"A vote of want of confidence is asked by our adversaries, and this challenge to a review of what has been done we promptly and gladly accept."
"Our money is all national money — I might almost say international, for these bills are not only equally and indiscriminately accepted at par in all the States, but in some foreign countries."
"Few subjects have elicited more discussion or excited more general interest than that of a recovery by the United States of its appropriate share of the ocean carrying trade."
"With due respect to your own personal convictions, I invite and urge you to consider first and mainly the welfare and happiness of the people of these United States."
"The safety of the Republic is an intelligent citizenship, and the increased interest manifested in the States in education, the cheerfulness with which the necessary taxes are paid by all classes."
"I am quite sure that if we should now act upon this subject independently of other nations we would greatly promote their interests and injure our own."
"The resolution of the convention in favor of bimetalism declares, I think, the true and necessary conditions of a movement that has, upon these lines, my cordial adherence and support."
"We may not only hope for, but expect highly beneficial results from this conference, which will now soon assemble."
"The great ships — the fastest upon the sea — which are now in peace profiting by our trade, are, in a secondary sense, warships of their respective governments."
"If the policies of the administration have not been distinctively and progressively American and Republican policies, the fault has not been in the purpose, but in the execution."
"Changes may become necessary, but a national system of currency, safe and acceptable throughout the whole country, is the good fruit of bitter experiences, and I am sure our people will not consent to..."
"I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, do hereby command all persons engaged in such resistance to the laws and the process of the courts of the United States to cease such opposition a..."
"To the Senate of the United States: I transmit, in reply to the resolution of the Senate passed in executive session on the 21st instant and addressed to the Secretary of State, a report of that offic..."
"To the Senate and House of Representatives:I herewith transmit, for the information of Congress, a communication from the Secretary of State, forwarding certain bulletins of the American Republics."
"I am advised by the Attorney-General that under the Indian-depredations act 8,000 cases, involving an aggregate of damages claimed of about $30,000,000, have already been filed."
"The effect of this provision will be to bring to the Supreme Court many cases that in my opinion should be finally determined in the intermediate appellate court."
"I would not suggest that an appeal should be allowed in all cases."
"The position taken by this Government, as expressed in my previous communication to the Senate, that the canal tolls and regulations of which complaint has been made are in violation of our treaty wit..."
