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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER. FRIDAY. JULY 25, 1884. BLAINE’S ACCEPTANCE . , h . First cun of nn AgarssoWo ^ on,h8 Tariff Question. cbecites the benefits of a pro. ,E E TECTIVE POLICY, , For It the Country’s Croat Ad- |„ prosperity nnd Wenltn '* Slnos 1000. „r WANTS TO DEVELOP AN AMERICAN * tE ' W POLICY. \ „ ..ins In Closer Commercial Relations P AM the Nation, of the Wes- tern Hemisphere. .SOLID NORTH WILL MEET A SOLID »** COUTH. tionnl Differences Is Made Prominent. Tit following l» Mr. Blaine’s letter ol Mt. July J5. The Hon. John s ffn.dfr.on owl othcrt of the CmmitUe, 2 ,u-OixrL»**»i In accepting the ignition tot the Presidency tendered bribe Kepublican National Conven- Z i beg to express a deep sense of the bailor which is conferred and of the duty .hicb is imposed. I venture to accompany Z acceptance with somo observations —in the contest jL.ttons whose settlement may affect Ibefoture of the nation favorably or un- farorably for a long series of years. In enumerating the issues upon which to Republican party appeals lor popular -JUt the convention has been singn- esplicltsnd felicitous. It lias properly grcn the leading posiUon to the industrial interests of the country as affected by the tariff on imports. On that question the two political parlies are radically in conflict. Almost the first set ol the Republicans, when they came into power in 1801, was the establish ment ot the principle of protection to American labor and to American capital. This principle the Republican party has eser since steadily maintained, while on the other hand the Democratic party in Cocress has for fifty years persistently ■sirred upon it. Twice within that period no opponents have destroyed tariffs ur- rannd for protection, and since the close ofthedtU war, whenever they have con trolled the House of Representatives, hos tile IreisllUon has been attempted—never more conspicuously than in their princi pal measure at the late session of Con- pass. Till TABirr QUESTION. Revenue laws are in their very nature sublect to frequent revision in order that they may be adapted to changes and modi- fculxu of trade. The Republican party is not contending for the permanency of any psrticnlsr statute. Ths Issue between the Iso parties does not have reference to s specific less. It is far broader and far deeper. It involves a principle of wide ap- thr.ttoo and beneficent Influence, against i tbeoey which we believe to be unsound in c'l-.-cption tnd Inevitably hurtful In prac tice. In the many tariff revisions which hm been necessary for the past twenty- three years, or which may hereafter be- erne necessary, the Republican party hit miinUined and wllf maintain tbe [obey of prolection to American industry, •bib-our opponents Insist upon a revision, which practically destroys that policy. Ths ns no Is thus distinct, well dellned and oniroidable. The pending election may Islerulna the lata of protection for a gen- station. Tbe overthrow of tbe policy ■saaa a large and permanent reduction lathe wages of the American laborer, be sides involving the Iowa of vast amounts of American capital Invested In manufaclur- lagenterprises. The value of ths present menne system to the pwopleof tbe United lutes is not a matter of theory, and I shall submit no argument to eustaln IL I only iaiilo attention to certain facta of official record which (earn to conatltuta a demon stration. In the census of 1890 an effort was made, tor ths tlrst time in our history, to obtain arslnatlon of alt the property In the t ailed States. The attempt was in large arm* unsuccessful. Partly from lack of fiats, partly from prejudice among many vbothought tho Inquiries foreshadowed a Kw scheme of taxation, tho returns were incomplete and unsatisfactory. little *°rs was done than to consolidate the lo cal valuation in tho States for purposes of WMtnnenLand that, ns everyone knowa. ■fts wldtlv from a complete exhibit of *11 the property. In tho census of 1800, however, the work *«», dons with great thoroughness—tlie nuunction between "MMused" value and Jute'’ value being carefully observed, nsnaml result mu that the “true vsl- 5£ot all tbe property In tbe States nnd Trmioriea (excludingslavse) amounted to Jnfftosn thousand millions oldo’lars. This Npni»»u tbe net result ol the labor “*the tarings of the people within the rj*j* the United States from the time the “*•'British colonist landed in 1007 down “AWyear WOO. it represented the fruit "•fifWlof two hundred and fifty year*. alter lfiuo the business of the country jnsucouragad and developed by a pro- Jffihvw tariff: At tbe and ol twenty years •fi* total Property of tho Uni jfitfirfied by tlio census of IS 12™“* enormous aggregate «n snu-ww “Jared million* of dollars (? 11.000,000,- 25-/1*™ great result was attained, not- JdfifitfirwUng the fact that goontlcea mil- S-Wln tho interral been wasted in “•Progress of a bloody war It thus ap- fi™ that while our i-«•{.illation between ■-m. . ™ Increased sixty iwr cent., the JJPJpU property ol the country increased wonondredund fourteen percent.