The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-10-31
THE REASONS WHY HE LEFT
sIae Republican Party.

1feslUcnl ElI!0F, Oh lliuNdfd
University, when publicly pre-
claiming a few days since, his
conversion from kep5i;pascanism
TO Democracy, gave among others
hefnllpaxin.s asnps for the
change: Now, the Republican
party has a great past. 1t was
formed for the advancement Of a
great moral idea, and it did adj
vance that idea, and carried il to
a triumph. And SO lasting Is the
force Of a sounlsmorstl pasysose.
that thousands still cling to that
party, although It's actual les'lers
-lltsspe forgotten Noble 9fFtA.
haze abandoned its tlfsint rested
Aprinsiples and deserted the stan-
dards Of lis foanden When /
found that the Republican party
no longer stood for the political
principles in which ] believed
felt Obliged ~ F3in the opposite
party for the position Of the inde-
pendent, in she, tpchnleas sense,
does not secx 10 re ia be an ell
ective one. |. think that e@nscl-
.entious citizen shoild choose be-
tween tie two great parties Of the
country and should 1gabituai5y act
with that one which promotes
tic pTincipizs vFTcn n l770JfVfz.
III the first place THOUGH brought
up a Wtig and then aIfarubllcan
and almost protoctionist, | came
Il i.alialn that the prateetlanlst
principle is false end dehisiye,
and HAT the industries ct HE
United States are crippled and
their natural Development pre-
vented by the heavy taxes main
tanned under the name Of protect
ion. The protective duties social
led protect capital perhaps, bat
no labor. and ! believe that this
protection for capital is unnat-
nyal and undesirable in the long
run.
Now, between the Republican
=puiicy=zas=rc gareits Il EIe- r;fttnifa1
taxes and tie Democratic policy
there is clear chofce, the two par
tics being sharply divided on this
subject, and every man " he hel4s
my opinion with regard toprotcct
I've taxes .aaslstin good conscience
join the Democratic party,
Secondly, | helieve that the re-
form oftlie civil service lsa vital
issue in this country, th&tEie per-
petnation offree INSTITUTIONS de-
ponds upon that reform for NO
government can endure the pub
lie unreproved application Of the
sim total Of AL tie Government
salaries as Il bribery and CO..
ruption fund. This is precisely
what the -spoils- system meanes.
On the complete destruction
Of that system depends, as | be-
lieye the permanency and success
Of our free Institutions. On that
issue what is the record Of the Re-
publican party as compared with
that OF the Democratic party?
Have we not seen the public
service degenerating more and
more as private property under
successive Republican Admins
tration--the last Of the series
being the worst Of all i'll this
respect2s And have We not seen
the sinle Democratic Administra-
ton Of the twenty eight years past
the best Of all American Admin
ristratiorr1urtpg that period TT
Tthis respect1 No intelligent man
will place any reliance upon the
profession Of a party when its pub
lie performances necessarily CON
tradict them, " G must rely Hpen
the public acts Of men who rep
resent the respective parties, Can
any civil service reformer hesitate
fora moment between the Adj
ministration Of Grover Cleveland
land of Harrison on that ISSUE.
One honestly promoted the ne
| form, and the other betrayed it,
/ have still another reason for
prefering the Democratic party,
which is rather peculiar to myself
at least don't seeit referred e
much in thc public prints. am q
firm believer In the justice and
Eexpediency OF a pension system
particularly under Republican
institutions where public office
should be open alike to the poo
and to the rich. / believe in pen
sions, not only for soldiers ane
4 sa;lnrs bufsiudyps firenan. p0lic