The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-11
onr Republican Governor.

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~. rcgu,ar correspondent Of the Phila-
ss.Irh,a Press writes from HARRISBURG
ssvinr 4 secret chapter " Of the Pennsyi-
v.nis legislatures recent visit to virginia
Wa regret TO have to cut 1t down. Hcsays:
r,prxsRrRo. May 0.-There Is q secret
-..rser az the visit to Virginia BY tue ie-
I.isssve cxcursionists which Is OF ue nrs'
fcs,sc,tsnce 10 the political leaders OIL Penn
sv2ysnIa. ard which promises to nave an
s:rnortant bearing upon The coming Ia,'
-wnaIm. The party, when II
snsdr 4 brief call upon Governor Cameron
- Ne c6aclsl residence, but the ReSd!usIes
ssnvsrnor wished to have q quiet poiilcas
en- with Chairman Cooper. OF our ,sepup'
49,. state Committee, and later In the eve
liz" : few representative Republicans, III
.,.f,nv senators Cooper, Davies NC
C,scssn. and Longenecker, enjoyed q long
snrvcrsntion with virgiuia's Executive.
Then ne describes Governor CAMERON
md what be said Of our public debt. We
quote only this: =,
The debt question is now settled on The
basis Of tue RiddlebcrgeI or headiusteI
I'LL. =,
T. NJ nCIO NOt0 -
Virginia poiitics?v asked L~engenecKer.
"This view, advocated by the Readlust,
crs. has been sustained by the oni,eo
STATES Court, and the entire question: na'
Hscr e4stled. so that IL Is ne longer a prac
ticaI issse In politics" was the Governor
reply. 49,
In the success Of the Republican party
He said:
Governor Cameron spoke with the utmost
earnestucss OF the tariff. He believed tina
that ,ssue would better than any other re
move the yexed southern questions ant
r.reiud;ces following the war. "N the taril
ran Re made the leading issue this year II
PerOsylyania, it win bring at least si'
southern States to its support 10 1884,"
aWhat!n exclaimed Chairman Cooper
<ssix-six did you sayi"
eyes. six. They will be Virginia, Mort
Carolina. Tennessee, Arkansas, West Viz
vinia. and Florida. Pennsylvania has
within the past year, sent six millions o
capital to Virginia to develop her iron, Goa
and railroads, and so well pleased are OH
people with this that, / believe"-and her
Governor Cameron spoke with grea
earuestness-ssthat we could take the tar1
issue. and, with what has been known
the Rexdiustcr element alone, without Tn
mid az either black or white Republicans
both of whom are friendly, carry Virglnl
for the tariff. I beg you men OF Pennsy
yaniat TO make the tariff the leading issu
Shis fall. so that these southern States ma,
have tune to prepare for the greater battl
10 follow, and so hat there may be M
question about the later issue.
$50 anxious am l." he continued. al
dressing Cooper, "tO see this issue mad
In Pennsylvania, that / vii. subscribe my
sell $1,000 to your State Committee: ant
il 1t will do you any good, General Ma
hone and myself, with other leading tarii
men OF Virginia. will come and help YOU
discuss the issue on the stump"
aThe farmers Of Virginia." Governor
Cameron said, care rapidly becoming
tariff men. They see that il Will brlns
them home markets and higher prices FOL
their home products. The agriculture o.
Virginia has always suffered from the wan
OF just these two things"
Chairman Cooper, while in Virginia, hat
a long talk with Colonel Brady. OF Peters
burg, chairman OF the Virginia Republican
. State Committee, and both agreed hat IN
tariff should be the main issue in this year
campaign. The election in Virginia thi
Tall is for members OF the Legislature.
Governor CAMERON is, therefore, a Re
publican, ayowed. 1t is Republicans tina
he hopes to see carry Pennsylvania. 1t !
to carry Pennsylvania for them that HI
viii subscribe a thousand dollars! Coco
gracious.
Bu We leave the reader to make his owl
comments. More anon. We don't wan
any better party capital than the above.