The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-05

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.-Ex-Attorney
General Wayne MacyeaCh has written
a letter to John c. Carter, secretary OF
the Mass Reform club. in which he an
nounccs that he will vote for Grover
Cleveland. The letter says, in part:
"As:both parties have presented un-
exceptional candidates, there is no rea-
son why the differences which exist
upon questions OF public policy should
be discussed otherwise than in good
humor, and with entire respect for
each others opinions.
"In the present campaign, what may
fairly be called the false alarms OF the
canvass will prove OF little value be-
cause of the general confidence 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 be-
cause the Republican party, securing
its return to power four years by
promising to preserve matters as they
were, ut once embarked upon what he
regards as n reckless and revolutionary
policy, even overturning all the safe.
guards 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 un-
wise measures.
FORCE BILL AND TARIFF.
Passing over the force bill with ref
erence to the earnest and widespread
opposition thereto, and the advocacy
two years ago OF the measure by Presi-
dent Harrison, General McVeagh takes
up the tariff, OF which he says:
"The economic evils, however great,
of the Mckinley bill, and the unreason-
able system Of protection 1t represents,
are Of far less importance to my mind
than the moral evils which follow in
their wake. In deciding for what pur-
poses the masses OF the people may be
properly taxed, it must not be forgot
ten that taxes have wonderful capac-
ity for tiltering through all intervening
obstacles until they reach the bowed
back OF toll and resting there; and
the giving of bounties under any form
Of taxation, is mainly the giving away
of the wages OF labor. The sud truth
that the curse OF the poori is their pow
erty, is illustrated in nothing moro
clearly than in the undue share they
suffer OF the burdens OF taxation"
"But even such inequality and injus.
tice are the least Of its evils, for while
such a system endures, political cor
ruption is absolutely sure to increase,
as such system not only invites, but
it requires tho corrupt use of money
both at the polls and in Congress.
TALKING THROUGH HIS HAT.
"The Republican party ought to be
an honest money party, and it would be
if it could; but while it demanded in
creased bounties for its favorite manu-
facturers, it could not refuse increased
bounties to the silver producers. as the
votes they control were probably " neces-
saTy to the passage OF the Mckinley bill.
The question Of debased currency is
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 us to all the
evils Of a fluctuating and therefore dis
honest currency based upon silver alone.
OBJECTS TO PENSIONS.
"If Congress was to levy taxes upon
the people, to confer bounties upon GER
tain classes of manufacturers, it was
very natural that the pension agents
should also join hands to increase their
fees by an indiscriminate granting OF
pensions. The result is that nearly
generation after the close OF the war
there is steady increase OF tie vast
sums passing through the pension
agents hands, until now, 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 des-
troys all distinction between the dis
charge OF duty and the Sinking OF it, be-
tween loyal service and desertion OF the
colors, between wounds received in
battle and diseases contracted in the
pursuits Of peace"
ANOTHER ALLEGED EVIL.
There is still another great and in
creasing evil chiefly tracoable, in his
opinion, to the maintenance OF the ex-
cossive tariff since the war, and the
constant meddling with IL to make it
higher; and that is the bringing to our
shores OF those vast swarms OF undesir.
able immigrants. Just ms the duties
upon imported merchandise have been
increased 80 has the grade OF imported
labor been lowered.
AS the Republican party is now def
nitely committed to the policy OF tax
ing the people for the purpose OF CIV
ing bountles to such persons or inter-
ests rs can secure tho necessary votes in
Congress, so the Democratic party is
now as definitely committed to the
policy OF restricting taxation to the
needs OF the government for public
purposes alone. Gen. MacVeagh, is
convinced that the old causes in which
he is interested, cannot hope for sue.
cess until the avowed policy OF the Re-
publican party on this subject is over
thrown.
SUMMING UT.
Until then the right of each state to
control elections within its borders
will not be secure; there is no prospect
Of our enjoying the single and stable
standard OF value which other civilized
and commercial nations possess; there
Is no hope OF placing either our PEN
sion aystem or tho regulation OF immi-