The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-25

Ex-senator EATON, on Nouh'N'''"f VIZ
e member-elect OF The next House OF
Representatives Of Congress, has written
the following letter:
rx.scna.or Eaton's Policy on Pr0tec'
ton.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, May q, 1885,
To ne Editor Of the World
There Is but one cngrossing topic thar Nv we
~, 40 fear in thee ampaign OF 1854. Inc
democratic party is thoroughly groundGu
and settled on al. the great questions hNeiy
90 cntor into the contest, save and except
ing TIE tariil. ,;,idod u ,bc
,ar;G matter Is treated wisely IN tliS Forty
clghth Congress, It will he quhtc lhpoSs'
lie ior TIE Republicans TO unite their as
corlant elements, and The battle Is won be-
fore the legions are arrayed.
'rbo course which we ought TO pursue
seems 70 me quite clear. and gentlemen
with whom | am in correspondence IS
SIRE me that they viii stand firm upon the
GROUND which have suggested.
In word, | would assume that the ac-
tion Of the last Congress upon the tanh
was a fuality Of the question so lar a. 4
general revision j. concerned.
In Other words. would not undertake q
thorough revision Of the action OF The
FOrty-scyonth Congress, knowing rs 90,
with 2 Republican senate end President,
any such action would assurcdly fail and
bring upon us the charge that we were DIS
turbinc the great Industrial interests OF the
country.
Therefore would here and there change
The action Of the last Congress. and only IN
such particulars rs The GOOD sense OF
reasonable and rejecting minds would DC
m1nd.
In pursuing such course ! hope the
rcvcnuo-.arin men vii be satisfied, WINE
the Observation-Disclosures. fearing Is they do
general onslaught, cannot iail TO regard
such action in accordance with their own
true interests.
know that what the manufacturers de-
sire Is a permanent, stable tariff, and very
many OF that class agree with me that in
many respects the present tailh Is iauly
and ought TO bc changed.
When / see YOU we viii talk this matter
M FULLY. and should we be Of one mind,
ana think we will he. q course can be
marked out and followed out by The great
majority OF the party, which, while il will
give the manufacturing interests confidence
in orr future action, will result in our
winning the Federal fight in 1884.
Excuse me for the length OF this scraWl.
In haste, yours ever.
WILLIAM W. EATON.
10 docs seem TO us that when such men
as Mir. RANDALL and Mr. EATON recon-
mend the policy they do. the best lights in
the Democratic party have tried to ilIu-
mine It's future pathway.
These two .len have not only been true
10 the Democratic party at all times and
under all circumstances, but have been in
peculiar sense stcadfast friends Of the
southern people. Mr.. EAToN aided Mr..
THUEMAx to push through the United states
Senate the jury bill which is now law,
and which stands between any southern
Democrat and persecution under the name
OF criminal prosecution. Mr.. RANDALL
was actively instrumental in getting the
same bill through the House OF Represen-
tativeS. Surely these men are patriots.
Otherwise they would have followed a null
titude to do evil, and sided with the men
who are always ready to humiiiate the
southern people.
Mr.. EATON was one-ii not the only
Democrat who voted against the electoral
commission bill. III his advice had been
followed Mr.. TILDEN would have become
President Of the United States, and the
South would have been relieved from all
fears OF further oppression. District at
tOrnoyS, marshal, postmasters, Jetter-cr-
riers, and all other Federal officials, you'd
have been selected from the white
Democrats. Even the negroes would
probably have still been true to
the Federal Government though il
was represented by Democratic officials
General MALONE would not have de-
serted the Democratic party. Virginia
would now be represented in the United
States Senate by two Democrats instead OF
by two Republicans or COalitionists. IN
fact, there is no telling how many good re-
suits to the entire Union would have fol
lowed the adoption BY the Democrats il
Congress Of the excellent advice whicl
the iar-seeing Senator EATON gave them il
1919 Nltli ilit NltNtoi hi-NoAiltulcoiou btii Nu'
pending. One fact, however, must not BE-
lost sight oi-namely, that Us the inhmat,
personal friend OF Mr.. CONgLING, Mr.
Eaton knew more than any other senator
concerning the great New Workers feel
inGs and intentions.
Read, therefore, Mr.. EATON's tariff let
ter.