The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-15
ANational Platform.

Wa have examined with much care the
several issues OF the New York World
which have come out since Mr.. PULITZER
assumed the editorial control OF that Jour
nal: because we had fcreseen, or imagined
that we had ioresecr, that II the Hor'd
continued on In the course Mr.. HrRLBERT
had caused Il to pursue relative to the arin
question. nothing could prevent the deiea'
OF the Democratic party in 1884 but the 'ac'
that Mr.. HuRisaRr's paper was absouteiy
without influence. Wedo not care 10 express
now any further opinion as TO whether 'he
HumsEBT World was destitute oil influence
or not than Is involved In the dcciaratioh
that il 1t had any influence, II was IN Ne"
York city, snd that the Sam, which differed
with II on the tariff question, seemed to be
amuch better exponent OF the wishes ana
creed Of the Democratic party OF New
York than was the World under Mr.. HrRI-
BELTS management.
We have the satisfaction OF reproducing
from the new WorId-Mr. PuLITzERs
World-ihe following paragraphs. Ihey
appear as q comment upon the report OF an
Interview with Mr.. SEYMOUR, 10 which that
retired statesman had said. amongst other
tbirgs, that the Democrats were or ought
10 be for tariff for revenue only. the
new World drops entirely the remarks OF
MIR. SEYMOUR on the tariff question. MOI
word does 1t give TO that subject. This omls-
sion il pecnliarly significant as having been
made by a journal which for years has APP
peared TO be controlled by afree-trade luna
tic. II Mr.. HuRLBERT had had occasion TO
comment upon Mr.. SEYMOUR remarks TO the
newspaper reporter, he would have devoted
his attention, we may be sure, to the tariii
question. Protection and its vilhinles
would have been shown up in the style
which has made for the W0rid national
reputation as the one irrepressible advocate
of free trade amongst all the Journals in
the United States. We quote Mr.. PULIT-
ZER's World:
s1Tbe issue OF 1884 is between chronic
administrative pro1igacy and return
to the simplicity, honesty and econo-
my of the better days OF the repub-
lie. The issue is between legislation and
administration in the interest OF organized
priyiegists and legislation and administra-
ton in the interest of all the people. The
issue is between further encroachments on
political freedom and its establishment
on a solid foundation. The issue Is be-
tween aggressive corporate monop0hes,
which corrupt the aw-making and judicial
powers, and the right OF the people to fair
laws, honest administration, and pure jul
dietary.
"These will be issues enough to fight for
in 1884,"
The main issue. so far as the South is
concerned. Is next TO the last one as the
issues are stated by Mr.. PULITZER. The
Stalwart President OF the United States
has undertaken to compel the elections in
the South to result in favor of the Admin
istration. He does not hesitate to use all
the powers Of his office. and usurp |
powers which do not belong to his
Office, in order TO insure the success
OF the Republican candidates for office.
The Department Of Justice-''Justice"
indeed-what comment upon the wrong
use OF words-we say the so-called
Department of Justice does not hesitate TO
use the public moneys, collected from us
in the shape OF taxes upon our tobacco, to
pay for the prosecution of any Democrats
In the southern States against whom can
be trumped up any sort Of charge OF Offend
ing against the Republican election laws.
The President of the United States allows
General MALONE to fill the Federal offices
in Virginia with his followers, and CHAI.-
NERs, another renegade Democrat, to I'll
in the same way the Federal offices in Mis-
sissippi.
Much more important, therefore, than
any question concerning tariffs or railroads
is the question of allowing the white peo-
pie OF the South 30 have some OF that evil
dence that they are now in the Union which
Republican officials give to none but the
party which votes the negroes Nirginians
and Mississippians aud CarOiinians and
Tennesseeans desire that their elections
shall be as free from Federal interference
as those of Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Pennsylvania, and New York.
We conclude that the World under its
new editor may be power for good He
knows what he meant when he declared
against "further encroachments on peliti-
cal freedom" and the establishment Of
political freedom on a - solid foundation"
That's what the country needs.