Huntsville gazette., 1892-09-10
HE WILL ACCCEP i.
sR HARRIsoN's LETTER GIVEN OUT
TO THE COUNTRY.

TO FE COOfS NJ
A General Review OF Governmental AT
fairs and His Position ON the Various
Political Issues.
General Harrison has accepted the pres
identiai nomination of the republican
party in tie following letter:
The letter is addressed to "Hon. Will
liam Mckinley, Jr., and others" and be-
gins:
l now avail myself of the first period of re-
lief from public duties to respond to the uotih-
cation which you brought me on june goth, Of
nv nomination for the Office Of president of
the Cnited States by the republican national
convention recently held at Minneapolis to ac-
cept the nomination, and am grateful for
the approval expressed by the convention
of the acts of my administration
He reviews the work OF his aduinistra-
tion which he claims has been distinctly
and progressively American and republic
can" He talks of the "great work of the
afty-first congress-" and speaks Of the par
ty's war record. On the subject Of
THE NATIONAL CURRENCY.
the letter speaks of the existence of state
banks before the war and the varying
writes OF their notes OF issues. He says:
The democratic party il entrusted with the
control Of the government, is now pledged to
repeal the tax state bank issues with the
view to putting into circulation, under such ad-
verse legislation as the states may adopt,a food
Of local bank issues. Only those who, in the
years before the war, experienced the inconvt n
ence and losses attendant upon the use of such
money can appreciate what return to that
system can involve.
The denomination of bill was thea often
no indication of its value. The bank detector
Of yesterday was not a safe guide today as to
credit or value. Merchants deposited several
times during the day, lest the hour of bank
closing should show depreciation of the n oney
taken IN the morning. Changes may become
o essary, but the national system of currency
--safe and acceptable throughout the whole
country-is the good fruit of bitter experiences
and 1 am sure our people will not consent to re-
dictionary proposal made by the democratic
party.
The president then devotes considerable
space to the question of the revival of Ameri-
can shipping, and to an argument in support of
the subsidy law of the fifty first congress as
tending to the recovery of the carrying trade
by the United States.
AS TO RECIPROCITY.
He then takes up reciprocity and says:
"Another related measure, as furnishing in
creased ocean tr ffic for our ships, and OF great
and permanent benefit to farmers. and manu-
facturers as well, is tie reciprocity policy de-
clared by section of the tariff act of 1890, and
now in practical operation with several Of the
nations-Central and South America, san Do
mingo, Spanish and the British West India
Islands, and with Germany and Austria, under
special trade arrangements with each.
The removal of duty upon sugar aud the con-
tinuance of coffee and tea upon the free list,
while giving great relief to our people by cheap
ening the articles used incrv asingly in every
household, was also Of such enormous advsnt-
age to the countries exporting these articles, as
to suggest thar in consideration thereof, re-
ciprocal favors should be shown in their tariff
to articles exported by US to heir markets.
Great credit Is due TO Mr.. Blaine for the vigor
with which he pressed this YieN gp0n the coun-
try. We have only begun 70 realize the benefit
Of these trade arrangements. The work of Gre
atng new agencies ami of adapting our goods
to new markets has ne essarily taken time; but
the results already attFined are such, am sure,
IS to establish in popular favor the policy Of
ciproca trade. based upon the free transporta-
tion Of such articles as do not injuriously COM
pete with the products of our own farms, mines
or factories, iu exchange for the free favored
introduction of our products into other coun-
tries
The letter quotes from European trade Jour
nals and boards Of trade, in which Europeans
Are quoted as fearing the commercial crusade
Ut the United Sat s." and continues
The most convincing evidence of the tremen-
6ous commercial strength Of position Is
found In the fact that Great Britain and Spain
have found 1t necessary to make reciprocal
trade agreements with the United States for
their West Indian colonies, and that Germany
and Austria have given US important conces-
siops in exchange for the continued free I'M
portation of their best sugar. Details only as
10 the Increase of our trade can be given here.
taking all the countries with which such ar
rangemcEts have been made, our trade to June
30, 1892 had Increased 70 rs per cent.-with
Brazil the increase was nearly II per cent; with
Cuba, during the first ten months, exports
increased S. 02, 1873, or "a. SO per cent. and with
Porto Rico, s5sO959, or "a per cent.
He quotes several consular reports, and con-
tinues:
The democratic platform promises repeal Of
the tariff law containing this provision, and
especially denounces as ''sham reciprocity that
section of the law under which these trade ar
rangements have been made. Ii no other issues
we're involved In the campaign, this alone would
give 1t momentous Importance. Are the farm
srs of the great growing states willing to sur
render these now large and increasing markets
for their surplus? Are we to have nothing in
exchange for the free importation of sugar and
,offee and at the same time to destroy tie SUI
gar planters of the south, and the best sugar
Industries of the northwest and Of the Pacific
soast, or are we to have taxed sugar and coffee,
which tariff for revenue only necessarily
Involves, with the loss of the new markets
which have been op ned?
The declaration Of the platform in favor Of
'the American doctrine of protection" meets
my most hearty approval. The convention did
aot adopt schedule. but principle that Is to
control all tariff schedules. There may be diff
ference Of opinion among protectiouists as to
the rate upon particular articles necessary to
,fect equalization between wages abroad and at
home. In some not remote national campairns
the issue has been, or more correctly nas heen
made to appear to be between a high and low
protective tariff, both parties expressing some
Iolicitous regard for the wages of the working
people and for the prosperity of our domestic
Industries. But under more courageous leaders
she democratic PARTY has now practically de-
,lared that If given a chance it will enact
Tariff law without any regard to its effect upon
wages, or upon the capital investedSn in our great
Industries.
HIS VIEW OF TIE DEMOCRATIC POSITION
The president here quotes from the majority
eport Of the pla form COMMITTEES Of the national
trluocratic thDca