The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-13
HARRIS0N'S LETTER.
m Acceptance Of tAs nspubsseaa NsnS,
nation for President q the
United States.

Il - Aceeptenes ~ - "Stcoocoa Ne8s
nation for fresidsat sS the
United States.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.-The following
b President Harrison's letter accepting
the Republican nomination for tine ofyics
Of president Of the United States,
WASHINGTON, Sept. q, isOa.
Hon William Mckinley, Jr., and others,
COMMITTEES, etc:
GENTLEMEN;
now avail myself Of the first period Of
relief from public duties 20 respond 20 ths
notification which you brought 10 me on
June Sth, OF my nomination for the office
Of president Of the United States by tbs
Republican National Convention recently
held At Minneapolis accept the noml.
nation and am grateful for the approval
expressed by the convention Of the acts Ut
the administration. I have sndcayorrd
without wavertnK or WEAKNESS, 30 far %
the direction Of public Affairs was com.
mitted 20 me, TO carry out the plrsixes
made 10 the people In 1854 II the politics
Of the administration have not bcen dis
cnetisely and progressively American
not been In the purpose, but In the execu.
ton. shall speak frankly OF ths lcgi.ls.
ton OF oongrcs& and Of the work Of the ex.
ecutive departments, for the crrdlt Of any
successes that have been attained 10 Ia
such measure due to others-senators and
representatives and 10 the efficient heads
OF the several Legislative departments
that may do 20 without impropri-ty A
vote Of want Of confidence II asked by our
sdverzarics; and this challenge to review
OF what has been done we promptly and
gladly accept. Tn. work of the Fifty first
congress has bccn subjected to the revision
Of Democratic house Of representatives
and the acts VI tho executive department
TO It's scrutiny and investigation. A Drm.
ocratic national administration was sue
c-eded by q Republican administration,
and the freshness u the event brings ON ne
the facilities for fair comparison aud judg.
ment Therc has seldom becn q time,
think, when a change from the declared
policies OF the Republican To the declared
policies OF the Democratic party involved
such serious results ~ the business Ia this
country. A brief review of what has been
done and Of what the Democratic party
proposes 10 undo, will Justify this opinion.
A National Currency.
The Republican party during the civil
war, devised n national currency, consist.
ing Of United States notes, issued and 70
decmsbls' by the government aud Of na
tional bank notes, based upon tho security
OF the United State. bonds. A tax was
and the Intended result, that all such II.
sties shotIld be vitbdravn- was r.siI,ssl
There sre men among us now. who NAYS,
saw state hank note. The notes furnished
dirrctly or indirectly By the United States
have been the only and the safe and accept
failures have brought no fright. DELAY a,
loss to the bill hol,isrs The NOTE al An IN. |
advent bank h. as UooJ aud as curr.n, ~
4 TREASURY note-for m, credit an ,hs !
United States il behlnd IA. Our Nancy n |
all national money! might almost say |
Equally and indI.criminat.ly aoeented n, |
par In all the states, but Ia some forirp 1
countries The Democratic party, |
entrusted with the control
~ tne government, Is now pledged 20 10
'ns -. pn s'aoc DAM issues win
,em W puus ip.1 circuiauoh again
anuo. suen u',,rI ekis ,, ~ the states
ny ".pPn hou VI IocaI oaha ISSUES
III. III .noL wiz IN hne sears oelor ths
osses attendant upon the use Of such
money can appreciate what return 70
nat system Involves Tho denomination
u bsl was then often no indication ut
Is value. The bank detector Of yesterday
vas not safe guide today as TO credit OF
lines during the day lest the hour Of bank
losing should show depreciation III the
money taken In the morning. The truv.
Ter could not use In u journey 90 the
asst the most solvent banks Of the west;
n consequence money changers Office
vas the familiar neighbor 81 the ticket
nice and lunch counter. The farmer and
aborer found the money received for their
roducts or their labor deprecated when
hey came 20 make their purchases, and
ne whole business III the country was
indered and burdcncd. Changes may be-
ONE necessary but national system Ut
safe and acceptable throughout
be whole country, IL the good fruit OF
liter experience, and / am sure our pco-
10 Will not consent To the reactionAry
roposal made by the Democratic party.
Our Merchant Marina
r.x s,,I..,. ha,. ,II.I,.,, -. H..
On w ss,y,.J ,,,a,s ,, .p nio,e a'.eus
M, ~ a r.s',,,r, h,, ~, IT, ,lte, $500 .ns
: snnran.;a,., y ~. ~ snI. ' s.sryin.
49, mn. -, -, ,,',,'I'...s - ,,niy a,'s
,ct.,s hn, o,r ne,lan,I n.sie pyac,i.
m. IN 49,. s..i,'h,s ~. frans,or,ina -,
:, -, ~. r. .,', .nnuaI s,,r,,u. ~
,ny,pei I my ,,,r,i.h.,i by tbis eonn,gy and
y ,hs H. 20, r'..,irn on mauufnctur ,,1 proJ.
80 Nave f,r many wears been maid 10 fnr.
80 sssn owners Tbonsans az ami. ,
!. ats ANNUALLY seeking homes under onr
No. nave been denied the sight of IL until
'ry entered sandy Hook; while incr.aa-
10 Thousands OF American citizens, bcnt !.
| European travel, have each year strpp,sl !
70 a foreign Jurisdiction at the New York
,cks The merchandise balance OF tra,,.
hich the treasury books show. ia largely
duced by the annual tribute which W,
" for freight and passage moneys, The
eat sbips-the fastest upon the sea-
hich are now in peace prutltinu nv our ,
ade, are, In a secondary sense, warships
their respective goyernments and In
ne of war would under existing CON
acts with those governments speedily ,
ke ON the guns for which their
cks are already prepared, and enter with
rri6le eiilciency upon the work OF de. ,
roying cur commerce. The undisputed ,
ct In that the grcat steamship lines Of
irope were built up and are now part of
9 navy, sustained by direct or Indirect
yemment aid-the latter taking the /,
rm OF liberal pay Tor carry ing the mails, /,
OF an annual bonus given In considera- ,
IN OF agreements 70 construct the ships |,
rs 70 adapt them FOR carrying an arma- !.
ent and TO turn them over 10 the govern : :
emit on demand, upon specified terms. IL
III be plain TO every Intelligent American !.
ut II the United States would have such
les, similar policy must he entered :
on The FIFTY first congress enacted :
'ence sixteen American ships Of am a@. 3
egate tonase of 81 400 tons and costing y
{6O, 600, having been built or contracted q
be built In American ship yards In adj. =
ton to this 1t 10 now practically certain .
st we shall soon have under the Ameri. 2
Q flag one Of the finest steamship lines
ling out OF New York for any European 4
RI. This contract will result In the con- y
'uction In American yards Of four new y
ssenger ships OF 1000 tons each, cost y