Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-07-25

aud without Jury to capital invested ID
the manufacturing and other enterprises
of the country"
That is an answer to all the exceptions
this paper has made ON the tariff question
to Mr.. fuckers nomination and ends our
opposition to him on that ground. That
is the true teaching of the National plat
form-reduction of taxation; but one
which must be done CONSISTENTLY
WITH THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF
THE LABoRING CLASS ENGAGED" &c.-
That is the protection that the laborlng
class demands, and we are glad to find Mr..
Tucker in accord with the Democracy OF
the country on it. Something we had not
Inferred from his former speeches There
is no free trade in that sort of protection.
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Our Republican contemporary, the Fa1-
leu Virqin5an of yesterday. has an article
of considerable length taking the side of
Hon. J. r. Tucker as against the obi1ase-
lions to his nominatioon Expressed by this
paper. Wh !e.l a Republican journal of the
acuteness of the Virgi7aia1a expresses de-
sire for the nomination, by the Demo.
Gratis, of a gentleman with whom it has
politically nothing i'll common, the Demo-
cratic party may be sure that its advocacy
is because the nomination it advocates IS
the very worst for the Democratic party to
make and the very best for the Re
publican chances for success. If there
was no other argument to be used against
Mr.. fuckers nomination, the preference
of our Republican neighbor would indicate
with unerring certainty that his is the
most hazardous nomination that could be
made. Our contemporary holds the follow
ing to be the secret of the opposition to
Mr.. Tucker:
The secret is that Mr.. Tucker cannot
be run by the Stanton ring, and it is
hoped by Strengthening him, the chances
will be in favor of getting more pliable
material as the Democratic candidate for
Congress in this district. His manly let
ter to the Amherst Democracy shows cut
Of what stuff he is made, and is such an
exhibit of moral courage and conscien-
tious conviction as will draw to him the
support Of the brave and courageous of
his party even if they do not agree with
| all that he believes on the tariff ques-
ton.
If this be true, how does our cotempora-
ry account for the following from that
sterling Democratic paper the Lynchburg
Virginio1a, in MIR. fuckers old district,
| written when the so-ealled Tariff Reform
was being forced into the House of Rep
| resentatives, and with Mr.. Tucker for
| its champion
ION the issue that Mr.. Watterson is
making. and Speaker Carlisle seems to be
accepting, we not only venture to say but
| say it boldly, that our friend, Mr.. Rau-
| dolph Tucker, could not again be elected
| to Congress from his Old district; and
what is more-he could not even be nomi-
mated for Congress-"
Was there Stanton ring in the
Lynchburg district? How will our Re-
publican contemporary account for this
from the Allegheny Sentinel" one of
the truest Democratic papers in the pres
ent 10th district:
while Mr.. Tucker is the peer of any
man On the floor of Congress, and we have
| always consider ed it an honor to his native
| State that he should represent her in the
National Legislature; yet we believe that
! Mr.. Tucker entertains views. honest con-
victions. which are antagonistic to the in
| terests of large portion of the district
| which he represents. For this reason we
doubt whether his denomination can be
| considered matter of certainty We say
this much in advance of any positive in
formation and with no view to boom any
| special aspirant."
Was there "Staunton ring' IN Ale
ghany where the great iron works are :?
How account for the following from the
Scottsville Courier, which is neither in the
old or new district:
| 1.-THE fact IS that there is widespread
dissatisfaction with Mr.. fuckers vie VS.
and course in the present Congress. With
| his conceded ability and bril!iancy, he is
not in accord with his constituents. The
| Democratic party has already suffered too
| much from the impractical theorists Of
Mr.. fuckers school, and the Democrats
Of the Tenth new district are casting
about for candidate who will represent
| their great business interests"
The opposition to Mr.. Tucker does not
exist in a mere town or county or cor
ner of a district it is of such extent as to
justify the gravest apprehension that he
will not bring out the full Democratic
strength of his district in an all important
crisis. Of this impending danger we have
| persistently and without cessation, but
without the slightest personal unkindness to
| Mr.. Tucker, warned the Democratic party.
| Our criticisms of Mr.. fuckers course be-
| gan long before it was even dreamed that
| he would be in the Augusta district and
at tine when Democratic journals in his
| own, the Lynchburg district, were crying
| out against him.
Our contemporary. the Spectator, an
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