Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-11
The Tariff Question.

speecbes that MIR. BLAINE has made In
West Virginia aud Ohio that he Is deter
miled, II possible, to sink all other ques-
tiops snd risk his election upon the chances
OF convincing the voters that the Demo
cratic party Is Free.Trade rsrty. So, also,
with General LOGAN. SO, also, with the
leading BLAINE oryaus OF the country.
Daily docs the New York Tribune denounco
MFR. CLEVELAND rs Frec-Trader masque.
rading in character that does not belong
90 him because he will not make tariff
plalform OF his own. All over this State,
too, the Republicans are scattering docu'
meuts intended 10 convince the voters that
the manufacturing interests OF Virginia viii
be ruined II CLEVELAND is elected Prcsi-
dent Of the United States.
Mr.. RANDALL has done a good work in
Southwest Virginia In explaining to the
people that the Democratic party is not a
Free.Trade party. We trust that he will
come 10 Richmond before the election and
let the workingmen in this city hear from
his own lips what the foremost man in the
Democratic party-the man who has been
fortwenty years the leader Of the Democrats
i'm the national House OF Representative
the man who has stood up everywhere
and on all occasions as boldly for the rights
OF the workingmen OF the whole country
as he has for the protection OF the people
of the South from insult and wrong-has
10 say upon the subject OF the tariff. We
guarantee that the most devoted advocates
OF the rights Of American labor will be
pleased with Mr.. RANDALL.
We know, OF course, that the Republic
cans have epdeavored TO poison the minds
oi the working classes In Richmond against
the Democratic candidate for President
by telling them that CLEVELAND and Hen
bricks and GEORGE d. WISE are all mem.
beers OF free trade party. Indeed, we
have heard II whispered that the willy Re
publican leaders boast OF converts TO
BLAINE who will support him on that very
ground. Mr.. Wise can speak for himself.
He Is too well known as an open, avowed,
unflmching advocate OF the protection OF
American labor 10 be cried down rs
an enemy Of the very class for whose
benefit he has so long and 80 indus
triously employed his talents. But Mr..
CLEVELAND Is not so we'll known here.
When he IL Represented by the Republic
cans rs Free-Trader, there may be some
voters who are not satisfied with his decla-
ration that be stands upon the Chicago
platform. What, say they. does the Chi
csgo platform teach us as 10 this vital ques-
ton? We will allow one OF the most dis
tingu,shed members OF that. Convention to
auswer--we refer TO the Hon. J. 9. A.
FELLOWS. OF New York.
In Ohio Mr.. BLAINE and General LOGAN
have, as we have said, made numerous
speeches-we were about TO say hundreds
OF speeches-in which they have invariably
claimed the support Of their hearers on the
ground that the Democrats, II they should
get control Il the National Government,
would 20 legislate as 10 destroy all
the protected industries OF the country.
The Democrats Of Cincinnati, 10 counteract
these false claims and these misrepresenta-
tions, invited Mr.. FELLOWS to address the
Democracy Of that city upon the issues OF
the campaign. lie accepted the invitation.
and on Tuesday night last, to an audience
Of five thousand people, spoke for n long
time. He made powerful argument
against the Republicans. His speech must
have been grand one, Judging from th2
report OF II which appears in the Cncin.
natl Enquirer. That paper says that II The
crowd that assembled Tuesday night wa,
any criterion upon which to base predic
tion, it would not be considered wild tC
sssert that Ohio will give an immense Dem
ocratie majority in October.
We make below q brief extract from Mr.
FELLows's speech. He knows and he tells
what the tariff panks Of the Chicago plat.
form were intended TO teach. And he
spoke out, for all the world TO hear, as fol-
lows:
"Now. what Is the Democratic doctrine
with reference 10 the tariffs Ii is very
plain. IL Is very easy to understand
There Is no man IN this audience that may
not go home tonight with Just as clear
conception OF II as the brightest Statesman
Of the land. And Ii IL the same doctrine
that the Democratic party has maintained
In every moment OF its existence. Tn,
first Is this, that taxation shall b.
limited to the necessities OF the Gov
eminent honestly conducted. Anybod,
got any fault 70 find with that proposition
stated in another form Of words; 1t is Just
this: We will raise all the money by taxa
ton that II necessary 10 carry on the Coy
ernmcnt--an honest Government, not au
extravagant one, not a licentious, prohl
gate one. We will raise all the money tina
"a needed for that, all the money that i
needed 20 pension our soldiers and pay on
debts, and we will raise 1t by taxation.
Secondly we propose that that revenue
shall be Iaised-and 1 want you 10 hea
this--by duties placed upon articles I'm
ported into this country. Some Republ
cans will tell you Tomorrow. as they hay
told you through all days OF the past IN thi
canvass, that the Democratic party Is
Frce-Trsde party. Fellow-cltlzens, dout
n one tenth Of these Republican orator
who are going through the country kno'
what free trade means or understan
what q tariff il. have heard u
publican speakers In this eampalg
who got up and talked about the tariff wit
~ large display Of ignorance as II the
supposed II was something 10 eat. (Gre.
laughter,l What Is free trade: Free trad
/ means the free Interchange OF commoditi,
raised In one country for those raised
anoiher--in other words, that YOU ma
bring into this country everything lust ,
freely as you can send II out. The Dem,
cratic principle Is that all our taxes, a
thst we need for Government. shall b
raised by eustom-house duties upon article
that we bring In here that are manufacture
abroad.
"The third plank In the Democrat
platform Is that In levying these duties du
regard shall he had TO assisting America
industries. The duties shall be 50 leyie.
~ TO furnish material protection 10 all on
existing Industries. and shall also be $,
levied - 10 preserve the prices Of American
labor al Us present or better rates as com
pared with the labor OF Europe.
"Fourthly-and here Is very importsn,
tfkIn--we propose that the largest amount
Of ii.a 1Ls:j ssssii he rajsed out Of imported
Juxuries. and the least amount out Of i'm
ported neees&aries. Applause.
"Now, that 10 Ill there Is Of the Demo-
cratic tariff doctrine. We expect 10 raise
III our revenue BY import duties Just a. we
are doing now, but We don't expect 10
Ysise elO0, ~. 900 q year that we don't need.
\ want 20 put this right bone to you.
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