The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-08
REPUBLICAN RECORD.
AN ABLE INDICTMENT OF HARRl-
SONS ADMlNiSTR ATlON.

Indiana Politics in National Affairs-Ex-
travagapce and Corruption-The Trade
with PIutocrats-Some of the Estates
men" of the Present Regime.
The issue in this campaign is the Re-
publican record of the last four years.
1t is very bad record. 1t is record
of wrongdoing, of unfair fayoritism in
legislation and of scandalous miscon-
duct in administration; a record of reck-
less squandering; of the debauchment
of the public service; of corruption in
Office and in getting Office, and of shame
full malpractices in the attempt to retain
power regardless of the popular will.
The administration and the Fifty-first
congress came into power by plain pur-
chase. The Republican party in 1883
secured its triumph by selling legisla-
ton short.
Abandoning all that it had professed
and all that it's leaders, living and dead,
had taught concerning the limitations
of right in tariff legislation, it framed
platform in Chicago in which it offered
to monopolists such tariff rates as they
should desire for their enrichment at the
expense of the people, in return for con-
tributions to the campaign fund.
The offer was accepted. The money
was paid, and with it the notorious cor
ruptionist, Matthew Quay, with his
lieutenant, Dudley, was set to buy the
election When the funds ran low John
Wanamaker purchased an option on a
cabinet office by securing an additional
contribution of 100000 from the buy
ers of legislation upon a margin.
When the congress thus elected came
together the Republican majority was
too narrow and uncertain to do the
work it had promised. 1t could not de-
liver the legislative goods it had sold to
monopolists without resort to further
unfairness and wrong. 1t proceeded to
unseat members of the minority whom
the people had elected and to seat Re-
publicans whom the people had refused
to elect, and not man in all the major
ity was brave or honest enough to raise
voice in protest.
When the time came for debate the
majority decided not to permit debate
lest the truth be made plain to the peo-
pie.
The rules of the house were revolu-
tionized. A dictator of peculiarly arbi-
trary will was placed in the chair, who
suppressed discussion, overrode all con
siderations of fairness, changed the
house from a deliberative body into
mere machine for recording his de-
termination, and thus enacted the meas
ures of monopoly which the party had
been paid in advance to pass.
In two short years this congress squan-
dered an enormous surplus, reduced the
treasury to the sorest straits, laid heavy
burdens upon the people and upon in
dustry, and made determined, though
fortunately fruitless effort to rob the
several states of the right of free cleo
tons in order to secure for the Republic
can party longer lease of power. 1t
sought to buy votes for the future by
pension legislation of the most reckless
and unjust character, whose shadow
hangs like a pail over the finances of
the country and must embarrass its
prosperity for generation to come.
The administration thus elected de-
ivered to Wanamaker the cabinet office
ne nao ooush., pup tanner INTO ehe pen
s.oh oi1oe' WIN MS eAuiCan. eAclaina-
ton, "God help the surplusw hot upon
his lips, and when his scandalous mis-
conduct made his removal necessity,
pun Hauin there instead TO work still
larger mlscnieI IN less voclferous fash
ION ana 10 HI ohe once with specula-
1a%,y 4
tlohs' pecuiatlons ana scandals SO shame
IN that even the heed congress could
iiot % oragooneo INTO palllatlng them.
ana IN spite OF rurtner ana more nag
RANT exposure haum Is In ONCE still!
Inc administration came into power
protesting most soiemnly It's purpose !"
enforce the civil service law IN letter
ana splrlt' ana 10 extend Its scope and
innuence. III stralghtway set Garrison
at WORK TO oehead postmasters at rate
whoiiy Unprecedented. Inc president
openly rarmea out tne lederal othces as
spolls 10 such bosses as quay and Platt,
ana quareerea MS own relatives and
partners ana chums upon the pubic
service. When tne CIVIL service COM
MISSION discovered the mosthagrant and
shameless ABUSES IN Baltimore, and urged
tne removal OIL numbers OIL persons by
name lor proved MISCONDUCT amounting
10 ity--inlSconouct perpetrated
Ia Vhe name ana on oehalr OF the admin
istra1ion-tne whole matter was Jaunt-
ny pun asloe ny w anamaKer, and the
president IN no way lnterfered to redeem
ms pieage OF 10 Tree himseif from the
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