Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-10-17


and Sl21, OOOiu value of products.
To-day there is scarcely one Of these
counties that does not exceed the
aggregate Of the twelve in capital
and production, and it may be said
that the largest establishments on
"Cripple Greek" alone represent
more capital, turn ont more pro
duets. employ NOR, labor, and pur
chase larger supplies annually than
all the manufacturing establish
ments of the "Grcat Valley in the
period from 30 TO go. Space and
the patience Of our readers forbid
that we should 90 further into |
details which are SO much more /
clearly and conciSely given 10y the |
scientific gentlemen above named |
in their excellent contributions to
their State. 70 the summaries
and statistics which they present,
Prof. Wiley adds the startling
statement that "Pennsylvania, rich
as she is, is poor in iron ores as
compared with Virginia. He
might have added that in the
iuxtapOsition of ores and coal and
untouched acres Of charcoal timber,
Virginia is the equal of the best
and that her growing systems and
lines of transportation, with
branches net.working her territory,
she is bidding for the precedence
which others have obtained through
her inaction and BOurbOnlStic
preiudices. The man who closes
| his eyes and swcars he will not see
| is the veriest fool in the catalogue.
What young Nirginian wants that
distinction If there be one he
should plant his foot firmly in the
tracks which his grand.dady left.
/ He who does not, should place his
heel exactly where his grand
daddy toe rested.
To all Of these patent facts the
demagoguc of the day answers "the
poor mans blanket and "the
farmers trace chain" lie closes
his eyes and refuses to see that
these are cheaper since protection
has created manufacturing com
petition at home than when free
trade made us depend on foreign
supply. He persists in declaring
war against the introduction of
capital for mineral development
and manufactures in Virginia d.
spite the fact that our purchasers
pay commissions to agents who sell
manufactured articles Of other
states equal in per centage to the
tariff tax. He combats the tariff
as though its repeal relieves rs
from tax, when he must know that
either the internal revenue system
or direct taxation must be substi-
tutcd. He cannot see that the wal
, necessitates larger revenues and
, still he clamors for what was, but
what cannot he for a time to come
, In the first of these articles We
r asked our readers to lay aside al
} prejudiccs and follow us thought
, fully. The Bourbon knows the
, easiestand surest access to the tru,
, inwardness Of many men. \ name
. is sometimes mighty Shibboleth
$ A few years ago an edict wa
D issued reading the Readiusters on
Y Of the Conservative party, bellev
5 ing we would forego the righl
D rather than depart. On that lin,
$ they have been operatingever since
G and as a means to this end "Dem
n OcraC was substituted for Con
/. sentative He is a weak creature
e indeed who can express all of hi
V Democracy in name. Readiuste
: is as good and comprehensive a
}. Democrat, and the principles @
) our party are the very essence @
/, of what was once true Democracy
r Jefferson and Madison were Re
r. publicans, Jackson and Polk wer
/. Democrats, Taylor and Filmor
@ were Wings, but all were goyerne,
q by convictions, and all were 70
p tariifat one time or another fO
q varying reasons. Madison pro
= pounded the first tariff bill to reliev
:. the government of its distresses afte
J., the Revolutionary war, and on
Il growth began. When Nirglnian
q asked " Ole Hickory to abando
4 his views on the tarinunder penalt.