The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-11
Concerning Nh. Payne.

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Concerning M. Payne.
The statement made yesterday by our
washington correspondent that Mr.. PAYNE,
Of Ohio, has doomed up as candidate for
President Of the United States leads us 10
give our readers some further information
concerning him. We quote from speech
which he made at an sth-of-January (AN-
DREW JAcKsoN's birthday banquet In
Cleveland, in 1893, to show that he is
bold, outspoken Democrat. He said:
SIN nv Judgment the point which more
than all Others menaces the harmony ana
success Of the Democratic party is the wide
difference and bitter conflicts OF opinion on
the tariff policy; difference OF opinion ex-
lists. and the right to differ must be recog-
nized and conceded. General jackson, In
the United States Senate, voted Tor the
tariff of 1924, and subsequently declared
himself in favor OF judicious tariff. What,
then. Is lust or a judicious tariff! Most
certainly not high protective. or tariff
for protection only, for as such II generates
and aggrandizes monopolies; nor, on the
other hand. Is free trade or tariff Tor
revenue only. Free trade, strictly inter-
preted. regIires a uniform ad Cdlorem duty
on n imports, and the transferring OF an
item to the free list, or the imposing OF
specific duty, mars and defeats the work
ing OF theory.
q Free trade has nerer been accepted by
the government of any civilized nation, ana
is ifnprdcticobie and impossible. and those
,rords, for revenue only unuiSety IN
serted in the platform Of 1880, lost to the
Democracy the presidency and all ,ohich
that loss implied, and like fatality teM
oSsurediy folio,o repetition Of the folly IN
am future campaign.
"Frequently we hear Democratic
speaker timidly, in subdued voice, and
as though fearing to compromise himself,
advocate tariff for revenue with incidental
protection. Why such indiscretion and
cowardice, in view of the ineXhaustible
and Unreasonable resources OF our country
In coal, iron, copper, wool, cotton, and
corn, abundant under the fostering care OF
the Government to supply the wants OF not
only present population Of 50,000,000, or
the 100, 900, 900 which manv OF you will live
to witness, but of the 500, 100000 or 1,000,-
600, 900 which, in the probable future. the
national census will enumerate. and OF
the population Of Mexico and the Central
and the Southern republics, whose markets
ought long since to have been opened for
our manufactures. 1t is.difficult to under
stand why our statesmen should yet hest
tate and yacilate in the discharge OF their
duty. A judicious tariff Is not one for pro-
lection only, nor for revenue only, nor
again for revenue with the Swallowed out
lines OF an incidental tail appended to it.
but il is tariff of both revenue and pro-
lection, one and inseparably adjusted and
perfected so as to do justice to the great
interests OF the country and injustice to
none."
We commend to Mr.. WATTEEsoN the
words in italics. lie is in those words
charged with being the cause OF the defeat
of HANCOCK in 1880.
A Columbus special in the New York
Tribune says:
"Mr. Payne will be pushed forward for
the presidency. Backed by wealth and a
powerful working organization OF young
men, nc will be formidable candidate for
the Democratic nomination. The pledge
will be made to the Democratic National
Convention to carry Ohio il he is nom-
nated."
To announce Mr.. PAYNE as the candidate
Of the young Democracy is, considering
that he is over seventy years old, good
Joke.
Mr.. PAYNE was presidential elector in
lS4S on the Democratic ticket; he was a
State senator in 1859; he ran for Governor
against SALMON p. CHASE in 1857, and came
within q few votes OF election; he was a
prominent candidate for United States
senator in the same year; he was a dele
gate to three National Democratic Conven-
tons, and member of the Forty-fourth
Congress.
Mr.. PAYNE was one of the celebrated
Electoral Commission Of 1877, but Of course
not one of the eight who awarded Mr.. TIL
DENIS office to Mr.. HAYES.
The Washington Post is highly indig-
nant because OF Mr.. PAYYE's nomination.
1t calls it suicidal blunder." The Post
says:
Perhaps the National Democracy will
conclude TO get along without their Ohio
brethren hereafter. 1t is impossible to
reconcile views so extremely divergent.
The Democrats OF the country believe IN
reforming the tariff and in reforming the
civil service. The Democrats OF Ohio seem
to believe in doing neither the one nor the
other.
"Well, let them go in peace, but be sure
they go in time. In the great Democratic
contest Of the coming fall we want none
but reform Democrats on guard"
What sort OF Democrat is it that talks
about throwing away the great State Of
Ohio, on whose platform HoADIY won last
fall so glorious victory, and which vic
tory so signaly aided the Democrats Of
Virginia to put down Mahonelsml But
for the victory OF last year in Ohio the Dem
ocrats would not now be expecting TO eject
this year President OF the United States.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR is the purest and one
Of the greatest statesmen in this country.
The Columbus correspondent OF the
Wheeling Register says OF Mr.. SEYMOUR:
"Horatio Seymour, of New York, the
peer Of any living statesman Of the day,
sent word to Columbus by friend that il
Payne was chosen no mistake would be
made, and the party would have cause to
feel exceedingly proud in the future"
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