Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-11

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with results gTievously hurtful both to
the good name and to the commercial
interests of the country.
To Wanalnaker he has added Elkins
as cabinet officer Elkins, political
adventurer and speculator, who had
grown rich out of politics without hay-
ing won respect enough anywhere to
make his name suggestive even of pos
sibilities in connection with honorable
office. He made Porter the superin-
tendent of the census. knowing him to
be an already discredited manipulation
of statistics, foreign advt Rturer desti-
tute of convictions aud In Search of a
market for his peculiar abilities, man
at that very time conducting business as
a vulgar wine tout in combination with
politics, and ready to plRcard his Rdver-
isements in the executive mansion it
self He permitted this man to falsify
the census of great states byway of rob-
bing them of their just representation
and thus Increasing the chances of that
party's success to whose service he had
hired himself.
tits q sad and shameful story of pledges
broken; of fiscal legislation bartered for
campaign funds; of elections secured by
the purchase of voters; of high Office
made the subject of vulgar traffic; of
the public service. including the most
honorable places, prostituted to the pro
motion of the presidents personal ambi-
tions; of court converted into n sanctu-
ary for tho protection of a scouudrel; OF
judicial subserviency rewarded with
high judicial place; of debate suppressed
in congress; OF surplus squandered,
and of the enormous increase of the peo-
pies tax burdens that the proceeds
might flow into the Golfers OF favored
monopolists willing to share their spoil
with the political organization that
made its collection possible.
1t is n grieyous indictment that is here
made, hut it is perfectly true and it COW
ers but part of the truth. The speci-
tications viii come later The facts will
be given upon which every accusation
rests. The whole record will be laid
bare-that record which the people by
their votes in November arc to approve
or condemn.
And this is not a mere recalling of old
errors-a recurrence of offenses repented
of. The courses that condemn this ad-
ministration have been continuous.
Raum is still at the head of the pension
bureau, and that bureau is not reformed
or purified. Marshal Airey still holds
Office in Baltimore, notwithstanding
Commissioner Rooseyelt's report as to
his organization of the postoftice and GUS
tom house employees there into band
of political ruffians, his use of them to
carry primaries in the administrations
interest by wholesale cheating ana by
actual physical violence in which he
personally particiDated.
Neither he nor Postmaster johnson
nor any of their subordinates have been
removed, though their conduct was fully
set forth and their removal strongly
urged by Mr.. Roosevelt, Republican
member of the civil service commission;
though some of them, according to Mr..
Rooseyelt's report. deliberately tastified
IN, Iias. tbongb many oT thon, ona,,1,,
so,,Fo.aoi5 i;.,ys.. 4,,rls..i. II
Ihell !!ie seS Ut llAughC Iho iaw ngalnst po-
lltlcal assess!hehIs, anu tnough theyt an
progressed WIN more or less OF candor
the creed OF lying, cheating and ballot