Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-28

TO take too gloomy view OF the condi-
ton Of things in this country at this par
ticular juncture. 1t says:
"Well. II our friend Of the Dispatch
can stand the pressure the Adc0oce can
90 the same thing But We tell Our con-
Temporary now. and for last, that If the
Democratic party don't reform the tariff
and reduce the revenue as they have
heretofore promised to do. and 10 which
President Cleveland and the party are
committed, It will he simple mockery for
the Democrats TO enter the next presl-
Dental race with any show or merit OF
success We would deserve TO be beaten,
and even John sherman could do IT.
We beg leave TO say that We don't be-
lieve the Democrats OF Virginia intend
TO cut of their noses to spite their faces.
We as n southerner. holding TO Mr..
JEFFERsoN's teachings As to States
rights, and believing that the Ropubli-
can party is an enemy TO those rights,
would take great pleasure IN voting for
Mr.. CARLISLE, or Mr.. WATrERsoN, or
the yericst Free-Trado Democrat in the
land rather than for SHERMAN, BLAINE,
or any other man who favors Federal
interference with elections in the South,
or waves the bloody shirt IN the North
and we take it for granted that every
good Democrat in Virginia would with
equal alaclity hasten 20 the support OF
Mr.. RANDALL or any other Protection
Democrat rather than assist in the cleo
tion Of a Republican President. We are
confident that our friend GLASS would
do yooman service in behalf OF such n
candidate. In other words, we take It
for granted that the Virginia Democrats
would rather vote for n Democrat with
whom they agreed in opinion upon all
questions except one than for al enemy
Of their section with whom they agreed
in opinion upon not one single question.
We are inclined to believe that in the
North there IS much more disposition to
make protection an issue in the presi-
dental election than there is III the
South. The consequence will be that
the st. LOUIS Convention will probably
formulate a resolution on the tariff
question that viii please the anti-Pro-
tectionist Democrats of that section.
Nc beg our old friend not TO be de-
spondent Re must have observed that
the Republicans of the North, assem-
Iled il their State conventions, manifest
10 wish to evade q division of the voters
Of that section upon the doctrine of pro-
lection. On the contrary, they call upon
all classes OF the people TO rally to the
support OF that doctrine. Perhaps,
therefore, our Lynchburg contemporary
may be mistaken in supposing that
"even JOHN SHERaxN could beat us in
case Congress neglects to do is duty in
reducing the surplus and revising the
tarif. 1t certainly would be a unique
manner Of manifesting their desire to
reduce the tariff should the Democrats
decide to vote for the party which every
where declares for protection. We
notice, by the way, that this hated word
"protection has such a ring in it and
such charm about it that the Demo
cratic State Convention of Indiana de-
clared day before yesterday that "the
Democratic party, being of the people
anu for the people. fayors such legisla-
ton as will guarantee the broadest pro-
lection 10 the interests and welfare OF
the industrial masses" The word
"protection there occurs in a suspicious
connection.
Some Democrats predict that Virginia
viii vote the Republican ticket next fall
If the Democrats in the House of Repre-
sentatves fail TO pass the BLAIR bill as it
came from the Senate that Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND will be defeated if he vetoes it.
Other Democrats make a like prediction
conditioned upon the failure to abolish
the taxes on tobacco and fruit -brandies.
Still others condition their prediction
that MIR. CLEVELAND will be defeated
next fall upon his failure to sign the
river-and-hsrbor bill. We believe in the
predictions of none Of these CAssANDRAs.
Ii is written in the book of fate that Mr..
CLEVELAND is TO be reelected. For
some reason, or for various reasons, he
seems to be stronger than his party.