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Curtis Will Run

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
September
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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New York, Sept. 19.- James Langdon Curtís has issued bis letter of acceptanca of the nomination for President tendered him by the National American party. Mr. Curtis approves the platform of the party, adopted by its convention at Washington a month ago, and his letter consists of argumenta and declarations in support thereof. The ideas favored are: Restricted immigration, with $100 tax on each immigrant; twentyone years' residence as a qualiflcation for voting; preservation of public lands for actual settlers ; establishment of technical and industrial schools; abolition of trusts; no display of any flag except of the American States and Nation ; Government sav ings banks ; the restoration of American shipping; participation ofobusiness men in public affairs in place of politiciaus; and the substitution of arbitration for force in settling international disputes. Mr. Curtis declares that none of the old parties are truly National; all are partiaL The American party alone can furnish a common ground of political action.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Register