The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-09
Who are the Boilers?

the MORRISON bill. We wish TO take issue
with The Republicans on other and more
important questions. II Il really is true
that the tariff is the most important issue
before the people this year. then the Re
publiean party must be guiltless OF the
many charges which we and others have
so often brought against IL. Are the
questions involved in the Danville in-
yestigation Of less importance 10 us
In Virginia than whether a reduction
OF 20 per cent. shall be made IN
the tariff on some article OF foreign man.
ufactureY IL the tariff is now 90 per
cent, the MORRISON bill will reduce 1t to
40 per cent. Is that more important
matter than whether ROBERT b. MUNFORD
and other Virginia officers shall be prose-
cuted in Federal court for the falthiui
performance OF their duties as public SER
wants OF this Commonwealth Is 1t more
important to reduce the tariff on iron
than to put q stop to the outrageous
treatment which the South has always re-
ceiyed at the hands Of the Republican par
Nv. and will always receive so long as that
marty shall control the Government? is 1t
more important TO lower by few cents the
tariff on any article whatever than TO have
free elections in the South ?-more I'M
portant than 10 get rid OF spies, INFORM
ers, and Republican electioneercrs !--more
importapt thar banishing the enemies OF
our section from the Federal offices p
morei important than setting the negroes
free from their northern taskmasters? This
last will surely be accomplished when the
Democrats shall gain control OF the Fede-
raj Government. To a negro the RepuD-
lican party now represents the United
States Government. In fact, we doubt II
one negro in a hundred has ever regarded
that party as anything else than the United
States Government. But let Democrats
be found filing all the Federal Of
fices-fet them be seen wearing UN-
Gle SANS uniform as letter-carriers,
postal clerks, mail agents, &c.-let the
United States marshals and deputy mar
shals be Democrats-let the Democratic
party once represent to the negro all that
the Republican party has represented ever
since the close OF the war between the
States,-let oil this come about, and Peace
will at last baye come to us Of the poor,
prosecuted, lbelled, slandered. outraged
South.
To find Democrats speaking Of the men
who seek to accomplish all these ends as
mere office-hunters is truly discouraging.
To hear Virginia Democrat say, with
WATTERSON, that IL the tariff question is TO
be ignored the Republican party ought to
be left IN control OF the Government, is
almost enough to make man iorswear his
party allegiance, aud in disgust leave
such persons to find out when TOO
late that they have sacrificed Virginia
and the whole South to mere
sentiment. The Democrat who holds that
the tariff issue is more important than any
other before the people is at least hall
RepubIican-not consciously perhaps, but
nevertheless certainly such; for he really
believes what he says, it would be his duty
to support the Republican party II its ma
tional platform should declare for free
trade, or even for such a measure as the
MORRISON bill.
We have let our pen lead us away from
the subject OF "bolters." But let it go.
We started out to write few lines by
way OF introduction 10 the following para
graph from the Stanton indicator
"No Democrat 'bolts' when he opposes
the Morrison bill. II so, you can count
boilers by the thousands in Virginia. For
the sake OF the Democratic party, don't
let's have any more OF this. Reading
out has been tried once in the Demo-
cratic party OF Virginia, and 1t sent
the party under the feet Of Malone for
four years. Don't have any more OF it.
The Virginia Democrats who support the
Virginia platform-abolishing the in
ternal-revenue tax and adding the
result to protection-are in q large
majority in the State. They ask nobody
any favor. They will be at the State Con-
yention, and their opinions will influence
the action of the National Democratic Con-
yentfpn. But, strong as they are, they ask
for peace in the interest Of the general well
fare OF the Democracy. III they have been
silent so far, Il is for that welfare. But
that silence can be broken by the undo
served taunt of 'bolters.' We in the min
eral regions OF Virginia kno,o lohdt
zoe are about, even II our brethren
cast OF the mountains do not appre-
eiate the situation. AS far as soil, mine
rails and resources generally, and a
great preponderapce OF white population
are conceI ned, that part OF Virginia lying
west OF the Blue Ridge is repetition and
extension Of Pennsylvania, and we know
what Is best for us in the new life on which
the State has entered. The Democratic
platform adopted at Lynchburg gave us
the best road to prosperity as far as the
tariff was concerned, and we intend to
stick 70 IT, Those who choose TO bolt
the State platform and fall in behind
Morrison's bill, which is no party issue,
should at least have consideration enough
not to cry boilers at those Democrats who
are loyal in their adherence to It,"
The Viadicotor must have seen ere now
that large majority OF the Democrats in
the Virginia Legislature hold the same
opinion which 1t holds on this matter. II
there are to be any ''bolters I" from the
Virginia platform they win not be found
amongst the Democrats who follow VooR
HE'S, BRowS, HOPKINS, RANDALL, GEORGE
WISE, CABELI, and BARBOUR.
. But let us taboo the word "bolter" ir
Virginia. Surely the Lynchburg platform
contains the creed OF all OF us on the tariff;
and surely there win be no bolters from
that platform.
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Mr.. Randall continues TO gather in the
Keystone delegates TO the Democratic Ma.
tlonai Convention from all parts OF the