The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-14

Dropped Opt
r.as1 rear the Rekdiussers claimed 70 be
Damocrsts-she same Resdjuslers who are
new The faithful allies Of the Republicans
La, wear the Rex6ias,ers claimed to De
HANCOCK men. Last year the Rtsolnsaers
uot into their platform the ioilo"iug
p;anks: .
p1oolyed. ThstthIs Convention nominate
-, ,fcke5 ~ electors, and that II recon.
1000 "a fhe marty In the several districts OF
az s,a,k IA hold conventions aud nominate
rsrdidsfcs fsr seats In the Federal Con-
eress aud believing that the objects hitler
a. declared. and the interest Of oil the peo-
nls a Virg,nia, are to be best snbserved py
Inc election OF Hancock aud English 70 the
preeIdepey and Vice Presidency OF inc
TAXED states. therefore we further declare
that the electoral ticket nopina,eo W wy
Convention is instructed In behalf OF tnoss
candidates. and that they are cofd'a.y com
mended TO the earnest supper. ol ero''
member 81 this organizltioh "a Nns
Pssoi,,d. That the Federal Government
4, every deoartment should be admins
,s,cd in cx,ct conformity with the Consll'
suttou as n Is: that II Is the duty OF the CHI
~sns 10 accept In good faith the results OF
,ne war. and that The aim Of craftsmanship
sbonld he 10 establish peace and goodwin
No. xeen All sections OF Our common u
frv and an Glasses OF the people; that pow
ers which are granted for the general good
cannot safety nor r~ighliully be pr0stituteu
10 the fostering OF classes, and the duties
and privileges, The burdens and dement's OF
government should be equally distributed;
tina, the tariff and revenue systems o. the
Government should be reformed TO the ex-
tent thai no interest should be protected at
the exoense of another; that the Federai
tax upon tobacco is az unjust discrimlna-
lion against land and labor employed 10
agriculture, and ought TO be repesleuj tHst
in the exercise Of such powers asthe peopie
Of Virginia may see 6t to Destow upon tnis
marty In State or Federal affairs, the heSu-
iusiers stand pledged to the ialIuIuI ~,
serysnce OF the principles ana tue earnest
nursuit OF the objects herein set forth.
Notice that the Resdiusters were IN 1880
opposed to a protective tariff. They de-
cIsred That The tariff and revenue systems
OF the Government should be reformed 10
the extent that "no interest should be pro-
tected at the expense Of another" That
was intended to be, and understood to bel
declaration against a protective tarln ana
the Regdjusters pledged themselves that II
the powers Of either The State or the Fed
eral Government were entrusted to them
tbey would consider themselves "pledged
10 the faithful observance Of the principles
and the earnest pursuit Of the objects" set
forth in their platform.
Where are these men nowf Why have
they so soon lost sight OF this pledgel
Look again, aud you will pee that the
Resdjusiers last year declared that zine
Federal tax upon tobacco is an unjust dis
crlmipalon against land and labor employed
In agriculture, and ought 10 be repealed"
why did they leave this plank out OF their
platform this year? All, they are no longer
acting with the Democrats. BAYARD, HILL,
Brown, JOHNSTON, and most II not oil the
leading advocates Of the reduction OF the
tobacco tax are Democrats. The leading
Republicans, on the other hand, are op'
posed TO any reduction Of the tobacco tax.
Senators CAMERON aud SHARON are the only
Republican senators, so far as we can re-
collect, who voted in 1879 10 reduce The tax
on tobacco TO sixteen cents per pound.
We do not say that the ReSdjusters are Tor
a protective tariff. nor that they are
opposed to a repeal Of the tax on tobacco.
We only fear that they left these planks out
OF their platform in order to please the Re-
publicans in Congress and their allies IN
Virginia. Those latter are all supposed TO
be in favor OF a protective tariff; and the
former, speaking generally, are opposed TO
repeating the tax on tobacco.
II will not d. any harm at any rate to
give BLAIR, RrDDLLBERGER, MALONE, and
she rest OF the Resdluster speakers a chance
to explain on the stump how 1t is that their
party has dropped two of its last years
issuesi Certainly they have not accom-
plisbed the purposes their last years plat
form declared in favor Of. Why Is the Re-
adiuster platform OF 1881 silent on the tariff
and tobacco questions?