Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-06
TIN AND BUTTONS
Made of Pearl he Burden Of
Harrison's Letter
ACCEPTING The NOMINATION
or The Republican Party for the Presidency Of
The United States,
Reciprocity Reviewed and a Graceful Az.
acknowledgement Made Of Blaae's Work In
That Line Amerlsan.suil Ships
Important Political Works.
ACCEPTING The NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Presidont
Harrison tonight made public his let.
ter OF acceptance Of nomination,
The opening paragraph Us nu assei~
tion Of his endeayors Tor four years 70
carry out the pledges OF his party and
his gratitude AZ the approval manifest.
90 by his partyB reconciliation
He then proceeds 30 roview tho work
OF the hlst Congress. Touching first
upon the currency question he s,ys
Tho Republican party during the
civil war devised u national currency
consisting OF United states notes issued
and rodoomablu by the government, and
national bank notes, bascd ON United
States bonds A tax was levied upon
issuos ol state banks and the intended
result, that all such issues should be
withdrawn, was realized, There arc
men among Us now whunovo saw state
bank note, Bank iailures brought no
fright or delay or loss 10 bil-holdcrs
Notes OF an insolycnt bank are good as
gold aud current as treasury note
for the credit OF tho unitod States
is behind II, Our money ~ all national
money, / might almost say iuternn-
iiunnl, FOR these bills arc not only
equally and indiscriminatoly accepted
nt par In oil statos, but I'M some foreign
countries. The Democratic party u
entrusted with tho control Of The gov
ernment is now pledged TO repeal tho
tax on state bank ISSUES with view To
putting into circulation again under
such diverse lcglslation az the siates
may accept, q 1ood Of local hpnN issnos
Only those who In years before expo
rlenccd the Inconvenience aud loss at
tendont upon the use Of such money
can appreciate what II return 10 thet
system Involves, Tho denomination %
bill hhH boon often no Indication Of
is value, And the husinoss OF tho
country was hindered aud burdungd.
Changes may become necessary, but
the national system Of currency Is snic
and acceptable throughout the whole
country Hs good fruit OF bitter expo
rionccs aud I'm sure our pnuplu viii
not conacut 10 the rcaciionnry proposal
made by The Democratic party
Bew suijcols have ELECTED moro dis
cussiou on excited more general inter-
est than the recovery By the United
Statos Of its appropriate share Of tho
Oceun carrying trade This subject
touches not only our pockets, but tho
national pride,
The undieputed fact ~ that the great
steamshiplifi oilluropc arr bniltupHnd
now in part sustained BY direct govern
mont aid, the latter taking The form Of
liboral pay for carrying malls or OF an
annual bonus given In consideration OF
agreements 10 construct ships NO as 20
adapt thom for carrying armament and
10 turn them over 20 the government on
demand upon specified terms II was
plain 10 every Intelligent Amer
have such lines a similar policy
must be enterod upon. TheuFifty-nr5t
oonpross enacted 5ueh law. ana under
H. beneAccnt iunuonoo aixloen Ameri.
can steamshins ui an aggregate Tonnage
III b7 4OO tons and costing 81. 400. 100
have boon built or contracted TO be-
built Ia American shipyurds In nddi-
ton to this IL h now practically certain
we shall soon have under tho American
Rng ono Of tho finest stsanghip limos
running out Of Now York for any
Europenn port. This contract will re-
nilt in the construction In American
yards of four how p,,ssenpor gteafnshins
81 ID. 900 tons each. costing about 5000
600 and add TO our naval rcserye AZ
stcnmships. the fastest upon Inc son,
Specinl attention has boon talson by
mo In the estnhl.shmpnt OF Inca from
our south Atlantic aud Gulf ports, and
although my expectations have not
been realized. attention has been called
10 the advantages Possessed by those
points. and when their people hrc inorn
hlly alive w thoir Interests, / do not
doubt they will be able 10 secure The
oapital needed 10 enable them 10 profit
by their great natural advnntapes'
mn, nv,,ocf,, r,,, mn,
~ ''''',e''i''' y, 90
lolnu no place ~ lie pAIoFm iof any
reference 70 ms snolccl ana ha5
SHOWN rs hgsullly W me general pot
icy by refusing % e%pond lhe hpprOpri-
aiioh inade durlus llY Ahl pdpiniHlra-
ton ior ocean man contracts Win
American limos ftlrlouc people mo
w0rkmen IN our SHOPS capitalists sock
mg now enterprises must decide
whether great hilpa owned by Anieri-
cans which sought American registry
shan again humnly ask place IN the
English naval reAervei grent ships now
on designers tables go 70 ioreign yards |
for construction and tho United anles |
loses tho now Frightening opportunity 10 |
recover q place COMMENSURATE WITH US
wealth, the hkill 81 its eenstrnotprs'
ana the courage o. ~ sailors 10 the |
carrying Trade o. ali Hoaa'
Another related measure na furnish