12/02/1889
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"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 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."
"I accept the nomination, and am grateful for the approval expressed by the convention of the acts of the administration."