—ihow* ^ ItMtiy enhanced wealth per capita people. Thirty thousand mil* JTJ?* ‘yiara (♦.'W/j)0,0<X> l 000) bad been daring tbe»e twenty years to tbe ^!P*j|o»t wealth of the nitlou. ar * regarded by tho older ^ world as phenomenal. That wrrntnr should surmount the peril and * flgantlc war and for an entire HfjLtaSWW. f«ra.«rt such form as will most efieefivefy aid the industries of tbe nation. OCR FOREIGN COMMERCE. A frequent accusation by our opponents is that the foreign commerce of the country has steadily decayed under the influence of the protective tariff. In this way they seek to array the importing Interest against the Republican party. It is a common and yet radical error to confound the commerce of tbe country with its carrying trade- an error often committed Innocently and sometimes designedly—but an error so gross that It does not distinguish between tbe ship and tbe cargo. Foreign commerce represents the exports and import* of a country re gardless of tbe nationality of the vessel that may carry the commodities of ex change. Our carrying trade lias from ob vious causes suffered many discourage ments since 1800, but our foreign commerce has In the same period steadily and pro digiously increased—increased indeed at a rate ana to an amount which absolutely dwarf all previous developments of our trade beyond the sea. From 1800 to the present time tbe foreign commerce of the United States (divided with approximate eqnality between exports and imports) reached tbe astounding aggregate of twen ty four tbousand millions of dollars ($21,- 000,000,000). The balance in this vast com merce inclined in onr favor, but it wonld have been much larger if our trade with the countries ot America, elsewhere re ferred to, had been more wisely adjusted. It Is difficult even to appreciate the mag nitude of our export trade siucs 1800. and we can gain a correct conception of it only by comparison with preceding results in the same field. The total exports from the United States from the Declaration ot In dependence in 1770 down lo the day of Lincoln’a election in 18G0, added to all that had previously been exported from the American colonies from their original set tlement, amounted to less than nine thou sand millions of dollars ($9,000,000,000). On the other band, onr exports from 1800 to the close of iUo lost ffae»! y.-Ar exceeded twelve thousand millions ot dollars ($12,- 000,000,000)—the whole ol it being tho prod uct of American labor. Evidently a pro tective tariff has not Injured our export trade when, nnder its Influence, we ex ported in twenty-four years 10 per cent, more than tbe total amount that had been exported in the entire previous history of American commerce. All the details, when analyzed, correspond with this gi gantic result. The commercial cities of the Union never had such growth as they have enjoyed since 1800. Ou r - Mef empo rium, tbe city of New Y- -itb its de- K ndencies, has within th - d doubled r population and inc — wealth five fold. Durin; he im ports and export.- red and left her harbor art bulk and value the orted by her between the , first Dutch colony on tl, -uttan and the outbreak ot i. ,-.il8fi0. AGRICULTURE Ar* ... EF. Tlu-agricultural it largest m tbe nation, every adjustment of revenue laws to tbe first consideration. Any policy hostile to the Inllest development of agriculture in the United States must be abandoned. Realizing this fact the opponents of the present ayatem of revenue have labored very earnestly to persuade tbe farmers of tbe United States that they ore robbed by a protective tariff.! and the effort is thus mode to consolidate their vast influence In favor of free trade. But happily the far- mere of America are intelligent and cannot be misled by sophistry wben conclusive facts are before them. They see plainly that daring the past twenty-four years wealth has not been acquired inonesectlon or by one Interest at the expense of another section or another interest.. They see that the agricultural 8tat<s have made even more rapid progress than the manufactnr- ingStatcs. . Tne formers see that In 1800 Messichu setts and Illinois hsd about ibe same wealth—between eight and nine bandred million each-end that In 1880 Massachu setts had advanced to twenty-six bandred millions, while Iriidoi* baa advanced to thirty-two hundred millions. They see that New Jersey and Iowa were just equal in population in 1800 and tint in twenty years the wealth of New Joreey was Increased by the sum of eight ban dred and fifty millions of dollars, while the wealth of Iowa was Increased by the sum of fifteen hundred millions. They see that tbe nine leading agricultural States of the West have grown so rapidly In prosperity that the aggregate addition to their wesltb since 1800 Is almost as great ss the wealth of the entire country In tbst year. They see that the South, which la almost exclusively agricultural. prive them of tho power to do this. It would prove a great calamity to our coun try. It would produce a conflict between the poor and the rich, nnd in the sorrow- fuUtegradatiou of labor would plant the