West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-09-29


oblige unworthy interests. Hc sen
Miner to Central America, and kept him
there long after the country had give,
expression TO its disgust and humiliation
with the conduct of an American min
iSter who, in the interest Of a specula
tive syndicate, sacrificed the honor O
the nation and tho flag
lie sent E2an and hcCreery to Chilli
with results grievously hurtful both e
the good name and To the con- mercia
interests of tho country.
To Wanamaker he has added Elkin,
as cabinet officer .Elkins, a political
adventurer and Spectator, who had
grown rich out of politics without hay.
ing won respect enough anywhere tc
make his name suggestive even of pos.
slbilties in connection with honorable
office. He made Porter the superin.
tendent OF tho census, knowing him "a
be an already discredited manipulation
OF statistics, foreign adventurer dcsti.
tute of convictions and in search OF n
market for his peculiar abilities. a man
at that very time conducting business rs
vulgar wine tout in combination with
politics, and ready to placard his adver-
6soments in the executive mansion it
SELF He permitted this man TO falgiry
the census of great st,::es by way of rob
binS them Of their just representation
and thus increasing the chances of that
party's success TO whose service he had
hired himself.
1t is sad and shameful story of pledges
broken; of fiscal legislation bartered for.
campaign funds; of elections secured by
tho purchase of voters; of high Office
made tho subject of vulgar traffic; Of
the public service, including tho most
honorable places, prostitutcd to tho pro.
motion of the presidents personal ambi-
tons; of court converted into sanctu-
airy for the protection Of n scoundrel; Of
judicial suJscrvieucy rewarded with
high Judicial place; of debate suppressed
IN congress; of n surplus squandcred
and OF the enormous increase of the PEG.
pies tax burdens that the proceeds
might flow into tho Golfers of favored
monopolists willing to share their spoil
with the political organization that
made its collection possible.
1t Is grievous indictment that is here
made, but it is perfectly true and it Gov
ers but part of the truth. The speci
hcations will 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 i'll November are to approve
or condemn.
And this Is not mere recalling of old
errors-a recurrence of offenses repented
Of. The courses that condemn this aG
ialnlstration have been continuous.
Raum l. 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 Roosevelt's report as to
bis organization of the postof1icc and Gus
tom house employees there into Il band
Of political ruffians, his use of them TO
carry primaries in the administrations
interest by wholesale cheating and by
actual physical violence in which he
personally participated.
Neither he nor Postmaster johnson
nor any of their subordinutes have been
removed, though their conduct was fully
set forth and their removal strongly
urged by Mr.. Roosevelt, a Republican
member of the civil service commission:
'AACN7h SOahO VI 10 MI.
Roose7elts report, deliberately testified
to lies; though many of them openly
confessed to cheating; though all of
them set at naught tho law against no
htical assessments, and though they alt
professed with more or less of candor
the creed OF lying, cheating and ballot
box stuffing which the testimony showed
that they had practiced.
These mon who, as one of them nut il
in his testimony. believed 'in doing any,
thing to WIN are still in Office by grace
OF Mr.. WInamaker's favor and Mr..
Harrison's neglect of duty. And they
still constitute the administration ma
chine in Baltimore and Maryland pol
itics.
In brief. the administration is what It
has been. 1t profits still by the prac-
tees for which honest men in both par-
ties have condemned it in the past. 1t
protects its scoundrels and law breakers.
1t keeps them in Office. 1t uses them in
politics. 1t sanctions their creeds and
their performances. 1t sent them and
such rs them to Minneapolis TO nom
mate Mr.. Harrison for 4 second term i'm
spite Of any desire the Republican party
might have for some other candidate.
/. still looks to tho mouopolies it has
fostered for tho money with which TO
carry the election. In their behalf it
has not only made laws, but has neg.
lectel and refused to enforce such laws
as there ave on the statute books adj
verse 10 them. The coal conspiracy has
been formed during this administration.
Without let OF hindranco it has levied a
tribute upon the people in face Of the
antitrust law. That law makes II the
imperative duty Of the attorney general.
through the district attorneys, to bring
criminal prosecutions against all the
cODspirators; but no district attorney
has moved, and the attorney general
weakly protests that he has no informa-
ton touching the conspiracy.
In the interest Of good government If
Is necessary TO chastiso official niscop-
duct by defeat. The men and the party
now IN power must be sent into retire
ment for the public good. Onr publi,.
life is in need Of disinfectiOn. II Is time
to restore legislation toits proper service
Of all the people
Tho simple facts Of these four years
history constitute the most conclusive
reasons FIR refusing 10 iutruss this adj
n1Uistre ION or tho fartt. - ,.,,...,.. go. "a