The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-22
A Bogus Compromised Real One.


A Bogus Compromised Real One
The wattersonian Democrats arc making
IL evident % the people that they prefer inc
defeat OF the Democratic party to the de-
feat Of their petty, personal schemes, or, as
we have said OF wATTERsoN himself, they
would rather be successful in securing the
nomination Of their iayorite for President
than in securing the election OF anybody
else's fayorite. Read what SUNSET Cox
said In the House OF Representatives on
Thursday last:
81 believe that II the political party to
which belong--the party which, with All
its frailties and shortcomings and pack-
slidings, Is still the party OF the poor man,
as distinguished from the party OF wealth.
were TO 90 before the country in the next
presidential, canvass on the issue OF free
trade Us. tariff protection, it would In all
probability be defeated at the polls, for
there Is no class OF voters whose minds are
more tainted with the tariff heresies OF pro-
lection than the Iaboring classes, who are
the most injured by them. But on this
issue give me defeat again and again rather
than victory gained against the toll, blood
sweat, and comfort OF my fellOw-men. l
would rather be on the side OF right than
have such victory"
Mr.. Cox admits that he would lead the
Democratic party TO defeat; that he would
prefer defeat on q free-trade platform to
success on any other. We beg leave to
vote against such MOSES. That language
may do in the North, where there are none
OF the wrongs committed upon the people
which the officials OF the Republican party
are constantly perpetrating upon the peo'
ple of the South even in the courts OF JUS
tice, but II is such as we hope no south
erner will be heard utteriDg. Some one
ought to send Mr.. Cox copy OF the
Lynchburg platform, and let him see
how small matter tariff reduction is con-
sidered in Virginia when contrasted with
the evils OF Republican misrule as set forth
in that platform. Mr.. Cox is perfectly
willing to compromise on "free trade " !;
but IL 30 happens that In Virginia even the
revenue reformers deny that they are free
traders, whilst the opponents Of tariff agi-
compromise that is which demands free
trade.
Mr.. WATTERsON talks OF q compromise.
We viii let him speak in his own words.
He says:
1T Is time for those in the Democratic
party who are crying for harmony TO act.
Three fourths OF the party who believe In
tariff reform above all other issues have as
vet made all the concessions. The Morri-
son bin, which they have agreed on, is
simply q com )romise. They cannot go
any further to secure harmony. They do
not propose 10 yield everything. The mi
nority must meet them part OF the way.
II they cannot come as far rs the Morrison
bill. then further talk of harmony is
useless"
What nonsense. No man that has three
grams OF sense expects the Senate to pass
the MORRISON bill or the President to APP
prove il. The agitation is asenseless clamor.
1t Il child crying for a slice OF the moon.
But wherein consists the compromise!
Every Democratic congressman Is asked
by the Wattersonians to vote for the Nor
RIsON bill as whole. The Virginia Demo-
Gratis are thus asked to vote for bill which
would shut up all the coal-mines in this
State. Can any caucus deprive sc0ngress-
man OF his right to vote as his constituents
instruct him to vote?
In the very nature Of things there can be
no such compromise" as Mr.. WAITER
SON demands. Mr. HOPKINS, Senator
PAYNE, Mr.. GEORGE ID. WISE, Mr.. RAN
DALI, Mr.. EATON, Senator JOE Brown, Mr..
CONVERSE, MIR. VOORHEES,, and numerous
other Democrats were elected to Congress
as and because they were known OF sup
posed to be in favor Of the incidental pro-
lection OF all AmerlcFn industries. With
all such men it Is question OF honor.
They might resign their seats in Congress
rather than vote against the MORRISON bill
il they really thought that bill ought to be-
come q law; but they are not at liberty to
vote for it II it contravenes the principle
upon which they were elected TO that body.
A real compromise is proposed in the
resolution adopted at Alexandra on
Thursday by the Democratic State Com
mittee Of Virginia. Our readers know
that we began three or four months ago to
prepare the public mind in Virginia for
the state OF things that is now existing. II
has not taken us nor them by surprise.
The Virginia Democratic State Central
Committee set forth their proposed COM
promise in the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Democratic State
Committee have observed with grave con-
Germ the division threatening the Demo-
cratic party OF the country upon the tariff,
and feel at liberty to express their opinion
individually that the agitation OF this ques-
ton at this period is unwise and should be
discouraged; and that all the Democrats
should subordinate all differences in con-
centration upon the one great issue OF the
reform OF the Government and Its restora-
ton to purity and true constitutional prin-
ciples.
In that resolution spoke the Democratic
party and the Democratic voters OF Virgil
mia. We commend ii to universal accept
ance, North and South.
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