Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-06

firm nsistenco upon American rights and upon
immunity from insult and injury for our cti-
zens and sailor ia foreign ports ~ % policy of
irritation ana buster They did not believe.
az some others seem to believe that % be a
Democrat one must take the foreign side of
every International question, IL a Republican
administration IL conducting the American side.
The Gillian incident now so happily and
honorably adjusted, WILL do not doubt place
our relations with that brave people upon q
more friendly basis than over before In our
relations with the great European powers the
rights of the United States and of our citizens
have been insisted on with. hrmncss. The
strength Of our cause and not the strength of
our adversary has given tono 20 our CORE
spondence. Tho samoan question and the Bslr-
ing SEA question, which came over from the
preceding administration, have bcen-the one
settled and the other submitted to arbitration
upon q fair basis. Mover before. ] think, in a
like period have 80 many important treaties
and commercial agreements boon concluded.
and never before. / am sure, have the honor
and influence, national and commercial, of the
United states been held In higher estimation in
both hemispheros.
The letter then pays high tribute to the
Union veterans, deplores lawlessness and
mob uprisings, demands discrimination in
admitting immigrants ana concludes thus;
Closing Arguments.
The general condition of our country is ono
of great prosperity. The blessing Of God has
rested upon our fields and upon our people.
The annual value OF our foreign commerce has
increased more than S4U.O0O,UUO over the aver
age for the preceding ten years, and more than
S2lOOO1,OJO over lSDl-the last year unaffected
by the new tariff Our exports in 1892 exceeded
those OF 1880 by more than Sl12 O0O,0OO and the
annual average for ten years by S@0j, 0jOOO0.
Our exports OF hreadstuiis increased over those
uf 4 of
over SAOWOU, and of manufactures over
SS,W0,OOJ The merchandise balance of trade
in our favor In 1892 was s22,9h3l2. No other
nation can match tho commercial progress
which those figures disclose. Our compassion
may well go out TO those whose party nccessi-
ties and habits still compel them TO declare
that our people are oppressed and our trade
restricted by protective tariff.
10 is not possible for me TO refer even in the
briefest way 20 many of the topics presented
in the resolutions adopted by tho convention.
Upon all that have not been discussed / have
before publicly expressed my views. A change
In the personnel OF a national administration Is
Of comparatively little moment. II those cxer.
cising public functions are able. honest diligont
and faithful, others possessing all these quail
ties may be found TO take their places.
But changes in the laws and in admins
tratve policies are Of great moment. When
public affairs have been given a direction and
business adjusted itself TO these lines, a sud
den change involves a stoppage and new bust
ness adjustments. If the change ofdirection Is
80 radical rs TO bring the commercial turntable
into use, the business changes volved are not
Establishments but reconstructions
The Democratic party Offers a programme of
demolition The protective poicy-to which
an business, even that Of the importer, rs now
adjusted the reciprocity policy the now mer
chant marine, are all 20 be demolished not
gradually taken down. but blown up. To
this programme of destruction IL has added one
constructive feature, the re-establishment OF
state banks of issue.
The policy of the Republican party is. on the
other hand, distinctly a policy of safe pro
gression and developmcnt-of new factories,
now markets and now ships. 10 viii subject
business TO no perilous changes, but offers at.
tractive opportunities for expansion upon
familiar lines. Very respectfully yours,
BENJAMIN HARRISON