Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-17
GIVES HIS REASONS.
EL-Attorney General MacVeagh Speaks
at Philadelphia.

the largest pOuLlCdl meetings OF the Cdul-
paign was held in. the Academy of Music
tonight under the auspices Of the Young
Mems Democratic Association Of this city.
who had invited Wayne MacVeagh, for
merly Attorney General under President
| GarHeld's administration, TO address the
public in reply TO Senator Sherman's re-
cent speech, and 10 explain his reasons for
abandoning the Republican party,
Mr. MacVeagh's recent letter announced
that he would vote for Grover Cleveland,
and in consequence the great auditorium
was filed and many were turned away.
The audience was decidedly Democratic
in sympathies, and received the speaker
with great enthusiasm.
The orator Of the evening was introduced
by Samuel Gustline Thompson, President
OF the Young Mems Democratic AssOcia-
ton, who, in a brief but pointed address,
attacked the Republican system Of protec-
ton.
M'yEAGH's SPEECH.
By way OF beginning Mr.. MacVeagh re-
ferred TO the fact that he attained his ma
jOrity the day the Republican party was
born, that he has never voted for Demo
crat and that four years ago he voted for
Harrison.
Until now he had not felt at liberty to
vote for any but Republican candidates.
entitled TO the electoral vote of Louisiana,
but President Grant, Secretary Cameron,
General Sheridan, in command OF the
troops in the State, and Secretary Robe
son with his gun boats in its waters, were
all deeply interested in that election.
United States Marshal Packard was seek
ing the GOvernOrship with host Of depu-
ties at his command and when the poles
closed Mr.. Tilden had 1000 more votes
than Mr.. Hayes.
The speaker objected to this sort of
things. He has watched with pain the
steady growth Of the corrupt use Of money
in politics. He had hoped the Republican
party would redeem itself against 0Ounties
aud diminish that awful traffic in votes.
His hopes had been disappointed and he
was convinced that unless the Republican
party was checked il would make the poor
poorer and the rich richer; more corrupt
and selfish and less patriotic. He demand
ed that the party shall not destroy the
source of national life
THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRUTH
in the rumors that the election of 1850 had
been bought. A prominent Republican
manufacturer had said: the Mckinley
bill is ours; we bought it," There was no
way of accounting for the action OF the he
publican party for the last four years than
L
not see how any man in his senses thought
il wise TO inflict upon the poor the unlaw-
full burdens of the Mckinley bill, or TO de-
bauch voters by offering them pensions, or
10 impOyerish the taxpayers 70 buy
vast masses of silver for which
there was no use, or to insult
a small. weak sister Republic by sending
such a diplomat as Patrick Egan, or TO
threaten her with war without waiting TO
translate her apology for the wrong done.
Referring 10 Senator Sherman's speech
on the Mckinley bill. he said no one knew
better than the Senator that the Cordage
Trust was an illegal monopoly, plunderlng
the people in utter contempt OF law. he
took Senator Sherman to task for the stand
he took on the silver question to-day, as
being opposite the views he expressed IN
1891.
On the tariff question, Mr.. w. MacYeagh
said that less than u per cent OF
THE LABORERs OF PENNSYLVANIA
could secure employment in the protected
industries while the other IS per cent had
10 pay bounty on almost everything they
eat and wore. The rich paid substantially
nothing but on the contrary realized I'M
mense profits out Of the prevailing system
of taxation. .,s
The prices Of the necessities Of life were
frightfully increased TO those who could
purchase only in small quantities. Owing
To the COrdage Trust and similar evils tue
hard working American farmer had eacn
wear found himself growing poorer until
now in Iowa and Pennsylvania the land
was worth less than half what IL was TWEEN
~ wears ago. The depreciation IN the value
of farm lands in this country since 1917, was
greater. in the speakers Judgment, tnan
fbe cost of any mandatory in 1t. The TAR
rner had 10 sell his wheat for the price
fved i'm Liverpool at less than 1t cost
him. The farmer was forced TO pay DIG
bounty TO the Cordage Trust Tor tWlne,
owing 10 the Mckinley bill. Inc FARMER
further found his poverty increased oy tne
tax be had TO pay on almost every thius nc
had 10 buy. The laboring men were 90
Iced TO pay a triple price for sugar on &C
count of the sugar trust, kept allve
BY THE NC KINLEY BILL.
Seeing these things it was not strange
that ministers Of the Gospel ana tue mass
oflahOrers looked upon Mr.. Carnegie ana
re sssociates rs responsible for every drop
of blood shed at Homestead. These were
mot the rawlings of Anarchists but chris
tian teachers. And what was true OF tAe
Mckinley bill and the great group OF glgan-
rio nonopOlies which were nourisheu oE IL
was true Of reckless pension Legislation.
The vrickedness of such legislation was
moro aDparent when il was known tnaI
every dollar voted to pensions involved
distinct dimunitiOn Of the wages OF Iapor'
FIoouent millionaires spoke ghoty OF one
hundred and fifty million dollars Voteu l loI
-S-sicDs forgetting that the vast sum
came almost entirely from the earnings u
toilers.
The sneaker did not object to just pen
sioDs an eminent divine had said that
s,everv skulking camp follower, deserter
and fraudulent claimant who haa tue eA-
fronterv could demand his bride II MS vote
shall become acOmmodlty."
WHAT INFINITE DIsHoNoR
s,,cb names brought 70 pension roll dedi-
800 10 heroes who went to the front.
SneaEing of silver, he said it was known
that in the present year silver had oeen
mined in vast quantities at cost OF on
cents an ounce and sold TO the government
- ever 20 cents. so that it was prooaoIe
onr silver dollar was not worth over on
cents vet there were hundreds OF mlnons
coined ard stored in vaults anu
thousands of tons uncolneu $40 %
in the same way. otlI ns
Government continued 70 accuInula'e a
the behest Of the Republican party ~ HHo
80 mice Of silver continued 70 drop. ms
80, 5rir-iny yold out of the country ana IL
was oniv question Of time when we q, wo ,5;a
ne .aJl,ced 10 a silver currency All luis
was due to the election Of Harrison IN M doS -
Snch results had been secured az tne eo-
nense If he moral degradation OF the peo,
nee II had come 70 be that men o. 49, 80
wealth had persuaded themselves Tue. snSy
we're At liberty 70 pervert 0oVe1nile.l'
rom its lofty functions OF
SECURING TIE eRkAtAs1 ~ 49,. ~, ma.
70 the greatest NUMBER, - 1890 1890 tsxas az
lo.,sy -; ~ - versions who viii contribute