The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-09-14
HARRIsoN's LETTER
Accepting a denomination Of tho
Presidential Office.
Tho Policy Of tho Republican Party
Squarely Stated = All Public Ques-
tions, Especially Those Of Pro-
lection and Reciprocity, a.
Discussed ut Great iT
Length.

Is President Harrison's letter accepting
the republican nomination to the office
Of president Of the United States:
WASHINGTON, D. G., Sept 8, 1892.
Hon. William Mckinley, Jr., and Others, Com
mittee, Etc:
Gentldmen-I now avail myself Of the first
| period Of relief from public duties TO respond
| june 20 Of my nomination for the once OF pres.
| ident OF the United States by the republican
national convention recently held at Minneapo.
| lis. accept the nomination and am grateful
| the acts OF the administration. have endeav.
! ored without wavering or WEAKNESS so far as
the direction OF public Affairs was committed to
me, 10 carry out the pledges name TO the peo-
| pie In 1883. II the policies OF the adminiStra.
tion have not been distinctively and progress.
| sively American and republican policies, the
fault has not been In the purpose, but in the ex'
| ecution.
shall speak frankly OF the legislation Of con.
| gress and OF the work Of tho executive depart
ments-for the credit OF any successes that
| have been attained is In such measure due TO
| others-senators and representatives and TO the
eficient heads OF the several executive depart
| ments-that may do so without improprlety.
A vote OF want Of confidence is asked by our
adyersaries; and this challenge TO o review OF
what has been done we promptly and gladly &C.
The great work Of the Flfty.flrst congress has
peen subjected 10 the revision OF a democratic
house OF representatives, and the acts OF the
executive department TO It's scrutiny and inves-
tigation. A democratic national administration
was succeeded by o republican administration,
and the freshness OF the event gives unusual
facilities for fair comparison and judgment
There has seldom been time, think, when
change from the declared policies OF the repub-
ucan to the declared policies OF the democratic
party involved such serious results TO the bust.
ness interests OF the country. A brief review OF
what has been done and OF what the democratic
party proposes 10 undo will justify this opinion
Tho republican party, during the civil war,
devised national currency, consisting OF
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 result, that oil such issues
should be Withdrawn, was realized There are
men among US now who never saw state bank
noto. The notes furnished directly or indirectly
by the United States have been the only and
the safe and acceptable paper currency Of the
people Bank failures have brought no fright,
delay or loss to the bill holders. The note Of an
tnsolvent bank is as good as current as treas.
yry note-foT the credit Of the United States is
behind It. Our money Is oil national money-I
might almost say International, for these bills
arc not only equally and Unfortunately &C.
eopted at par in all the states, but in some for.
eign countries
Tho democratic party, II entrusted with the
control OF the government is now pledged TO 70.
peal the tax on state bank issues, with o view
70 putting into circulation again under such di.
worse legislation as the states may adopt,
Hood OF local bank issues. Only those who In
the years before the war experienced the incon.
venionco and losses attendant upon tho use OF
such money, can appreciate what q return 10
that system involves. The denomination Of a
bill was then often no indication OF its value
Tho bank detector OF yesterday was not a safe
guide 70 to-day as 10 credit or values Mer.
chants deposited several times during the day
lost the hour OF bank closing should show q de-
probation OF the money taken In the morning.
RaNf In. d.,
east the Issues OF the most solvent banks OF the
west; and In consequence, q money changers
once was the familiar neighbor OF the ticket
once and lunch counter The farmer and labor
or found the money received for their products
or their labor deprecated when they came 70 |
make their purchases, and the whole business OF |
the country was hindered and, burdened. |
Changes may become necessary; but national |
throughout the whole country-is the good fruit |
OF bitter experiences; and am sure our people |
wiz not consent TO the reactionary proposal, |
made by the democratic party
row subjects have elected more discussion or |
excited more general interest than that OF a re- |
covery by the United States Of its Appropriate
share OF the ocean carrying trade, This subject |
touches not only our pocketbooks but our ma.
tionAl pride Practically all the frelghts for
ransportating 70 Europe the enormous annual
supplies OF provisions furnished by this country |
and for the large return OF manufactured prod. |
uoB uoB nave ior many years been paid 10 foreign
Will b the treasury books show, is largely re-
1ucod by the annual tribute which we paw for
freight and passage monies. The great ships
mo fastest upon the sea-whioh are now in
peace prohting BY our trade are, In a secondary
'onso, warships OF their respective govern.
nents and In time OF warEould, under existing
contracts with those governments, speedily
AXE on the guns for which their decks are
Ilready prepared and enter with terrible efici.
liency upon the work Of destroying our com.
nerco.
The undispqted fact is that the great steam.
hip lines OF Europe were built up and are now
n part maintained by direct or indirect govern.
mont aid-the latter taking the form OF liberal
'ay for carrying the mails, OF OF an annual
'onus given In consideration OF agreements TO
onsuuct the ships so rs 10 adapt them for car.
ying an armament and 10 turn them over 10 the
overnment on demand, upon specified terms |
Will be plain TO every intelligent American |
hat II the United States would have such lines,
similar policy must be entered upon The |
'fty-hrst congress enacted such law and un. |
er It's benihoent influence, sixteen American
teamships OF an aggregate tonnage OF 57,4OJ |
ons and costing 6,tOO0IO, have been built or !
10 be built In American shipyards.
n addition 10 this, II is now practically certain
hat we shall soon have, under the American
ag, one of the finest steamship lines sailing
NJ OF New York for any European port !
Another related measure, ns furnishing an in.
reased ocean traffic for our ships and OF great l
I'D permanent benefit 10 the farmers and man.
facturers as well. is the reciprocity policy de. I
dItu ny bcCuon OF tno tlrlH act OF lbSO and |
Dw In practical operation with five OF the ma 3
ons OF Central and South America: San DO a
lingo, the Spanish and British West India Isl. 4
lds and with Germany and Austria; under spe-
al trade arrangements with each &
The removal OF the duty on sugar and the con. 7
1uance OF coffee and tea upon the free list
hile giving great relief 10 our own people by 4
articles used increasingly In every p
'usehold, was also Of such enormous adyant- Q
70 70 tho countries exporting these articles as 4
suggest that In consideration thereof recipro- II
] favors should be shown 70 their tariffs 10 n
tices exported by us 10 their markets Great II
edit is duo 10 Mr.. Blaine for the yigor with o
lich he pressed their view upon the country, 8
Q have only begun TO realize the benefit Of 81
oso trade arrangements. The work Of Gre u
new markets has necessarily taken time; but b
0 results already attained are such. am sure, y
10 establish In popular favor tho policy OF re- y
'rocal trade based upon the free importation D.
such article as do not tnjuriously compete o,
IN the products OF our farms, mines or fac o.
Hes In exchange for the free or favored In o.
,duotion OF our products into other countries n
4 few details onlyAs 10 the increase OF our o.
Ide can be given here. Taking all tho coun- d,
es with which such arrangements have been et
Ide, our trade 70 June 80 1872, had Increased u
~ per cent. with Brazil tho increase was
Arly II per cent with Cuba during the first OF
months our exports Increased e6,702,l 1893 or ~
10 per cent, and with Porto Hco S90'abp, or NJ
per cent The liberal participation OF our pN
mers In the bepents OF this policy Is shown v
the following report from our Cobali generai ~