Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-20
FALSE TO IT'S PROMISES.
Congressman Pendlston's Analysts of Re
pobiican Defeat.

Congressman Pendleton's Analysis of Re
pobiican Defeat.
WuEELING, WA, Nov. Is, 1859.
EiHor Of ns Register:
SrR-Tne causes Of the recent Repnbli-
can fe'eats axe yet subjects Of discussion.
Tire reasons assigned for the disasters
which b-feu the grand old party are as
numerous 80 Republican Office seekers. No
one cause has led 10 the great reaction Of
lss9 Mspy forces were at work 10 bring
the politics Of the year to such happy
finish. Twenty four years OF nearly M
controlled power had given birth to IN un'
bounded arrogance, a pictorial spirit, and
a reign Of intolerance among the Rspubli-
cans: and their chieftains had not only
come 20 believe that they were the people,
bnt that they were Gods peculiar people,
that what they Old or thought was always
the right, aad what an Others did or
thought was always the wrong.
These ideas were largely dispelled by the
uuexpectsd events of l-Si and the four
years reign OF the Democracy. Accord
inely observers might hAvs noticed q
change. It was perceived that the old
.ntempt for and neglect OF the
right, of others would tend TO
60 ntinued disaster and perhaps final de-
feat
WON Oh FALSE PROMISES.
Tbe es,naign Of 1sss came on. Party
leaders found that the old Republican
psriy could not win, that new clothing
must De Supplied and the people educated
70 ths idea that there wos sul some ex-
cuse for the existence of the decaying or
raaizaiioo. The Baines, Soermsns and
Camsrous. who r, presented the party sins
and iniquitieF, were set aGide and non
entity like Harrison was discovered for
the worship Of the faithful. Such civil
service "A would have excited the envy Of
Curtis. Eaton and the New York ErRing
Post was promised; free whisky and free
tobacco were offered to all interested in
the manufacture of these articles: ii WAS
asserted time snd agsia that the price OF
American wool was 20 be doubled b.
placing a Chinese wall tarin around the
conutrv:a generous and iraternal policy
was TO be adopted toward the South and
hy-Qcnes were 20 be by-gonesi the
American navy was 70 De Immediately
reconstructed; splendid system OF coast
defense wss 10 be carried out; the American
merchant service was 70 be restored South
America was 70 be persuaded to annually
huv Eve hundred millions worth Of cur
manufactures. while we were TO prevent
the Importation Of S0uth American raw
materials by q prohibi,ory tariff, and the
wages of labor by the continuance Of war
tariff were not to be lowered but actually
increased. The R'publicAn party would
briog II 20 pass that the farmers OF this
country would no, he compelled 20 sell
their crops at prices dictated By the Liver
pool markets, and home market was 10
b. inveoted for the five 20 seven hundred
millions Of dollara worth Of our farm
products which Annually find a sale 10 TIE
markets Of Europe. Prohihiti0nists we're
told that the only hope for prohibition VI
in the Republican party, while
brewers and liquor oeilers were
made to believe that this same old
marty was the lquor dealers old friend
NIEaN We're Out a lev NA Aa'N E'tN---t'-l r-.---
sounded delightfully."- to the err snd that
u,ited with wholesale bribery in the
"olocks Of five" pnrchase again 10 the
memorable DAYS OF November, lsSS, gave
the battle TO Harrison, Q1ay, Manone,
Platt, Foraker and their following.
EVERY r0,IIsE VIOLATED.
A year has passed and the Republican
party is again the victim of defeat. What
has caused an this2 Not q promise has
been kept and no one now believes that q
serious attempt will he made to keep 8
pledge. The civil service Is the worst the
country has seen for many yesrs, efficient
and honest Democrats have been turned
cot in drovss simply because they were
Democrats, the postal service Is a wreck,
and Civil Service reformsrs are sghast AZ
the hypocricy Of deceitiul President
For eight months the President has de-
voted himself 70 pedding out GILL
ces to the bummers and heelers
Of the party, aud to this hour
his mind seems unable 10 comprehend that
l. .r...a-.F g. a-.r ,fhar remrnnaa than