The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-09

the Federal Government a control over
elections which would enable the party
i'm power to intrench itself so that IL
would be difficult, if not Impossible, 20
dsodge il BY the popular suffrage Oh
the country. Mr.. MacVeagh, while con
demning the policy of the Force Dill, does
not dwell upon il at length, but he points
out the significance of the fact that Only
two years ago il was warmly an1V
Gated by President Harrison, ana earn
estly supported by the Republican party
in Congress. 1t furnishes one reason
why he can 40 longer support the parry
or its candidate.
But his principal reason Is 10 ne
found Ina the policy embodied In tne
Mckinley tariff-a policy which In 100
was warmly opposed by Garfield ana Vy
Senator sherman. and which is utterly
in conflict with the measure OF tarill re-
form proposed by the Republican CoHl-
mission in 1883. He sees in it BAR
gain between those who sought TO OBTAIN
bounty from the Governments 10 De
paid from the earnings of the people;
The most urgent need of the protected
interests themselves was free raw mate
rails and not higher duties: but they con-
sented to be taxed upon these to secure
the votes in Congress which would IN
crease the bounty paid by the people TO
themselves Heavier burdens were
placed upon labor and upon the farmers
of the country Ito increase the wealth
Of the very wealthy owners of most or
our protected industries
Mr. MacVeagh finds in the economic
evils and the inequality and injustices OF
the system the least Of the injuries
wrought by the Mckinley tariff. tor
while such n system endures. political
-. nj, ufa al y n
as il not only invites but requires the
corrupt use of money, both at the polls
and in Congress-" He properly connects
with it also the evils and perils Of the
silver imitation of 1890. which is already
threatening disaster. The purchases re-
quired by the act of that year were, In
effect. a bounty offered TO silver producers
to secure the support of their representa-
tives for the tariff system by which others
were to profit The abuses of an extra
VACANT and indscriminate pension sys-
tom had the same iniQuitOus source.
They entered into the bargain for the
support of the tariff bill and afforded
pretext for the enormous revenue 1t was
TO yield.
As Mr. MacYeagh sees the Republican
party definitely committed to the policy
Of taxing the people for the purpose or
giving bountes to such persons or lnte-
rests rs can Nt'uAC tht ''N'-'''A'
in Congress" so he finds the Democratic
party las definitely committed 10 the pol
icy of restricting taxation to the needs
of the Government for public purposes
alone" He is convinced that the causes
in which he is interested cannot hope
for success until the avOwed policy OF
the Republicans on this subject is over
thrown" Until then. he says, the right
of each State to control elections within
it's borders will not be secure; there Will
be no prospect Of enjoying the single
and stable standard of value which other
civilized and commercial nations possess;
there will be no hope of placing the pen
sion system or the regulation of immlgra-
ton upon a just and proper basis; the
publication of politics will remain an
'iridescent dream the pretended re-
form of the civil service will prove a
deluson and n snare, and even ballot re-
form will be liable to be betrayed In the
house of it's pretended friends. The
great value of this letter lies in its putting
clearly and forcibly in form the thoughts
that are working in the minds of many
Republicans who up to this time have
chung to the party their past
devotion. and it is likely by
its cogent reasoning to determine
their political action when the time comes
for voting upon the policy hereafter to be
pursued by the Government OF the United
| States.-New York Times.