The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-01
The Issues Upon which we Can wiz.

From the Democratic Campligu.l
The OBJECTIVE POINT.-The relative po-
sition OF the southern Democracy 10 The
northern wing Of the party has been a
/ pledge to furnish the votes if the northern
/ leaders Of a small minority would furnish
candidate with a platform which could
win. In exchange for this blind enlist
ment we accepted the promise of free citi-
Zen,hip on the American idea and the de-
/ struction OF the Chinese wall Of prejudice
/ between the sections, which hurts the bust
ness-interestS OF the whole country rs
much a. it blocks our own progress.
The only qualification which the SOUTH
crn states have asked for a candidate is
/ that he could win. and they have left the
northern minority OF the party 10 Judge OF
the capacity. Compromise has been the
whole policy OF this section Of the country,
and the attainment OF equal rights under
the Constitution against the sectional AMI
mostly which ignores the claims Of the
! South in the Union, except rs represented
! by the deluded negro for the emOlument
OF the carpet-bagger and still worse scala
wag.
Now, when at last we ask in the name Of
all the foundations principles OF republican
government that the Infamous Internal
revenue system be abolished. and that the
Government shall not pay millions OF taxes
Wrung from the people TO support the
spies and hirelingS Of political party, our
demand should receive some attention at
least from the party TO which We furnish
the voting power.
But instead OF this we are waved aside
by the imperative claims Of the western
whiSkey ring, which would leave us TO be
ridden by the internal-reenvue system,
while it exploits the distractions OF tariff
reform, and breaks our line with internal
discussion at the moment OF Joining the
battle. People who have been conquered
in war understand military figures.
We want to seek the objective point,
which Is a Democratic Administration,
even il we have to sacrifice ourselves TO
the protective tariff.
VIII not the Free Traders OF the West de-
mand the abolition OF the internal revenue
before they order Us to call for tariff re-
form?
Should they not try TO unite the party
on the crusade against the corruption OF
the Republicans instead OF dividing il with
disintegrating element?
II Is said that the agricultural interests
OF the West can amalgamate with the same
element in the southern States.
This might have been true thirty years
ago, but the South to-day is manufacture
ing country, and there are millions OF peo-
ple in il who think that It is entitled TO a
little OF the rich bounty OF protection
which was accorded TO the North for a
century.
But the South will promise to ieform the
tariff IL the North will first reform the
Government which Expresses us, and the
only way to reform Is to rescue the temple
from the thieves.
We can never get it Il we divide our
party on the tariff issue now.
The Democratic party, instead OF vast.
ing its energies in useless squabble over
an economic question, which 1t has now
no power TO settle. should now devote all
its energies to the work OF driving from
power the party which has been the author
OF the evils OF which the peopie iust,v