The Springdale news., 1888-09-14

of the United States, has been re- celyed, l an deeply grateful 70 the contention which paid ne this nnsought and unexpected honof, but feel constrained 10 resign. l am h favor of restricting both inn migration and naturalization But I cannot go to the eSte,t of the con vention in believing 1t wise to "un. conditionally repeal our naturaljza- tion laws. The effect of this would, ofcourse, be to prevent any foreign born person, no matter how worthy he might be, from ever becoming an American citizen. It cannot be healthy thing for any Nation to have large part of lts population made np Of resident aliens who car never hope to take any part in the making of laws under which they must be taxed and to which they must submit their personal liberty.
 ADOPTED arlzENsHIP.
 Another part of the platform pro yides, Tn effect, that before tho iuf- migrant leaves his native shore he must furnish evidence of being "likely to become a desirable citr- zen of the United States By re strietng immigration to this indus. trious ard intelligent class, thoso whom we thus taeitly invite will come to LIS already imhued with the spirit of America" l hold that the immigrant who has rcuounced all allegiance to any foreign power. who accepts the spirit of onr consti- tuition and l;ws, who has learned! our language and customs, who rears hls children to speak and un- derstand the one, and reverence and obey the other, should have held out to hlm the proud honor Of Amencan citizenship. By keep out all.who do not furnish evidence before they come of probably edopt- ing n heart and miad this ambi- ton, and by requiring them after they come and have resided some years among Il, to make this proh- ability iadielal certainty hy proc in court of justice We vii keor America for Americans.
 TARIFF RsFeRNEa.
 Hind, too, that the platform of the convention pushes aside the question of tart fl reform IS not now demanding expression from the American party. By the usage of the phrase protection vs. free trade Is t fraud and a snare, the eonven- ti8n leaves the public to infer that t k immaterial whether We reduce tariff taxation to the basis ofthe ac- taal needs of the Nation. or whether NC shall let the principle remain of aeeumalating an idle surplus in our treasury. To this cannot s1b-- selibe. Belonging, for years to the Democratic party, 1 have been taught that protection, rightly ua- derstood, simply means the pay mcnt of a bonus bY all of our citI- zen to engage in certain industrial p4rsuits 1 have no reason now to doubt the wisdom Of that teaching Uundor the name and guise of pro- tecung the workingman, NC arc payIng his employer a premium and filling the treasury wilh unused money without benetitto the work ineman or 10 the Nation at large. Ne are protecting the American Ia borcr from competition with the paaper laborof Europe by bring ing that pauper here. The settle meht of this great economic ques tionls now absorbing the people absorbing them 10 the exclusion of all other issues. l believe and hope by the election of Mr. Cleve- Iand this fall the settlement will be made
 THE WAR Is OVER.
 Most earnestly most ioyously, l approve that part of the eonven. tion's platform in which it declares i for "No North. no South, no East and na West but for common country. When you add 10 lhls de- clarahon the proof of it's good faith by closing Southern man as your nomnee for Vice-President, we may at last hope that seetionallsm is dead hope that the day has pass cd when seeond.rate pollticiahs, by appealing to the passions and pre-, 2udices of the people, can lead away