Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-22
BISHOP POTTER WAS RIGHT.
The Main Ideas IN an Address Round to
BECOME Historical
Vrlr York World

Nlc York World
The echoes OF Bishop Potter's address
ara still reverberating throughout the eoun-
trv Some OF his critics, By answering
wba, he aid not say aud affirming what be
did not 5eay, seek to divert public a'ten-
tion from ths main idecl of su address
which ia destined TO become historic.
Bishop Potter's warning was against the
steady Use Of the money power into a Plu-
tocrscv. His lament was over the decline
ofthe Government into "a huge machine, d"
existing msinly for the purpose Of reward
ing partisan service ard promoting private
interests
A few iscts viii show the danger aoo
prove the d5generscv.
Oh Pluioeracg is he rlle Of Ceqlh
Wbat have We seen IN every Presidential
election in This country since 1892 The
alk SO toe campaign headquarters OF both
parties is al ways money, MONEY, MONEY.
I'VE need MONEY" and need 1t at
orce.r wrote President Foster, Of the
Tariff Leaeue, 70 the rich manufacturers Of
peunsglvsnia. "whO 10 Ike large fortunes
every velr when the times are good. "
We can win if We have the MONEY"
said Chairman Quay 10 John Wauama-
ker, aho forthwith proceeded to raise ana
turn over 500, COZ, the exact use Of which
h. "did rot want 10 know" In spite OF
.i4 talk of being Overmatchsd in the sin
evs Of war, ." the Democratic Nauonai
Committee probably had and spent more
money last year than the Democrats ever
before used In q National campaign.
National elections are VIGOROUSLY de-
cided. when the parties are so nearly
evenly mstched as they have been for the
mast twelve years, By the longer purse and
The greater skill in the use OF money.
I21 "Bit oar Presidents hare been poor
men. SO say the sophists and Pherisees.
Yes. but what Roscoe Conkling called
the osbidden and abhorrent forces" that
hsve elected them are not poor. Inc tarlH
barons are not poor. The railway klDes
are not poor. The coal and iron ana Ium'
Der and copper magnets are not poor
jay Gould was not poor when lie gave, as
certified by Stephen b. Dorsey, blOO,OOu
towards electing Garfield in 1880, under .
written stipulation that the after |ouio
not appoint Supreme Court JUDGE e4ceP'
90 Gould satisfaction.
That the men Of money have not entered
the domain Of politics in vain IL at'esteo
by the protection enjoyed and the lmmu,
nifty secured, in tbs ration, States and
cities. b. the Pacific railway companies
and bv vsrious corporations. trusts and
other monopOlies which thrive at the pub
lie expense
81 The Money POCer has iRraded th'
Senate
Formerly, snd not very long ago, pre-
eminent talent for the public ervlce, the
highest character FOR honor, wide knOwl-
ed0s of the history and science Of govern
ment or great debating and oratoncal
mowers were necessary to stclre an cleo
lion 10 the United States Senate. FOR
seventy years the roll Of the Senate was
roll of lame To day a considerable pro
nortion of its members owe their chic
distinction to their wealth. The election
of several of the Republicans was motor
iouslv purchased, either by themselves OF
ire COMBINATIONS which they serve. Inl'
h also true of Two Of the six Democratic
Senators ftOm the Northern States and II
the case Of one OF them the Senate accept
al the stigma BY refusing to investigate
direct charge Of corruption preferred D.
the Legislature Of the State, on the prePoSS
ferrous plea that the alleged bribery tooi
nlaes in a caucus-where all Sena ora
elections are practically settled IN advance
and where the vOte-buying IS done. ii
vote in the Senate were confined to thoS
who are free or are disposed to vote con
soientiously in the public interest tn 1S,
would rarely be = quorum voting. IN
Senate is fast coming to represent not IN
States bnt the money power or Polit'cs
ring within the States.
/ (4) Money secures men other hlgR ogtee'
\ In true Democracy the tiltest men ar
chosen for Office. ia this country Tiol
men buy offices as decorations, or ST
given them in reward for campaign con
trioutons. An honest poor man can n
longer reasonably aspire TO high office
The present Vice President would neve
have held an Office except for his none
and his vilbr gnees to give il 10 help tn
marty. John Wansmaker would neve
bsve been thought Of for Cabinet posi-
tion had ne not raised the largest cOntrihu
tion TO the Harrison campaign fund. WIS
would Bcss Piatt be without his ability t
give. TO raise and to use money, to max
deals" and to pull wiIesG Is 1t pessiu