The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-04
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the last election has already had a
beneficial effect. Tic exposures
nov being made In The Custom.
house would never have come to
light but for the fact that a Demo.
cratic Administration Is about 10.
be ipaugarated. Thearmy acatl.
dalsal Washington wonld not have
been ventilated il Republication
bad continued It's lease oi power.
The Land Forfeiture bills would
hayeabeen kicked oUtofthe Senate
Without the slightes. preienss at
ceremony ifMr. Blaine had been
elected.
Bat these pretsnses Of a death.
repentance ought not to shield the
Republicans from although search
for official misdeeds as soon as The
Democrats geL possession Of The
books. The Treasury Department
will need a complete oyerhauling
for the protection Of the new AID.
intimidation. The Danattnant NJ
Justice will require an effective
and searching investigation moi
alone to expose rascality, but to
discover whether there Ii not some
way Of recovering money of which
the Government has been robbed
by those who have had the r'settle,
ment" offelonies iDtrusied 10 them.
The crookedness Of the department
Ia indicated by the anxiety Of Mr..
Brewster to secure copies Of all
papers in the department before
he retires. 1t may be well to make
a strict s,rutiny Of the papers that
are left behind to discover If they
are originals or copies and If they
have been tempered with in any
manner.
There will be plenty Of work for
the new officials to do, and the
character Of the work must be up.
rooted, Aristocralic follies must
be discarded.
There must be thorough Re
form in the leyies on the people,
under the false CRY collection as
well as in the expenditure of reve
nue.. Eobe single dollar Of dishon.
est or unnecessary taxation must
any longer be Of Protection or any
other fraudulent pretense. The
people must no longer be robbed
for the sake of rolling up a surplus
which cannot be honestly expcnd.
ed, and ia only wanted as a cor.
ruption fund under one guiso or
another The i'll arranged, unjust
and unequal tariff must be read.
justed, aud the Democracy must
decide whether this shall be done
in spirit of moderation, common
sense and fair protection to labor
or in accordance with the imprac,
ticable notions of phrase.monger.
ing theoriesand lire.eating fanatics.
The rights of corporations must
be respected and protected just the
same as the rights Of individuals.
But the rights of individuals must
simply be projected against the
growing encroachments and wrongs
Of powerful, corrupt and wealthy
corpotations. The insolent inter.
ference Of monopolies with cleo.
tons and their corruption Of the
Judicial, the legislative and the ex.
ecutive departments must forever
cease, Just and equitable statutes
must restrain them from exceed.
ing their chartered privileges and
teach them to respect the people
and obey the laws.
The public domain which has
been corruptly squandered on rail.
road corporations must be reclaim
ed wherever forfeiture has been
made.
The rights of American citizen.
ship must be stoutly maintained
both at home and abroad, aud'our
representatives TO foreign powers
must be sturdy Americans and no,
aristocrats Of the money bag
This is part of the duty before
the Democratic party. 1t cannot
be ignored. 1t is a far nobler and