Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-04
ACnrd rrom Hon. eeorge y. Misc.

10 Nf u cri 1yHfu of HI'rtvJHd
Your wear, AGO, and a. Iin two years 1So.
when "a candidate for the Congrc,, Of the
United states. DECLARED To you my belief
n tie urinclpl, of the fullc,t projection 20
American labor. Slhcc iho>" periods, as
y,ur l,prDscutatiNc in Congress have IN
ms every ultcrmco and every vote been un-
Wa,criusly faiihful to the declarations
thtp made. There has been no measure
II protection 10 American labor Tor
which have not voted. none that
seemed to have a different intent which
have not opposed. II j. unnecessary for
me. whom YOU have known Tor twenty
wears. and vino ha> made an open ccord on
The uiir,tion that - yit1lly interest, You, 10
state where / stand. You have already
tried me in the balances. and 10 Is for You
f. >av whether have been found wanting
i'm thr respects IN which you specially de-
sire To- be- represented. | challenge the
production oi single one ~ my votes
m TIN, connection which You YoHr-
selves would not have given had YOU
been where wa. But Republicans. while
they have not dared 10 charge me with ans
want of adhesion Ia the principle OF pro-
lection. .ay that the Democratic party IN
the main j. q " Frre-Iradc party. Ihi>
!, an absolute fal>chood. Lr0trH n bs %ucb
byU,,o ,rhca HcJtiftF u. The platform ~
the Democratic party on the question of
the tarin i almost identical with lhaI
Of the Republican. and not only -. bui
free trade il a h,1Gb'J aud an imp0SHb"-
Hg. The Democratic platform declare,
..that American labor shall not hc deprived
of the ability 10 compete successfully WITH
foreign labor and that lower rates of duty
ON imported foreign goods shall not De- nm
po>cd than will be ample 10 cover any m
creased cost Of production which may exist
in consequence u the higher wages Of this
country
Governor Cleveland, in his speech at New
ark the other day. declared "thlt the nect'-
,ary reduction in taxation and the limitation
thereof To the country's needs should De
effected without depriyin@ American ianor
II the ability 10 compete successfully WIN
foreign labor. and without injurins The IN
tercsi> of our llboring population.
Both the Democratic party ana H. can
didatc. therefore, are uncqulVocIlN iof
protection TO American labor But the
HCpubicln party. while protesting |" pro-
t,ct, has subjected American WorAinSnen
10 the injurious competition OF convict anu
imported contract labor. Whilst they
profess 10 desire to piomplt I'VE
healthy growth of our dem Ntir ~
dustrics. We know that these are
languisbing: that thousands OF our
laborlng men in every State OF the | mon
are out Of employment. aud that HE wa-e'
of labor have been sadly le>scned. Ihu-
the Republican party J. constantly tichiih-
YOUR ears with honcyed promises. which
are A. constantly belird by the facts; thus
party 80 corrupt aud rotten may be *
pcctcd TO act; and thus il VIII rontInuc 10
act to the end.
Not only will it deceive you la th' re-
,pert, but. a, your experience shows Tor
twenty years past it ni~ been appearing 10
and has engaged the former slave, TO onset
yOir votes and to take vour locil govern
ment from Your hands. The Democratic
party has been Your only breahWaier
a,nin>t this roaring, rushing tide OF ruin
and disgrace. II We would finally stem
and stIll II. we cannot do 80 by being
sometimes Democrats and sometimes Re-
publicans. We can on'y ID - by per-
,isleri, systematic, orgaI.z q, ana tn