seeds nf public danger. The Republican party lies steadily aim ed to maintain juet relations between I s- bor and capital—guarding with care the rights -of each. A conflict between the two has always led iu the past and will always lead in tho future to the injury ol both. I.ebor is indispensable to the crea tion and profitable use of capital, and cap ital increases the efficiency and value ol labor. Whoever arrays the one against the other Is an enemy of both. That pol icy is wisest and best which harmonizes tbe two on tbe basis of absolute justice. The Republican party has protected tbe free labor of America so that its compensation is larger than is realized In any other country. It lias guarded our people against the unfair competi tion of contract labor from China and may be called upon to prohibit the growth of a similar evil from Europe. It Is obviously unfair to permit capitalists to make contracts fur cheap labor iu foreign countries to the hart aud disparagement ot the labor of American citizens. Such a policy (like that which would leave the time and other conditions of home labor exclusively In the control of the employer,) is injurious to ail parties—not the least so to tbe unhappy persona who are made the subjects of the contracL The institutions of the United States rest upon the Intelli gence and virtue of all the people. Suf frage is mode universal as a just weapon of self-protection to every citzeu. It is not the interest of the republic that any economic ayatem should be adopted which involves the reduction of wages to tbe hard standard prevailing elsewhere. The Re publican party aims to elevate and dignify labor—hot to degrade it. Asa substitute for the industrial system which under Republican administration has developed sach extraordinary pros perity, our opponents offer a policy which is but a series of experiments upon our system of revenue—a policy whose end mnst be berm 10 oar manufacturers and greater harm to our labor. Experiment in the Industrial aud financial system is the country’s greatest dread, as stability Is its greatest boon. Even the uncertainty re sulting from the recent tariff agitation in Congress has bartfnlly affected tbe business of the entire country. Who can measure the harm to our shops and our homes, to our farms and onr com merce. if the uncertainty of perpetual tariff agitation is to be inflicted upon country? Wo are in tho midst of abundant harvest; we are on the eye of s revival of general prosperity. Nothing stands in onr way but the dread of a change in the industrial system which has wrought such wonders in the laat twenty years, ami which, with the power of in creased capital, will work still greater mar vels of prosperity in the twenty years to come. OUR FnRKIGM TOLICY. ity. It would be a great calamity to change these influences under which Southern commonwealth, are learning to vindicate civil rights,and adapting themselves to th. conditions of political tranquillity and in dustrial progress. If there be occasional and violent outbreaks Irnthe Smith against this peaceful progress, the public opinion of the country regards them as exceptional and hopefully trusts that each will prove the lest. The Bonth needs espitsi and occupation, not controversy. As much as any part of the North, the South needa tbe full protec tion of the revenue laws which tne Re publican party offers. Some of the South ern States have already entered upon a career ot industrial development nnd pros perity. These, at least, sliould not lend their electoral votes to destroy their own future. Any effort to unite the Southern States poll is-ues that grow out ot the memories J the war will summon the Northern States to combine in the assertion of that nationality which was their inspiration in the civil struggle. And thus grest energies which should be united in a common in dustrial development will bo wasted in hurtfni strife. The Democratic party shows itself a foe to Southern prosperity by always invoking and urging Southern po litical consolidation. Such a policy quenclies the rising instinct of patriot! iu the heart of tbe Southern youth; it re vives aud stimulates prejudice; it substi tutes the spirit of barbaric vengesnee for the tore ol peace, progress and harmony. THE CIVIL SERVICE. The general character of the civil service of the United States nnder all administra tions has been honorable. In the one an- preme test—the collection and disburse ment of revenue—thereoord of fidelity has never been surpassed in any nation. With the almost fabulous sams which were re ceived and paid during the late > ar, sent- Our foreign relations favor oar domestic development. We are at peace with the world—at peace upon a sound basis with no unsettled questions of sufficient mag nittidp to embarrass or distrac". us. Hap pily removed by our geographical situation from participation or interest in those questions of dynasty or boundary which so frequently disturb tbe peace of Europe, we are left to cultivate friendly relations with oil, and are free from possible entan- lemcnts in the quarrels of any. The Jnited States has no