Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-11-02
THfRTEEN REASONS.
Senator Edmnnds to Editor Dana.

A STRONG ENDORSEMENT or GEN HARRISON,
AND a sCATHNG ARRAIGNMENr or MIR.
CLEVELAND AND his "REFoRMn RECORD.
WAsHNGToN, d. c., oct. 20. 1888.
Dear M Dana; observe in the Sun
of the 18th a statement, With conspicuous
head lines to the effect that am not tax
ing a speech-making part in the present
campaign, and that attention has been call
ed TO the fact. The matter is 50 stated as
to permit the inference that | am not
earnestly interested in the election Of Gen.
Harrison. beg you, as the fair minded
lover OF fair play and the editor of the
principal really Democratic newspaper in
the country, 10 allow me to repel through
your columns any such implication.
am, and have been ever since the nom
ination Of Gen. Harrison, most earnestly.
and, according to my strength and capac-
ity, actively in favor of his election, be
cause
|. personally know him to be of great
abilities, of pure and upright life, and of
the most vigorous and aggressive upright
ness and independence, both as man and
as Republican, and I therefore believe
that he will administer the government in
the full vigor of the principles of the Re
publican party.
,. He was a gallant soldier sword
flashed in the front of hattie. and N the
gloomy rear of retreat was beard us voice
of constancy and courage
3. He is of fhe people end for th, peo-
ple-the 1eteuds. of justice and OF equal
rights tor sll
"a. He b. sincere believer ia the employ
meut of American labor ~ supply Ameri-
eau productions for Ameican coummpt n.
D. he Is not a victim NJ Jho delusiuu tnal
Affects the pr'scut admiuistrnt1a-that the
customs dutios are always a tax on the con
'ume's OF imported goods, and he knows
that Che oficia. and printed records of the
government show las in the case of tea and
coffee put on the free list some years
ago, and in the case of the 80 called recip-
rocity with Canada) that the duties taken
of OF such importations did not benefit our
people by diminishing the price they paid
Tor their purchases, but did benefit the for
eigner only.
.. He knows that every foreign made
article, from shoe pegs and IN hos 70 loco.
motives and 70 sny ADDRESS on r9satpj4 T., ,,.,,,.
". ships, used in our country, by
ius5 that much depriyes the American
worker of the opportunity to earn bread
for his family.
:. He knows that a nation is only large
family, the members of which are bound
to help each other by united and reciprocal
labor.
8. He knows, therefore, that the declara-
ton of the President, in his message to Con
gress, that customs duties are purely and
wholly a tax, is grave error, and that to
give American labor an opportunity to win
bread Americans must, as brothers in one
fam lah Ia, Il
ucts of each other.
8. He will not las the present administra
ton has done) enter into discussions and
agreements with England in regard TO so
called free trade with Canada aud the put
ting of Americans ON a worse footing in
British ports than the British have in our
own.
10. He will not for even one day tolerate
the official presence of foreign minister,
from whatever country he comes, who un-
dertakes to interfere with our elections,
even if that minister thinks that his cleo
ton or his party will work to the advan-
tage of that minister's country-as the
present administration has done.
IL. He will not make professions of iidel-
ity to the principles of civil service reform
and amendment the cover for receiving and
refusing to make public, or even refusing
to communicate to the Senate afiidavits or
other testimony (often perjured) against an
holder of any oiiice-as the present admin
istration has done.
~. He will not select to execute the of
fees of public trust larger proportion of
criminals disreputable and incompetent
persons than have been so selected by all
the administrations added together of the
lOO years of the existence of this govern
men-as this administration has done.
IL. He will not point out TO his county
men the danger to free elections and to
really democratic government dangerous
as it really isl of Presi tents being can
didate for reelection, on account of his i'm
mense power of patronage, and then per
NIT all his chief officers and their subordinates
tn become offensive partisans" and exhibit
''pernicious activity in promoting his re-
election, nor will he allow heavy levies of
money to be made upon all, even the hum
blest of the servants of the government to
accomplish it-as the present administra
ton has been and is doing.
These, dear Mr.. Dana, are some 10y no
means all of the grounds ON which with
my whole heart desire the election of Gen.
Harrison, and may | not be sure that your
sense of fair play-since you have made
me conspicuous in the matter-will lead you
to give this letter the prominence in your
paper that you have given to the imputa-
ton to which l reply,
Yours truly,
GEo. +. EDMUNDs.
Charles A. Dana, esq,
Editor New York Sun