The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-09-14
The Presidents Letter.

President Harrison's letter accepting
the Republican Presidential nomination
was made public Monday night. 1t con-
tains over 10, 600 words, is dated at
Washington, and the substance is as
follows:
The Hon. W. Mckinley, Jr., and Others. Com
mittee, etc:
GENTLEMEN-I now avail myself Of the first
period OF relief from public duties to respond
TO tina notification which you brought to me on
June 20 OF my nomination for the office Of Pres
tdent of the United States by the Republican
National Convention recently held at Minne-
i accept the nomination. and am grateful for
the approval expressed by the convention OF
the acts of the administration.
The great work Of the Fifty-frs Congress
has been subjected to the revision OF Demo-
cratic House of Representatives and the acts
of the executive department. to its scrutiny
time. think when a change from the declared
policies of the Republican to the declared poll
oies OF the Democratic party involved such
country. brief review OF what has been done
and of what the Democratic party proposes to
undo will justify this opinion.
The President then at some length
compares the present system Of banking
and the issuance OF money with that
which prevailed before the withdrawal
Of State bank issues, and declares that
the present plan is the safest ever yet
devised.
He touches upon the commerce upon
the seas and recognizes the fact that
our exports are carried In vessels sail
ing under foreign flags. He says:
The merchandise balance of trade the treas
ury books show, is largely reduced by the an
nual tribute which we pay for freight and
passage money. The great ships-the fastest
on the sea-which are now In peace prof1ting
by our trade, are, in secondary sense, war
ships OF their respective governments, and In
time of war would, under existing contracts
with those 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 commerce.
The undisputed fact is that the great steam
ship lines of Europe were built up and are now
IN part sustained by direct or indirect govern
ment aid, the latter taking the form OF liberal
pay for carrying the mails or OF an annual
bonus given In consideration OF agreements to
construct ships so as to adapt them for carly
ing an armament and to turn them over to the
!. was plain tS every intelflisens Ame5i;
have such lines q similar policy must
be entered upon. The Fifty-frst Congress
enacted such law, and under It's benef-
cent influence sixteen American steam
ships of an aggregate tonnage OF 67400 tons
and costing q, 400 900 have been built or con-
tracted to be built In the American ship-yards.
in addition TO this,iit is now practically GER
tain that we shall soon have under the Ameri-
can flag one OF the finest steamship lines sail
ing ont of New York for any European port.
in American ship-yards OF four new passenger
steamships OF 10t o. tons each, costing about
1000 900, and will add 10 our naval reserve six
steamships the fastest upon the sea.
Mr.. Harrison favors the development
OF our South Atlantic and Gulf ports,
and the increased application OF the
policy Of reciprocity in South American
trade. For this latter, he ascribes all
credit to Mr.. Blaine, and in summing up
results and prospects, says:
At meeting held in March last OF the asso-
the President reported that the exports from
Great Britain to the Latin American countries
during the last year had decreased S23. $50 600.
and that this was not due TO temporary causes,
but directly TO the reciprocity policy of the
United States Germany and France have also
shown their startled appreciation OF the fact
peared In the battle of the markets and has al
ready secured important advantages.
The most convincing evidence OF the ire
mendous commercial strength OF our position
10 found In the fact that Great Britain and
Spain have found IL necessary TO make recip-
Eoosl trade agreements with us for their West
have given us important concessions in ex-
change for the continued free importation Of
their beet-sugar product.
few details only as to the increase In our
trade oan be given here. Taking all the coun-
tries with which arrangements have been
made. our trade to June 80, 1892, had increased
months our exports increased &, 700, 1913 or $40
per cent; and with Porto Rico $780, 500 or "a
per cent. The liberal participation OF our
farmers In the benefits OF this policy Is shown
by the following report from our Consul Cen
srsl at Havana under date of July % last:
During the first half year OF 1891, Havana re-
other ports of the island about an equal
amount. or approximately 2s0,112 bags. Dur
ing the same period Havana received 1876
bags of American -four and other ports approx
tmately On equal amount, making about $4,000
bags.
But for the first half OF this year Spain has
sent less than LOCO bags to the whole island
and the United States has sent to Havana
alone 16s,4sT bags and about an equal amount
TO other ports Of the island, making approx
mately 1897 600 for the first half Of 1892
agreement but more largely by reason OF the
removal Of the sanitary restrictions against
american pork, our export of pork products to
Germany increased during the ten months
ending June 80 last s2,O25, O74, or about 80 per
cent
The British Trade Journal OF London, in a
recent Issue, speaking OF the increase of Ameri-
can coal exports and of the falling off of the
English coal exports to Cuba says: 1T Is an
other case OF American competition. The
United States now supply Cuba with about
100000 tons of coal annually, and there Is every
prospect of this trade increasing as the forests
OF the island become exhausted and the use OF
steam machinery on the estates fs developed.
Alabama coal especially is securing a reputa-
zion I'm the Spanish West Indies, and the river
and rail Improvements of the Southern States
will undoubtedly create an important Gulf
trade. The new reciprocity policy by which
the United States are enabled to import Cuban
sugar will of course assist the American coal
exporters even more effectively than the new
lines OF railway
The President fears the loss OF pres
ent, and endangering of future trade,
II the Democrats are successful, for he
declares they favor repeal OF the reci-
procity provision. He further says:
The declaration of the platform in favor of
the American doctrine OF protection" meets
my most hearty approval. The convention
did not adopt schedule but principle that Is
10 control all the tariff schedules. There may
be differences of opinion among protectionists
rs to the rate upon particular articles neces-
sery to effect an equalization between wages
abroad and at home.
In some not remote national campaigns the
Issue has been-or, more correctly has been
made to appear TO be-between high and low
protective tariff both parties expressing some
eolicttous regard for the wages of our working
people and Tor the prosperity OF our domestic
Industries. But under n moro courageous
leadership the Democratic party has now
practically declared that. IL given power, IL
Will enact tariff law without any regard to
its effect upon wages OF upon the capital in
vested In our great industries.
The majority report OF the Committee on
Platform TO the Democratic National Conven-
ttOn at Chicago contained thia c1auaa.