The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-23

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.......o,,, :, thr New York World so earnest
a., ,r,,,a - Is its editorial protest asainstthe
,,,>c,I of the law taxing tea and coffee. Ihf
T,I,,,,n;an s,jltedncSs, coupled with fiji
macy. which usually charactcrizcs the cai
to,ia,, o. that journal, II entirely wanting
There : 81 apparent sincerity III us "e'"''
Gibbons oc those whom it considers rcc''''i'
Democrats. which we arc not atc''S'o'''c" ~
sec IN If. columns. We quot" tw" sl'o'''''e''
paragraphs: ;,1
..ran ue,u,cv;,., ,vho voted Nonda! III t''
Unu-f. Of REPRESENTATIVES to 'cpH'' t''' -"
tirS on zen and coffee ;rrr iinlt 80 10
rc.en,a;iyc< or the S1liGcI o. III" I,,,,r.
of ,hn United Stat"s. I'm" ,' ~,
r,cy Of The ('nitcd stats We,' y. ,.,,;I., =
hl1l Guidance Of such h!nHt'e:l''9 -u,,' r.
,vnn,A no, deserve ~ rc'c',c t!I w.
roYcrn,arnt ct The hands 0! ihs P''1"- ''o>'
November. ..,. ,,.,,ooy,r he !,
Whatever his past history, 70 lei,eal '' ; 80.
and coffee tax, Is either me f"'a Vi "'' - -,
r,mrs or the vote Of . Gcna@oSuc, or ll'
,.n,c ~ . prGtcc;.oni:t's conscious OF uHcoi!-
scious tool" ,,,
perbons there may DC some readers WHO
will not understand why the Ncrl@ Is 5"
wroth. We explain that Il Is pec"'sS'
IN tho money collected from tea and COZ. Z
goes in;o tie trcasuly-tl'at H. |! Inc '.i'''i
nnon those articles yields nineteen miiioi'
of dollars per annum, the people pay o"S
th,t .nr, out Of their pockets In consequence
If nj; tax, no ten and coffee being l'fo""se"
in hi. country; where's, Ii INC t'Is.' "l''''
certain other articles yields only 1''c S''!''
anoun: PER annlnn, tie Fcol'e law " ~:
o;l in consequence Of THIS liN upon '",-"'
n,t .inD,v nineteen millions OF oo'Af'' o"'
ore hundred and ten Nlil'oHs. A'1e'' ''''-e'
articles ere such az arc p:o"ueco III l"'' e'''''
trv. II The tariff adds twenty per ee!'. ~
tie mice 0c tic portion OF tlcai mp go"
+ add, twenty Per cent. to tie price ci Tue
portion produced 1t homc. 90 'i'"1 IL '"'
quantity produced at home DC 'eA '''i'"' 'S
grea.as the quantity 'npof'e''' ':io consume
for every dollar he pays 10 'i!c uo'e''''',"'
pqys ten to the persons producing theaf''c!cs'
This seem, to he q plain pIOposV!oA. II
neals no further explanation.
The Conservative mcmhcrs from 'TSihn
who were present al voted, We believe, |"
admit Tea and coffee free of duty. The! ac'co
wisely, we think, in so doing-that - II was
good policy. TO have voted Otherwise "ou'o
have put them and their party friends to the
trouble Of making al over Virginia ten tIiou-
sand spccchcs explaining their vote. Tee
World understands that such q motive might
have influenced some Of the members, and 50
1t classes these as dcmagoSues." We pro-
nounce them, rather, practical mcn-mcn OF
common sense. There is not, we presume.
one member Of Congress who expects THIS
bill 70 become 4 law. The Senate will never
pass it. 1t was introduced IS L dem1gogue's
trick. tbs was done to compc! the Demo
Gratis either to vote for tie lii! or TO furnish
their opponents with popular hattlc-ciy
for ,,sc in the spnroaching presidential cam
palrn. WHY should they allow the trick to
bs successful? Tie protcctiolli&t5 Grailed
themselves OF tie popularity Of tic mo-
ton to make ten and coffee cree-"a free
breakfast" lis they phrase it-in order
to render 1t necessary to retain tho high
duties which make many other articles
lesa generally used, but produced III this
country, much higher III price than they
ought 10 lc. It may lie very foolish for tie
pcoy!e TO clamor fer a reduction of few
cents or a pound Of coffee at the Same ti::.e
time that they pay, and say nothing asaii!s. it,
aux Of seven dollars ton on Ill the r,..>
iron made in this country, rs Wc:i rs upon!
all imported; Tut such is the fact. We must
take men as they ara. AK. it would be IL
the highest degree unwi%c for tic Demo
cratic party as III organization TO attempt to
win SUCCESS in Tie next presidential cam
pairn upon any such issue AS this. 1t must
be struck with Judicial blindness before ii
can consent to stake its existence upon the
truth Of the assumption that the people
always know what is best for themselves
Those Democrats, therefore, who voted lol
free tea and coffee showed more wisdom than
those who voted against the measure. i HC
one class are practical men; the otAe: mere