The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-06

NouAin"sioh luz tne fresluency WAS
made public to-day. The President &C.
cepts the nomination and says he ia
grateful for the approval expressed by
the convention Of the acts of his admin.
istration: The President, continues:
II have endeavored without wavering
OF WEAKNESS, 80 far as the direction of
public affairs were committe to me, to
oarry out the pledges made to the peo-
pie in 1888. II the policy of the admin.
.stra'ion has not been distinc tively and
progressively American and Republi
can, the policy's fault has not been in
purpose, but in execution.
"Bank failures have brought no fright.
delay, or loss to bill holders. The note
OF a solvent bank is as good and as
current as Treasury note, for the
credit OF the United SGates is behind it
u might almost say International, for
these bills arc not only equally and in
discriminatory accepted at par in all
States, but in some foreign countries.
The Democratic party, If intrusted with
the control of the government, is now
pledged to repeal the tax on State bank
issues, with the view to putting into
circulation under such adverse legisIa-
ton as States may adopt, flood OF local
bank issues.
NOnly those who, in years before the
war, experienced inconvenience and
losses attendant upon the use of such
money can appreciate what re turn to
thatsystem involves. The
OF q bill was then often no indication OF
It's value. The bank detector of yes
terday was not u safe guide to-day as to
the credit or values. Merchants depos-
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the hour OF bank closing should show
depreciation of money taken in the
morning. The traveller could not use in
journey to the East the issues of the
most solvent banks Of the West; and in
consequence the money changers office
was familiar neighbor to the ticket
office and lunch counter.
Tho farmer and laborer found MONEY!
received for their products or their labor
deprecated when they came to make
their purchases; and the whole business
OF the country was hindered and bur-
dened. Changes may become necessary,
but the national system of currency
SAFE and acceptable throughout the
whole country-is coed fruit of bitter
experiences; and am sure our people
Will not consent to the reactionary pro-
posal made by the Democratic party"
The President then devotes consider.
able space to the ques ton of the revival
OF American shipping and to argum snt
IN support of the subsidy law of the
Fifty first Congress as tending to the re.
covery of the carrying trade by the
United States. He then notes some
special advantages Of the tariff act.
Among the special things noted are the
tin plate and pearl button schedules of
the Mckinley bill, under which the
President says European Industries have
been transplanted in America. He ar.
raigns Democratic leaders for seeking
to ALLEVIATE the employer and employee
He regrets that all employers are not
just and considerable and sometimes
take too large share of the profits, but
says he does not see how this Injustice
would be ameliorated by the tariff, the
first effect of. which must be severe
cut in wages.
In this part of the letter occurs the
following reference to the benefits of
protection to the South: 1.-The Southern
States have had liberal participation
in the benefits of the tariff law; and,
though their representatives have gem
orally opposed the protection policy,
rejoice that their sugar, rice. coal, ores,
iron, fruits, cotton, cloths and other
products have not been left to the fate
which the votes OF their representatives
would have brought upon them.
I'm my last annual message to Con-
gress, l said: 4 must yet en- terrain hope
that 1T is possible to secure q calm,
patriotic consideration of such constitu.
tional or statutory charges as may be
necessary to secure The choice of officers
of the government to the people by fair
pportionments and free elections. l
believe it would be possible to consti-
tute commission, bipartisan in it's
mem bcrship and composed Of patriotic.
wise and i'm partial men, TO whom con-
sideration of questions OF evils connected
with our cleo tion systems and methods
might be committed with a good pros.
pect of securing unanimity in some plan
for removing and mitigating those
evils. The constitution would
permit the election OF a.
com mission to be vested in the Su-
preme Court IL that method would give
the best guaranty OF impartiality. This
commission should be charged with the
duty of nquiring into the whole subject
of the law OF elections as related to the
choice Of Officers Of the National Gov.
eminent, with the view to securing TO
evory elector the free and unmolested
exercise Of suffrage and as near approach
to equality OF value in each ballot cast
ss is attainable. The demand that linn
itations OF suffrage shall be found in the
law, and only there, is just demand
and no just man should resent or re.
sist it
1t seemed to me that the appeal to our
people to consider the question OF read
iusting our Legislation upon absolutely
fair, non partisan lines might find some
effective response. Many times have
had occasion to say that the laws and
election methods, designing to give un-
fair advantage to the party making
than, would oNroa firr ha ncad IN nov