The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-06
HARRISON'S LETTER
Accepting the Republi ioan Nomi-
nation for President.
HIS VIEWS ON TIE TARIFF.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The following
Is President Harrison's letter accepting
the Republican nomination for the Office
Of President of the United States:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 1899.
Hon. William Mckinley, Jr., and
others, committee, etc. -.....
GENTLEMEN now avail myself Of
the first period of relief from public
duties to respond to tho notification
which you brought to me on June Goth
of my nomination for the office of Piesi-
dent of the United States by the Repub-
hcan National Convention, recently held
at Minneapolis. / accept tho nomina-
ton, and am grateful for the approval
expressed by the convent ion Of the acts
of the administration. have endeav-
ored, without wavering OF WEAKNESS, 80
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 distinctively and progressively
American and Republican policies the
fault has not been i'll the purpose, but in
the execution. shall speak frankly of
the Legislation Of Congress and of the
work of the executive departments, for
the credit of any successes that have
been attained is in such measure due to
others, senators and representatives, and
10 the efficient heads Of the several ex-
ecutive departments, that | may do SO
without improperly.
A vote of want of confidence is asked
by our adversaries, and this challenge to
review of what has been done we
promptly and gladly accept
The great work Of the Fifty-frst con-
gress has been subjected to the revision
of a 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 administra-
ti0n, and the freshness of the events
gives unusual facilities for fair compar-
isOn and Judgment. There has seldom
been time, Think when q change
from the declared policies of the Repub-
hcan to the declared policies of the Dem
ocratic party involved such serious re-
suits to the business interests of the
country. A brief review of what has
been done and Of what the Democratic
party proposes to undo will justify this
opinion.
The Currency.
The Republican party during the civil
war, devised national currency, 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 result, that all such is
sues should be withdrawn, was realized.
There are men among nj now who never
saw state bank note. The notes fur
nished directly or indirectly by the
United States have:been the only and the
safe and acceptable paper currency of the
people,
Dur money is all national money!
might almost say international money,
fer these bills are not only equally and
tndiscriminately accepted at par in all
she states, but in some foreign countries.
The Democratic party, Il entrusted with
the control of the government, is now
pledged to repeal the tax on state bank
Issues, with view to putting into circu-
tRtion again, under such diverse legisla-
BON as the states may adopt, a flood of
local bank issues Only those who in the
gears before the war experienced the in
convenience and losses attendant upon
the use of such money, can appreciate
what a return to that system involves. /
I'm sure our people will not consent to
he reactionary proposal made by the
Democratic party.
Tho Ocean Carrying Trade.
Few subjects have elected more dis
cnSsion or excited more general interest
than that of a recovery by tho United
Bates Of its appropriate share of the
ocean carrying trade. This subject
touches not only our pockets, but our
national pride Practically all the
freights for transporting to Europe the
enormous annual supplies of pro-
visions furnished by this country and
for the large return of manufactured
products have for many years been paid
to foreign ship owners. Thousands of
emigrants annually seeking homes un-
der our flag have been denied the sight
Of it until reaching Sandy Hook while
Increasing thousands of American cit
ixens bent on European travel have each
year stepped into a foreign jurisdiction
at the New York docks The merchan-
disc balance of trade which the treasury
books show is largely reduced by the
snnual tribute which we pay for freight
and passage monies.
The great ships-thG fastest upon the
ssa-which are now IN peace profiting
by our trade, are, in d secondary sense,
war ships of their respective Govern
ments, and in time of war would, under
existing contracts with those govern
ments. speedily take on the guns for
which their decks arc already prepared,
and enter with terrible efficiency upon
The undisputed fact is, that the great
steamship lines of Europe were built up
and are now in part sustained by direct
or indirect government aid, the latter
taking the form of liberal pay for carry
ing the mails, or 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,
aTAAR Fsa1 Ia.
syery intelligent American that if the
United States vsSlld have such lines, a
similar policy : at bB entered upon.
A specie, interest has been taken by
me in the establishment of lines from
our South Atlantic and gulf ports, and,
though my expectations have not yetbeen
realized, attention has been called to the
advantages possessed by these ports and
Nhen their people arc more fully alive to
their interests do not doubt that they
will be able to secure the capital needed
10 enable them to profit by their great
natural advantages The Democratic
party has found no place in it's platform
for any reference to this subject and has
shown its hostility I'd the general policy
by refusing to expend an appropriation
made during the last administration for
ocean mail contracts with American
lines. The patriotic people, the work
Fnen in our shops, the capitalist seeking
new enterprises, must decide whether the
great ships owned by Americans which
have sought American registry, shall
again humbly ask place In the English
naval reserves, the great ships now on
the designers tables go to foreign shop.
Tor construction, and the United States
lose the now frightening opportunity OF
recovering place commensurate with
its wealth, the skill of its constructors
and the courage of its sailors In the car.
55yng trade OF all the seas. Another re.
lated measure as furnishing an increased
ocean traffic for our ships and of great
and permanent benefit to the farmers
and manufacturers ls we'll, is the recin.
rocity policy declared by section three Of