National Republican., 1888-01-25
They SPOKE Too Late.

They Spoke Too Late.
Mr. d. w. Spencer, a tobacco mauufac-
turer Of spencer, Henry county Va, in
conversation with reporter of the Atlanta
Constitutions, sald
~ will say this about the internal revenue
business" said Mr. Spencer, in response to an
inquiry about how the people OF Virginia felt
toward the Presidents message. ANY party
that attempts to carry that law will not bo able
to carry Virginia have had no time to even
Rad the message, and no time to talk with the
people about this law, and there isn't doubt
Whatever.
Was 1t in any way au issue in the last con.
gfessional campaign"
"Not directly; but in all the congressional
races prior to the last. the Republican party
was carrying the internal revenue laws. Gen
Cabell, one Of the most popular men 10 our
section, had promised our people for twelve
years, 10 have these laws repealed. He fought
them vigorously in his campaign speeches
and carried the district in previous campaigns
by large msloritlcs, as high as $500. In the
last campaign his opponent came squarely out
on this issue, and claimed that Gen. G. had
been ttied for several years and failed. Asa
Republican he could aid in II and do more
than had been done, and he was elected by
$500 majority over Cen Cabell. So You see
there was change OF about 5000 votes Ia one
district, and just following the election Of a
Democratic President"
There is no use talking" he continued
There are thousands OF good Democrats in
Virginia who will not vote for any party that
indorses this outrageous law. The reason is
plaintiffs law taxes one Of the main products
o. our soil eight cents per pound, and haul
caps our farmers that much IN competing with
other countries that raise tobscco sugar is
Just as much II luxury as tobacco. suppose the
Democratic party were to favor a tax of even
ore cent per pound on su sar. Can any sane
man believe that Louisiana and other sugqr
growing states would vote for party tina
favored such n tax"
The Democratic convention at RJa loke
declared In favor OF the repeal OF the en-
tire system OF rcven ue taxation, thereby
following In the steps ot the great Virginia
Democrat, the sage OF Monticello; the
sage Of Oak View says the internal revenue
taxes ought not to be repealed, but that the
wool Of the Virginia farmers aud the iron
| ore and coal OF the Virginia miners ought
| not to be protected while their tobacco is
taxed, and the Virginia Democrats throw
up their hats and shout for Cleveland.
Wise, O'Ferrall, and Lee, the Virginia
Democratic members Of Congress, knew
that Carlisle usurped power, and, In a
most outrageous manner, prevented the re-
| peal Of the tobacco tax In the forty-ninth
Congress, so that lie could have 1t to trade
on this year to assist him IN securing free
wool and free iron ore, and yet Wise,
| O'Ferrall, and Lee voted for Carlisle for
Speaker, thus giving him power, which he
exercised, to stock the House COMMITTEES
against the repeal OF the tobacco tax and
In favor Of tariff reduction to strike
down Virginia's industries. And the De-
mocrats support Wise, O'Ferrall, and Lee
in their endeavors TO ruin their state.
But the sage Of Oak View and the Demo.
Gratis from Virginia are trying 20 take the
back track; they have seen handwrt-
ing which alarms them as much as did the
mysterious words written In letters Of fire
upon the walls Of the banquet'ng hall o.
the Babylonian prince. 1t required no
Daniel to translate those words-they were
in no unknown tongue. Unlike the "Mene,
mere, tekel upharsin,n which told the
fate OF Belshazzar, the people OF Virginia,
from seashore to mountain range, said In
plain English to those free trade iconoclasts,
"You are weighed In the balance and found
wanting" and Virginia is Republican be-
cause It is for protection.
The result is that the tobacco tax must
go ard the tariff must remain. The sag
OF Oak View and bis Democratic allies are
like the lrlshman's chicken-"thpy spoke
too late.n
|
The Charleston Nous and Courier In an
editorial favoring the passage Of the Blair
educational bill because of the poverty and
needs OF the south, and particularly of
south Carolina, says:
lfthe Congress, at the dictaton OF insolcnt
commonwealths who, being rich, have no
thought OF the poor, shall cast us out il the
cold ard keep US there, the people here will
adapt their policy probably to that OF COM
moHwealths which are different in their cir
cumstanccs, and will look to other means
than love OF country and the three rules of
reading, writing, and arithmetic for the per.
petuation Of intelligent dominion in these
| parts.
The buldozing instincts OF the English
blockade runner, now the dictator Of South
Carolina politics and manipulator OF the
eight ballot box swindle, came to the front
In this article, which threatens all the states
who dare oppose the bill with The dire
for the bill out OF fear for this imported
palmetto hero, and such talk really damages
the cause.