The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-22
Tho Tariff Question.


protest against the reduction OF the tariff
upon bituminous coal from seventy-fye
cents pcr ton TO City cents per ton. These
three gentlemen are all Democrats CT the
stfaitcst sect. They are no doubt thecrcti-
cally auti-rrotectionists They are, how
ever, 1t would seem. opposed only TO pro-
tectinc the industries Of States other
than their own. In word, they
arc no. willing 10 see the coal-mining COM
panios Of West Virginia and Maryland eX-
posed 10 ruinous competition with the
coai-miaing companies Of Nova Scotia,
Newfoundland, or any other province or
country. And /. would be waste OF time
for anybody or everybody in Washington
TO undertake 20 convince Mr. DAVIS, or Mr..
CAMERON, or S.r. GoBMAN, that "pro.ec-
ton does not protect" II is their belief,
and The belief OF their constituents, that
protective tariff does protect the mining
iuterosis of Maryland ard West Virginia,
aud they and their constituents Will there
fore vote and speak and act upon that
theory.
The State Of Louisiana Is represented In
the national House OF Representatives by
gentlemen who, all but one Of them, are
Democrats. These gentlemen believe that
n hich tariff upon sugar protects the sugar.
planters Of Louisiana against rIinouS FER
.isn competition, ard therefore all O! thcm
viii 10 doubt vote this winter, as LouiSi-
ana's representatives have almost always
voted heretofore. fcra tarii high enough to
pro;ee toe sugar Interests oi their State.
10 doubt, too. the members OF Congress
from South Carolina will Try 10 secure the
continuance of such It tariT upon rice IS
will continue that protection OF the inter-
c,ts Of the rice-growcrs OF tina. State Which
has hitherto been accorded TO them BY the
laws of The United States.
Ny. RANDALL. so long the leader of the
Democratic party in the House Of Repre-
sontatives at Washington, is charged bv
some tariG;ior-reyenue Democrats with
being anything but sound Democrat be-
cause be l. supposed TO be always ready to
cast his vote in favor OF protecting tie iron
Interests Of Pennsylvania.
air. VOORHEES,, Of Indiana, the iorcmos.
Democratic orator in the United States
Senate, and 4 man whom every southcrnor
must pericrcc admire, is an avcwed pro-
tectiopis;. lie would, however, make pre-
lection incidental and Giscriminatiyc.
Tie voters Of Richmond know how
boldly the Hon. GEORGE ID. WISE ayowed
in his speeches before them in the late
campaign that lie was in favor Of a tariff
which would protect the iron and other
manufacturing interests OF Virginia.
4 Democratic convention assembled in
Bcllaire, Ohio, 4 few days ago. to nominate
candidate for Congress to fiji the vacancy
occasicned by the death OF Mr.. UPDEGEArr.
Hon. J. NJ. Es1Er, Of Harrison county, was
elected president OF TIE convention; where
uron he made speech containing The de-
claratious following:
Gle said that discussion Of protection
or free trade was very interesting, but it
was iGlc. y proposition to inaugurate free
trade would never be entertained. II Is
iinpractie;.ble. We have already oncou-
ragged the investment OF capital by the pas
sage 81 laws proto citing American indus
tY-Ss, and now 10 rob them Of this protec-
ticn aficr they have invested their capital
and their factories arc in operation would
lie an infamous fraud on the people. lie
read tie resolution adopted st the Ohio
state Convention, and said it met his views
exactly"
The reader can infer the nature OF the
resolution contained in the Ohio Democrat
ic platform from thc fact that Mr. EsTEP
endorsed TIC same.
Nr. EsTIP also said what follows:
ellis hearers had it in their power to
send 10 Congress men who would adjust il
THE tariff to suit their views, so as to
benefit as many varied interests as possible
with rs little injury as possible TO local in
forests OF their own district. In this sense
the tariff is 4 local question:
"The Interests OF the manufacturing
concerns which have built Up the cities
along the river are not the only ones to tie
considered. The wool interest in the agri-
cultural sections needs looking after spc-
cially. Wool several years ago sold as low
~ 2j cents. Recently It has brought from
50 90 10. No man can raise wool in thi,
section for - cent. and make money "
Reducing tie tariff on wool and In
crcasiHc il OF maintaining It ut is former
figures On ether commodities was al inju-
;ice keeny felt by tie farmers OF this dis
tlict, end lac knew thc Democrats cf ihi
district were opposed to any reduction O
The taria on Wool"
The reader can judge for himself rs &
what probability there is that the Oli'
Democrats will in the next presidenti.
campaign advocate "a tariff for reyenu
ONLY
On the other hand. The Cincinnati Con
mercial and the Chicago Tribune, suppose
t, be the mos; influential Republican JON
nals In the United States, are opposed TO
protective tariff. so also arc 4 few OF ia
Republican congressman from the West.
From all Of which it would seem TO 10
low that unless the voters are willing {
subordinate al other questions 10 the que
ton oi tariff for protection, no contcr
ton can arise in 1884 between the tw
greet national parties upon this questioi
Ii there were nothing else more importai
TO claim the public attention, new lines
division between the voters might
drawn upon this question, all protection
is,s ranging themselves upon one side al
al art.-protoctionists ranging ihemselv
upon the other side. But we don't THU
thu. yooEnErs and DAWES, or RANDAl
and BLAME, or GEORGE WIS., and Hal
will I've found fighting together until aft
the next presidential election shall la
been decided.
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