The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-21

I papers which have no kinder words Tor
the RANDALL Democrats than for the he
publIcans--whIch, in fact, seem to regard
them as enemies. Is there soundeI
Democratic paper In Virginia than The
Norfolk Ledger? Yet It speaks OF HOP
KrNs, WARNER, and all but four OF the
| Democrats who voted to kin the MORRISON
bill, as follows:
1--WE do not know whom the Disp9teh regard.
| as tho very best Democrats, but " we eXccp'
| Randall Eaton, Converse, and George ID. Wise
we do no, remember TO have seen the names oi tht
rest Of the Randalltcs except IN the Congressioha
| Directory"
| The Eastern Virqinidn talks as follows
And now the question arises. Shall the Demo.
Gratis Of The country take counsel OF ,neiT iear'
cratic followers, large number OF whom are from
ohio and Pennsyivania--both hopele ssly Repuoii-
can >tates-t 10 take possession OF the Democraile
nsrty, dictate It's policy, and name its candidates
| In lie National Conventionf IL so. then those
| Democrats who have the honesty OF their conyic,
| lions and the courage 10 maintain those grand
principles Of true Democracy as taught BY tefer-
| son, Madison, Monroe. and the long line OF their
ilustrious followers, Will have TO surrender ihcir
principles or else find refuge In other
where they can preserve their reputation for hon.
esty of purpose and continue the irrepressible
against the dangerous tendencies OF grinding mo-
nonoiIes and the consolidation of Federal power
and az the forces tia. tend to the Destruction OF
Is The Democratic State Convention Of
Virginia last week made known that 1t
hadn't "principle" enough to come out
for ga tariff for revenue only" &C., &c.
The Washington Post OF yesterday
threatens Mr.. TILDEN as follows;
"Does Mr.. Tilden wish 10 be understood now as
repudiating the Democratic principles upon wilich
| lie was elected President eight years agoy 49,
1.-THE Democrats of the United states will not
| support Pretecdonst for President, and they
wifi not vote ticket nominated on Protectionist
PLATFORM"
The phrase "for revenue only" In connection
with tariff taxation. Is q New York phrase. Com
mencnS VITA 1878, when the Democratic party
Of that STATE began the uphill business OF over
turning the 500 majority for Grant ana DIX OF
1872. the Democrats OF New York planted them
selves squsiely upon the platform OF u revenue
tariff against protective tariff, and there tAey
stand thi, day. Starting that year with victory
they won five in succession and beat the Repubn
cans In seven out Of eleven contests.
The New York representatives who sustained the
Morrison bill know the constituency WHOM they
represent and what sort of 4 party-platforin the
Democrats Of their state want. ,,,, ,,,o
The Republican party Will go, bnt not un'li inc
Democratic party shows itself sufficiently honest'
competent, and courageous TO be entrusted Win
power. -
| The Republican House of Representatives rose
TO the height OF the tariff question Yesterday In re-
| fusing to do away with the discriminating duty on
| foreign works of art.
Note that: "The Republican House OF
Representatives This is said OF body
in which the Democrats have seventy ma
jority. The vote was yeas 81, nays 1I9.
..sn't it enough 10 cause the opponents OF
tariff agitation to "strike back " to see
paper denouncing 179 men because they
refused to agree with 50?
We could fill columns with extracts from
the Courier Journal and other such papers
going to show that Mr.. RANDALL is no
Democrat at all: that his followers are
traitors to principle; and that there is
nothing to fight for this year II the tariff
be not the issue between the parties.
We are confident that our correspondent
would, if he were in our place, enfeavor
to prevent the Democrats OF Virginia from
dividing onthe tariff question.