General Harrison's Letter

jNDiANAi-oi.it, Ind., Scpt. 12.- GeueK.' Ben Harrison's letter of aoceptince was made public this morning. He declares; That the co:i tention betweon the Republican snd Democratie purties on the tariff question is "not a contest between scliedules. but wide apart principies; the Democratio assaultupon our protective sys'.em is open and deüant, and the Mills bill is only a step towards an object that the Democratie leaders have clearly in mimi." 'The Repubrein party," he s;iys, "holds that a protective tariiï is constitutional, wholesome and necessary. We do not offer a fixed schedule, but a principie. We will revise the schedule, modify rates, but always w.th au intelligent provisión as to the effect upon domestic proiluction and the wages of our wording people.M The General says the surplus now ín the Treasury should be used in the purchase of bonds; that the people and not the banks should have the advantage of its use, and that the proper reduction of the revenue does not necessitate, and should not suggest, the abandonment or iinpairment of the protective system. He also declares against the Importation of foreign contract laborera, says Chinese immigration should ba stopped, declares for free and fair elections everywhere, favors liberal appropriations for common schools, says measures in favor oí the surviving veterans '"should be conceived and executed in a spirit of justice and of the most grateful liberality;" upholds honest civil service, says the Xïepublican party has always been in favor of temperauee and moraiity, and declares that the rights of our people and our ships should be insisted upon witli flrmness, but says our Nation is too great to indulge in bluster or to be suspected of timorousness. In conclus on, General Harrison says: 14 1 can not extend this letter by a special reference to other subjects upon wh ch the National convention gave epression. In respect to them, as well as to those I have noticed, I am in entire agreement with the declarations of the convention. The resolut ons relating to the coinage, to the rebuilding of the navy, to coast defense and to public lands express conclusions to all of which I gave my support in the Senate. Inviting a calm and tboughtful consideration of these public questions, we submit them fo the people. Tiieir intelligent patriotism and the good Provideuce that made and has kept us a Nation wlll lead them to wise and safe conclusions.''