cense and no desire to engage in conflict with any power on earth, and we may rest in assured confi dence thst no power desires to attack tbe United States. With the nations of tho Western Hemi sphere we should cultivate closer relations and for our common prosperity and ad vancement we should invite them oil to join with as in an agreement that, for tbe future, all international troubles in North or South America shall be adjusted by im partial arbitration and not by arms. This project was part ot the fixed policy of President Garfield's administration audit should in my judgment be renewed. Its accomplishment on this continent would favorably affect the nations beyond the ses, and thus powerfully contribute it no distant day to tbe universal acceptance ot the phllanthrophic and Christian princi ple of arbitration. The effect even of sngeestlng it for the 8panisb-American States has been most happy and has in creased the confidence of those people in our friendly disposition. It fell io my lot as Secretary of State In Jans, 1881, to quiet apprehension In the republic of Mexico, by giving tbe assurance in an official dispatch that “there Is not the faintest desire in tbe United States for territorial extension sooth of the Ulo Grande. The boondsries has shared In ths general prosperity, sod 0 ( th* two republics bar* been established thst having recovered from the lot* end i„ conformity wllh_the best Jurisdictions! XX) per hole hi can be of the not the S£*n3 ,p “‘ < \, ,he «P« $k. nL^*! oni - ancient or me gjoppwwnttof ih* present Batted“fi'erifil pr * Aliw?*?mr-ciisii itrofi ■ rit\ mly. non) psotrsjsjn th* BlJl .tjhllsnUiropto I. lt-.ginuv BtliMnu^u lfistita-.; IU, schools, F-'ini- ““'EM. have been founded and moss generously than at a-.- h* our history. (J-ester and h ," u ; u *<W»nS?ti n f ’" l ' r " l’ r °xre**of Biari m Wealth li». been ac< nmpa- d^sod digniflad by a broadening »n,l pSp£*°* national character ai a sia^.ffl^dfils And fault that our reve- aAoJJjKJfo Prodi:, ,., a surplus, llut they faget that the SSySp* 1 <o which devastation of war. has gained so rapidly tbst its total wealth is at least ths double of that which It possessed In WOO, exclu- •Ire of aUvet. In these extraordinary developments the farmers see the helpful impulse of a home market, and they sec tbst tbe financial and revenue system, enacted since the Repub lican party canto into power, hoi estab lished and constantly expanded the home market They see thst even in the case ot wheat, which is our chief cereal export, they have sold, in the average of the year* since the close of the war, three bushels at borne to one they have sold abroad, and that in the case of corn, the only other cereal which we export to any extent, one hundred bnsiteU have ..been used at home to three and a half bushels ex- e rted. In some years this disparity has m so great that for every^ peck of corn exported one hundred bowels have been consumed in the home market. The farmers see that in the Inerwring compe tition from iuegraiu tredo of Luaaiaaod from the distant plains o! India,tbe growth of tbe home market becomes daily of great er concern to them and that Its Impair ment srcmld depreciate the value of every sere ol tillable land in the Union. OUII INTERNAL COMMERCE. Such fRcta RS these touching the growth end consumption of cereals at borne give os some slight conception oLthe restores of the internal commerce of the United States. They suggest also thab ln sdditioo to the advantages which the American people enjoy (rent protection against for- elgn competition, (bey enjoy the advan tages of absolute free trade over a larger area and with a greater population than any other nation. The internal commerce of our thirty-eight States and nine teiri- tories is cerriesfon without let. or hin drance. sritbout tax, detention ol govern mental Interference of any kind whatever. It spreads freely over *n are* of three and a half million square milee—almost equal in extent to tne whole continent of Eu rope. IU profits ere enjoyed to-day by fifty-six millions of American freemen, and from this enjoyment no monopoly to created. According to Alexander Hamil ton, when ho discussed the same enbjoet In 17!X), "the internal competition which tehee place does away with everything like monopoly, end by degree, reduces the prices of articles to the minimum of • reasonable profit on the capital employ ed.” It le impossible to point to a single seunSrtJl the public dv... ..... w „- BfSSA hireden ol taxstion. ext«»JSl;?!*!!« wasted, 1 the only charmSPXJlf? ** Ul which the party ■.tends dCrLff tt-Iisram pensioning of sol- Usr^r’.