The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-15
8ahnrond nispatth.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1882.
the acknowledgements System.

We are grati6ed, though rather sur
prisod, 10 notice the rapid increase OF a
pub,ie sentiment hostile 10 the longer con-
tinuancc Of that worst Of denominations. the
internal-revenue system. We believe that
all the candidates for Congress in Virginia
at the recent elections, Democratic and Re-
publican, declared themselves In favor OF
It's total abolition. Even Mr.. l,IvEs, OF the
Sixth district, himself On internal-revcnue
collector, did not hesitate to come out on
what was so evidently the popular side In
this state. II the voters here are all on one
side. i, is not assuming much to take it for
granted that there must be at least ma
ioriiy OF the voters in other States on the
same side.
one OF the most sagacious statesmen in
tho Union Is Hon. s. J. RANDALL, Of Penn
sylyania. for six years ending in 1880 the
able, impartial, and unexccptionable Dem
ocra,ic Speaker Of the House OF Represcn-
iatiyos. and for years previously the inde-
fatigablc and indomitable leader OF the
Democrats in that House. Mr.. RANDALL
has come out unequiyocally on the side OF
the tax-pavers. In an interview with q
newspaper reporter OH Saturday last he
said
"TheTe are many questions vital to the
prosperity Of the country which must be
met. And among the number no one Is
OF more importance than 10 do away with
the inteTnal-rcvcnue system. AS Tor my
self. | am in favor Of an absolute and entire
repeal OF all such taxation.
Mr.. RANDALL can run on that platform
for Speaker Of the next House OF Repre-
sonta,ivcs. II would be the safest platform
upon which candidate for President OF
the United States could take his stand.
Mr.. RANpALL's abilities and prominence as
public man justify his friends in naming
him in connection with the latter office.
Now. the fact that iar-seeing man, such
AS Mr.. RANDALL is known to be, and one
who Is at the same time an aspirant to the
presidency, is not afraid 10 .aVow boldly
that he is in favor OF the "absOlute and
entire repeal OF all such taxation" as that
imposed by the internal-reyenue laws, is
some evidence at least that there Is reason
TO cxpec, relief from the eXactions Of that
unnecessary system OF raising money.
OF course we may expect and fear that
some few Democratic congressman will re-
fuse 10 vote with us on the question under
consideration but the losses from this
cause viii be more than made up from the
ranks OF the Republican party. a dozen
or two cranky" Democrats will be re-
placed 10y dozen or two sensible RepuJ-
licans.
But there must be no compromise al
the board. 1t is relict OF The late war be-
tween the States, and ought to have been
buried out OF sight long ago. twill not do
TO let the Republican leaders repeal some
OF the internal taxes and leave the rest OF
them in full force. The spies, infOrmers,
and electioneerers would be almost ii not
quite as numerous under q law taxing only
tobacco and spirituOus liquors as under the
present law. Therefore, let the Democrats OF
the House OF Representatives adopt as their
motto in this fight "All or nOne.' The
Republican Senate may refuse to concur;
hut that refusal will only add strength to
the Democratic party in their next contest
for the presidency Of the United States.
There i nothing in the opposition to total
repeal which the Democrats ought to fear.
No war-cry more popular than that OF RE
peali" "RCpcal Repeal" do they
need.