Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-27
SATURDAY. ........ JULY 10 1884.
Praotioal Polit,os.

charging upon she Democrats that ours Is
Frss-Trsds party, and that our national
platform declares against protecting Amer
lean labor and American industries. The
Charlottesville Chronicle thinks that these
Charges ought 70 b left Unanswered, and
that the voters Of Virginia should be allowed
70 choose ~ between CLEVELAND aud
BLAINE upon the issue % thus presented to
them by the Republican papers. Or have
we misundsrsteod the CAronicIsf
II we have not misunderstood the CAror'-
zcls n would sils.se the Democratic papers
Of Virginia % far ~ the lafin question 10
concerned. II feas that the "Rsvenus
Rsformers viii tale unbrage II the Dom.
oorstic papers defend tho Democratic plat
form from the charge Of being frsc-trsds
platform, though our Charlottesville con-
temporary can hardly fear thai any
Of these Revenue Reformen will 90
over 70 the Republican party be
cause the Republican papers and orators
charge the Democrats with being Free
Traders, and denounce FreeTrsders %
the enemies Of the American mechanic and
of American enterprise. Whatever may be
the reasons which influence 1t, the Chront-
Gle would taboo the tariff. That Il one
subject which the Democrats must ignore,
though occupying large space In the
Democratic platform, and constantly called
to the attention OF the voters Of Virginia by
General MAHsSB and his followers, and
represented to them 10 be most important
matter 90 far - shelr pecuniary interests
are concerned.
We have always claimed 10 be "Bsvenue
Reiormers" ourselves IN The sense
perhaps 10 which our Charlottesville con-
temporary enplsys the words, but because
We would do away with all "Ysvenue"
from internal taxes, and "reiorm" the
tariff from beginning 70 ending. We can
not tolerate horizontal reduction" but
we would Ike to overhaul the existing tariff
and MAKE 1t one creditable TO the United
States. We viii, however, wave sill
claim 10 the title "Revenue Reiormsr,"
and ses up IN justification Of our course
the policy pursued BY the leading Revenue
Reiormez IN virginia--a CARLISLE man
. friend to the MoaaIsox bill-snd one to
whose leadership the CAronicls will not OBJ
ject. We mean Of courss the editor of the
Stole, Of this city. In its Issue OF Friday
our neighbor defends the Democratic party |
and platform - follows:
olButler's cause Of complaint was that the |
Democratic party would not agree to &C |
cept tts principles - they wers arranged |
by him, prefsrring rather TO set them forth |
In their own proper manner. The main
part Of Buffers speech rested upon the |
question Of American labor. Yet the up
holding Of American labor was % plainly |
proclaimed BY the Democratic platform as
that by which Butler had constructed, and |
its meaning was more clearly and de- |
nnitely explained. Compare the two and |
sec. The plank In Buffers platform was
~ follows:
be carefully sdiu.ied 70 promote American en-
terprisss and industries; nss to create monoDo-
lies, and 70 cherish ana fosser American labor"
Butler declared, in bis remarkable speech,
that the Democrats In their committees
platform had refused "to foster and cherish
the interests OF the worklngmen and women |
Of this county" How utterly and will
fully false this was 10 seen In single CON-
parisop Of the two platforms. Indeed, the
Democratic platform gives far more ex-
plicit and determined expression Of opin-
on on this subject. In one section 1t
,sys:
~ ses % % ss
In taxation Ca and must be efsceed