The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-09-09

afternoon President Harrison, through
Secretary IIalfOrd, gave out for publica-
ton his letter accepting the presiden-
Ulal uomina tion on the repubi lean ticket.
The letter bears the date of September
3, ana is as follows:
Hon William Mckinley, Jr-, ana Others Com
mittcc, etc:
GentIeInen-I now avail Inyse,F Of the FIRST
period OF relief from public duties to respond to
the notification that you brought 20 me on June
~ OF mg nomination for the oi e Of president
Of the United States by the rapl1Iican national
convention recently hcld At lIinaearoIts-
accept the nomination and an grateful for
the approval expressed BY the convea ttou Of The
acts Of the administration
have cndcavoral without wa~criur or weari-
ness, 50 far as the direction Of public anafrs
made 10 INC Els8B.a ia fsgs II IN. Tl-1iTis ~
the administration have not been distinctly
and progressively american and republican
policies, The fault hls not 5oga in tho purpose,
but IN the execution
7 shall speak frankly % the legislation Of
congress and OF tho work Of the executive dc
partmeuts. for the credit OF any successes that
have been attained Is duo TO othcrs-senaJors
and repres sen lives and not the emctcut heads
Cf the several executive department 7 may
40 50 "ish2Ht l5ilpr oprletf a vote Of want OF
confidence Is asked by our aavcrsaries and this
challenge TO a review of what has been done We
The great work OF the Fifty first congress has
been subject 10 ths revision Of q democratic
house OF reprcs entltivcs and the acts OF tho
-fcstigatioa a democratic national admins
tration was succeeded b. "a republican admin
ist-ation, and the freshness OF the events gives
unusual facilities for fair comparison and judy
mcnt There has seldom been "a time, think
when change from the declared policies og
the republican 10 the declared policies Of the
democratic party involved such serious results
70 tho business interests Of the country
brief review OF what has been done and OF what
The democratic party proposes 10 undo viii just
The republican party daring the civil v7ar. de
vlBod a national currency, consisting Of United
states notes issued and redecmable by the
EoVern1lent and national bank notes based up
ON the security of United States bonds. a tax
was levied upon the lSa-Cs of state banks and
Nhe intended result that all such issues should
be -withdrI1ra, was realized. There
among now who never saw q state bank note
Bank failures have brought no fright, delay OF
loss 70 the bill holders. The note OF an iusolv-
-ent bank is good and current rs a treas
lry note-for the credit OF the United States
IS behind it.
Our money is all national money! might al
most say iufcrultiouaI-for these bills are not
only oqu1llT and indiscrimiuately accepted at
ptI h ',it tue a--t17' oE- IN soltlo 4ofeiSh coun
tries. The GemJcrltic party, II iutgus ted with
the control OF the government Is now pledged
70 repeal the tax on state bank issues with q
view TO putting into circulation again under
such diverse lcgialstion as the state may ac-
cept, Hood OF l1cul bank issues Only those
who iE the years bofore the war experienced
tho Inconvenience and losses attendant upon
the uses OF such m0@ey can appreciate what
return to that system Involves
The denomination Of a bill was then often no
indication Of its value. The bank detector Of
yesterday was not a safe guide to-day as to
creditor values Merchants deposited several
times during the day lest the hour Of bank
t'A-"'N
money taken in the morning. The traveller
could not uso in O. Iou rney TO the cast the is
sues Of the most solvent banks Of the west and
IN eohsetuelie "a money chAnsefs once was
tic familiar ueiEhbor OF the ticket ONCE and
tho lunch counter The farmer and lAbOrer
found the money received for their products or
their llbor dapscci ltci when they came 20
make their purchases, an 1 the whole business
Of the country was hindcrei and ourAeued
Chungcs maT become necessary but q national
system Of currency, safe aud acceptable
throughout tho whole country, is the good fruit
OF bitter cxpar-elce5, and sure people
Will not consent 10 tho rCacti0ulTY proposal
made by the democratic party.
discussion excited more general interest
than tho recovery b. ths United states Of It's
trade This subjest touches not only our
pockets lut o7l!. uatiolal pride, Practically
all the frCights for transport ug 10 Europe
the enormous annual supplies ui provisions furn-
ished by this couutry aud for the large return
been paid 10 foreign ship owners. ThOusan Is
OF immigrauts annually seeking homes under
our tag I'VE been denied the sight of it until
they entered Sandy Hook while increasing
thousands Of American citizens bent on
European travel have each year stepped into a
foreign Jurisdiction aJ TIE New YORK dostSs
Tho merchandise bllau e of trade, which the
treasury hooks show. is largely redl ed b. Tho
annual IT. buts which we pay Tor freight
and passage moneys. The great sh-ps-the
fastest upcn the sea -yghish arp now, ia peace,
produns by our trade, are in a secondary sense,
var shsus OF their respective governments and
IN tine Of wax would. luiev existing contracts
with those rovsrurioats. speedily take oa the
guns for which their decks are already pre-
pared aud enter with terrible efficiency upon
the work Of destroying ouF commerce
The undisputcd facts arc that the grea
steamship lines OF Europe are built up and are
now in part sustained by direct or indirect gov
srumcut aid, the latter taking the form OF
liberal pay for carrying the mails or OF an an
nual bonus given in cousiGerat ton OF agree
ynents 70 construct ships 50 as TO adapt men
Tor carrying an arm tIneh' ana 70 turn theu
over 10 the government on demand upon speci
Ged terms
that II tho Culted States would have such lines
= similar policy must be entered upon. Th'
fifty-tirst congress enacted such law, ant
under its beEeuccnt influence, sixteen Amcri
can ste1mships aggregate tonnage
OF 51,40l tons and costing s7,EJ5,oe1 hsv.
been built contracted TO be built IL
American shipyards In addition 10 this Fl
Is now rracticaIv certain that We shall soo1
have uueer the American n1ss one OF the hnes
steamship lines sailing out Of New York for any
fsuropoan port This contract will result IL
Messenger steamships of 1000 tons each. cost
NJ about 5000 9OJ and viii add TO our naval re
Aerve six steamships, the best upon the sea
The Taria.
Mr., Harrison is satisfied with the re
suits OF the reciprocity movement
which he says has alarmed Europe witt
the fact that new commercial contest
ant is in the field lie refers to tn,
pressure brought to bear under it uPoI
Germany and other countries to compe
the resembling of discriminating law
and duties. On the tariff he says;
The democratic platform promises repeal c
especially dcnounces IS e shlul the reciprocit
section cf tho law under which these trade az
rangements have been IN ide- If no other issu
we're involved in the campaign this alone Woul
give il importance Are the farmers Of III
graat gra5l grow ing states willing to surrende
these new, large and increas -1s markets 10
their surpIusf Are We 10 have nothing in e1
change for the free importation OF sugar an
Uonee ana ct the same time 10 destro
tho sugar planters Of the south an
the beet sugar Industry OF the ncrthsest an
OF the Paeidc coast. nre we 10 have the taxe-
sugar and coffee which "a "tsriE for revenu
only necessarily involves with the added los
OF tho new markets which have been made a.
I have ehogus Our commercial rivals Il
Europe do not regard this reciprocitE policy a.
a shan, but q serious threat TO = trade su
premaey they have hong enjoyed They Woul
Fe5oice-and II prudence did not res train uoul
Illuminate their depressed m an ufac tuHlng elite
over tie news that the United States hs
abandoned its system CT protection and rec
proeity-
A,oerfcan pFo iucts and trade and = correspond
- increase CT the European produetion an
frade would follow and VIII mot believe TIA
what g 50 pInin 10 them can be Withheld froi
our Own people