The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-11
POLITICAL.
And the Immediate Need OF Ills services IN
the Ranks OF the Democratic Parry

And the Immediate Need or Ills services IN
the Ranks OF the Democratic Parry
TO the Editor Of TIE Dispatch:
thank o for calling my attention 70 Z
recent editorial In Mr.. Watterson.s pape,'
the Courier Journal, favorable 70 the nom'.
nation OF the old Democratic ticket OF
Tildcn and Hendricks" nothang more,
nofhiug kss.v I agree with you maj the
g declaration IL remarkable, coming from
the source It does,' and IL showst thai wat
,erson has had at least one lucid inter.
yalrin the last year, and that his ease OF
Inuscy Is not entirely hopeless under
proper treatment. But still his case has
been such an aggravated one, and so dan
verous to the peace OF the Democrauc
party OF the country, that IL Is very doubt
full whether the Fool-kiiler, Jesse
Holiness" when he starts on the war-ps'n,
will offer him any respite whatever, or
condone any part OF his oience. ne
"mast co. unless his immediate ificnus
will promise 10 put him In a straight Jacket
and keep him closely imprisoned al least
until after November next. And so WIN
the other free-trade cranks.
Nv the way, 10 Is proper TO remark that
III II mol tHf " "
views Of Watterson and his extreme fol-
lowers that make their conduct for the last
six months so re~preheDsible and danger
Gus and so deserving OF the extreme PEN
alty OF the law. / am a l0w-tariff man my
self, and always have been, and would be \
free.trade man II we could devise any
plan by which TO run the Government
without any revenue. But this never has
~. no dana AVIAN In fha
best-regulated republics or under the most
liberal monarchy. Our annual expendi-
lures are at least $500, 600, 900, and OF course
we are compelled TO have a tariff high
enough TO raise that amount. even after
abolishing, as zoe ought to do at once, all
the odious internal tax that now so OPP
presses the people OF the South. The
tariff then will be necessarily higher than
IL was in 1882, when Henry Clay first start
ed ON "protection," and high enough to
give all the protection +" that any OF our
industries need or deserve now in any
quarter.
II Is not the low-tarif view, therefore,
which constitutes the CRIME OF WatiersOn
and his extreme followers, but 1t is the az
gressive and reckless manner in which
they are trying to force them upon fhe
country at tins particular time as Il test oil
Democracy and a n naked issue OF the pTesi'
dental campaign! They want to burn al
the bridges before we get TO them. and
compel us to wade over or get drowned, as
we will do in the angry waves. Who ever
heard of sucb extreme folly OF the eve OF
battle and by sensible men When we
get full possession OF the Government and
powers Of legislation we can reform the
tariff and everything else that needs re-
form. But until we DO so, and only have
n branch Of the Government under our
control, we are simply wasting all Of our
powder and ammunition by shooting of
eur pop-crackers about free trade and hori-
zontal tariffs when all Of our time, ener-
gies. and talents should be directed to the
one single and paramount object OF Ic-
tori in November, and then REFORM in
every department Of the Government and
legislation!
These remarks are as applicable To the
cases OF Mr.. Morrison. Mr.. Hurd, and all
the. rest of extreme free-traders, as TO the
wild Indian of Kentucky, WatterSOn.
have had the pleasure OF reading Hurd's
crack speech OF last week, and concede il
TO be all his friends claim-a very able. ell
oquent, and exhaustive production. But
win his theory do for an issue in the COM
ing national campaign? Can every Demo-
crat i'm the country afford TO stand upon 1t
and risk the fate OF his party! 1t is absurd
and suicidal TO pretend any such thing.
Have not such Democrats as Randall,
Eaton, and hundreds of others, as much
right to their opposite views with
out being read out Of their party!
Can't all Democrats agree TO disa-
gree upon this single question until we get
into power? Will not the whole country
be willing TO trust all of its great interests,
industrial, commercial, and financial, to
the wisdom OF such men as Tilden and
Hendricks, Payne and Flower, or Bayard
and Mcdonald, without any special dog
ma OF free trade in our platform to distract
our party and insure our defeat? i should
think so; and / hope our National Conyen-
ton will have the good sense to concur in
the opinion, and leave Jesse Holmes, with
his war-club, to make proper disposal Of
all the unruly cranks who may seek TO dis
turb the harmony and success OF the great
Democratic party.
Blaine will certainly be nominated by the
Republicans. Who can beat him but the
old '76 ticket? That is the question!
II. III. q.
=. s. l have just this moment seen by
telegram that the Morrison horizontal bill
has been defeated. The Fool-KiIler is evil
IDENTIFY on the war-path, and doing his work
well.