Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-25
AN INTERESTING LETTER
From Senator Kenna. Which Every Dem
ocrat Should Read.

From Senator Kenna, Which Every Dem
ocrat Should Read.
UNITED STATES SENATE, WASHING
TON, ID. c., December !, ls90.-''lour
letter reached NE in camp in the Allie
gheny mountains. | was engaged, at
the time, in the interesting process of
tackiDg Democratic roosters to the
white oaks and chestnutS, which abound
In that region.
Ny own solicitude, the election being
over is for the future. The opportu-
nifty is abundant. All that is needed is
that the Democrats in the next House
shall organize that body on its merits.
The political madness and brutality OF
one man have dominated the present
House of Representatives. The germ
of autocracy planted by Tcm Reed and
his coadjutors grew until its branches
of tyranny for time overshadowed the
Independence Of the great assembly.
But the mispanted sappling has with
cred and died. The abuse OF power and
the usurpation Of prerogativc may had
congenia soil in other climeS. but their
seed is sown on American fields in the
wrath OF the Lord and He reaps with
the whlrlwind Let the next House be
organized on its merits. | say this with
greater emphasis, because you and
know how much of the usefulness and
power for good of that great body de-
pends on this one, all important func-
ton at the very threshold OF its career.
Let the devourng craze OF one mans
pretensions be submitted by the aggre-
gated wisdom and prudence and pa
triotism and conscience OF the peoples
representatives. Then the lobbyists
and clacquers and corruptionists will
vacatc the corridors OF the National
Capitol as the hungry horde vanished
when the Democracy entered in 1873.
That was the advent of new era in the
politics of the Republic. it ended the
souandering of the public domain. IL
strangled subsidies to favored classes.
II remonetized silver at least TO the cX-
tent of twcnty-four millions year, In
spite of Republican vote. 1t laid the
hand of restriction upon Chinese immi-
grafton. II stopped the contraction OF
the currency. II withdrew the bayonet
from the ballot box. 1t inaugurated
general reversal of the rascally policies
of the Republican party, and it gave to
the country at last 4 Democratic admin
istration which will stand in contrast
with Republican policies and practices,
monument Of integrity and wisdom
and patriotism and cleanliness as long
as our institutions shall last. If Grover
Cleveland were heard Of no more, il he
had departed this life on the day when
he retired commanding figure from
the old White Mansion. | would say II he
were dead what | say now in the full
vigor of his robust, honest manhood
that his administration did more by the
simplicity and reality Of its stern, de-
voted democracy TO quicken political
conscience and restore the legitimate
methods of popular government than all
other agencies of our day and generation
combined. All this was due, not TO the
Republicans whom he kept in Office. but
to Democrats, the true and honest Dem
ocrats who administered the affairs OF
the country to their honor and its own.
But the people trusted the Republican
party by the election of the House OF
the Forty-seventh Congress. They i'm
mediately fell to their old practices by
the enactment OF the tariff OF 1888. They
were trusted again in 1888, and the
stranglng of silver, the brutal election
of honestly elected representatives,, the
Force bill to abolish the freedom of cleo
tons by the people, the Mckinley enor-
nifty and the general prancing and ca
vorting of the Reed regime have shocked
the conscience and aroused the patriot
ism of liberty-loving people from the
lakes to the gulf and from sea to sea. 1t
must not be forgotten that Democratic
House, with an adverse Senate and En-
ccutive, cannot do everything. But it
can do much.
Let it take the platform on which we
carried the country in 'si, and to which
the party stands as yet committed and
make it the expression OF purpose and
the standard OF action. Then in prac-
tical. plain and simple way 'hew to the
line and all will be well. The people Of
this country want honest, economic gov
ernment and the Democratic Party can
surely provide it. They want an hon
est, safe, but sufficient currency. We
can supply it. They want their abused
and rejected silver dollars restored to
its rightful place among the coins of the
earth and they ought to have it. They
shall have il. The Democracy can give
il. The government which has been
forced by Republican policies to pay
twenty-eight per cent. premium on the
peoples Indebtedness not yet due can
not longer deny them the legitimate
means TO meet their obligations. They
want the honest and deserving soldier
to have his merited pension, a balm for
his wounds, but they want the imposter
and the loafer to stoph raid upon their
treasury. The Democratic party can
accomplish this. They want labor to
thrive and the realization Of Democratic
theories will abolish the burdens which
have impoverished it. They want
the farmer to reap alike his
harvest and his reward and the
principles of Democracy will
abolish forever the system sof English
landlordsm and vassalage which has
been inaugurated here. And they want
lower taxes and this they are going to
have. Nothing harsh-nothing rash
nothing wrong-but they have said
! by this verdict-above all things they
have said to the Republican extortion'
ist: Hitherto shalt thou come but nc
further and here shall thy proud waves
be staid." War taxes must go. The
readjustment OF so vast subject as the
tariff, to changed conditions, is most
delicate and responsible task. But
that task will be met by the Demo
cracy. 1t should be done in the interest
of the public without fear or favor
Let the tariff be revised with view tC
limit the exactions of the government
from the public necessities. Let nc
dollar be levied upon any fashion ol
pretext beyond the requirements ol
honest government honestly admin
istered. But, when the advantages are
to be considered, which must inevitably
result to various interests from the I'm
position of two hundred millions OF dol
lars Of import duties, let the con
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