The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-05
Somewhat Remarkable Letter from q Man
Who Pretends to Favor an Honest Financial
System and Free and Fair Elcctions
Democratic Clubs Welcomed to New
York by EX-President Cleveland.
Resolutions That Sound Like They We're Writ.
ten BY the Stuffed" to Take Per-
sonal Charge Of His Campaign Shortly.
WAYNE MACvEAGHs LAMENT.

He Cannot Keep Pace with the Republicans
and Has, Therefore, Joined Democracy.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 4. - Ex-Attorney.
general Wayne MacVeagh has written . let
ter to John w. Carter. secretary of the
Massachusetts, Reform Club. in which hs
announces that he will vote for Groves
Cleveland. The letter says. in part:
AS both parties have presented unexeeptiona
candidates, there is no reason why the differ
ences which exist upon questions OF public pol
Icy should be discussed otherwise than in good
humor, and with entire respect for each others
opinions In The present campaign, what map
fairly be called the false alarms OF the canvass
will prove OF little value, because or the genera
confidence in the safe and conservative charao
ter OF both candidates.
The writer finds himself in full accord
with the Democratic party, and finds II
more easy TO act with it because the Re-
publican party, securing its return TO power
four years ago by promising TO preserve
matters as they were" ut once embarked
upon what ne regards as reckless and
revolutionary policy, even overturnIng all
the safeguards of legislation in the House
force bill and the Mckinley pill." both. 10
his mind, unnecessary and uDwiee meas
ures. Passing over the force bill. with q
reference to the earnest and widespread
opposition thereto; and to the advocacy,
two years ago. of the measure by President
Harrison, Mr.. MaoVeagh takes up the
tariff, OF which he says:
The economie evils, however great, OF the Nc
Klnley bill, ana the unreasonable system of pro
lection IL represents are OF far less Importance
to my mind than the moral evils which follow in
their wake. In deciding for what purposes the
masses or the people may properly I've taxed 1t
must not be forgotten that taxes have wonder.
ful capacity for filterng through all intervening
obstacles till they reach the bowed hack of toll
aud rest there; and, therefore,. the giving oil
bounties, under any form of taxation, Is mainly
the giving away OF the wages OF labor. The sad
truth that the cnrse of the poor Is their poverty
is illustrated in nothing more clearly than in the
undue share they suffer of the burdens of taxa
ti0n. But even such inequality and injustice
are the least of Its evils. for. while such sys-
sure OF increase. as such a system not only In
vItes, but IL requires the corrupt use of money
both at the polls and in Congress.
The Republican party ought 10 be an honest
money party, and it would be III IL could; but
while it demanded Increased bounties for its ia
vorite manufacturers it could not refuse in
creased bOunties to the silverproducers, as the
votes they control were probably necessary TO the
passage of the Mckinley bill. The poison OF q
debased currency is making itself daily more
and more felt In every channel OF business and
finance, and il is inevitably driving gold out of
the country and Leading us to all the evils or Q
based upon silver alone
IL Congress was TO levy taxes upon the people.
TO confer bourties upon certain classes OF manu-
facturers, 1t was very natural that the pension
agents should also join hands TO increase theiI
fees 10y an indiscriminate granting of pensions
%
close OF the war there is n steady increase of the
vast sums passing through the pension agents
hands, until the total amount staggers belief
and has become OF itself very serious burden
upon the treasury. surely there is neither rea
son nor justice in legislation which destroys all
distinction between the discharge of duty and
the shlrking OF it. between loyal service aud de.
sertion of the colors, between wounds received
IN battle and diseases contracted IN the pursuits
of peace.
There is still another great and increasing evil
chiefly traeeable, IN my opinion, TO the main.
tenance OF excessive tariff since the war and
the constant meddng with IL 10 make it higher,
and that is the bringing to our shores OF those
vast swarms OF undesirable immigrants. Just
as the duties upon imported merchandise have
been Increased so has the grade OF imported
labor been lowered. AS the Republican party ia
now definitely committed to the policy of taxing
the people for the purpose OF giving bounties 10
such persons or interests as can secure the
necessary votes in Congress the Democratic
Is now as definitely committed TO the policy ot
restricting taxation 10 the needs of the govern
ment for public purposes alone.
Mr.. MscVeaeh is convinced that the old
causes in which he Is interested cannot
hope for success until the avowed policy oi
the Republican party on this subject IL
overthrown. He concludes thus:
Until then the right of each state to control
elections within it's borders will not be secure;
there is no prospect OF our enjoying the single
and stable standard or value which other civil
Ized and commercial nations possess; there is no
hope of placing either our pension system or the
regulation OF immigration upon just and proper
basis: the publication OF politics viii continue
1.-THE iridescent dream which high Republican
authority has declared il must always remain,
and any pretended reform of the civil service
must prove a delusiOn and snare. Even ballot
the house of its pretended friends. All these
good causes are, in the very nature OF thugs,
the relentless foes OF system of government by
1ounties TO favored interests, and such a system
is their relentless foe.