San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-21
A CLEAN cur REcoRo.


its work this presidential campaign
raced towards victory. 1t is not
called upon to make any apologies
for the administration, for there have
been no mistakes for which apologies
are required. Never before In the
history of this nation has there been
a cleaner administration of affair,
than has been given the country un.
der President Harrison. The con-
duct of the public business has been
able, distinguished for its distinctive
ly American character and evidently
directed to building up the industries
of the people at home and maintain
Ing their credit abroad. Ia the very
best sense of the term il has been
business administration. 1t has been
the aim of the president and the
heads of the departmtnts to conduct
pubic affairs in the came common
sense, systematic way that the heads
OF large commercial houses conduct
their business. In carrying out this
idea efficiency rather than political
prominence or party service has
been the Requirements demanded, and
in the selection of his agents from
mem ers of his cabinet TO the most
humble collector the President has
been singularly fortunate. His APP
pointments to the foreign missions
have conferred dignity upon the gov
eminent and elevated the diplomatic
services in the opinion of all foreign
courts. Compelled to face some of the
most difficult and delicate questio
of International relation, in which
conflicting interests presented their |
irreconcilable claims, the interests of
this country have not suffered in a
single instance, nor has the friendly |
relation which we sustain to the ma
tions of the civilized world in single |
instance been Impaired. The attempts
TO extend our trade have brought us
nto unusually close contact with
the principal European nations, as
well as with those of this continent,
but in no case has the business, or
the credit, or the commerce, or the
prestige of the nation been sacrificed.
On the contrary trade has been ex-
tended into new channels, markets
have been opened for American pro.
ducts OH foreign soil, our own pro-
ducts have been protected, while at
the same time our imposts on foreign
goods have been reduced nearly one.
half, new industries have been fos.
tered at home that had not hitherto q
place in the field of our industrial
enterprise, and in every way the fos-
eng hand of the government and
the beneficent results of republican
legislation have been felt In our in
dustrial increase. The promises
to our veteran soldiers have
been faithfully kept; the public
debt has been decreased; the efficien-
cy of every branch of the public SER
vice promoted; the laws for the reform
of the civil service respected and en-.
forced as never before, and a higher
tone given to the character of the
public service than it has ever been
stamped with hitherto. With hos.
tile congress waiting to pounce upon
the least dereliction of duty on the
part of any officer. there has not been
in three years of administration under
Harrison . single fraud discoy cred.
A party that can 60 before the people
with such record goes before them
to win, and the returns next Novem.
Der will show that this administra-
ton and the republican party have
the confidence of the voters of the
country in a marked degree. Sue
cess under such circumstances is as
icnrad