myself, as q cit!zsn and ss
candidate, l Go no. hesitate to declare |
that from ioBg observation Em sn IN
waverine friend OF tbs protective sys |
ten. II q business life now extend |
ing over forty yesrs have !
Witnessed and compared the effect upon |
the country Of ths revenue tariff tending |
to trss trade with the protective tariff
ENCOURAGING HOME INDUSTRIES.
Under me former the develo pmens Of the |
country has always been arrested, while |
uuder the latter II has uniformly beeu |
promoted. To men Who eain their |
b esd; By the swgst OF their brow
the dif6renc9 between the two sy3tems is |
that Of RATIO Jig the Chances on the one |
haad Snd expanding tae opportunities Oh |
the other Free trade would open Amer |
les to competition with the whole world |
Protection reserves America for Am3ri |
cans, u2siys sad adopted. The industrial |
syste m OF cur country is as sensitive as |
the public credit A hostile move
ment CfeHtes dist. ust In ths |
pu9lic mind, oud Confidence, the
only basis Of successful trade,
becomes impsired. Nav enterprises
wi,her IL the bud. Capital grows lin
tied. The field OF laoor is contracted
and the pressure f)c employment in
evitGbiy leiuces the wages OF
ALL woRKINGMgN
VIA t13 vt4H5 OF ras convention
aaSly expressed In its resolution upon |
all other questions Of public interest
dnd myself in hesr!y scCOrd. Ia It's re-
lstion 10 silver and it's important bearing
upon national currency, as well IS lie
connection VIII and influence
on the prosperity OF large sections Of
our common country; in its advocacy OF
a ia lscious settlement Of the public
lsn6 policy, II urging the necessity for
b .tlef COST de!eGces aud the dotywe owe
10 the shipping interests CT t4e country,
huS StAtAShii D2N ISPS~Aso s~kPAS'~G
principles OF the Republican parry. The
republican Platform proposes 6
distialtly American policy, not
one OF rarrowHess and sbi.o :.
~, bd. q pailanthoplc policy !
that hes! helps the whole world By the
ex8mp,s.of great, growing snd powerful
lstica founded upon
THE EQUALITY OF BvHRT MAN
before Sas law. Is Is fer the American
people 80 develop h2d cultivate q country
to whicn, In ire providence O; Gad they
have fsilaa heirs. THey should ad0ps q
policy which look. steadily to this gresE
erd with no show OF I&rrowness
towards Other people, but rather in tie
highest iSsara5t OF Gil. Tae7 could fi1d
under their own fsg f I'D Of lirtitlees
advance ir the direction OF the improve
meut, property and happiness of mar.
Very respe6etUny.youSs, /
EEvI P. MORTON.
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