Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-15
HIS ACCEPTANCE.
President Harrison Makes Pub
lie His Long Expected
Letter.
An Able Dissertation on the
Principles Of the Repub-
lican Party.

| WASHINGTON. Sept 5.-President Harri-
president was made public to-day and is as
follows:
Washington. Sept. 3.-Hon. William MrKin-
| ley. Jr.. aud Others, Colleagues, Etc-Gentle-
men: now avail myself Of the first pc Rod OF
| relief from pnblic duties to respond to the mott.
| tcalion which you brought to me on June 20 OF
| my nomination for the office of president OF the
Gently held at Minneapolis. accept the NOM
nation, and am grateful for the approval ex-
pressed by the convention OF the acts Of the ad-
mnstration. l have endeavored without
wavering WEAKNESS. far AS the direction OF
| public affairs was committed to me. to carry
out the pledges made to the people i'll 1855. II
| the policies OF the administration have not been
| distnctively and progressively American and
| republican policies the fault has not been III the
| purpose. but in the execution. l shall speak
| frankly OF
THE LEGISLATION OF CONGRESS
| and OF the work of the executive department,
| for the credit OF any success that has been at
| tanned is in such measure due to others.sena-
tors aud representatives, and to the efficient
may do SO without improperly. A vote Of
want OF confidence is asked by our adversaries.
and this challenge to a review OF what has been
done we promptly and gladly accept.
The great work OF the Flityfrst congress has
been subjected to the revision OF a Democratic
house OF representatives and the acts OF the ex'
eCullNe 10 lis anu lufSSi-
cation. The Democratic national administers
ton was succeeded by Republican administra-
| ton. ana the freshness OF the events gives un-
| usual facilities for fair COMPARISON aud iuds-
ment. There has seldom been a time. think.
when a change from the declared policies OF the
Republican tu the declared policies OF the Dtmo-
cratic party Involved such serious results to the
business interests OF the country. A brief re-
view OF what has been done and OF wat the
Democratic parry proposes to undo Will justify
this opinion.
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
The Republican party, during their civil war,
devised a national currency consisting OF United
StuteS notes, issued and redtenlabte by the gov
criiment, and OF national bank notes, based
upon the security OF United states bonds. The
tax WAS LEVIED upon the issues 0t SKATE banks,
aud the intended result, that IL! such issues
should be with drawn, was realized. There are
men among us now who never SAW a state bank
note. The notes furnished directly or Indirectly
uy the United states have been the ouy safe
and acceptable paper currency OF the people.
Bank failures have brought no right, delay or
loss to the bill holders The :o.e - All insoivent
note, lor the credit the Uuit=d states is be
bind IT, our money al national money!
might almost say in L-ruatOua. for their bills
are not only equally and intiscri.ninately ac-
ceptetl at par IL. all the states, but i'll some
tor ign countries. The Democratic party il
Entrusted with the control Of tie government, is
now r.eti.e . - r-p-al the law on STATE bank
issues. WIN View OF putting into circulation
again. under sch G.T rse legislation as the
states may adopt,
FLOOD o LOCAL BANK ISSUES.
Only those who, in he Years. before they ex.
perez ce': lie Inconvenience and loss attendant
upon such a!ou-y, can appreciate what re-
tnr!. - cAa1 system involves. The deHoulira-
ton Of /. ri. VAS Caen 0i-en indication OF its
vaie. The banking dcecc3ry OF Yesterday was
no. I. .lie .Iu oday AS TO credit OF values
Merchants deposited several times during the
day. lest tie hOuc Tor bank closing sh oud show
II depreciation OF the money taken in the morn
ing th- trAreier cui1id not uss n q Journey to
the Last the !s>ues Gt the most solvent banks
"f III. West, and i'll consequence a money
changers o tCe was the familiar neigh Dor OF the
ticket pii!ie and the lunch counter. The farmer
and the labor=r found the money received for
their products or their labor deprecated when
ih-y came TO MAKE their purchases, and the
who.e business OF thu country was hlndered and
Gur,:ened Changes may become necessary but
IL national system OF currency-sate and ac-
ptab.e throuIhout the whole country-s the
iruit oi bitter experiences and am sure our
peo Die viii not consent TO the reactionary pro-
posa! made by the Democratic party.
RECIPROCITY.
Another related measure as furnishing an In
creased ocean traffic tor our ships, and OF great
and permanent benefit to the farmers and
manu!acturers as well. is the reciprocity de-
clnrsd by section 3 Of the tariff OF $50 and
now in practical operation with FIVE OF the ma
tons OF Central aud South America, San
Domingo. the SPAN and British West India
islands. and with Germany and Austria, under
special trade arrangements with each. The re-
ne"al OF the duty Old sugar, and the continuance
OF coffee and tea upon the free list, while giving
great relief to our own people by cheapening
articles used increasingly i'll every household
was also OF such enormous advantage to the
count ries exporting these articl s as to suggest
that in consideration thereof. reciprocal factors
should be shown III their tariffs articles ex-
ported by the United states to their markets
Great credit is due to Mr.. Blaine ior the vgor
with which he pressed this view upon the coun-
try. We have only begun to realize the benefit
OF these trade arrangements. The work of
creating new agencies and OF adapting our goods
to new markets has necessarily taken time; but
the results already attained are such, l am
sure, to establish il: popular favor
THE POLICY OF RECIPROCAL TRADE,
based upon the free importation OF such articles
as do not iniuriousy compete with the products
OF our own farms or factories in exchange for
the free or favored introduction OF our products
into other countries. The obvious efficacy OF
this policy so reased the trade OF the United
States that it once attracted the attention
OF European rade journals and boards OF
trade The British board If trade has presented
to that government a memorial asking for the
appointment OF commission to consider the
best means OF counteracting what is called 1.-The
commercial crusade of the United States" At
a meeting held in March last OF the associated
chambers OF commerce OF Great Britain the
president held that exports from Great Britain
to the Latin American countries during the last
year had decreased f23. 900, and that this
WAS not due to temporary causes, but directly to
the reciprocity policy OF the United States. Ger
many and France have also shown their startled
appreciation OF the TACT that new and
vigorous contestant has appeared in the mar
kets aud has already secured important advan-
taees. The most convincing evidence OF the ire
mendous commercial strength OF our position ia
found III the fact that Great Britain and Spain
have found it necessary to make reciprocal
trade agreements with us for their West India
colonies. and that Germany and Austria have
given 9 important concessions in exchange for
the continued free Importation OF their beet
sugar. A few details only as to the increase OF
our trade can be given here. Taking all the
countries with which arrangements have been
made. our trade to June 80, 1892, has increased
%. rs per cent. With Brazil the increase was
nearly l per cent With Cuba during the first
ten months our exports increased So, 7O2. 1913,
or 54.SG per ceiit, and with Porto
Rico S59O5a9. or "a per cent.
FARMERS BENkFITED.
The liberal participation OF our farmers in the
benefits OF this policy is shown by the following
report from our consul general at Havana un-
der date OF July 26 last
"Durng the last halt OF the year 1891 Ha-
vana received lao. O56 bags OF -four from Spain,
and other ports of the island about an equal
amount, or approximately $50. 112 bags.
During the same period Havana received 1876
bag, OF American flour and other ports an
for the first half of this year Spain has sent less
than 1000 bags to the whole island and the
United States has sent to Havana alone 1885,
487 bags aud about an equal amount to other
ports OF the island, making approx.
mately 80 900 for the first half OF 1892"
Partly by reason Of the reciprocal trade
agreement. but more largely by reason OF the
removal OF the sanitary restrictions upon
American pork, our export OF pork products to