Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-20
Platforms.

Our good old friend Of the Lynchburg
Aduanoe tries 10 spoke fun" at us In the
paragraph inst below quoted, but he didn't
post himself before writing. We suote:
"Eycu our friend Drinkard, Of the Rich
mond Dispatch, and Nowlin, OF the Wing,
can stand on the platform Of the Democratic
State Convention. We had the tariff plank
80 framed that they might not be entirely
pushed overheard. They may yet get into
proper line"
Thank you. The Presidents own State
and the state OF Virginia both adopted
platforms that suit US better, we suspect,
than they do the Advance. The Atlanta
Constitution says OF that OF Virginia:
ave observe that the Virginia Democrats
are somewhat cautious in presenting their
tariff views. Let us hope that they will not
he read out Of the party. We want to help
them TO elect Democratic President"
A Washington letter in the Alexandria
Gazette says:
"Certain men here find fault with the
resolutions adopted bv the New York and
Virginia Democratic Conventions because
those resolutions do not explicitly and ex-
pressly endorse either the Presidents low
tariff message or the Mills bill, which Is ac-
ceptsble to hin. They look upon the omis-
sion referred 10 as sort Of slight which,
thew say, will and should be remembered"
As 10 the New York platform the World
says:
"New York is silent on the Mills bill. To
make the silence more significant the Com
miuee on Resolutions voted down an ell
dorsement Of this bill"
The philadelphia Press says:
"In the Platform Committee a resolution
was offered pledging the Democratic con-
gressmen OF the State TO the measure, and 1t
was defeated by the overwhelming vote OF
% to 4. The refusal to endorse the Mills
bill was deliberate and emphatic"
What does the Advance think OF the fol-
lowing platform:
"Tbe Democratic party has declared that
all taxation shall be limited by the require
meuts OF economical government This IL
plain and direct. And IL distinctly recog'
nizes the value OF lsbor and its right to gov
ernmental care when it further declares that
the necessary reduction in taxation and the
limitation thereof TO the Country's needs
should be effected without deprivlng Amcri-
can labor of the ability TO compete success
fully with foreign labor and without in
turing the interests OF our laboring popuIa-
ton.
"At this time when the sun'rages OF The
laboring men are so industriOusly sought,
they should by careful inquiry, it seems to
me, discover the party pledged to the pro-
lection OF their interests, and which recog-
nizes In their labor something most valuable
10 the prosperity Of the country and prl-
marilg entitled to its care and protection"
The Brooklyn Eagle, the leading Demo-
cratic paper in the largest city but one in
the Presidents own State, says:
"rhe adoption OF the unit rule for Cleve-
land aud the endorsement OF him for ronomi-
nation were wise."
"The omission in terms to en- dorse the
Mills bill WAS wise. IL may be very good
bill, buta man has a right to be against 1t
and be Democrat toO-aye, and Protec-
ZIONIST, too. This is no year to make the
party small. A compromise snd conciIlatory
tariff expression will be best"
awe have had these platforms so framed
that friend GLASS should not be entirely
pushed overheard"