The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-17
A Narrow Escape.


Th., MAS n shrewd New Yorker who, as
related by our Washington correspondent
In Yesterdays issue OF the Daspd'ch' SAID
thai n the MORRISON tariff bill had been
nassed by the House o! Representatives
wednesdays furry In the New York
money market would have been charged to
its account. or course. there would have
been no truth In the charge; but, alas. how
many persons there are in every commu-
ujty that can be made to credit just such
assertions.
CAPTAIN CAaa PArTEs0N, OF Bucking-
ham, In his speech in the Democratic State
Convention on wednesday, declared that
ever since Congress met in December last
he had felt rs II power was day by day
slioping away from the Democratic party.
He deplored the unwisdom OF the Demo-
Gratis Of that body whose course has d.
yided the Democrats into two hostile
camps. II our readers wish to know the
spirit manifested by the leaders OF whom
Captain PArTEsoN spoke. they have only
10 read the Washington organ OF the anti
RANDALL Democrats. II has lost all dis
cretion and is blazing the way to an igno'
minious defeat. We give few short ex-
tracts from the Post. 1t says OF Hon.
JOHN T. HARRIS
"Tbe temporary chairman of the recent Demo.
cratic Stale Convention in Virginia declared that
he would rather live ten years under the present
tariff than one year under Malone. Perhaps tnlS
A. trae. But the gentleman has assumed a Fela-
tionship between The tariff question and Mahone-
ism which does not exist. .-,e g.. ..,.o
nue only has no more connection WIN the restOra-
ton OF Mahoneism In Virginia thao nas tne pre-
sent protective and prohbitory tarln WI, MIN me
once military districts AZ tue SCUM vi ''e te"e
rails who ruled over them."
MFR. HARRIS knew what he was talking
about. II the Chicago Democratic Con-
yentlon declares for ga tariff Tor revenue
only," ard Virginia Is not lost to the DEM
ocrats, il will be because their opposition
70 Maboneism will induce large number
Of Democrats in this State to vote the DEM
ocratic ticket IN spite OF the party's plat
form. We regret that the editor OF the
Post was not here to mix with the people
fresh from the country and learn how few
OF them are willing to divide the Dem
ocratic party upon the tariff question. BAR
BouR, GARRISON, O'FERRALL. CABELL. and
GEORGE ID. WISE. were all in attendance
upon that Convention, and all OF them will
testify to the Post that the Democrats OF
Virginia are in earnest when they set forth
their tariff.creed in the words OF the OHIO
platform.
We quote again from the Post:
"The virginia Democrats have laid down plat
form which ust be dsapproyed at chicago; .
"Upon the tariff question they adopt rerbdtim
The Ohio platform Ihongn eae en- noiSiea
deception, IL has been construed by Its author To
he protective tariff platform, and Is SO uhiVer-
"By adopting il the Democrats of Virginia have
placed themselves IN sharp antagonism 10 the
national Democratic party, which mas gwen I'M, tne
where, and have endorsed. for all pracucai bur
poses the political policy Of those Republicans LED
by William ID. Kelley, who would In moment
had they the power, wipe every vesige OF inter
nal-revenue legislation from the statute-book."
That's fine talk for Democratic paper
to indulge in in speaking OF the truest
and best Democrats in the United States,
and Of a platform which Pennsylvania
adopted when she elected her sixty dele
gates to the Democratic National CoDven-
ton, Virginia when she elected her twen-
ty-four, New Jersey when she elected hers,
West Virginia when she elected hers, and
Ohio last year. viii the statesmen OF those
great States be influenced by such talk
Not they. 1t will have no more influence
upon them hereafter than it has had here
tofore, and how little that has been may be
inferred from the action OF the conven-
tons of those several States.
We quote again:
aTbe somewhat difficult feat of riding at the
same time two horses going at full speed In 0Dp0-
site directions seems to have been successfully ac-
complished by the New Jersey Democrats"
1.-The result Is a complete straddle ana evasion.
So far as 10 neutraliEes the influence OF the state
which was ex pected TO be thrown In layer or the
Randaltes, IL IS defeat for that Republican con-
tingent. but otherwise IL Is victory for nobody.
II would have been the manly course for The true
Democrats In the Convention 10 have declined all
offers OF compromise such as were offered AMI ac-
cepted and have made the Protectionists stand up
and he counted"
Very recently they did "stand up" and
were counted" in the House OF Repre-
sentatives, and they are ready any day TO
"stand up and be counted" Who is to
make the people afraid to stand up and be
counted 10 peoples convention!