Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-09-29

make his name suggestive even OF pos
sibilities in connection with honorable
Office. He made Porter the superin-
tendent of the census, knowing him 10
be an already discredited manipulation
Of statistics, a foreign adventurer desti-
tute Of convictions and in search Of
market for his peculiar abilities, man
at that very time conducting business as
a vulgar wine tout in combination with
politics, and ready to placard his adver-
tisements in the executive mansion it
self. He permitted this man to falsify
the census of great stetes by way Of rob
bing them of their just representation
and thus increasing the chances of that
partys success to whose service he had
hired himself.
Itisa 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-
tons; of court converted into a sanctu-
ary for the protection of scoundrel; Of
judicial subserviency rewarded with
high judicial place; of debate suppressed
in congress; of q surplus squandered,
and of the enormous increase of the peo-
ple's 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 O grievous indictment that is here
made, but it is perfectly true and it COW
ers but part of the truth. The speci-
tications 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 in 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 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 Roosevelt's report as tc
his organization of the postOffice and GUS
tom house employees there into band
of political rufians, his use of them to
carry primaries in the administration
interest by wholesale cheating and by
actual physical violence in which he
personally participated.
Neither he nor Postmaster johnson
nor any of their subordinates have beer
removed, though their conduct was fully
set forth and their removal strongly
urged by Mr.. Roosevelt, a Republican
member of the civil service commission
though some Of them, according to Mr.
Roosevelt's report, deliberately testified
to lies; though many OF them openly
confessed to cheating; though all ot
them set at naught the law against po
litical assessments, and though they al
professed with more or less of candol
the creed of lying, cheating and ballo
box stuffing which the testimony showed
that they had practiced.
These men who, as one of them put i
in his testimony, believed sin doing any
thing to win," are still in Office by grace
of Mr.. Wanamaker's favor and Mr.
Harrison's neglect of duty. And the!
still constitute the administration ma
chine in Baltimore and Maryland pol
itics.
In brief, the administration is what !
has been. 1t profits still by the prac
tices for which honest men in both par
ties have condemned it in the past. l
protects its scoundrels and law breakers
1t keeps them in office. It uses them il
politics. It sanctions their creeds AM
their performances. 1t sent them ant
such as them to Minneapolis to nom
mate Mr.. Harrison for second term il
spite of any desire the Republican part
might have for some other candidate.
1t still looks to the monopolies it ha
fostered for the money with which t
carry the election. In their behalf
has not only made laws, but has neg
lected and refused to enforce such law
as there are on the statute books ad
verse to them. The coal conspiracy ha
been formed during this administration
Without let or hindrance it has levied
tribute upon the people in face of tn
antitrust law. That law makes it tn
imperative duty of the attorney genera.
through the district attorneys, to brin
criminal prosecutions against all tn
conspirators; but no district attorne
has moved, and the attorney genera
weakly protests that he has no informs
ton touching the conspiracy.
In the interest Of good government
is necessary to chastise official misco1
duct by defeat. The men and the part
now in power must be sent into retire
ment for the public good. Our publ
life is in need of disinfection. 1t il tim
to restore legislation toits proper servic
, of all the people.
! The simple facts of these four year
,, history constitute the most corclusiV
reasons for refusing to intrust this az
ministration or the party it represent
, with further lease of power. 1t wi
be the purpose of this series of letters
/ lay those facts clearly before the publl'
New York World.