The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-12

sary and proper 10 preSeht eVasiohS o
the laws and to stop further Chinese
immigration would also meet my appro
val. The expression Of the convention
upon this subject IL in entire harmony
with my views.
A FREE BALLOT.
Our civil compact is a government by
maiorities, and the law loses its sanction
and the magistrate our respect, when
the compact is broken. The evil results
OF election frauds do not expend them.
selves upon the voters, who are robbed
OF their rightful influence in public af'
fairs. heindividual, or community, or
party that practices or connives at
election frauds has suffered irreparable
injury and will sooner or later realize
that to exchange the American system
of majority rule for minority control is
not only unlawful and unpatriotic, but
very unsafe for those who promote it.
The disiranchisement Oi single legal
cleCtor by fraud or intimidation is Il
crime too grave to be regarded lightly.
The right OF every qualified elector to
cast one free ballot and to have it hon
estly counted must not be questioned.
Every constitutional power should be
used to make this right SECURE and pun
ish frauds upon the ballot.
Our cOlored people do not ask special
legislation in their interest, but only to
be made secure in the common rights Of
American citizenship. They will, how.
ever, naturally mistrust the sincerity OF
those party leaders who appeal to their
race for support only in those localities
where the suffrage is free, and election
results doubtful and compass their dis.
franchisement-where their votes would
be controlling and their choice cannot
be Coerced.
FREE EDUCATION.
The Nation, not less than the States,
is dependent for prosperity and security
upon the intelligence and morality of
the people. This common interest very
early suggested national aid in the es,
tabllshment and endowment OF schools
and colleges in the new States. There
is, I believe, n present exigency that
calls for still more ,beral and direct ap-
preparation in aid OF common school cd.
ucation in the States.
The territorial form OF government is
temporary eXpedient, not permanent
civilization. 1t is adapted to the exi-
gency that suggested it, but becomes
inadequate, and even oppressive, when
applied to fixed populous communities.
Several territories are well able to bear
the burdens aud discharge the duties Of
free Gommonweaths ip the American
Union. To exclude them is to deny the
Just rights OF their people, and may well
excite their indignant protest. Noques-
ton OF the political preference OF the
people OF territory should close against
THEM tho hospitable doors which have
opened to tWo-thirdB Of the existing
States. But admission shonld be reso-
lutely refused to any territory, minority
OF whose people cherish institutions that
are repugnant to our civilization or in.
consistent with a republican form OF
government.
CONCERNING TRUSTS.
The declaration OF the Convention
against san combinations oi capital, or
ganized in trusts or otherwise, to control
arbitrarily the condition OF trade among
our citizens" is in harmony with the
views entertained and publicly expressed
by me long before the assembling OF the
convention. Ordinarily capital shares
the losses OF idleness with labor, but
nnder the operation OF the trust in some
OF its forms, the wage-worker alone suf-
fers loss. While idle capital receives its
dividends from a trust fund, producers
who refuse to Join the combination are
destroyed and competition as an ele-
ment OF prices is eliminated. 1t cannot
be doubted that the legislative authority
should and will tind a method OF dealing
fairly and effectively with these and
other abuses connected with this sub
ject.
PENSIONS TO SOLDIERS.
It can hardly be necessary for me to
say that I am heartily in sympathy with
the declaration Of the convention upon
the subject OF pensions to our sold lers
and sailors. What they gave and what
they suffered, | had some opportunity TO
ohsarvn and in small measure. to eX-
oosH, ,os;anco nc, Thnv cove mnrrn,ICin1ly, II
p"a,v i"aa not a trade INF nm oIIeTinS, The
rnaosHro %aS t,YS @oa Leoned I'm. running over,
'IIH9Hb Wbat tSev Schie3ed onIg n distant zen.
o.ot;on aaS .N c,n aJe1noteiy tell Without
e,s'O etto%n Kin" @ 70 Jisrnss norticniar pronosi.
4asriI',S t;ons nav SSd That measWrss in bebaIi
s " .So onryiv;ns veterans al the war,
or and SIJ ~ tSe families Of their dead com,
EnI .aIo ~ aSo,iJ bn conceived md executed
"'S'' .n;r;s S If mstico nnd al thn most
nrotafnt - IiLerolitv anl that in The CON:
ss; ss"t;t;on ni civil commitment honorable
Gt;t,"u ;I;t"ru Seryicr sbanld have apnropriate
m.stM .a,tan ;,ion Sn, wv '''' ''' ~
Fe'oS's'Y"; ...,....
CIVIL sEltElCE RkFoHF.
The law regulating apportiQnwents to
the classified civil service received my
.rnuo.. IN tho Sanote in the belief that
support :" '"' 9e','e' :" -, w." I'll ~
it opened the way 70 mucn heeueT eeot re- re-
torm. sun tn'nk 30, IN" y fTe,o;SIe tero;iIe
cordially approve the Glea! anu 'oIctpie i':,
expressions o. the sohyGn'Iom sSI H upon @ tiiS n;5
subject. Ihe law sh9Ii9 HaFe w n.l
OF friendly Interpretation ana pe ia'taF
fuIly and VIGOROUSLY enlOTCGu, All up