The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-16
PROTECTION IN VIRGINIA.
The Story Of Congressman Randolph
fuckers Defeat. .s-s

IL Is difficult for outsiders TO realize the
hopefulness that has followed long years Of
dependency in the breasts Of Virginians Ia
they have begun to realize the treasures
hitherto tight-locked in the Everlasting
hills" The vast mineral wealth Of Virgin
Ia Is now the ruling idea with her people
There was no money here to develop this
wealth, and ''the Yankee has assumed a |.
together a new aspect in the eyes Of the ex-
Shareholder since he has been regarded a
the capitalist who Is to unlock the door to
TINS hidden treasure. He Is beloved by all
classes; the old aristOerat, whose blood
once curdled at the nasal twang which be-
trayed the hated "abOlitionist" from beyond
the borders OF Mason and Dixon's line, now
looks TO him as his deliyerer from the cruel
poverty entailed by the loss Of his slaves.
The poor white and the freedman turn to
htm as the boss" who has funds to pay men
Tor their labor. and Is building railroads.
opening mines and putting up furnaces all
over Virginia. These capitalists are usually
strong advocates Of protection, and earnest
ly preach this new gospel to willing ears. as
they. point to the wealth accumulated In New
England and Pennsylvania in manufactures
onilt up BY the policy Of protection" II is
saia tnat hon. ). X Tucker met with great
surprise two or three years since, which
might have taught even such conservative
as ne Is a lesson. Mr.. Tucker had gone up
. INTO the west Augusta country 10 make one
Of MS witty speeches In favor Of the Demo-
cratic party and himself as its exponent.
The place had been wilderness until some
rlch iron man came along. bought an ore
Dank, built furnace, employed all the Ia
Dorers he could get, and in short time had
a thriving mining village, with all the mod
crn improvements, around him. Mr.. Tuck
er made his speech, the same speech he has
been making for fifty years, or since his un-
Gle, John Randolph, taught him 10 oppose
the New England tariff. He denounced pro-
lection and ridiculed Yankees, and told his
Dest storles-good old stories, that had been
making the welkin ring these two genera
lions. TO the astonishment Of the orator,
nobody laughed and nobody applauded The
Democratic district managers are said to have
remarked lugubriously afterwards that they
might have gotten few votes at that pre-
clnct II Mr.. Tucker had not spoken there"
and u was even whispered that the eloquent
speaker had perhaps better not visit that
mining town 20 make any more anti-prOtec-
tlon orations, as 1t had rough population.
ana tney might not listen 10 him 40 patient
ly next time. Mr.. Tucker has not been there
any more, and did not offer for reelection In
the tenth district.
Jacob Yost, the new member who will fll
Mr. fuckers place Ia the lower house, Is
young man OF much promise, representing
all the new elements Of the South. He be.
longs to very clever family, and comes Of
the German stock which Is the bone and sin
ew Of the Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Yost
and his father have ably edited the Valley
Virginia, staunch Republican sheet, and
long one OF the best papers in the State.
The Democratic candidate In the tenth dis
trlct was Mr. Baum Gardner, very worthy
citizen, whose name Is familiar In cOnnec-
ton with the whiskey interest. He Is a OUT
ct man, and young Yost paid little attention
70 him, but made his canvass vigorous
ly against Mr.. Tucker land the principles he
has so long labored to maintain.
In addition to protection as his favorite
subject Mr.. YOst has thoroughly discussed
the Blair bill, which he has always strongly
advocated. Mr.. Tucker has always opposed
this measure, which Is extremely popular
with the masses Of the peOple