The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-10-29

4 good faith. The recent political discussion
/ in Ohio went no further than this, tlatthe
settlement should be carried out in ac-
cordance with the original compact in this
settlement. One Of the provisions was
that this grand land of ours was to be de-
voted to human liberty and right. don't
presume to interfere with your State
affairs. Settle them among yourselves,
/ All ask in behalf of Republicanism is
| that whether a man votes for Wise or Lee
his vote shall be counted. and the result
shall be honestly declared. And TINS IS
the doctrine preached in Ohio and New
York when Democratic papers declared 4
was waving the bloody shirt. ! simply
demanded then as / demand now that the
laws and the constitution Of this land shall
be faithfully observed in spirit and in let
ter, and in this demand every man who
loves the right and hates the wrong, be he
Democrat or Republican. viii heartily join.
/ What have said about fair elections
had more reference to Cincinnati and to
Columbus than to Virginia, for North OF
1
anywhere in the country, and we intend to
suppress these wrongs and to light for free
dom Of the ballot everywhere. So far as
The people of Virginia are concerned, i
have only the kindest feelings toward
them. l am myself descended from Vir-
ginia stock. My fathers people were of
an older race, but my grandfather on
the mothers side was the discoyerer of
Meyers Cave. IN this very portion Of Vir-
! gina. The only cause of difference he
tween us is one that originated centuries
ago When the English eolonists settled
this country they established two kinds of
institutions-on kind at Plymoth Rock,
another at Jamestown. Here there was
Slavery there slavery did not exist. AS
time wore on it was found that the North
was outstripping the South in material
prosperity and advancement, ard then tie
doctrine Of secession was invented. 1t
coalln't be settled by argument it had to
b, settled by the sword. That settlement
was reached and slavery. trust, was ex-
I i..s4shed for ever. Ne men ever fol-
/ IL III a flag with greater bravery than
lnaS. Who followed the flag Of the South,
/ aa' hey were defeated, and a new order
/ e ..stitptioMs was established. When
/ .e ,,ar closed the people of the Norlh de-
SIRED to forget it,. and to see the seceeded
/ s;ts restored as soon as possible TO their
PAGES itthe Union. They freely gaze the
pvs,,.le of the South, both white and col
eae,i the right to vote and all they asked
waS hat the Southern people should ac-
| eePt he settlement as final. and join with
tsiela in building up the country and re-
ssaii : its prosperity. Unfortunately the
>,ss..ii was affected by another political
j i.,,org. adopted not by the mass eff the
::,t,,,i;. but by few leaders. These men
SAN i:at the secession theory was not
,,o.fgl, and so they invented another, the
.i.sciliae of free trade SO that supplies
ia,g!li be purchased for slave labor at
/ .tiicts that were next to nothing. The is
Sue t}as raised-the issue OF protection V.
! free trAde-remains to-day and is the great
/ Issue of the times.
The speake hen went on to show how
TIE alton had prospered ander the Re-
pub ;ean policy of protection how it had
( groWll in wealth and Importance, and the
people in their individual business affairs
! hal felt tie benefit. He contrasted the
prices received by the farmers for their
! products in the days Of free trade and the
/ prices they paid for every article pur-
chased Then it took three or foGr dozen
eggs to buy yard of calico now a dozen
eggs viii buy three or four yards of calico !;
then pound of nails were worth a pound
Of butter; now pound of nails call be
bought for less than the price of a quart
of skinned milk. and so on. The ques-
tion now presented for the decision of the
voters is whether we shall go back to those
old days of Jimmy Buchanan prosperity,
or whether we shall look to the future and
continue the policy which has brought
about such splendid results.
/ He briefly and logically reviewed the tar
If legislation since 1916, and showed how
the present depression had been brought
about by the fear which the monied men
| felt of the free trade procliyities Of tie
Democratic party. Capitalists are apple-
hensiye that the protective tariff will tie
destroyed and their investments impel-
| lied hence they hesitate to engage in new
enterprises and reduce expenditures as
much as possible. The result is that men
are thrown out of employment and wages
diminished, In this section the effect has
/ been marked. Victoria Furnace, employ
ing from 600 to 200 hands in the various
branches of it's work, has suspended. and
those men are idle Mines has shut down
Lowmoor has cut down its wages five Yer
cent, and has less force employed. The
G. & 0. Railroad has cut down 10 per cent.
ON its wages, and here in Staurton there
are more idle men than ever known before.
How many do not know.
A voice, .'Ten times as many
My friend says ten times as many, the
speaker continued, and so it goes through
out all the avenues of trade. The assur-
ance that the next Senate will be Republic
can, and stand as barrier against the free
trade tendencies of the Democratic party,
will go far towards restoring business con-
fidence. Already the effect of the election
is being felt in that it assures the return
of pronounced protectionist to the Sen
ate.
Judge Foraker declared that the people
of the North meant to stand by Mr.. Cleye-
land, and help him to make as good an ad-
ministration as a Democrat is capable Of
giving but, he said, do you know what
his views on the tariff are2 No. Nobody
knows. He is reported to have said at
/ Patterson, n. j., 'Confound the tariff. /
meyer did know anything about it, any
how Perhaps he may give US some
| Views in his message. l hope they will be
all right. lie has been up in the Adiron-
dacks, studying something, and caught a
| big fish on Sunday. As Bob Ingersoll says,
he has taught us at least that fish will
! bite on Sunday as well as any other day.
If he recommends high tariff in his mes.
| sage prosperity will return, but if he says
free trade, great injury will result. Since