™d their f.milies-an ex- form jo" E“*cl, embodies the highest ntentot [ n recognition sod pay* of taxs^efred debs. When reduction *to be made, the Republican monopoly In Sre United States that has been crested or fostered by the Industrial system which is upheld by the Kepublican ‘’compared with onr foreign on omerce these domestic exchanges ere inconceiva bly great In a nount—reqmrin:; merely as oriefoftmmer’AlIty ..s lergea mfleigeof rnit.iLj ■■ • "ortstv »o-day'u «Uthe other nations of the world romhined. Theee ln- ternal exchanges are estimated tarthe tistical Bureau of the Treasury Department to be annually twealy times as great In amount as onr foreign commerce. It is into this vast field of home trade -at once tbe creation and the heritage ol the American people-that f; - eign nations are striving vr every device to enter. It Is Into this (fold that the op ponents ot oar present reywoe system would freely admit the countries of Europe -countries Into whoso internal trade we could not reciprocally enter ■ countries to which we should be. surrendering every advantage of trade: from which we should be gaining nothing Is-, return. rmcT crow rare mkcuawic awd th* la- Interests of both. Tbe line of demarcation not inertly conventional, i; fa more. __ separates a 8panish-Amerfcan people from a Saxon-American people. It divides one great nation from another with dis tinct end nstnral finality.” We seek tho conquests ot peace. IVo desire to extend onr coin tuerce, and In an especial degree with our friends tnd neigh bors on this continent We have not Im proved our relatione with Spanish America as wisely and as persistently as we might have done. For more than a generation the sympathy of those countries lias been allowed to drift away from ns. We should now make every effort to gain their friend ship. Our trade with them la already large. Daring the last year our exchanges in the Western Hemisphere amounted to three hundred and filly millions ol dollars-near- ly one-fourth o( oar entire foreign com merce. To tbiae who may be disposed to underrate the Mae of oar trade with the conntriee of North and Sooth America, it may be trail to state that tbetr population Is nearly or quite fifty millions—and that, in proportion to aggregate numbers, we import nearly double ss much from them os we do Iron Europe. Bat the result of the whole American trade is in a high de- gree unaotlsf actory. The Imports daring the past year exceeded two hundred end twen ty-fire million*—ehowing a balance against us of more than ono hundred mllllotf* of doUert. But the money doee not go to Spanish America. We send large sums to Europe in coin or its equivalent to pay European manufacturers for the goods wblchtbey send to Spanish America. We are bat paymasters for this enormous amount annually to European factors—an amount which U a serious draft, in every financial depression, upon our resource* of **C*nnOt this condition of trade in great part he cheuged? Cannot the m.;kct for our prodaclA be greatly enlarged. Be have made a beginning In our effort to Im prove our trade relations with Mexico and wo should not be content until similar and routusJty advantageous arrangements have been snoeufully made with every nation of North and South America. While the neat powers of Europe are steadily enlarging tbelr colonial dom ination in Asia and Africa it la the esDecial province of thle country toImproveandexpenditafood, with the nations of America. No field promisee ee much. No field has been cultivated »o lit tle. Our foreign polfoy *honld be an American policy in ft) broadeat and moot comprehensive .aenee-n policy of peace of friendship, of commercial enlarge- "'■Vfie name Ameri-an, which belongs to us In onr national capodty. must always exalt tbe just pride of patriotism. Citizen- M^' P of U “i» ra w^w^« American o'tizen, rich or poor native or naturalu~i. i.'MIe or colored, must cvery- wUtra Walk secure in ;.i. . an! civil riauia. The republic shoum never accepts S^rdHtftTjtSn.never assays u nobler one. twin tne protection ot th« humblest man who owes it loyalty-pro- taction at tunic, and protection wbicn ■hall follow him abroad, into whatever land he may go upon a lawful errand. -raa SOUTHERN STATU. I recognise, no* without regret, the ne- eernltv for speaking of two sections of onr common country. But tbe regret dimin ishes when I see that the elements which separated them ere fa* disappearing. -~ “—liars yielded end are yielding. $M«e «r>pnw ik* fctiiln- pulous integrity was the prevailing rale. Indeed, throughout that trying period. It can he said to the honor of the American name, that unfaithfulness and dishonesty araongcivllofficcre were os rare as misconduct and cowardice on the field of battle. The growth ol the country bos continu ally and necessarily enlarged the civil ser vice, until now it includes a vast body of officers. Rules anil methods of appoint ment which prevailed when the number was smaller have been found insufficient and Impracticable, and earnest efforts have been made to separate the great mass of ministerial officers from partisan influ ence and personal control. Impartiality in the mode of appointment to be based on faithful discharge of duty are tbe two ends to be accomplished. The public bnslnese will be sided by separating tbe legislative branch of the government from all control of appointment' and tbe Executive De partment will be relieved by subjecting appointments to fixed roles and thus re moving them from the caprice of favorite- ism. Dutthere should berigld observance of the law which gives In all cases of eqnal