Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13

-------- -
struggle is not remote. Increasing in
trinity add years give the minor tones
of sadness and pathos to the mighty
appeal of service and suffering. The
ear that does not listen with sympathy
and the heart that does not respond
with generosity are the ear and heart
OF an alien and not of an
American. Now soon again the
the great avenue of the national
capital, and every tribute Of honor and
love should attend the march. A COM
rade in the column Of the victors' pa
rade in 1865. am not less comrado
now. t
Ihave used every suitable occasion
to urge upon the people of all sections
the consideration that no good cause
can be promoted upon the lines of law
lessness. Mobs do not discriminate,
and the punishments inflicted by them
have no repressive or salutary infu-
ence. On the contrary, they beget re-
venges and perpetuate feuds. 1t is es-
pecially the duty of the educated and
influential to see that the weak and
ignorant. when accused Of crime, are
fairly tried before lawful tribunals.
The moral sentiment of the country
should be aroused and brought to bear
for the suppression of these offenses
against the law and social order.
Immigration.
The necessity of careful discrimina.
ton among the emigrants seeking our
shores becomes every day more appar-
emit We do not want and should not
receive those who, by reason of bad
character or habits, are not wanted at
home. The Industrious and self re-
specting, the lovers of law and liberty,
should be Disseminated from the pau
per, the criminal and the anarchist,
who come only to burden or disturb our
made to enforce the laws, and some
convictions have been secured under
the contract labor law.
The general condition of our country
is one of great prosperity. The bless
ing of God has rested upon our fields
and upon our people. The annual
value of our foreign commerce. has in
creased more than $500, 900, 900 over the
average for the preceding ten years,
and more than $40, 900, 900 over 1890
the last year unaffected by the new
tariff. Our exports in 1892 exceeded
those of 1890 by more than S172, 600, 900,
and the annual average for ten years
by $265, 900, 900. Our exports of bread
than S144, 900, 600; of provisions, over
S4,O00,0 600, and of manufactures over
$S,000,000. The merchandise balance
of trade in our favor in 1892 was $780,
GA, 342.
A Matchless Progress.
No other nation can match the COM
mercial progress which these figures
disclose. Our compassion may well go
out to those whose party necessities
and habits still compel them TO declare
that our people are oppressed and our
trade restricted by protective tariff.
It is not possible for me to refer even
in the briefest way to many of the
topics presented in the resolutions
adopted by the convention. Upon all
that have not been discussed have be-
fore publicly expressed my vieHs.
change in the personnel of a
national administration is of compare
lively little moment If those exercis-
ing public functions are able, honest,
diligent and faithful, others possessing
all these qualities may be found to take
their places. But changes in the laws
and in administrative policies are of
great moment. When public affairs
ness has adjusted itself on these lines,
any sudden change involves a stoppage
and new business adjustments. If the
change OF direction is so radical as to
bring the commercial turntable into
use the business changes involved ara
not readjustments but demonstrations.
Programme of Destruction.
The democratic party offers pro-
gramme of demolition. The protective
policy, to which all BUSINESS, even that
of the importer, is now adjusted; the
reciprocity policy, the new merchant
marine, all are to be demolished, not
gradually, not taken down, but blown
up. To this programme of destruction
it has added one constructive feature
the establishment of state banks of
issue.
The policy of the republican party is,
on the other hand, distinctively poll
icy of safe progression and develop
ment of new factories, new markets
and new ships. 1t will subject BUSH
ness to no perilOus changes, but offers
attractive opportunities for expansion
upon familiar lines. Very respectfully
yours, BENJAMIN HARRISON.