The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-06

the issues that will he likely to enter into til
next political campaign, and he undoubtedl
fairly represents the liberal, progressive ele
ment at the South. He says:
Before the war l was, as still claim I,
be,a democrat, in the original and true mean
ing OF the word, although of course the event.
OF the last twenty years have materially mod
flied my views on some questions. In tin
first place, as democrat, always believed
and l still believe, that every man shout,
have right TO vote and to have that vot
honestly counted. That was good democrat
ic doctrine before the war; The democrat,
then were in favor of speedy naturalization
and acknowledgements of foreigners who com,
to this country to make it their home. / still
adhere to that doctrine in regard to foreign.
ers, and believe just as firmly that the black
man should have the right to vote and should
freely exercise it, That is one of the primary
grounds of difference between me and nv
party associates and the Bourbons They
want to save enough from the wreck of sla-
very TO enable them to reduce the colored
people of to-day to the same servile condition
as that which was imposed upon the free ne
groes i'll the South before the abolition of
slavery and the acknowledgements of the freed-
men. want the colored man and the Door
white man to enjoy the same political rights
that the rich white man enjoys in the South
In speaking of the vast natural resources
OF his own State and that her people were al
ready turning their attention to the deyelop-
meRt of them, he said
Virginia will rapidly assume importance
as manufacturing State. Already her peo-
pie are beginning to dig into the bowels of
the earth instead of devoting all their ener
gies to Swimming its surface. Virginia pos
sesses vast mineral wealth which only needs
10 DE developed. In large portion of the
State coal, iron, lead. zinc and other minerals
abound in vast quantities One of the rich
est mineral regions of the United States lies
III virginia and almost wholly undeveloped.
while tho inhabitants devote themselves 10
raising agricultural products and cattle. I'm
few years all this will be changed. and yir
5iiila VIII take high rank in iron and other
manufacturing industries. We have an un
united amount of water-power. than which |
mere Is no better i'll the world. 1t is plenti-
ully distributed over the State. except in the
ide-water region. Lying as Virginia does
long the edge of the cotton-belt. and DOS
essinS as she does great natural advantages
$ manufacturing State, together with a
productive soil and a mild and healthful eli
nate, she is destined to compete with Massa-
husetts III cotton manufactures and with
er other resources of coal and iron. which I
ave mentioned. l believe that the dav will
ONE when she will rival even PENNSYLVANIA
ONO lii the extent and value of her iron
ldustries. L reason, therefore, that GU tariff
uestions the liberal. progressive people of
irginia will take the same ground that ;e
eid by the people of Ohio and Pennsylya
Ia. In this very last election. John S. Wise.
nr candidate for Congress in the Richmond
strict, came out i'll favor of n protective
rin' and the manufacturing interests in that
strict are so strong that his Bourbon COM
tutor was compelled to do the same thing. !
tariff for revenue only" was not good
itchword there, as the Bourbons soon dis
vered. think every intelligent man in
rSinia' who is not blinded by prejudice and .
to run amuck politically all his life, B
aiizes that the Northern States owe great A
are OF their amazing prosperity and wealth s
the protection which the tariff laws have J
orded' have no envious feelings toward \
North on account of her prosperity, but | y
nope to see the day when Virginia shall be =
uaiiy prosperous. That time will not come
vi aii her people, white and black, enjoy
ual political rights, and until our people t.
'iize that no State can be prosperous where v
class Oh Its people are oppressed to graft o,
the prejudices of another class. We mns. A
rid OF the race question in politics" =;
Modern Bourbonism, in which he takes no
It, he says. 30
cannot have any settled principles in 81 =,
atom to the financial question. In some 2
ties 1t processes to be in favor of honest
ney, while in other States it yearns for fiat wi
ney to be shed knee-deep over the land &c
re Benton, l have always been in favor of co co
Ian mofiey,-that is, gold and silver la
netimes, of late years, l have thought that ~
sibly the Government should issue all ce
rency, but then have reflected that time
int come when crazy theorists would be in
majority i'll Congress, and if they pos. 81
ed the power might issue {" fiat enough 70
mp us. do not want politicians to con- pa
such power as that. The present sys- he
of banking is the best one we ever had. =
ar as the security of the customers and
eholders is. concerned, and am emphat- a.
ly in favor of letting we'll enough alone.-
'ould be backward step, and long one.
return to the old State banks. or banks q
rtered by States, and claim to be pro