The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-04
Virpinia's Example.

Virginia's Example.
It was not merely in boasuul spirit
that General MALONE recently declared
tina, the presidential election OF 1884 might
turn on the results Of the elections in three
counties in Virginia in 1888. He was,
however, no doubt DESTROYS OF magnifying
the importance OF the contest OF this year
in Virginia as means OF procuring a
goodly supply Of money to I've used IN that
contest. Whatever his motive may have
been in giving utterance to that remark, u
cannot he denied that the remark was true.
For some reason or other, 1t seems TO DC
generally conceded that the detection OF Vir-
Qinia in 1883 would result in the detection
of other southern States in 1854 Per-
baps the same remark would hold true OF
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, or
Mississippi, or any other southern state.
Certainly il would OF Kentucky or Mis-
sour. II either OF these Two last-named
states should vote the Republican ticket
this year the Republicans would consider
that fact sure guarantee Of their success
in the presidential election OF next year.
We claim no more influence, therefore, for
Virginia than for any other southern state.
re break up the solidity OF the South is to
damage seriously the Democratic party.
We can afford to lose no State.
Again: Virginia has taken such tack
on the tariff question as that her lead VIII
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II Pennsylvania Democrats can stand 10
and abide by the Virginia and Ohio reso-
luton on that subject, every state north
and south can do ii. PENNSYLVANIA Is the
only State in the Union whose Democrats
have heretofore been charged with going
too far in support Of the doctrine OF pro-
lection 10 American industries. Louisiana
Democrats have always been as ready to
protect sugar as Pennsylvania Democrats
10 protect iron, but were never de-
nounced for their course-perhaps be-
cause the benefciaries were planters
and not miners or manufacturers. Now
PENNSYLVANIA falls into line with the States
which demand incidental protection to
American industries. Her Democrats and
those OF Ohio and Virginia have come TO
perfec, understanding on the vexed topic.
We know not, we repeat, why the Demo
Gratis OF any State should not follow their
good example. This good result is attri-
butable TO the action OF the Lynchburg
Convention. Had that body not adopted
fhc Ohio resolution, Pennsylvania would
not have adopted it. On the other hand, il
Pennsylvania had adopted it first, Virginia
would have bad an additional reason for
adopting it also. Good examples COM
mand followers.
The Mobile Register evidently expects
the other southern States to follow Vir-
ginia in taking position upon the tariff
question. That journal says:
"Their 1.-THE Virginia Democrats'] posi-
ton is favorable TO a tariff for revenue
with protection TO home industries. We
may consider, therefore, this question set
tied as against the restricted policy OF a
tariff for revenue only. We venture to
say that the Democracy OF no State will re-
peat the unqualified resolution Of the last
national Democratic platform. III Ohio
and Virginia cannot afford to do so, we
know Of no State that is in a condition to
declare protection OF qualified character
to be public robbery"
The Register is right. A "tariif for rev.
enue only" will, we predict, figure in no
Democratic creed formulated hereafter in
any southern State. I'VE may consider
this que stion settled as against the restrict
ed policy Of tariff for revenue only";
aud thus Virginia has had the good fortune
to blaze the way to a Democratic victory
in the national contest OF 1884.
Let not this good example be more than
overbalanced by the results Of the Virginia
elections Of November next. We call upon
all good Democrats to go to work at once to
prevent Virginia from leading the south
.ern States into the Republican camp.