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


see in theory what is now demon
strated fact. OF her senators,
Harrison is Republican and VOr-
hces a Democrat. Both are now
tariff men. Indiana knew the opera
tons Of this last tariff four years
before Virginia, and was reaping
it's benefits during the period that
we were in the thrOes Of recon
struction. Coded by Virginia to
the Federal government, she be.
came State. AS a State she is
Virginia's junior by just forty years,
and began with a population Of
l41 900 souls. Her area is less
than that Of any Western or South
ern State but one, and is 10000
square miles less than Virginia :.
Her population of thirteen years
ago was more than ours Of today.
OF her ninety-two counties, but
three are untraversed by railroads.
Her taxable values exceed ours
She boasts surplus school fund Of
100000 600, has S12,OOO,O0O OF
school property, pays $4,000, 900 in
teachers salaries, and all with a
lower tax rate than is exacted in
Virginia. The men who represent
her in the L. S. Senate account for
this by an exhibit that ought TO
startlc us from our letharic repose
and Dramatically seal all Bourbon
lips. In this period Of protection
she has been operating 14,4SO
manufacturing establishments. in
which is invested $76,3H,72S of
capital, from which she produces
annually SlS5, 100000 out of S07..
600, 900 of material taken from her
earth and forests, and pays TO
laborers S2i,0O0,000. Her manu-
features have increased $4,000. 900
n year since 1870, until now she
gives employment to over $4,000 !
men, who support from this labor !
quarter Of a million of persons
wives and children. Gam | to be |
blind" says Voorhees,, "to these |
stupendous facts! Am | to vote
for free-trade, which does not lessen |
taxes, but simply substitutes the
direct method, with its army of
collectors, instead Of the tariff"
No, he answers, with his vote, every
time the roll is called. In that
high place he votes for protection
at the command Of his people and
the demand Of their interests. But
when such men come to Virginia,
they are again the mere politicians
seeking to make votes forthe party
If the same name here, though
holding directly opposite views. In
his they have as much interest as
II their votes for tariff in Congress.
They see our people buying all the
manufactures from their States.
They see our best mechanics lying
die or eking ont a bare subsistence
rom patchwork and repairs. They
zee that we are all so many con-
umers Of their profitable products.
nd then they put on the dema.
,ogucry Of the "pOor mans {
blanket and the farmer trace G
hahn They do not want to see q
ur machiniSts, smiths, carpenters,
hoemakers, tailors, and laborers /
INNING the machinery, ;hat has c
ow almost empticd the small
hops, supplying our own people n
nd those of other states with the !,
hings We now purchase of them r
nd theirs. Well they know that ,
oweyer manufacturers may be -
lielded by general tariff laws. !.
lpital will prefer an abode among :,
&c States where its friends reside. !,
'thcr than with people whose free ~
ade voices are raised against it II,
lle starved wolves bowling in the fo
rests. Ii is wonderful; it is more
IAN wonderful, that Vlrginians in
~ number can now give ear to
e same men who made promise of G'
~ thousand braves to fight for G'
e right Of secession, standing de
nero the marble Of Clay's statue IN
uld echo it Throughout the Com. IN
and then seek retire. "
mt from which they could emerge 10
boast that they had furnished sol
IRE troops to "crush the rebellion" ma
IN the Stewards, the Greelcys, the liz
and the Weeds. Their enc
crest then was to have the battle
d neither further South nor coo
her North; their interest now ma,
to keep Virginia as a paur- Boz
province for the purchase foo.
heir manufactures, and to pay ita
sugar and rice tribute which rs
lents the combination, and TO
ps her the battle field of war can
inst further development for Ney
body but themselves. The
'ndment Of Vest to protect the Il
Of Missouri and his remarks VotC
con, displayed the clOycn foot ana
'ourbon seliishness so patiently NOV
the prompt effort of match he '
cpoly Bayard to reconceal it sure
Intellectual. regis
lat our people are awaking to '"e
reality Of the situation that I'll
begin to comprehend that we over
had tariff for two decades each
will have it for a time to come are Il
at it has been our antagonism their
while all others have accent. CanI