Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-02-06

Upon the people of the valley ana the
Southwest. It is not az idea alone, it is a
material interest. The people in the Val
ley and the South west own almost exclu-
sively the soil in Virginia that is under
laid by something that protection can
bring to light anti give money value TO.
Virginia is not fast becoming, but IS a
protective State. The Democratic plat
form a. Lynchb,irg hoyed that; It's re-
iteration at Richmond confirmed that,
and the tariff plank IN the National
Democratic platform is a recognition OF
the views of Virginia AMI other protec-
tive States. Virginia is a Democratic pro-
lection State and has said so, plainly, ever
since the developing of her resources led
her white population to see the value OF
protection to her prosperity. All tnat she
asks of Mr.. Cleveland's administration
and the Congress ander 1t, is, That they
will carry out the National platform.
revise the tariff with intelligence and not
horizontally" and adjust the revenue,
which is obliged to be collected for the
support of the government, 80 as to give
protection to what Virginia produces. We,
Democratic pr0tectionists, ask for no law
taxing other people to raise more revenue
in order that our section may be benefited.
The charge that we do, is Hurd-ism.
We also ask thu the internal Revenue
Inquisition and Association of Political
Heelers should be abolished and the tax
raised by tariff "Our managers" who
ever that may mean, need give themselves
no trouble aboslt the protectionists of tn
Valley in tho GubernatOrial election.
Here, we don't care the toss of copper in
the matter of a State officer, whether be d
tariff reformer or protectio nist, for all
that his Office mas to do With protecting
our interests. We are a practical and
sensible people and we know that tariff
views on either side can only rattle around
harmlessly in the musty old Governors
box on the Capt. OIL Square; but we should
be sorry to see avn advocate of the late
Morrison horizon tai bill nominated, sim.
ply because of the, favorable opportunity it
would give Nah one orators to raise the
false charge of FIRE trade and mislead voters
who had not inf ,rmed themselves on the
subject. Whoesy err is nominated for Gov
ernor the Demoe ratio protectionsts Of the
Valley will hefst tily support, but all the
same we woula much prefer nomination
that would bE7r lg the voters out of their
their holes, In ther than one that would
give even 81 ia fllmsy excuse tor going
70 hi hal
the subject, " g may suggest that this sort
of paragraph, irom another contemporary,
the Richmond state. is very misleading:
Mr. Carlisle az I'd Mr. Randall have separate
ly visited the President-elect. AS tho pro-
tectionists are III the habit of getting every
thing wrong tina has any connection whatever
with their pet heories, they will doubtless
claim this as pl election victory.
One would hink the Democratic pro-
tectiOnists are in chronic state of war.
fare for their "pet theories.'' We are not.
We have very strong and practical con-
victions on thu subject in the Valley, but
we were rerfc city satisfied with the tariff
plank of the rational platform. We are
perfectly satisfied in this district with thu
position of cur new representative, Mr..
Tucker--ab elish the internal revenue and
put it ON che tariff for protection. There
is no trouble with us on that subject. It
is only the faiiure Of that platform and
position Co yield what they promise. that
would arouse an outspoken and decided
remenstra from those who believe with
the Virginia Democratic Platform. Nor
do protection Democrats regard Mr.. Ran
dall's visit to Mr. Cleveland as any pro-
lection victory. Me. Randall's wisdom is
not confined to protection, he is states
ms.n who has most remarkable knowl-
edge of the wants OF this whole country
from end to end. and we are glad to see
the next Presiden. availing himself of that
knowledge, but it would be no pleasure to
US to see him leave his position as the
leader of the Democratic party in the
House. We see neither in this, nor the
next congress, any man who could fill bis
place.