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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 15, 1892

In order that the members of the Grand Army of the Republic employed in the public service in the city of Washington may have the opportunity of joining in the parade arranged for Tuesday, the 20th of September instant, and that all others…

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

I accept the nomination, and am grateful for the approval expressed by the convention of the acts of the administration.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

Our interest in free public schools open to all children of suitable age is supreme, and our care for them will be jealous and constant.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

I have endeavored without wavering or weariness, so far as the direction of public affairs was committed to me, to carry out the pledges made to the people in 1888.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

The notes furnished directly or indirectly by the United States have been the only and the safe and acceptable paper currency of the people.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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 the reactionary proposal made by the…

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

We may not only hope for, but expect highly beneficial results from this conference, which will now soon assemble.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Sep 2, 1892

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.

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Jul 29, 1892

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 and resistance and to disperse and…

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Ben Harrison
@benharrison· Republican · IN· Jul 22, 1892

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 officer, with accompanying documents, in…

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