Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-10-20

violated the alien contrace Labor law
knowing when he did so that IL was
done for no other purpose than to
attempt TO array the labor organiza
lions of n. Y against Mr.. Morton,
and that no attempt was really to be
made to convict Sir. Morton Of the
absurd charge, the Idea being merely
to keep the matter open until the
election. l.
The facts In the case, which were
promptly stated by Mr.. Morton as
soon as mis- attention was called TO
the matter, are plain enough for
even the most bigoted democrat to
see The man In question is an Eng
Iishman who was employed by Mr.
Morton as a domestic servaDt-a
class expressly excepted by the allen
contract law, and q class In which
white male Americans are seldom
found-whIle he was IN London, and
who returned with him In that capac
ity when be came home. Had Mr.
Morton not been the candidate for
governor OF New York the case
never would have besn heard Of.
AS it is, the bringing of such a
charge is an acknowledgement by |
the democrats OF their desperate con |
/ dition ln New York, and 1t Is not /
1aiasssiiy t. influence the vote of any In
l telliCeut man egailsst Mr.. Morton !
t.On the contrary, it IN more 49, -
i make him votes among men who are
too honorable TO countenance such |
loishonorable methods on the part of
the democratic, or any other party.
From North, from West, from
East, aye, from the South too, moth
ing but good news comes to the re
] publican Congressional Campaign
| CommIttee. The people are thor
oughly alive to the necessity of put
ting an effectual stop to democratic
legislation before 1t has brought the
country to even q worse condition
than it now finds it self in, and they
know that the first step needed is to
lput the Republican party In control
; of the House, and unless all indics-
: tions are at fault they are going to
do 1t next month.
: The figures contained In the an
1 nual report of the commissioners VI
5 pensions for the year ending, June
80, "a, tell story of the manner In
+ which the old soldiers have been
. treated by the democratic officials
3 that ought to make every democrat
blush with shame. The commission
= CT covered into the treasury the enor
: nous amount of $25, 202, 712 65,
e which remained unexpended of the
:. money appropriated for pensions by
Congress, while there remained IN
acted upon In the files OF the Office
= application for pensions and for In
+ crease OF pensions TO the number oil
e 619, 027. During the entire twelve
II months covered by the report
J. only 39,0S5 new pensioners were
I ad ed to the rolls, while for death
r. and other causes 81, 951 we're drop
ped.
It It adds to the bitterness of the
s story TO say that only 40, of th,
,e large number of applications remain
Z. ing Enacted upon were Aled during
the year. Ard ct this verv minute
,, a large portion of the clerical fore
p of the Pension Bureau, which shoulC
1t be at work on the Enacted upon ap
d, plications, are putting In their timl
II on work that has no proper connec
lie ton with pensions-tryiDg to elec
democratic Congressmen. Every OLE
er soldier who votes the democratic
e: ticket endorses the pension and 9th
wv Oh yes this administration dispen
ed ses reform IN great big chunks al
in the time. 1t was democratic reform
ar that carried FIVE members of the cab
to met to Batavia, New York, iucider
Ou tally to hear another member of To
nd notwithstanding Cariisle-deliye
Mt en- address on Robert Morris, bu
ls principally to try to help along til
ng tottering democratic campaign
ed that state, and 1t was also democra
&c reform that caused the cabine
tn party which included q number {
J ladies, TO allow themselves to /
he hauled from Washington to Batavi
he and back again In the private cal
ay of two railroad magnates, furnishe
to gratis by the railroads and even pr
In vIded with refreshments, liquid an
ar otherwise, at the expense OF the evO
zen big hearted railroads-bi9 hearte
( In their dealing with officials thi
leh can be used by them.
liel A great many people are askiI
Ter. whether an official opinion render'
err by solicitor Reeve, of the Treasul
ian department, VIII result In a food
Ugh paper money, similar to the ST.
not dog and "Wild cat" currency
state bank DAYS. The opinion
IS q that any county, the constitution
or the state In which it is located p'
the hitting has the legal right to ISIS
ell interest bearing bonds In any demo
! he nations 1t may see at, and tn
nd such bonds are not liable to FEEDER
was taxation.
tile It IS believed that under this op
hi8i Ton, u3lsss 10 Is upset By the cour
the a county could issue bonds as low
} TO 81 each and make the interest
vine low that they could be used as c.
oft rency, thus practically issuing
to own money, which would be q lit
more than even the widest popul
no ia Congress has ever advocated,
ers. say nothing Of It's Knocking
cling law which imposes a tax OF 10
cher cent on all currency other than ii
ext issued by the Government, a
rom which Congress at It's last sess
The very positively declined TO repeal.
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