The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-23
The Lynchburg convention-Again.

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Last week we stated that State Demo
cratic Convention would meet this week
whose u,terances would come from men
that hoped to make them good. we SAID
that In making platform the Ohio Demo
Gratis would weigh their words wei; that
they would have THURMAN, PENDLEToS'
HoApLY, WARD, MORGAN, and many other
of the best and ablest men IN the Demo-
cratic party Of the Union, TO aid them IN
cutting out work for the campaign.
The Democrats Of Vermont, Wisconsin,
Iowa. and other States which nobody ex-
pects ever to vote the Democratic ticket
are very "brash" In their expressions.
They raise the black flag; Just as during
the war between the States The raising OF
the black flag was always proposed by
those who did not expect 10 take a hand in
that dangerous work. The Democrats OF
Vermont are in theory the soundest on the
continent. They never mince their words,
nor feel that IL is necessary to weigh their
phrases. They have nothing TO lose and
nothing to gain. But Virginia and Ohio
are In different condition. The Demo
Gratis hope TO carry both OF these states this
year and next; and so expecting, when
they formulate creed they do so in the
expectation that Il will have 10 undergo
the scrutiny of shrewd lawyers and popu-
lar stump-speakers, and be passed upon by
the voters after il has been fully dissected
and studied.
Let us, then, read what the Ohio Demo-
cratic State Convention Of Thursday, which
nominated Judge HoADLY for Governor,
had to say upon the subject Of the tariff.
Here are the second and third
the only two which refer to that subject:
Second--We favor q tariff for revenue
limiled to the necessities Of Government
economically administered, and so adjusted
In its application as to prevent unequal bur-
dens, encourage productive interests at
home, and afford just compensation TO Ia
Dor, but not TO create or foster monopolies.
Tbird-The act OF the Republican Con-
gress reducing the tariff on wool, while at
the same time increasing IL on woollen
goods already highly protected, was iniqui-
tous legislation, discriminating in favor OF
monopoly and against the agricultural in
terests Of the country, and ought not TO
have been carried, and we heartily approve
the action OF the Democratic members OF
the Ohio delegation in Congress in voting
against that increase"
What do the words "encourage produc-
tive interests at home" mean? Read them
thus: RESOLVED, That we favor tariff so
adjusted as to encourage productive inte-
rests at home" That is new phrase for
.'protecting home industries" The whole
resolution is a good one, and every word
in il was well weighed before il was put
there.
What does the third resolution mean
Turn to the platform laid down week or
two ago by the Republican State Conven-
ton Of Ohie, and you will find resolution
demanding the restoration of the tariff OF
1867 upon wool. This third resolution of
the Ohio Democrats Is their method OF say
ing the same thing-the words they have
chosen to use in making exactly the same
demand in the interest OF the farmers and
wool-growers Of OHIO as that which had
so recently been made by the Republicans.
The West, we are told by Mr.. WAITER
son, is opposed to protective tariff; but
we can see no evidence that such is the case
In the fact that the two parties in Ohio
come before the people upon the platforms
which we have mentioned. Anybody who
will read carefully the resolutions above
quoted cannot but see in them proof
enough that the Ohio delegates to the DEM
ocratic National Convention will not come
out for ga tariff for revenue only"
Why, then, should Virginia Democrats
divide amongst themselves upon question
which the Democrats and the Republicans
OF Ohio thus agree to treat? II the tlcO
parties cannot agree to make up an issue
on the tariff in Ohio, why should the one
Democratic party Of Virginia divide upon
that question? What good result could
follow Isn't it evident that General
HANCOCK was right after all when he
said that protection was local ques-
ton? Louisiana Democrats vote to pro-
tect sugar; Missouri Democrats to pro-
tect zinc; Virginia Democrats TO pro-
tect sumac and tobacco: fifty cents
pound is the tariff upon tobacco, and If
1t were abolished. Virginia would be over
run with foreign manufactured tobacco y
Delaware Democrats TO protect matches;
South Carolina Democrats TO protect rice;
and even Kentucky Democrats to protect
hemp. II these be facts, how is it possible
for the Democrats TO consent to foment
divisions in their own ranks by endeavor-
ing TO induce the Lynchburg Convention
TO divide upon the tariff question: