Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-19
REID TO The FRONT
He Defends the Great Policy
of Protection
IN HIS NOTE or ACCEPTANCE
The Weakness of Democratic Opposi-
ton Exposed by Master Hand.
The Issue Dehned.

NEw YokK, Oct. 1s.-HOn. Whitelaw
Reds letter. accepting ths republican
nomination for wee president. was
made public tonigns. IL - addressed
10 the Hoa. W. L. Darbin. Anderson,
Ind., ana IS dated Opnir Farm, y. Y,
Ocsaber IS, lsS2-
Ia it Mr.. Reid says
.Nnen the nomination with which
the national convention mad honored
me was formally announced by your
committee, I accepted at once In do
ing 50 accepted also the principles set
forth 10 the resolutions adopted by the
convention as the basis Of appeal to the
popular suffrage. There will be no
Misunderstanding As to the purposes OF
the republican party IN tnis contest and
no doubt As 10 the attitude OF It's candi-
dates What it intends il has set forth
IA language that cannot be mistaken.
AMI they viii strive, by all the lawful
means IA their power, 10 enforce It's
plainly expressed viii.
The party platforms, so-called. are
more important this year than usual.
Botn the leading candidates nave COM
manded the approval of the American
people n lts highest form OF express
son. Attention - therefore concen-
trated less on the men themselves and
more Oh the principles each is put for
ward % represent and would, IN case
OF election, DC required TO carry out.
cit u obvious that the really vital
issues which this year divide parties
and demand u popular decision, are
tnO-e relating TO the tariff and the
currency. Fortunately both sides
have stated their positions on these
subjects With dlrectnees. simplicity and
iTanknes-.
we favor protective tariff. and
when IN full power made the present
one. Our opponents favor tariff for
revenue only and promise the repeal
III the present one.
1--WE maintain that the tariff should
cover the difference 10 the cost of home
and foreign product, caused by the
difference in the home and foreign
wages for the labor employed upon II.
our opponents q stinctly repudia'ed
the propositi ton that American wages
should be considered in the matter ard
declared instead that tariff levied for
anything but revenue only was uncon-
stltuGonal.
"We MAINTAIN that the present tariff
has worked we'll that il has developed
American manufacturers, stesdied and
increased American wages and pro-
tectcd the prosperity. Oar opponents
deny that there has been any Increase
Of prosperity under the present tariff;
declare that wages have been reduced
and denounce the republican polIcv
which, as they say. fosters no other in
dustry so much - that of sheriff.
workings or the Tarin.
The sharp issues thus presented for
the decision OF the American people
cover. more comprehens,vely and more
specifically than ever before. the whole
range of considerations relating to a
protective tariff. It's eonstitutionality,
its expediency. u. relation TO wages
its practical workings and the question
whether, "a II Is from time TO tune re-
duced, We should throw away the ad-
vtntages thus extended e. foreign
nations or should get something IN re-
turn for them.
Mr.. Reid then goes on to say that
the OnsttutlOnsllty of n protective
tariff mas heretofore been thought es-
tabiisned. and notes thar tariff bill
avOwedly for the encouragement and
protection OF manufacturers was car
RED through the first congress. He
also quotes from message 10 congress
Of Andrew Jackson. IN which the con-
-. q Of 40 ,tn
"a maintained. and. coming down 10
The present time. adds the opinion of
the Hon. George Ticknor Curtis on the
same question.
Speaking Of the sxpediency of a pro-
tective tariff. Mr.. Reid says % has been
vindlcstsi by the sxperieuce Of the
last thirty years. the most wonderful
period OF financial success, over un-
heard OF difficulties, on the record of
modern civilization. Under n, and by
its aid. the republican management OF
our finances has resulted in the largest
payment Of national debt in the
shortest tins known 20 history. aud IN
the simultaneous development Of the
industries Of the country and the pros
psrity OF the people on a scale without
a parallel.
Aepr<frt~nNe3 fFtSpNFfs
slr. Reid points out thAt the srua
value OF sil property in the United
states has increased 800 600 .000 OF
dollars in 1850 20 -. .00o 900 900 IN 1900.
making a total increase N the thirty
years of republican rule and repnb-
lean protective tariff of forty four
thousand millions OF dollars against
re fourteen thousand million earned
IA The previous 80 years. lie ssvs'
"tnr opponents ioin isris with us
directly sna positively 20 effect the
present tarif. They deny that there
has been any incresss nf prosperity
uadsr t. dee are that ~ages have heen
reduFef sut dsnounre our policy,
say ~ with snesr. t fosters no ir-
dGsffy 40 much a that ef the sheriff.
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for he impartial r1hl e. which aes rec.
above a t1 s.cprfan the exact fsrf.
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