competency the preference to the soldtere who risked their Uvea in detense ot the union. I entered Congress in 1803, and in a somewhat prolonged service I never found it expedient to request or recommend the removal of a civil officer except in four in stances, and then for non-podtical reasons, wnlch were instantly conclusive with tho appointing power. Tbe officers in the dis trict appointed by Mr. Lincoln in 1861 upon the recommendation of my predecetsar, served, av a role, until death or resignation. I adopted at the beginning of my service the testofeompetitiveexaminstion for appoint ments to west Point and maintained it so long as I hsd the right by law to nominate a cadet. In the case of many officers I found tbatthe present law which arbitra rily limit* the tei m of tbe commission of fered a constant temptation to changes for mere political racoons. I - have publicly expressed the belief that the essential modification of that law would be la many respects advantageous. My observation in the Department of State confirmed the conclusions of my legislative experience, and impressed me with tbe conviction that the role of im partial appointment might with advan tage be carried beyond any existing pro vision of tbe dvll service lew. It should be applied to appointment! in the const liar service. Oonsulii snould be commercial sentinels—encircling the globe with watchfulness for their country’s In terests. Their Intelligence and competen cy become, therefore, metiers of great public concern. No man sbonld be ap pointed to an America* consulate, who tl nut well Instructed In the history end rev sources of bis own country, and in the re quirements and language of commerce in the country to which he le sent. The same rule sbonld be applied even more rigidly to the secretariesof legation in our diplomatic aervice. The people here the right to tbe most efficient agents in the discharge of pabilo business amt the ap pointing power should regard this as the prior aa-i ulterior consideration. THS MORMON QUESTION. Religious liberty Is tho right of every citizen nf tbe Republic. Congress la for bidden by the constitution to make any aw "respecting tho establishment ol re ligion, or prohibiting tbe free exercise thereof." For a century, under this guar antee, Protestant and Catholic, Jew and (ieutile, have worshipped Ood according to the dictates of conscience. But religious liberty must not be perverted to the justification of offense, against Uie lew. A religious sect, strongly entrenched In languishes—the foreign carrying trade. It was very eetlously crippled in onr civil war, and another blow was given to it in tbe general sub-itution of steam for sail in ocean traffic. With a frontage on tho two great oceant, with a freightage larger than that of any other nation, wo have ev ery inducement to restore our navigation Yet the government has hitherto refused its help. A small share of the encour agement given by the government to railways and to manufactures, and a small share of the capital and the zeal given by ourcilLeiis to those enterprise* would have carried our shine to every sea and to every port. A law just enacted re moves some of the burdens upon onr navi, gation and inspires hope that this great in terest may at last receive its due share of attention. All efforts in this direction •hould receive encouragement. SACBXDNIeS or THE BALLOT. This survey of our condition as a nation reminds us that material prosperity is but a mockery if it does not tend to preserve tlie liberty of the people. A free ballot is ttie safeguard of republican institutions, without which no national welfare is an surt-d. A popular election, honestly con ducted, embodies the very raajestr of true government. Ten millions of voters de sire to take part in the pending contest. The safety of the republic rests upon the integrity of tlie ballot, upon the security of suffrage to the citi zen. To deposit a fraudulent vote is no worse a crime against constitutional liber ty than io obstruct tbe deposit of an honest vote. He who corrupts suffrage strikes at the very root of free government. He is the areh enemy of the republic, forgets that in trampling upon the rights of other* he fatally imperils nls own rights. “It is a good land which the Lord our Hod doth give us.” but we can maintain our heritage only by guarding with vigilance the source of popular power. lam with great respect, Your obedient servant, James G. Blaine. m In the dull mid-summer, when money is scarce and trado stagnated in the great metropolis,vast quantities of merchandise are thrown upon the market, Irom tho finest fabrics imported, to tlie coarser domestic stuffs,*and sales forced. Then it is that J. W. RiCE & CO„ Ever on the alert for bargains in anything they handle, step in and reap a rich harvest. They have received from these saiesan immense invoice of Victoria and India Lawns, Nainsook Stripes and Checks, Piques,Satin Stripe Lawns, White and Figured Linen Lawns, India Seersuckers, etc., and hayo marked them lower than these goods were ever before sold in the South. They have an immense stock