Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-30
THE VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE

as pronounced al The polls. Before that angus
tribunal, how stands 'he decision ON The 'af''
question: casks line Union)
A protective tariff was made by The wings
Pennsylvania The issue during The clecioD' W
The Keystone Stale has gone for the Democrat
by majority of about IS 600.
In Allegheny where stands The Birm'nsodu
OF America, the greatest iron city in The Union
aud where General Taylor SO recently e1efe'
The influence OF his office and the power oil hi
eloQuence, the former majority Of the wings
reduced from 1891 10 LOO.
The Pittsburg Post reminds The wings 0
Pennsylvania, and especially the Wings OF hile
gheny, tha, they made the larif The issue darlnt
the campaign. The following resolutions vert
unanimously dopled by the Wings OF Alsshe !,
al public meeting which was addressed oy WI
Fuller. their candidate Tor canal COMMISSIONED
Resolved, That The tariff OF 1916, being wrong
10 principle and ruinous 10 practice, IS sunver
sye Of the long cherished policy OF The Wings
who desire The speedy restoration OF The farm
1912
Rssolosd. uaanim 4usly That now IS The proper
time Tor great and united Effort 10 oVei'hio%
The laIid OF 1876. through The power oi Inc pal
box.
Here, then, (says the POSI- was The issue la,r'
ly made by the wings, and boldly met by me de-
mocracy. And what has been The resulH L.ooa
al The tables which we publish elsewhere IN ihis
paper tor an answer. We hope, therefore, ina
our opponents will quietly submit 10 me veroic
Of the people al The ballor.box. They nave oe'
cided that The tariff of 1916 is nj "wrong 10 pfin
ciple and ruinous in practices" they nave uecioec
mol ITO overthrow The !ariff OF 1916 through the
power OF The ballot-box" Now, lei The wing:
bo hoppoitor and abandon lQell
schemes OF high "proleclion" 10 The manufacture
ers, 10 The injury Of other great interests oil ina
country. The people OF Pennsylvania have en-
phaticaly decided that the existing revenue law:
shall not be disturbed.
Schuylkll, one of The largest mineral counties
in the Stale, which gave General Taylor ,239
majority, now gives Gamble, the Democratic
candidate for canal commissioner, majority o.
200. That spirited journal, the Pollsville Emro
rum, reioces that "Schuylkll county has beer
ploriuusly redeeRed;" and that her whole Demo
cratic ticket has been carried, after ii had been
called by The Wings "Ihs Free IT ads Starvation
Ticket"
One OF the most glorious evidences Of The tri.
umph OF truth is The election OF Hamilton 10 Con.
press in The Washington district ot Maryland
In vain did The coal and The iron interests PM
forth all their strength against him in vain did
the Wings make their appeal 10 The people in Ia
vor OF the iorges and The mines; in vain were
the benefit of protection arlfulIy pressed BY an
acute and uuhlushing candidate. Hamilton no
hly Stood up in behalf Vi The true principles Of
The Democratic parry, and with an energy ard
an rloquence worthy OF his cause, carried The
election and redeemed The district.
The only Thing that ruth requires 10 obtain a
triumph, i. vigorous and undaunIed champions.
Let the truth be spoken out in the proper spiri,
and the people will not fail TO listen 10 her areu-
mems. and yield 10 their force. The Piu>burg
Post uu'y says, in addressing its brother Demo
cratic editors in Pennsylvania upon this subject
eve we'll remember the time when the the
DRY of protection was universally popular in
this State The agitation started by Golden
in England, and b. Leggell and few other
bold thinkers in this country, awakened many
persons-moslly Of The middle cla's-in Penn
sylvania TO sense Of the injustice and folly OF
The whole tarilf system. In consequence, The
seed thus scattered abroad rapidly terminated;
and we now behold the great democratic party
of our Commonwealth in opposition TO The oil
British scheme OF taxing the consumer for the
protection of the capitalist. The reiormers Of
England, France and Germany, have succeeded
10 winning from the tariff system all the truly
good and great men Of those countries; and il
cannot d. that party in our land which pro-
fesses Ia act for the good Of The greatest num>
Der, will ever support The wicked scheme OF
The protection for protecl6n's sake
"But our work has moi yet been accomplish.
ed. Though The Wing party has abandoned its
tariff principle in majority of The States oil
this Union, sill they nave the power to lure
many, very many, excellent citizens 10 their
ranks by their songs and lamentations This
power must be crushed. To do it efectually,
We need onIy commence and keep up energetic
discussions on the subject of the Tariff We
recommend this course particularly in manu-
featuring districts The arguments of our op.
ponents cannot avail them anything. Tney are
wrong on this question, il ever sci OF men
were wrong about anything n the world.
"rhereto:e we urge HE Democratic citizens OF
the Slate 10 challenge their opponents TO di:cus.
sion, and lay them out on the tariff, as they have
been on all other questions that nave divi1ed The
parties.
"Our laull has been hesiIancy in bringing the
subject fully before The neorlt. We teaT We are
much behind other States. Ia Ohio, tor example,
the press early took ground for lDe right, in op.
position 10 The cunning Of The Capitalists, and We
see The result il the iacl that the tariff forms but
a slender plank in The Wing platform OF that
Stale. The same may be said Of other States -
While ia Pennsylvania we actually ind nIelli.
gent working men. who are disposed 10 unite
with the Democracy cinging 10 the old conser-
valve Wing party, because they believe they see
ruin in onr creed. This must not be, We pro.
mise that we will do our share OF the work which
we propose 10 The best OF our ability, aud urge
The leading Democrats OF The Stale 10 turn their
attention 10 The mater as we have suggested"
To th3 Editors Of lie Union:
GENTLEMEN: was pleased 10 see in late
number q The Union the excellent resolutions
adopted and promnlged b. that noble assembling
OF patriots aud statesmen EnoWn as The Southern
Convention Of the Stale Of Mississippi. These
resolulioss clearly exhibit the altitude oil the
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