Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-06

F'avOrS the FOrce Bill anu an
Election Commission.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September o.
| President Harrison's letter, accepting
| denomination as the Republican candidate
| for President, was made public to-day. 1t
| is as follows:
WASHINGTON, September 8.
Hon. William Mckinley, Jr, and Others,
Committee, Etc:
GENTLEMEN:-I now avail myself OF the
| first period Of relief from public duties to
respond TO the notification which you
| brought TO me on June 20, of my nomina-
tion for the Office of President of the
United States, by the National Republican
| Convention recently held at Minneapolis.
l accept the nomination and am grateful
! for the approval expressed by the conven-
! tion of the acts of the administration.
have endeavored without wavering or
WEAKNESS, so far as the direction OF public
| affairs was committed to me, to carry out
| the pledges made TO the epeople in
| 1883. If the policies OF the administration
| have not been distinctively and progress
sively American and Republican policies,
| the fault has not been in the purpose but IN
| the execution.
| shall speak frankly Of the legislation
! of Congress and of the work OF the EXecu-
! tive departments, for the credit OF any sue
| cesses that have been attained is In such
measure due to others-Senators and he
representatives. and TO the efficient heads OF
the several executive departments-that |
NAV do so without improperly. A vote OF
want OF confidence is asked by our adver-
saries; and this challenge TO review OF
what has been done we promptly and glad
| ly yaccept. ..sc
gress has been subjected to the revision OF
| a Democratic House of Representatives
and the acts of the executive department
to its scrutiny and investigation.
A DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
was succeeded by Republican admins
tration. and the freshness of the events
gives unusual facilities for fair comparison
and Judgment There has seldom been a
! time, | think, when a change from the de-
clared policies of the Republican To the de-
clared policies of the Democratic party
| involved such serious results TO the ousl-
ness interests of the country. a brief re-
view OF what has been done and OF what
the Democratic party proposes to undo
will Justify this opinion.
| The Republican party during the civil
|
| of United States notes, issued and redeem
| able by the government, and of national
! bank notes, based upon the security OF
| limited States bonds. A tax was levied
upon the issues of State banks, and the in
| tended result. that all such issues should be
Withdrawn. was realized There are men
among US now who never saw State
| bank note. >.
The notes furnished directly or indi-
rectly by the United States, have been the
! only and the safe and acceptable paper cur
rency of the people. Bank failures have
| brought 10 fright, delay or loss 70 the bill
holders. The note of an insolvent bank Is
! as good and as current as treasury note
| for the credit OF the United States is be-
| hind IL. Our money is all national money
i might almost say international, for
| these bills are not only equally ana IN
discriminatory accepted at par in all the
States, but in some foreign countries.
| The Democratic party, il entrusted with
the control Of the government Is now
pledged TO repeal the tax on
STATE BANK ISSUES,
with q view TO putting into circulation
again. under such diverse legislation as
the States may adopt, food Of local bank
issues. Only those, who, in the years be-
fore the war experienced the lnconYen-
ience and losses attendant upon the use OF
such money can appreciate what re-
turn 10 that system involves. The de-
nomination of bill was then often no in
dication Of its value. The bank detector
of Yesterday was not safe guide today as
IN credit or values. Merchants deposited
several times during the day lest the hour
of bank closing should show
denreciation of the money taken
in the morning. The traveller could
not use in journey 10 the
| East the issues Of the most solvent banks
of the West: and in consequence money
changers office was the familiar nelghoor
of the ticket Office and the lunch counter.
| The farmer and the laoorer found the
money received for their products or their
labor deprecated when they came 10 make
their purchases, and the whole business OF
the country was hindered and ourdened.
| Changes may become necessary, but
National system Of currency-safe aud &C
centable throughout the whole country-ls
| the good fruit OF bitter experiences, and /
an, sure our people will not consent 10 the
reactionery proposal made by the Demo-
cratic party.
Few subjects have elected more discus
sion or excited more general interest than
that Of a recovery oy the United states OF
it's appropriate share OF the ocean carrying
trade. This subject touches not only our
pockets, but
OUR NATIONAL PRIDE.
Practically all the frelghts for transport
| ing IN Europe the enormous annual sup
niles OF provisions furnished by this coun-
irv and for the large return OF manufact-
nred products, have for many years been
Maid 70 foreign ship owners. Thousands
| of Immigrants annually seeking homes
under our flag have been denied the sight
| nj il until they entered Sandy Hook. while
increasiuC thousands Of American citizens,
I beut on European travel, have each year
| stenped into a foreign jurisdiction az the
| NeTg York docks The merchandise bal
! ance of trade. which the Treasury books
show. is largely reduced by the annual
! tribute which we pay for freight and
massage moneys. The great ships-the
| fastest upon the sea-which are now IN
peace proiting by our trade, are in a sec
| oudary sense, war ships OF their respective
| Governments, and in the event OF war
would, under existing contracts with their
| Governments, speedily take on the guns
| for which their decks are already pre-
pared. and enter with terrible efficiency
| upon the work Of destroying our com
| nerce. The undisputed fact Is that toe
| great steamship lines OF Europe were
I built M and are now in part sustained
| hv direct or indirect Government
| aid the latter taking the form OF
! liberal paw for carrying the mails, or OF an
| annual bonus given in consideration OF
Agreements 10 construct ships so as 70
| adaut them for carrying an armament and
| to tIlru them over TO the government on de-
| mand, upon specified terms. 1t was plain