The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-09-30


Gov. Foraker has long been one of the
most powerful and promising contestants
for the Republican party's prize for the
champion South hater. But the better side
of his nature turns out now in the time of
Charleston calamity, and he has ordered
two hundred tents to be sent to the affiict-
ed city. That glowing speech of Virgin
las Governor, delivered in Cincinnati a
few months ago, warmed the hearts of
Ohfo's cold ndimpassive Chief Magistrate.
The effect has not yet been lost. and we
hope that it never will be.-Richmond
State.
The South has no truer friend in the
North than Gov Foraker. He is one of
the noblest Of men-brave and generous,
and as gifted and true as he is brave and
generous. The Democratic ISLANDERS upon
him do not blemish his fair fame, nor do
the people Of the South sympathize with
the partizan hate and malignant abuse
which are heaped upon HIM by the Demo
cratic press. His action in the case of the
Charleston sufferers presents wide con-
trast to that Of the Democratic Governor,
Hill, of New York, who concluded that he
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ton because there was no law to justify it.
The suffering people of that stricken city
will know how to appreciate the motive
and thae ction of the two officials-the one
the Republican Governor of great west
ern Republican State, and the other the
Democratic Governor of a great northern
Democratic State.
Referring to a statement of the New
York Tribune that the dry goods trade was
improving, the Richmond Wing has the
following paragraph
"What do our Virginia Republican con-
temporaries, who have tired themselves
and their readers with wearisome repeti-
tion of discOuraging prophecies of bust
ness disasters, think Of this frank admis-
sion What have they to say of this I'M
corking business And what are they go
ing to do about the revival of business un-
der the Democratic administration
They have simply TO say that the assur-
rance that the Democratic majority in the
present Congress, at its last session, was
powerless to change the tariff and revenue
laws, has been received with cheerfulness
by the country and more or less confidence
restored to business by reason thereof 1t
is the assurance that at least until another
Congress is elected, there is reasonable
grounds to believe that there. will be NO
change in the legislation affecting our in
dustrial interests. 1t is because the Dem
ocratic party is powerless to carry out its
policy through the enactment of laws re-
lating to the tariff and kindred subjects,
that business is reviving, for capital feels
that II willhave at least temporary respite
from the threatened disaster Of democratic
policy. That is what we think of it,
and that is what the people Of the country
are thinking about 1t.
The Baltimore Journal of Commerce con-
cludes an article on the foreign commerce
of the United States as follows, from
which it will be seen that the foreign ores
and pig iron are invading our market at a
rapid rate even under the present tariff.
What would it be if Mr. Morrison's idea
should prevail in the policy of the govern.
ment?
"In iron and iron ore the increase has
been heavy, and the indications point to
large gains during the balance of the year.
Foreign iron ore Is now coming in very
freely the receipts at Baltimore and Phil
adelphia alone to date since January 1st
amounting to about 700, 900 tons, against
less than 100000 tons for the same time
last wear. The average value Of this ore
as reported in the Governments statistics,
is SITE per ton, the sos, 1893 tons imported
during the first seven months of the year
being valued at 81 ,0ss, O66, while last year
the average value was given at $2.02 per
ton.
Col. S. Brown Allen addressed a large
and enthusiastic meeting at Palmyra, Flu
yana county, on Monday last, in behalf OF
the Republican nominee in this district.
There was no Democratic speaker present
TO engage in the discussion, but a large
number of that party listened .ttentively
and respectfully 10 Col. Allen.