The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-09-15
ACCEPTED.
The Republican Nomination by
President Harrison.
His Letter OF Acceptance Just
Made Public.

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| WASHINGTON. Sept. O-The following
| Is President Harrison's letter accepting
the Republican nomination for the
Office of president of the United States-
| WASHINGTON. Sept 3.
| Hon. William Mckinley, Jr., and Others,
| Committee, Etc:
| GENTLEMES-I now avail myself of the
first period of relief from public duties 10
respond TO the notification which YOU
brought to me on june 30. of nv nomina-
ton for the Office OF president OF the United
States by the Republican national conven-
ton recently held at Minneapolis. ac-
cept the nomination and am grateful for
the approval expressed by the convention
| of the acts OF the administration.
| have underworld without gavering or
WEAKNESS. SO far as the direction Of public
affairs was committed to me, to carry out
| the pledges made to the people in 1883. If
| the policies of the administration have not
been distinc5ivsly and progressively
fanlt has not been in the purpose, but in
The general work Of the 'fSifty-iirst' con-
| gress has been subjected TO the revision OF
Democratic house OF Representatives, and
| the acts of the executive department to its
scrutiny and investigation A Democratic
national administration was succeeded by
/ a Republican, administration, and the
i freshness of events gives unusual facilities
| for fair comparison and judgment. There
has seldom been time, think, when
| change from the declared policies of the
| Republican to the declared policies of the
Democratic party involved such serious re-
suits to the business interests of the coun-
1 try.
A brief review of what has been done
and of what the Democratic party propose
70 undo. will justify this opinion The
Republican party during the civil war. de
ylsed n national currency, consisting of
1 United States notes, issued and redeemable
by the government, and of national bank
notes, based upon the security of United
! States bonds. A tax was levied upon the
issues of state banks and the intended re-
suit, that all such issues should be with
drawn, was realized.
Our money is all national money.
might say international. for these bills
/ are not only usually and indiscrimin-
ately accepted at par in all the states but
in some foreign countries. The Democratic
| party, if entrusted with the control of the
! government, is now pledged to repeal the
1 tax on state bank issues with view to
| putting into circulation again, under such
diverse legislation as the states may adopt,
a Hood of local bank issues. Only those
who in the years before the war, expert
enced the Inconvenience and losses attend
/ ant upon the use of such money, can APP
preciate what return TO that system in
| wolves.
The president says that few subjects
have ELECTED more discussion or excited
more general interest than that of a re-
coyery by the United States of its appro-
pirate share of the American carrying
/ trade. He says: Z
This subject touches not only our pockets
but our national pride. The great steam
| ship lines of Europe We're built up and are
now in part sustained by direct or indirect
government aid-the latter taking the form
OF a liberal pay for carrying the mails, or
i of an annual bonus given in consideration
OF agreements TO construct the ships so as
to adapt them for carrying an armament
and TO turn them over TO the government
/ ON demand upon specified terms.
1t was plain TO every intelligent Ameri-
can that II the United States would have
such lines. similar policy must be entered
| upon The Fifty-first congress enacted
such a law; and under its benefcent in
| huence, sixteen American steamships
having an aggregate tonnage of 81, 400
tons, and costing S7,400,000 have been
American shipyards. In addition to
4 this, it is now practically certain that
| we shall soon have under the Americans
flag one of the finest steamship lines sail
/ ing out of New York for any European
i port This contract will result in the con-
i struction in American yards of four new
costing about ss.0O0,O0O. and will add to
\ our naval reserve six steamships-the
| fastest upon the sea.
/ In speaking of the establishment of
lines from our south Atlantic and gulf
| ports, the president declares that the
Democratic party has found no place in
i its platform for any mention of this inn
portar-t subject and has shown its hos
tility to the general policy by refusing
to expend an appropriation made during
| the last administration for ocean mail
contracts with American lines.
/ The president makes a lengthy state
ment in regard to the reciprocity policy.
1t is now in practical operation, he says,
| with five of the nations of Central and
South America, San Domingo, the Span
/ ish and British West India Islands, and
| with Germany and Austria. under spe-
cial trade arrangements with each. He
i says:
We have only begun to realize the bene-
/ nit OF these trade arrangements. The work
| of creating new agencies and of adapting
/ our goods to new markets has necessarily
taken time, but the results already at
/ tanned are such, am sure as to establish
in popular favor the policy of reciprocal
| trade, based upon the free importation of
| such articles as do not injuriously conn
pete with the products OF our own farms,
/ mines or factories, in exchange for the
free or favored introduction of our prod
ucts into othercountries. The declaration
| of the platform in favor of THE American
/ doctrine of protection meets my most
/ hearty approval.
The convention did not adopt a schedule.
but principle, that is to control all tariff
| schedules. There may be difference Of
opinion among protectionists as to the rate
1 upon particular articles necessary to effect
/ an equalization between wages abroad and
/ at home In some not remote national
campaigns the issue has been-or more cor
/ rectly, has been made to appear to be-be-
/ tween high and a low protective tariff, both
i parties expressing some selections regard
i Tor the wages or our working people. and
1 for the prosperity of our domestic indus
i tries. But under a more courageous lead
i ership the Democratic party has now prac-
tically declared that If given power it will
enact tariff law without any regard to
| its effect upon wages or upon the capital
invested in our great industries
A Democratic congress holding this view
/ can not enact, nor Democratic president
i approve, any tariff schedule the purpose or
effect of which is to limit importations or
| to give any advantage to an American
| workman or producer. A bounty might,
judge, be given to the importer under this
i view of the constitution, in order to in
/ crease importations and get the revenue
4 for reyenueonly'o on the limitation Rect.
1 procity, of course. falls under this deflni.
/ ton, for its object and effect are not revenue
| but the promotion of commercial ex-
changes. the profits of which go wholly to
1 our producers.
This destructive. un-American doctrine
was not held or taught by the III -toric
Democratic statesmen, whose fame as
American patriots has reached this genera