The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-02
The Radical Platform.

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broad grin to pass over every mans caunte-
nance, followed By an indignant frown.
The combination Of ignorance and impu'
dence in this platform has no precedent IN
the history of all the political parties TINS
country has ever known.
A SPECIMEN OF IMPUDEScE.
The platform says:
That we deem the act known as the
funding bin as impolitic, unjust. ana op.
pressiye. and enacted solely In the interest,"
of The boIdholders, regardless OF the conoi.
ton of State resources or INDUSTRIAL Puf'
suits. t..a
Whose votes passed the funding bill
Many of the members Of the Lynchburg
Convention voted for it, including Colonel
J. +. PoPHAM. of tue Radical Executive
Committee and secretary of the Radical
state Central Committee. That single fact
is enough to convict the party of the gross
est Inconsistency and an utter disregard OF
principle and of truth. But the case is tar
worse They denounce bitterly measure
passed by their votes, and which could not
have been passed without them! The vote
in the General Assembly on the hnal passage
of the funding bill was as follows:
IN TIE SENATE.
AYEs-Anderson OF rittsylvania, Anderson Of
Rockhridgs. Justin, Beqzey, Carr, GIu nIGc
Geens Grimsey Ham'ea Harriys, se herR boon
T.mdlci"u, SmtM of Hen,1co. Smith OF Clarke.
sn H.'' rayicr Of Louionn, Taylor of Norfolk
cy tsaD1ys nv h.'I Fzpatrick French Greene Ken
k,lcE, Patterson, Penn, R71insom' kol.er' ana
Tcrry--l0.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
yr,s-Arnc,t. Bagwell. Bartlett, II. NJ. Bell,
. H,Sdc,., Breckenridge, Erisly; Budd, Batm 90
burgess, Cechran Cqr creasassG Daggi, ,j Ed
h ,sseocS, e Gasncys q. IL GsaIaan Guy, Aqm
to", Hanger, Ha,orhHIst, {: E. n0dges: j.. =
dge MG p < J Husn o9nfG J1es: ksy
LAWSON gD LirsconsJ Ioveastein: Maddo5, Mason,
Mahood. Nice aul, McC.ackcn; H. A Mlli h,r I 4
i ooS Ke ID I Eaasa 'S s RI T S"ula
sSatha sh, sS:e %ass s IT. Htf Wa key
Jr.. ). +. Wall, IS: j. wall, Went.oorth, White,
Wton, IioSd,corth 6; W. Yonngm7ix o,ne Row.
ca. Bradley, Bristol, ". A. Bryant, Burkholder,
Campbell, Chase, Daniel A. Graham g. 8ranani'
iicns"n. Horton. Huchison Kyser, Lindsey. Mas
Gir Mathew, Mcdonald Mouton, Pannill Peatross,
smith srShsr stnIs IaylH I,, ry'WPII S Wood
Wuodson, g. foung-42 ,,.
NEAs.-s2 Radicals (solid votel. anu So Consef'a-
lives
NAYs.--i2, all Conservatives.
That .un is spiked. Be it known that we
have never made an objection to the bill ex'
ceDt as to the unnecessary compromising OF
interest. We publish the vote solely for the
purpose of exposing the dupicity OF the
HrGnEs party, and to furnish our friends
with "A valuable campaign document.
A SPECIMEN Or IGNORANCE.
|. RcsolUed, That we are in favor of the
al caiorem system of taxation, as adopted
by the State Constitution, as the only just
and equitable system, and pledge ourselves
10 lis support and Enforcement.
But =. We are in favor of such liberal le-
riSlatiun as shall tend TO encourage the inter-
e.t of capital in mining and manufacturing
operations.
That is to say. the Radicals are in favor of
encouraging manufactures, but opposed TO
encouraging manufactures. They will not
allow factories to be exempt from taxation
for even five years in order to their encour-
agcmcut. On the contrary, they demand
tina, all property shall be taxed al 0atorem };
vet they are in favor OF /" liberal legislation"
for the benefit of manufacturers. The ne
grocs would just as promptly have adopted
Il resolution declaring i'll favor of taxing
nothing but tobacco. They are mere cats
paws. They pull the offices cut of the fire
for the carpct-baggers and scalaWags, but get
none thu mselves. We, however, shall not
cen>urc the Radical party for this last We
hold as they do that negroes are not tit to
take office in Il community where there are
any whites.
1t is not necessary, Of course, to comment
at length upon the professions Of party
which votes Tor a measure one year and de-
nounces the same measure the next year.
They would profess to be for or against any
thing if thereby they could get into office.
ANOTHER SPECIMEN.
The Republican party of Virginia. in COM
mon with the National Republican party, is
opposed to all forms of reputation, and
favor such financial policy as shall tend to
The payment OF the public debt OF the State
without being oppressive upon her citizens.
These consistent gentlemen would pay
the public debt, but profess to think fifty
cents ON the hundred dollars worth of pro-
perry too high Il tax. In Louisiana the tax
is from twelve TO fifteen times us high. In
South Carolina, five times as high. And il
the negroes and carpet-baggers get into
power in Virginia they will refuse TO pay
the public debt, but will raise the taxes to
at least four times what they are now, and
either pocket or waste the money.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
The resolution about the tobacco tax was
put in to please the factory negroes. 1t is
all sheer hypocrisy for the Radicals to pre-
tend to be in favor of the repeal of this tax.
THE JAMES RIVER CANAL. ne
The canal, if it Shall ever be finished, will
owe its completion to the votes Of western
congressman. The West is sick Of GRANT.
The farmers oranges are In favor of cheap
transportation, and opposed to special FRO
lection. These are the men and this the.or-
ganization that will strike hands with viz
ginia in favor of the completion of the canal.
And it will be completed before many years,
however much the Radical party may oppose
it, as they are bound to do as party. we
need say no more on this point. Nobody
that has three grains of sense expects New
England, the stronghold of Radicalism,
to aid in completing our canal. The South
and the West must form an alliance in its
behalf.
ANOTHER SPECIMEN OF IMPUDENCE.
We regard the expenses of our State 60
,,.rnments as disproportiOnate to the avail