of Hosiery and are oixering unheard-of bargains in Men’s and Boys’ Half Hose, as well as Misses’ and Ladies** 1 Hose. The Stock must he reduced—the goods must go. Splendid line of light Summer Fabrics for men os well os ladies and children's wear. Late in the season—anxious to sell. Matting at nominal figures. Carpets and Rugs way down. Remember, THE LOWEST TRICES, RULE AT RICE’S. A policy of this kind would be disastrous i tbe mechanic* and working men of the children and lay by » nxlflcient amount Cor iKC««WeaoIaxe. Thaiadocttooofwage* inevitably consequentnpoa tbravtacov home market opea to the world, woiud de- ITISASPECtFiC fou Kidney * Liver Troubles, 2!Add«r, Urinary *nd Liver XMjmmm. Dropsy, Omvcland piAbetote HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. IT WORKS PROMPTLY / And cur«« XntcmpcrAxice. K«rroo» Diae&ae*, OenerAl Debility, Excimm and Fcmalo WeaknPM. USE IT _ AT ONCE. It re*lore* tho KIDNEYS, LIVZB and row. KLS, to *h*althy Action And CUBES wb«n*U other mcdldaeaLUt. Suadnd* have bten *av*d who Rav. been tires up to die by Mredaud PHwILI*. Send tor mu*tr*ted F*mpbl*tto Itl'icrs I1EMEOT CO., Providence, It. L 6 SOLD BY ALL BWftmiSTS. K3STETTERV Prjriek cbtdia'ity warms the South S^Tenfi the Northern heart alike.. Can any ooe doubt that between tbs •eetioas confidence end esteem are to-day more marked than at env period in the oT“ n i’re,5a^r 1,D Pjnc,.^? t5j Is Uw result in part of time apd in part of RrpupUcan principle* applied under tbe favorable conditions of uniform* one ortheTerritories of the Union, and spread lug rapidly into four other Territo ries, claims tlie riKUt to destroy tbe great tafeguard and muniment of social order, and to practice at a religion* privilege that which (> a crimw pnnbhri with a *«v*r* penalty in every State of tbe Union. Tbo •acredneu and unity of tbe family mutt be preferred aa tbe foundations of ail civil government, as the eource of orderly ad ministration, aa tbe surest guarantee of moral purity. The claim of the Mormons that they are divinely authorized to practice polygamy should no more be admitted than the claim of certain heathen tribes, if they eboold come among us, to continue the right of human sacrifice. Tbe taw doe, not Inter fere with whaleman believes; it takes cog. nlxonce only of what he does. A* citizen*, the Mormon, ere entitled to the nne civil right, a* others end to there they muit be oonflnnL Polygamy can never receive na tional sanction or toleration by admitting the community that upholds ft aa a State In tbe Union, Like other,, the Mormon* most learn that the liberty ol the individ ual cesses where the rights of society be gin. oua cuamaHcv. The people ol the United State,, though often urged and tempted, havq never ■erlouvly contemplated the recognition of any other mon y than gold or eilver—and currency directly convertible into them. They have not done *o, they will not do «o, under any necessity less pressing tlmn that of desperate war. The one special requi site tor the completion of our monetary system Is Che fixing of the relative values of,,silver and gold. The large use of silver os the money of account among Asiatic nations, taken In oonnett on wi h the incieaatng com merce ol the world, gives the weightiest reasons lor an international agreement in the premises. Oar government ah-mid not Caere to urge this measure until a standard ofvalue shall be rerebed and estahJUbed —a stars laid thst shall snabie the United Stales to use the silver from it* mine* A* in auxiliary to gold in settling the balances of commercial exchange. tu* rr»uc LANDS. The r. . ih of tbe republic is increased bythemuluplka.ionof lind-bolden. Onr taws should look to ths Judicious encour agement of actual settlers on the public do- main,-which should henceforth be held an s sacred trust for tbe benefit of those reek ing homes. Tbe tendency to cDnioiidato lone tracts of Unde In the ownership of individual) or corporations , sbonld, with proper regard to vested he discouraged. One hundred sand acre) uf Lind in tbe bands man Is far lew profitable to tbs nation 111 every way than when it* ownership U di vided among one tbouvond men. Tbe evil of permitting large tracts of the no, tional domain tu be consolidated and con trolled bv the taw against tbs many ta enhanced when tbe perron, controlling It ore aliens. It U bat fair that the public land shoo id be disposed of only to actual settlers and to those who ere citizens of the republic, or willing to bseom* ml To the needs of tbe tourist, commercial traveler anil uew settler. Hot tetter's Stom ach Bitter, la peculiarly adapted, since it strengthens the digestive organs, and braces the physical enegias to unhealtbful influences. It removes tnd prevent! ma larial lever, constipation, dyspepsia, healthfully stlmnUtee the kidney* end bladder, and enriches ta well ts purifies the blood. When overcome by fatigue, whether mental or physical, the weary and debilitated find it a reliable source of re newed strength and comfort For sole by oil druggists and dealers generally. Triangular apr27ri<frwlT CENTRAL FURNITURE HOUSE Nos. 60 and|6 Poplar Street. | N tbe front for tho patronage of tbe iseople, with aa complete and well assort' ■-of Furniture, Carpets, Mattings, Oil Cloths, Shade? MATS, eto„ etc., aa cau be found in any Iioopo in the South. Iarac-.