The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-05
Those That Drove Hon. Wayne Mac
Veagh Out Of the Repub-
lican Party.
They Are the Force Bill and the
Mckinley Legislation on
the Tariff
Legislative Safeguards Overturned by the
RepublioAns-Gen. Dan siokles VIII
not Speak for Harrison.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 4.-Ex-A Attorney Cen
eral Wayne MacVeaRh has written a letter
TO John w. Carter, secretary of the Massa-
ohusetts Reform club, in which he an
nounces that he will vote for Grover Clsve-
land. The writer fnds himself in full
accord with the democratic party and finds
it moro easy to act with them because of
the republican party, securing its return to
power four years ago by promising to pre-
serve matters as they were, at once en-
barked upon what LIE regards az rockies
and revolutionary policy, even overturning
all safeguards Of legislation in the house of
representatives. in their haste to pass the
force bill and the Mckinley bill. both to
his mind unnecessary and unwise measures.
"The economic evils however great, of
the Mckinley bill and the unreasonable
system Of protection it represents are of
far less Importance to my mind than the
moral evils which follow in their wake. In
deciding for what purpose the masses of
people may properly be taxed it must not
be forgotten that taxes have a wonderful
capacity for filtsring through intervening
obstacles till they reach the bowed back OF
toll, and resting there. and therefore the
giving of bounties under any form of tao
tion is mainly the giving away of the wages
of labor. But even such inequality and in
Justice are the least Of its evils, for while
such system endures political corruption
is absolutely sure to increase. as such 9
system not only invites, but requires the
in congress.
"The republican party ought to be ar
honest money party, and would be if il
could. but while it demanded increased
bounties for favorite manufacturers il
could not refuse increased bounties to sill
yer producers, as the votes they contro
the Mckinley bill. The effect of debaset
currency is making itself daily more ant
more felt in every channel of business ane
| finance, and il is inevitably driving golt
out of the country and leading us to all thu
evils of fuctnating and therefore dishon-
est currency, based upon silver alone.
"The pension agents have joined hands t.
increase fees bv the indiscriminate granting
of pensions. The result is that nearly
generation after the close of the war ther
| is a steady increase OF vast sums passing
through pension agents hands. until nov
the total amount staggers belief and ha
become of itself o very serious burden upol
the treasury. Surely there is neithe
reason nor justice in legislation which de
stroys all distinction between the dischare
of duty and the shirking of it, between
loyal service and desertion of colors. be
tween wounds received IN battle and dis
eases contracted in the pursuits of peace.
The is still another great and increas
ing evil, chiefly traceable in his opinion, t.
the maintenance of an excessive tariff sine
the war. and constant meddling with it t.
make it higher, and that is the bringing t.
our shores of vast swarms of undesirabl
immigrants. just as duties upon importe
merohandis have been increased, so ha
the grade of imported labor been lowered
MaoVesgh is convinced that the causes il
which he is interested cannot hope for sue
cess until the avowed policy of the rspubli
can party on the tariff is overthrown.