The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-04-18
a STRONG sTATEMENT.
senator Camden states His
Views FOrcibly and Clearly.

senator Camden states His
Views FOrcibIy and Clearly
PARkERsBuRG, April IL, 1888.
To the Editor OF the Register:
telegraphed the REGISTER from
New York contradicting statements
attributed to me in an article pub
lished in the Cincinnati Enquirer,
which 1 supposed would be suffi-
GENTLY explicit, but since my return
home, see that some of the papers,
amongst the brethren of the Repub-
lican press, are not disposed to be
satisfied, and still insist on shaping
my political views for me. 1 had
supposed that my record of consist
ent and outspoken Democratic
principles and adherence to party
organization, would have left no
doubt as to where to find me now:
but to relieve all further question,
will state that the opinions and lang
uage ascribed to me in the Enquirer
article were unauthorized by me,
and incorrect from beginning to
end; that 1 am in full accord with
President Cleveland and his admin
istration; that l am in favor of his
nomination and re-eIection and have
no doubt that the same result will
repeat itself at the next election in
West Virginia that has followed for
the last dozen or more years, that is,
that the Republicans will carry the
State before the election, and the
Democrats at the election-that
'the boys will go marching along
and roll up the usual majority for
Cleveland and the Democratic State
ticket-and that we will all be there
to see.
ON THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
On the evening of the day on
which President Cleveland's last
annual message appeared 1 received
telegram from the REGISTER ask
ing my views in regard to it, to
which l replied as follows: 81 think
the message is able and pratical and
the Presidents manner of present
ing the one great question of vital
interest to Congress and the coun-
try, separately from all others, is or
iginal and forcible Whatever diff
f rences of opinion may exist in rela-
ton to the details of tariff reduction,
all must agree in the urgent necess-
ity of such tariff reform as will re-
duce the revenues to the necessities
of the Government, economically
administered, in order to relieve the
people and the business of the coun-
try from excessive taxation and the
dangers and temptations to corrupt
ion from an overlooking surplus in
the Treasuary. The adjustment of
such tariff will provoke differences
of opinion, even amongst members
of the same party and amongst pol
iticians for party effect, while in
divduals will honestly differ without
regard to party, but the overwhelm-
ing necessity for modification and
prompt reduction exists all the same
as an imperative necessity. The
President has frankly and earnestly
laid the whole subject before Con-
gress and the country, and if Con-
gress addresses itself to the subject
with the same patriotic earnestness
the Executive has, the country will
have great reason to rejoice and look
forward to increased prosperity
This was no meaningless express
ion of of opinion-there was at that
time; and still is, in the Treasury
about one hundred millions of the
peoples money locked up, and with
drawn from circulation, with an in
icreasing surplus derived from un-
necessary taxation accommodating at
the rate of about one hundred mill
ion more per year. This tax, be-
yond the legitimate wants of the
Government, is not only an excess
sive and unnecessary tax upon the
people, but that is not its worst
feature.
A DANGEROUS SURPLUS.
The people might bear the burth-
en- of taxation if it was required to
sustain the Government, provided
the money was returned to them
through the usual channels of trade,
but, to have it locked up in the
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