-, rather than to bo lead in tho matter of good goods and low prioes. I nnlf A wet (C) good Chairs for $2.73. “Little Bounty” Bed J4ih K.U UIV* piect - for only $18 ft). “G$»rn” Bert Room Snit complete te<t only $22.S0. “Star*’ Fall Marble French Dresser Bait, ton pieces, tip-tr i to plcaee, $4.'.00. Parlor Suit*. loangee. Safes, olc„ “away down yondr orders to the Oentrai Fui'nitm*e Ho For anything you need from n 45 oenta choir to a $1/0 bedstead, to a $200.00 Bedroom doit, and 1 guarantee satisfaction. BENJAMIN SKALOWSKI THE FOSS & PEVEY COTTON CARD. )J. LOWELL UPWARD8 OF SIX THQU8AND IN OPERATION. OVER SEVEN HUNDRED IN CEORCIA MILLS py Reference, J. F. HANSON. Agent Uthb Manufacturing Company. Macon, Ua. ENcBEsTcISS^AwTSLLS^m PERKINS BROS., DIALERS IN ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. The Largest Dealers in the South. In Steam Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Saws, Shingle, Lath, Planing and Matching Machines, Water Wheels, Grist and Flouring Mills, Cane Mills, Wagons, Separators. Oollon Gin,, Proms, Sulky Plows, Rak<-v. Ropers and Mowers, Shafting and Pulleys, Steam Pumps, Boiler Feeders, Whistles, Gauges, Lubricators, Saw Gummers, Tanite Emery Wheels, Rubber Hose and Belting, Brass Goods, Piping and Engine Fittings of all kinds, Machinery Oil, Etc. *J*-Second-hand Mochincry .’.low pries. Look to yourlntereit and get oar prices betorobuving. PERKINS BROTHERS, 39 and 41 Wert Alabama Street, - - ATLANTA, CA. HOPE tu" DEAF. Onr Improved Artificial Ear Dram* rare Demfix *1 in an «U|tea. Bfeommrn.lM by 9deatlfle M ef Kwf sad .1 ■■Ufa. Writ* tar UluUrcti* d,$eripU— Sooi-aiMU. *' ' . refnnu doctors, jQdjrra. mlaUten. and prwalBrnt men and women wImj have been rnmL and »ho t>ika pleasure i% rttomwundino them. They are wn»n while tn um> rmi-fnitdi M-trmanent ce^- Addrraa. H. NK lIOl.MlS. 7 Vu r Nf. Nas^V'-l*. W. H. MOOR & GO., Wholesale Fruit 1 Produce Cemmissioi MKRCIX.O.JNTM. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. CPKCIALTIES-Watermfioni and South- Q era Truck, Quick sales. Prompt re. turns. Reference: Merchant*’Bonk, At lanta. Stencil* furnished oo application. may8-dtw3m. KENTUCKY MILITARY INSTITUTE. For Tax Receiver. vivo THE CITIZENS OP HOUSTON 1 County—I have made a initial canvas* at the county and met with due courtesy and hospitality from th* people, tad I bop* you will give my case • proper end thoughtful consideration. I am a perma nent cripple, which unfits me for manual labor, consequently ask your suffrage. I oik this of vou that I may make my own support with my pan. So yon con regard me os one that's In for the race to the end, end for a hopitui consideration In the Pr^-^re^ctU. N. SPINKS. jylrwedAzv.ntwlt at rsmSsts I*. o„ Frsmkltn •"«»-. Kj.. • ,-nil from lr«r.kfort. ila* ib« most bt*likfai Aailwk’.'irul: caUoa ta the puU, Lit tv ru as * «|| u ImaImI br *Uxi A full And able f>lim faculty. Exmcm* •* m<* if r»t- Any fir»t<!aucoUcre. Fortieth v* ir I- . . .He|»letu ber u«s For CAUloKue*. etc., iddm* A* A‘ COL. II. I>. AI-1-V THE SCIENCE OF LIFE. 0NLY$1 By Mail Postpaid. MONEY J.0ANED1 0” Improved Farms and City Property. For terms apply to, R. F. LAWTON HANHEB, 116 Second Street, : : : Macon, C( anet-dlkwlv • “ A in-.; SoiagRClAl Business jcfconl, | C0UI6L ■ j- WtACOCJ, CA. agTc^fas KNOW THYSELF. k Great Medical Work on Manhood 1 Exhausted Vitality, Nervoui sad Physical Debility, Premature Decline In Man, Errorsot loath, end the untold miseries reealticglram tndtscretious or exr.asea. a book lor every mamyogiremldjUsswrtaaddAUcnnireM^ esses, each on, ol wmHBHMBMHB found by tbe author, whose experience for n years Is such a* nrutebiy never be fore lell to the lot ol any physician. SOOprere, bound In beautiful, French mtf'!t„ embrwedl oeeum tall gill, guaiuaSs-' fob* * Baal wortln every senso-mechAutraL literary and ta^taMmat-thau any other work >.vd It ntry for skSO, or the lunacy rr-ll be r- fin every instance. Price only |1 r C by mail, pestuifd- IlluatrattvesampU*cento. Rend now. Gold Medal awarded the author by Ibe National Uedlenl Association, tothsotn- Icsse uf which he rotors. Tbe 8c'.. nee of Ufa should be nod by th* young for tastruettoo and by th* studied tori relief: Itwlil benefit alt —LtuAom Lane*t. There Is no member of society to whom tali book will wot be umfel. whether youth, parent uuardlan. instructor or clergyman.—A q-.j.i. Ad,]r>—4 PEABODY MEDICAL INriTlTl'TK. ocfjgTw. H. i'AKKKK. Jfe. 4 BuUneh .to It. n, ktare, wbo may te consulted on (J.-. r> . ..rtn,-.kill .lid experience. ftiMule sti I et .ltl'SU •!■” »«•• that h< IjuJtadtaetaKlulall•■utcr HE 4L l THYSELF Cl AAA a SMd IN CASH GIVEN AWAY T the SMOKERS of Blackwell’s Genuine Bull Durham Smok ing Tobacco. The genuine has picture of BULL on dvery package. For particulars see our next announcement. oSTmoIX, tu MUcfce'.l. Rflmlnl Ute of nld c Application forL lonfcln# IoaaJU *•! TnU Utoclu* an