Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-09-19
WHERE WILL THEY STOP2

to enchain the Democracy and per-
petuate themselves in power? Some
months ago it was thought the culmi-
nation had been reached when
Speaker Reed gagged the Democrats
| in Congress, but each day reveals
some new device of ranker and ranker
partisanship.
The situation is serious one for
the Democracy. The Republicans
are becoming so firmly entrenched
that if their progress in corruption is
not soon checked it will take revo-
luton to dislodge them. Let us look
at some of their plans. Already, by
the admission of six new States and
the election or subsequent theft of the
vote, they have secured twelve new
| Senators and number of Represen-
tatives All six of the new States
put together have a population only as
large as that of West Virginia, yet
they are given eighteen electoral
votes, twelve Senators and six Con-
gressmen-all manipulated so as to be
on the Republican side. The admis-
sion of these States was a bold and
unqualified party scheme, and it has
perfectly succeeded. The Republi
cans have also bought almost COM
pletely the soldier vote" of the
country by its pension legislation. 1t
has emptied the Treasury to do it,
| but there's no use Disgusting the fact
that the money has accomplished the
object. BY the passage of the tariff
bill the same party has provided for
all the doodle ii needs in its cam
paigns, for it is an understood thing
| that the manufacturers are perfectly
willing to divide with the campaign
managers the increase of the already
enormous profits that will be gained
under the Mckinley bill. And the
! infamous force bill, which, though
temporarily postponed, is the crown
ing iniouity of the past years schem-
| ing. BY the use of armed soldiers at
the polls in the South, by the con-
troll Of the ballots by corrupt federal
officials, appointed for the distinct
purpose of manipulating the vote in
the interest of their party, it is now
proposed TO steal the vote of the
South, terrorize the Democracy, stir
up negro frenzy and-intrench still
more firmly Republican misrule.
But bad as all these partisan meas
ures are for the Democracy, they are
still worse for the country generally.
Made full-fedged States before their
time, the recently admitted terrific
ries lend no dignity to the Union, nor
are the adventures placed at the
front any credit to their governments.
They are simply fields for the spoils-
man, and it will be years before they
are worthy members of the sisterhood
of States. Look at the effect of eX-
travagance run mad on the pension
business. A depleted Treasury, with
deficit staring the government in
the face; increased taxation of the
many, to make free gifts to the few;
taking from one mans needy family,
to support in plenty and idleness the
others; narrow financial policy,
which within the past week has al
most precipitated panic.
The tariff bill can scarcely be more
than referred to, for an attempt to
expose its glaring wrongs would fill
columns. 1t is a bill that is framed
with the help of the manufacturers
who have already gained millions
from the consumers and still are not
satisfied it is a bill that increases
the tax on the poor mans necessities,
while the luxuries Of the rich are
scarcely touched that is partisan
and preiudiced, because it gives free
binding Irvine to the farmers of the
North and West, while it heavily taxes
the ties and bagging used by the cot
very life blood of struggling men and
women to support Infant industries
that have long since thrown aside
their swadding clothes and devel-
oped into greedy, insolent, Over-fed
cormorants it maintains vast cor
ruption fund that is used to debauch
the voter and perpetuate the party
that forms it, and undermines the
very principles upon which our gov
eminent was founded
The force bill, conceived i'll hatred
and born i'll bitterness, is the clinch
ing measure TO insure Republican
supremacy. 1t proposes to stir up
strife and hatred in the South where
now all is peaceful and harmonious
it proposes to fire the fanatical fren
zy of an ignorant and superstitious
people by promising them impossible
things it threatens the white man
with negro supremacy; it seek to des-
troy Democratic victory by armed
republican interference; 1t brands as
criminals the best citizens of united
country.
1t is dark picture that we have
drawn, but it is a true one. The dan
ger to the Democracy is great, the
danger to our government is tremen-
dous. What are we going to do
about it?
There is only one remedy apparent
at this time. 1t is the ballot in the
hands of the voter in November. If
the people shall elect an overwhelm-
ingly Democratic House of Represen-
tatives at this election, the tide of
profligacy and corruption will be
STAYED The Opportunjty i before