Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-10-13
M.vEAeH FOR CLEVELAND.

President Garfield's Acknowledgement
Tells Why He VIII support Cleveland.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 5.-Hon. Wayne
McVeagh, who was Encouragement in
President Garield's cabinet, sent the
following letter to j. w. Carter, secre-
tary of the Massachusetts Re .rm club
yesterday:
j. w. Carter ESQ:
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 4-YcIr cordial invita-
ton to address the citizens OF Boston on the is
sues OF the canvass happens to reach me just
when professional engagements prevent my
naming time when can do so, but you are
quite right in concluding that I intend to vote
Tor Mr. Cleveland Entertaining the convic-
lions do, no other course is open to me and
cheerfully accord to the supporters of Presi-
dent Harrison the sense of public duty by
which claim to be actuated As both parties
have presented unexceptional candidates there
Is no reason why the differences which exist
upon questions OF public policy should be dis
cusSed otherwise than in good humor, and with
entire respect for each others opinions.
In the present campaign what may fairly be
called the false alarms of the canvass will prove
OF little value because of the general confidence
in the safe and conservative character of both
candidates Every voter knows that free trade
is impossible in this country for the conclusive
reason that the vast revenues required to
meet the expenses of the government will nee
eSsarly afford Il far higher degree of protection
to our established and prosperous manufacture
erS than either Alexander Hamilton or Henry
Clay thought desirable in the infancy of our
weak and struggling industries. The average
voter also knows that the irredeemable paper
currency in use before the war can never reap
pear. On the other hand, he knows well that
10 system of duties imports however in
equitable can prevent our continued growth in
wealth, in manufactures and in population, a
growth due to the Incompatible gifts of Provi-
dence, the intelligence and energy of the people
and the blessings of free institutions.
While am more than ever resolved to hold
duty to country far above any ties of party. I
find
the democratic party and willing to trust it's
course in the future The insight, the courage
and the patriotism the masses Of the party ex-
hibited in compelling the nomination of Mr..
CieV Gland when he was without single office
holder to support his candidacy, seems to me
to demand that should meet them in Inc same
spirit and act with them long as they main
tain that high standard of policy and of admin
istrat ton It is the more easy to do because
the republican party. securing it's return 10
power four years ago by promising to preserve
matters as they were, at once embarked upon
what regard as reckless and revolutionary
policy. even overturning all the safeguards of
legislation in the house of repreSen sativeS in
their haste to pass the force bill and Mckinley
bill-bOth to nv mind unnecessary and unTise
measures.
The republican party ought to be a honest
money party. and it would be if it could, but
while it demanded increased bounties for it's
favorite manufacturers it could MOI refuse
bounties to the silver producers, the votes
they control were probably necessary to the
passage of the Mckinley bill The poison of a
debased currency is making itself daily more
and more felt in every channel of blu siness and
finance, and it is inevitably driving gold out of
the country and leading to all the evils of
huctuating and. therefore, dishonest currency
based upon silver alone.
If congress was to levy taxes upon the peo-
pie to confer bounties upon certain classes of
manufacturers it was very natural that the
pension agents should also join hands to il
crease their fees by an indiscrimnate granting
of pensions. The result is steady increase of
the vast sums passing through the pension
agents hands until now the total amount stag
gers belief and has become of itself'a very SER
1OuS burden upon the treasury
There is still another great and increasing
evil chiefly traceable in my opinion, to the
maintenance of an extensive tariff during the
war and constant meddling with it to make it
higher and that is the bringing our shores
of thOse vast of undesirable inlni-
grants just as the duties upon imported mer-
chandise have been increased so has the grade
of imported labor been lowered As the repub-
Hcan party is now definitely committed to the
policy of taxing the people for the purpose of
giving bountieS TO such persons interests as
can secure the necessary votes in congress, so
the democratic party is definitely COM
mitted to the policy of restricting taxation to
the needs of the government for public pur-
poses alone.