The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-11-06
4 MOST POWERFUL LETTER.
Col. Patrick Henry Einston's Brother
Scores the Republican Party.
ne Declines Nomination fer office
~ Their Hands and tells
the Reasons why.

manTepublican state executive committee,
will he read with deep interest and pleas
ure by our readers. Mr.. Winston is a
brother Of Col. Patrick H. Winston, Of
Spokane. It explOins itself:
WINDSOR, N. c., Oct. 2, 1890.
To J. B. Eares, Egg, Chairman Of the
Republican State Committee, Raleigh,
NORTH Carolina:
DEAR Sm-At the convention Of the
republicans Of the second judicial district
in Rocky Mount, was nominated for
Judge Of this district. The republican
state convention ratified that nomination.
Although grateful for this expression Of
confidence on the part Of 50 large a num-
Der Of my fellow citizens, cannot accept
the nomination. 1 notify you in order
that your committee may take the neces-
sary steps to fll this vacancy on your
state ticket.
The tendencies Of the republican party
are such o. TO alarm every man who
places the permanent welfare Of his
country above temporary party advan-
tage. The national house Of representa-
tives. abandoning all pretense TO calm,
wise and impartial deliberations, has re-
pressed free speech, free inquiry and free
discussion; has appointed the speaker
aud the clerk a permanent returning
board Tor the counting Of voters who do
not vote, and has enacted legislation in
volving hundreds Of millions Of dollars
without condescending to justify or even
excuse It's oppression, and without allow
ing inquiry to be made or to be had con-
eerning It's justice or propriety. The
methods that have prevailed in that body
during the past 10 months belonged
rather TO packed convention Of political
partisans held in 4 corner grocery than
to the highest deliberative assembly Of a
free and intelligent nation. II is doubt
ful whether the legislature Of any civilized
people on earth has transacted public
business in the year 1890 with so little
regard for the right Of speech and discus
sion, or Of the real interests Of the people
as the present congress. II has abolished
parliamentary rights that were observed
during the passion and turmoil Of civil
war and the reconstruction period, and ii
has imposed taxes which not even the
necessity Of war required.
New states have been admitted into
the Union with . smaller population than
one Of our congressional districts, but the
votes Of their senators in the United
States congress were thought necessary
to establish the vicious legislation and
perpetuate the power Of . selfish and in
Suitable obligarchy Of millionaire manu-
factureFs.
Sectionalism has been revived in Its
most odious shape. Every southern in-
dustry has been taxed that should be
separated from the industries Of the north.
On the tie that binds southern cotton the
tax has been trebled; the Irvine that
binds western wheat has been almost
freed from taxation. Southern demo-
cratic senators vote to relive the western
labOrers Of unjust burdens, while the
western republican senators vote 10 in
crease the unjust burdens upon southern
labor. Such IL their ideal Of statesman
shlpl When asked to explain the incOn-
sistsncy Of their votes they laugh In their
sleeves, or justify their extOFtion by cry
ing ''Tebel." Government IL becoming q
game Of plumber, and the methods Of the
men who now control the republican
majority are partly the methods Of high
Waymen and partly the methods Of sneak
thieves. A halI-clad negro In the south
ern cotton Aeld l. good plumber for the
millionaire phIlanthropist who needs pro.
ton. Robin Hood was more humane.
In their desire to Cypress and plundei
the southern people they are willing tc
keep in poverty and even in distress, thu
poor, helpless, ignorant negro. What q
parody and . satire for such men Il
advocate force bill-iOF the benefit Of
the negro.
There Il in this force bill some devilish
design 70 involve the country in disaster
possibly 10 force . war Of races, and BY
this wicked expedient to divert publit
attention from the game Of plumber which
they are playing with such holiness and
reeklessness. No sane man believes thai
the bin will add to the political power o
the negro, OF will increase his opportuni
ties for wealth, education, moral culturl
or happiness.
The leaders Of the republican part,
seem to have abandoned the wise, liberia
and progressive policy inaugurated b,
Garfield and happily carried forward b!
Arthur and Cleveland. It required bu
little craftsmanship 10 continue thi
policy and to give the entire country
period Of national development and Q
progress In education, refinement an,
culture, such as the world has never seel
before. The present administration ha
Deliberately chosen 70 20 back 80 years Il
our political life, and II is endeavoring I
reverse the painfully wrought results G
the struggle Of those twenty yeaTs-rt
suits In the main wholesome and bent
heial. To begin these struggles ane,
will retard the now rapid development {
wealth, education and refinement in III
south, will inAame race passion an
prejudice; willreopen the healing wound
Of war, and will bring only disaster upo
the negro race. No great results Of an