The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-12-04
HARRISON'S MESSAGE.

awaited message of President Harri-
SON was laid before Congress Monday
at noon. 1t was confidently expected
by few of the more level headed of
the Republican leaders that the Presi-
dent would profit by the lesson of
Nov. 4th and drop sectionslism for
broader and more liberal policy.
They we're mistaken. If there is one
fault of this administration which
stands out more glaringly than the
rest it is the extreme and consistent
.ectionalism marking its whole course.
Harrison has adopted, as shown by
this message, what is called an Gag
gressive" policy. This means that he
has the effrontery to go directly con
trary to the will of the people ex-
pressed at the ballot box.
Speaking of the revenues of the
government he says: "More than
four hundred and fifty million dollars
have been collected and disbursed
without revealing, so far as I can as
certain, single case of defalcation or
embezzlement An earnest effort has
been made to stimulate sense of res
possibility and public duty in all
officers and employees Of every grade;
and the work done by them has al
most wholly escaped criticism" Tan
ner, the deposed Commissioner of Pen
sions, could not be called a defaulter
perhaps, but he did not escape scath-
ing criticism for his reckless squan-
dering of this enormous tax collected
from the people. In fact he was SO
much CRITICISED" that Harrison was
constrained, against his wishes, to turn
him out of the pension Office and to
put Raum in his place. Baum proved
to be even a bigger fraud than Tanner
and was 80 much criticised that Sen
ate Committee was appointed to inves-
tigate his methods. Republican MEM
bers of this committee admitted that
there were good grounds for the
charge but he was whitewsshed in
view OF the near approach of the cleo
ton. Now there is talk of another in
vestigating committe. J.
So it is seen that the CLAIM that
there has been no dishonest waste of
the peoples money is false. As might
have been expected he evades the sill
yer question but says enough to show
that he opposes free coinage, which is
. demanded by the Alliance. He
claims that the rapid rise in price af-
ter the passage of the coinage act was
due to speculation and says further:
, Our very large supply of gold will, if
not lost by impulsive legislation in
the supposed interest Of silver, give us
;, position of advantage in promoting
a permanent and safe international
agreement for the free use of silver as
a coin metal" The Mckinley bill is
defended and the assertion made that
the rise in prices was not caused by the
ill but was simply an upward ten
dency of the market.
Blaine's reciprocity plan is endorsed
and plan Of compelling telegraph
companies to do business for the gov
eminent at reduced aes favored.
The immediate passage of the Force
bill is recommended and a covert
sheer INDUCED in at the South as fol
lows:
"But it is said that this legislation
will revive animosities; and some have
even suggested that when the pea cefnl
methods Of fraud are made impossible,
Q they NAV be supplanted by intimida-
: ton and violence. If the proposed
law gives to any qualified elector by
snhaiI's weight more than his equal in
fluence, or detracts so much from any
other qualified elector, it is fatally i'm
peached. But if the law is equal and
the animosities it is to evoke, grow
out of the fact that some electors have
been accustomed to exercise the fan
chise for others as we'll as for them
selves, then these animosities ought not
to be confessed without shame, and
cannot be given any weight in the
! Discussion without dishonor.
mo choice is left to me but to en-
force with vigor all laws intended to
secure constitutional rights, and to
recommend that the inadequacies of
such laws, be prom ly remed ed; and
to promote with zeal and rea in
. tsresls every project for the develop.
ment of its material interests, its riv.
ers, harbors, mines, and factories, and
the intelligence, peace, and security
under the law, Of its communities and
its homes, is not accepted as sufficient
evidence Of friendllness to any State
or section cannot add coEnivance at
election practices that not only dis
turb local results, but rob the electors
of other States and sections ot,their
priceless political right. /"
A caucus of Republican Senators
has been held at which it was decided
to pass the Force bill with all possible
dispatch. The Democrats will fight !
to the bitter end and determined
flibnater. to block legislation will be
made.
The debate on the Force bill has