The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-02-02
From the Irish World
A Voice from Virginia.
THE HAVOC THAT FREE TRADE WOULD
PLAY WITH THAT STATE.
WHAT CONGRESSMAN YOST THINKS OF
CLEVELAND MESSAGE.

/ Ia With THAT SIaI
! WHAT CONGRESSMAN YOST THINKS OF
CLEVELAND s MESSAGE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| WASHINGTON, ID. g. T.
| Mr.. PATRICK FORD, Editor Irish Wor,a .
| The effect of the Presidents MESSAGE i, v,r-
ginia may be better appreciated when ~ is ra-
membered that so far as public declarations 20
J his views are antagonZed in both of the ,o,sSt
| zeal organizations in that State. There %,
elsewhere, the Republican party STANDS
| squarely for protection and the repeal Of ths
state Convention held in August last do
| manded the immediate and unconditiOnal re-
| peal OF Internal taxes and declared for protec-
| ton, especially to raw materials In its Mai
form was also Incorporated fulsome endorse
mem o OF Inc administration. The effort was
| bel1ef that the true position of the National
Democracy was reflected in the Virginia reso-
lut1ons and the President was in thOrough ac
cord herewith To emphasize this the at.
tempt was made to saddle upon Speaker Car
b use ts sRe respSnsnty for the failure to abolish
those high in authority that the perpetuation
OF the system was due solely to the usurpation
OF the Speaker and that the party should not
be held accountable for his abuse of the hover
vested in him by reason of his Office Upon
such presentation the Democratic yictorv of
1887 was won., Judge. then. OF the consterna-
ton produced in the ranks of the faithful first.
by the denomination of Carlisle by acciamaf
ton following swift upon it and Reputation by
the Presiden of every claim made in his be-
half. Nay, more, not only did the presid6flel
directly antagonize the views attributed to
him by the Virginia Democracy but he justified
and verified every charge made by Republican
speakers,
VIRGINIA STRONG FOR PROTECTION.
Had he entrusted the preparation of his mes
sage TO MS worst enemy its recommendations
could not have been more disappointing to his
party friends. The Protective principle has
taken ueep root in the soil of the Old Domin-
ion. The thinking people now realize that the
future OF the State is dependent upon the de-
He1 Vel PINE OF her natural resources. Within
awaiting the touch of enterprise and capital to
wake them into active value. Hundreds Of
thousands of acres of the finest timber In the
world cover her valleys and mountain sides.
whilst her splendid climate, abundant water.
power, and rich agricultural lands offer attrac-
tions rarely combined in single section, In
the midst of this prodigalfty of Nature the peo-
pie are poor With the ancient mariner they
cry, water, water all around and not drop to
drink" Reared under system of labor that
had for its standard the labor of the slave, that
believed in "buying where you buy the
cheapest" that abhorred the faint OF toll, il
has taken length of years and pinchings of
tions. But the light is dawning at last, And
as they emerge from the shadow of one system
out struggle, into the embrace of another.
LABOR AWAKENING.
Within the past few years enough has been
done toward the development of the mineral
wealth of the State to indicate the wonderful
possibilities the future holds in store With
the knowledge huegained has come juster
appreciation of the dignity of labor and the
evident determination on the part of the la
borer to do his own thinking and act for him
self The men who work with their hands are
also beginning to work with their heads They
affairs than they have ever taken before. They
are studying their individual interests anu
carefully observing the effect of public policies
stance. they see millions of tons of iron AM.
coal coming into this country under duty OF
should be taken from Virginia or some kilt
bred section. they naturally inquire why it is
not taken theretrom and by their labor When
the answer is given that it is cheaper to mine,
transport, and pay the duty than to employ
american 9 labor the tariff question is brought
OF tons are imported under a duty of seventy
five cents how much more will come in If the
minerals of Virginia will sleep on as they have
slept for centuries while the people cry for
bread. The same argument applies to the
other reco lamentations of the President.
CLEvE LAND MUST LOOK NOT TO AMERICANS
not to the people upon whose shoulders rests
the govern ment over which he presides, for an
endorsement of his policy. From them no re-
sent. Across the waters, however, is heard the
joyful acclaim. In London the message is re-
geived with enthusiasm. and from thousands of
tself not satisfy every true American of the
real effect of it's recommendations? When did
the prospect of it? When was her voice
ever raised in behalf of the betterment ola peo-
PIE. def ulSutly lulldDy mas Deen Lne wall O1
the famishing and the revel of the lord. She
has fed upon oppression for generations.
Gladly would she blot out the odiousness of the
comparison between the condition OF her
menials and that of Americans. Gladly would
she stay the tide of moral and material
su pport that has flowed from the west to the
Irish people and sustained them in a contest
the most inhuman ever waged against the
weak.
81 FOR IREL AND, So FOR ENGLAND.
Not long ago attended the reception given
in this city to O'COnnor and EsmOnde and lis
tened to the story of Ireland's wrongs as in
earnest accents it fell from the lips of those
two patriots. was told that handsome purse
had been made up to aid Parnel and Gladstone
in their heroic fight. AS looked over the large
audience and saw the sympathy written on
every face it occurred to me that the Irish are
queer people. With one hand they give of
their hard earnings with but a single regret,
and that is that the offering is not larger. With
the other many of them deposit a free-trade
ballot and thus furnish gold to England to be
They give one dollar to Ireland and vote two
to England. Or rather, should say. they have
done so. II is an experience that will hardly
be repeated. Under the leadership of The
Irish World the revolution commenced in 1884
has been growing in force and volume. The
Irish voters are beginning to realize the power
of the ballot. not only as 1t affects their inter-
ests here but as its influence reaches to the
from the newspapers but also from the change
that has taken place in my own section. l be-
Heye the recommendations of the President,
the reception given his message in Great Brit
f1unkies of this country, will crystalize and
sol1d1fy the manhood of America and insure an
American administration in 1889. And, unless
eyre gious blunders are made, Virginia will
have place in the triumphal procession.
ST merely yours, JACOB YosT.