Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1891 — HARRISON SPEAKS. [ARTICLE]

HARRISON SPEAKS.

Eifl Trip From cape May tc Bennington an Oration. At Alban/ He Speaks at Sonao Length o' tae Value ol Kon.DepreclateU Corrcnc/,

President Harrison traveled from Cafif May to Bennington, Vt., on the 13th, am his trip was au ovation. Three ihousanc people were at the station at New bury The President made a brief speech. Hit remarks at Kingston wej-e dovoted to ‘ peace” and tho "crops.” Tho trait leached Albany at about 6 o’clock. An immense crowd of people had gathered at Cit# Hall square. The address ol welcome was made by Governor Gill. In his response the President said: ‘‘Governor HUT, Mr. Mayor and Fellowcitizens—l received with, great gratiticaturn the very cordial expressions which Dave lailen from the ups or his Lxeelieiiey, tho Governor of this great Sstute, and oi his Honor, the Mayor of this great municipality. It is very gratifying to me to b« thu3 assured that us an American citizen as a public officer, administrating each different function in connection wiih it.« government of the Motion, of the Stat« and of tiie municipality,-wo in common with this great body of citizens, whos< servants wo all aro,' have that common love lor our institutions, and that common respect for those who by the appointee constitutional methods have been choset to administer them, as on such occasions as this to entirely obliterate all differences and bring us together in tho groat auc enduring motherhood of American citizens [ulieers.j "You have concentrated here great wealth and great productive capacity for increased wealth, great financial institutions that roach out in theii influences and enects over the. wffiole land. The general government is charged with certain great functions in which tqe, people have a general interest. Among these is \ tho duty of providiug for our people tho money with whion its business transactions are conducted. There has sometimes been, in some regions of the great West, a thought that Mew York, being largely a creditoi State, was disposed to be a little hard with the debtor communit.es of the great West; but, my feliow-citizeus narrow Views ought not to prevail with them or withyou, and will not in the light of friendly discussion. The law of commerce inay to seltishucss, but the law of statesmanship should be broader and more liberal. [ Applause. J “Ido not intend to enter upon any subject that can excite divisions, but I do believe that the general improvement is solemnly charged with the duty of seeing that the money issued by us was and is everywhere maintained at par. 1 believe that I speak that which is the commoff thought of us all . when i say that when j every dollar, whether paper or coin,issued or stamped by the general government, should aiways and everywhere be as goou aa any other dollar. [Applause.] lam sure that we would all shun that condition oi things into which many people of the past have drifted, and of which we have bad in one of the great South American countries a recent example, tno distressed and hopeless condition into which all business enterprises fall when a nation issues an irredeemable or depreciated money. The necessities of great war can excuse that. ”*1 am one of those that believe these men from our shops, these farmers remote from money centers, have the largest interest of all in tho world in having a dollar that is worth one hundred cents every day in the year, and only such. [App'ause. j If by any chance wo should fall into a condHi'on where one dollar is not so good as another. I venture .the assertion that that poorer dollar will do its first errand in paying some poor laborer for his work. Therefore, in the couduct. of our public affairs, I feel pledged, for one, that all the inlluences of the government should be on the side of giving the people only good money and just as much of that kind as wo can get. [Applause.] “Now, my fellow-citizens, we navo this year a most abundant—yes, extraordinary —grain crop. Ail of 'the great staples have yielded to tiie labor of the farmer in a larger measure than ever before. A leading agricultural paper estimated that the produce of our farms will be worth #1,000,IXXJ.OX) more this year than ever before, and it happens that, just with this great surplus in our barns, wo Bud a scarcity in ail the countries of [Europe. Russia has recently prohibited tho export of rye, because she needs her crop to feed her own people. The demands in Francs and in England and Germany will absorb every bushel of th« great surplus we shall have aftei our people are fed, and whatever conr plaints there may have been Iu the past, l believe this year will spread a smile oi gladness over the entire country. [Applause. J This is our opportunity and J cannot see how it shall be possible bul that these exports of grain, now reachinj the limit of the capacity of our railroad! and of our ships, shall soon bring back U us tho lost gold we sent to Europe, auc more that we did not lose. [Applause.] “I was toid by an officer of the Wes! Shore road to-day that that road alont was carrying 100,000 bushels of wheal everyday into New York and that it scarcely stopped an hour iu the elevator, but was run immediately into the bottom of a steam vessel that was to carry i] abroad. This is only an illustration ol what is going on in Mew Y’ork. As tin result of it our people must certainly b« greatly enriched. Where there has toon complaint, where thero hat toon poverty, there must come this ynai plenty, for the gardens have loaded tin table, the orchaa-ds cannot ’ bear tho burdens that hang upon their reddening limbs and tiie granaries are not equal to tin product of our fields. We ought then, thit day. to be a happy people; we ought to h i grateful for these conditions and careful everywhere to add to them the virtues ol ■patience frugality, love of order, and, tc crown nit, a great patriotism and devotior to the Constitution and the law'—alwayt our rule of conduct as citizens. [Applause.

Th > alleged intention of the Dominion Government to-relax the restriction dutj on tin: United States cattle imports P causing much anxiety in Canadian shipping and other circles in London. A hlgl authority says that lie can not believi that tim Canadian ministers would bo sc foolish as to full Into the trap set by thost who would ho only too glad to seo Canada lose the advantages In the British markets, which last year yielded one and a quarter million dollars clear gain to th* Canadian traders. Friends of Canadt realize a grave risk in relaxing tho rule* against United States cattle and the giving of the smallest ground for a renewal of the agitation against live imports. Th< fear is expressed here of the Canadiai government making this a means of se curlug political Influence at Three River and Quebec, regardless of the danger t< the general live cattle trade. The Fanner* All' *nce of Vigo county I protesting occause the county board 01 review placed the assessment of Axtell.thi famous horse, at l.vx), when his own« bought him at flQUma