The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-15

Judge Greshamof Illinois, Blaine'a
most formidable opposing candidate
for the Republican presidential nom
ination in 1884.
Judge Cooley, of Michigan. who
was the chairman of the Inter-Stat
Commerce Commission, Republi
can Of national reputation and in
fuence.
Hon. Wayne McVeagh, of Penn
sylvania, Attorney General in Gar
fields Cabinet, life long and strong
Republican.
Thisis an eminent trinity of chang,
of political base. The principles Of
the Democratic party now accord
with their personal views, and they
have all declared for Cleveland and
Stevenson. Gen McVeagh has writ
ten long letter giving his reasons
for deserving the party of favored
classes, which is reproduced, in psri
as follows:
'As both parties have presented
unexceptionable candidates, there is
no reason why the differences which
exist upon questions of public policy
should be discussed otherwise than
in good humor, and with entire re
spect for each others opinions.
I'm the present campaign, VIVA,
may fairly be called the false alarms
of the canvass will prove of little
value because of the general conf
dence In the safe and conservative
character of both candidates"
The writer finds himself in full &C.
cord with the Democratic party and
finds it more easy to act with them,
because the Republican party, secur-
ing its return to power four years
ago by promising to preserve matters
as they were, at once EN- barked upon
what he regards as reckless and
revolutionary policy, even overturn-
ing all the 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.
PASSING OVER THE FORCE BILL
with a reference to the earnest and
widespread opposition thereto, and
noting the advocacy. two years ago
of the measure by President Harri
son, General McVeagh. takes up the
tariff, of which he says
"The economic evils, however great
Of the Mckinley bill, and the unrea-
sonable system Of protection it rep
resents, are Of far less Importance TO
my mind than the moral evils which
follow in their wake. In deciding for
what purposes the masses of the peo
pie may properly be taxed, it must
not be forgotten that taxes have a
wonderful capacity for filtering
through all intervening obstacles till
they reach the bowed back of toll
and resting there; and therefore the
giving of bounties under any form
of taxation, is mainly giving away
the wages of labor The sad truth
that the curse Of the. poor is their
poverty is illustrated in nothing
more clearly than in the undue share
they suffer of the burdens of taxa
| ton.
s'But even such inequality and in
Justice are the least Of its evils, fol-
while such system endures, politi
cal corruption is absolutely sure tc
increase, as such system not only
invites, but it requires the
CORRUPT USE OF MONEY
both at the polls and in Congress.
"The Republican party ought tt
be an honest money party, and i
would be if it could; but while it de
manded increased bounties for it,
favorite manufacturers it could no
refuse increased bounties to the sill
yer producers, as the votes they con
troll were probably necessary to tn,
passage of the Mckinley bill. Tit
poison of debased currency is max
ing itself daily more and more felt il
every channel of business and finance
and it is inevitably driving gold GU
of the country, and leading us to al
the evils Of fuctuating and there
fore dishonest currency based upol
silver alone.
eff Congress was to levy taxes up
on the people to confer bounties up
on certain classes of manufacturers
it is very natural that the pension
agents should join hands to increas
their fees by an indiscriminate gran
ting of pensions. The result is tina
nearly generation after the close o
the war there is a steady increase o
the vast sums passing through tn
pension agents hands, until now
the total amount staggers belief, ant
has become of itself
VERY SERIOUS BURDEN
upon the treasury. Surely there i
neither reason nor justice in legisla
ton which destroys all distinction
between the discharge of duty ant
the Sinking of it, between loyal ser
vice and desertion of the colors, be
tween wounds received in battle ant
diseases contracted in the pursuit
of peace.
There is another great and in
creasing evil, chiefly traceable TO tn
maintenance Of an excessive tarif
since the war and the constant med
ding with it to make it higher, ant
that is the bringing TO our shores o
those vast swarms of undesirable i'm
migrants. just as the duties upoi
imported merchandise have been in
creased, so has the grade of imported
labor been lowered.
LAS the Republican party is nov
definitely committed to the policy o
taxing the people for the purpose o
giving bounties to such persons o
interests as can secure the nccessar,
votes in Congress. so the Democrat,
party is now as definitely committed
to the policy of restricting taxation
to the needs of the Government fo
public purposes alone"
Gen. McVeagh is convinced tina
the old causes in which be is inter
ested cannot hope for success unit
the avowed policy of the Republican
party on this subject is overthrown
until then the right of each Stat,
TO CONTROL THE ELECTIONS
within its borders will not be secure
there is no prospect of our enjoying
the single and stable standard o
value which other civilized and com
mercial nations possess; there is M
hope of placing either our pension
system. or the regulation OF immior a