The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-05
WAYNE HAcvEAGH A DEMOCRAT.
1he Ex-Aftorney General Declares Him
self for Grover Cleveland.


self for Grover Cleveland.
PHrLADELPHrA, Oct. 4-Ex-Attorney
General Wayne Macveagh has written q
letter to John w. Carter, secretary of the
Massachusetts Reform Club, in which he
announces that he will vote for Grover
Cleveland. The writer finds himself in
full accord with the Democratic party and
finds it more easy to act with them be
cause the Republican party, securing its
return to power four years ago by promis-
ing to preserve matters a. they were, at
once embarked upon what he regards as
reckless and revolutionary policy. even
overturning all safeguards of legislation
in the house Of representatives, in their
haste to pass the force bill and the Nc
Kinley bill, both to his mind unnecessary
and unwise measures. The economic evils,
however great, of the Mckinley bill
and the unreasonable system of protec-
fion 1t represents, are OF far less
importance to his mind than the moral
evils which follow in their wake. In de-
Gliding for what purpose the masses Of the
people may properly be taxed, It must not
be forgotten that taxes have q wonderful
capacity for fitering through intervening
obstacles till they reach the bowed back Of
ing Of bounties under any form of taxa
ton is mainly the giving away Of the
wages of labor. But even such inequality
and injustice are the least Of its evils. for
while such system endures. political cor
ruption 10 absolutely sure to increase, as
such system not only invites but re-
quires the corrupt use Of money both at
the polls and In congress.
The Republican party ought to be an
honest money party. and would be if it
could, but while it demands increased
bounties for favorite manufactures it could
not refuse increased bounties to silver pro-
ducers, as the votes they control were
probably necessary to the passage of the
Mckinley bill. The poison Of a debAsed
currency 10 making Itself daily more and
more felt in every channel of business and
finance, and it is inevitably driving gold
out of the country and leading as to all
the evils of fiuctuating and therefore
dishonest currency based upon silver
alone.
Tho pension agents have Joined hands
TO increase fees by the indiscriminate
granting OF pensions. The result is that
nearly generation after the close of the
war there is steady increase in the vast
sum passing through the pension agents
hands, until now the total amount stag
gers 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 dis
charge of duty and the Sinking Of it: be-
tween loyal service and the desertion Of
colors; between wounds received in battle
and diseases contracted in tho pursuits OF
peace.
There Is still another great and increas-
ing evil, chiefly traceable in his opinion to
the maintenance OF an excessive tariff
since the war and the constant meddling
with it to make it higher, and that is
the bringing to our shores of vast swarms
Of undesirable immigrants. Just as duties
upon imported merchandise have been in
creased. 20 has the grade of imported labor
been lowered.
Macveagh Il convinced that the cause
In which he IL interested cannot hope for
success until the avowcd policy Of the Re-
publican party on the tariff In oyerthrown