Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-07-06


PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
FOR THE STATE AT LARGE,
RICHARD F. BEIRNE. OF Hanover.
JOHN 7. HARRIS, of Rockingham.
DISTRICTS.
1st. T. R. B. WRIGHT, of Essex.
I'd. D. GARDNER TYLER, of Charles City.
Sd. TAZEWELL ELLETT, of Richmond.
9TH. VIM R. MCKINNEY, of Petersburg,
5th HERBERT G. PETERS. of Henry.
9th W. W. BERRY. of Bedford.
9TH. MlCAJAH WOODS. of Albemarle
Sth E. E. MEREDITH, of Prince William.
9th JOHN A. BUCHANAN, of Washington,
10th. R. B. POORE. of Appomattox.
That new furnace has been erected at Low
Moor, or that the old one is in operation,
is due to the fact that the Democratic party
has not been able to change Republican
legislation, and that Democratic policy has
utterly failed of enforcement.
But the speech of Mr.. Tucker and the COM
ments of the VINDIoAToR are important just at
this time. The former expects to be the NOM
inee of his party for Congress in this district
and the VINDIoAToR expects to support him.
They are both committed to the policy of the
Presidents message and the Mills tariff bill.
To this committal they will be held, and then
it will be seen whether the powder about
closing the workshops and furnaces was burn
ed in 1884, and in the light of CIeveland's
administration cannot be burned again in
1885," 1t will be found that it possesses the
power of dynamite instead of powder, and
that it will blow Mr.. Tucker and the VIND1-
GATOR sky high, if they go before the people
of the 10th district and Virginia on any such
idea as is presented in the reference we have
made. We could ask of neither more fatal
confession, Or one that will be more effective
in laying both on a cooling board Valley
Virgiaaian.
Our contemporary is wholly In error in
its belief that the erection Of new fur
mace at Low Moor during Cleveland's ad-
ministration sis due to the fact chat the
Democratic party has not been able to
change Republican legislation and that
Democratic policy has entirely failed of
enforcement" We do not make this
statement without the very strongest
testimony to support it-that of those
most deeply interested in Low-Moor itself.
The enlargement of the Low-Moor works
has been made in the confidence that the
Democratic policy would triumph. Ex-
Mayor Seth Low, of Brooklyn, is dis
tinguished Republican, is the son of the
largest owner of Low-Moor latter whom
the works are in part called), and is him.
self large stakeholder in those success
full iron works. He is prominent men,
Der of the Republican party, and has been
twice elected Mayor of that city. 1t has
not been so very long since we published
a speech of his made at Saratoga, at the
celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth
day, in which, while crediting the Repub-
lican party with all the good of its past
history, he deplored the sitting results on
the industries of the country, Of its high
tariff principles. In consequence of tie
reiteration of these principles at Chicago,
he, last week, abandoned his utilization
with the National Republican party while
still intending to maintain his connection
with its State OrganiZatiOn-in other
words his separation from it is solely on
account of the hurtful tendencies to the
industries of the country of its national
declaration for high tariff. Last Friday
he was interviewed by newspaper repor-
ter and after reiteratlng the views express
ed in his Saratoga speech and his disap-
pointment at the action of the Chicago
convention. Mr.. Lowe said:
As understand it, the chief line of change
in the present tariff, as promised by the re-
publican party, is to increase duties where
any articles made at home are imported. This
seems to me to be entirely new ground for the
party for whose principles have so long ac-
ted and so consistently voted. but whether
this be SO or not, the policy outlined in the
platform is policy in which I firmly do not
believe, and in behalf of which can make no
fight. OF course, cannot, nor do L desire,
to claim the privileges of party fellowship
when 1 am unable to support the creed of the
party. Therefore, propose to send my res
ignation to the ward association to which I
belong and SO regain my individual relation to
political affairs l have given this matter the
most painstaking consideration ever since the
platform came to my notice, and I can say
with positiveness that I have been able to
find no other way in which to be true to my
duty as citizen, without falling far short of
my party obligations to the republicans on ma |
tional issues were [ to continue in the fellow
ship. I think that those who know me will
understand with how much sincere pain and
deep regret have reached this decision.
The detection of so prominent Repub-
lican as Mr.. Low on the question of the
tariff as set forth in the Chicago platform
has created decided furry among the
Brooklyn Republicans, and will, it is said,
be followed by many thousands more. But
it is not the detection, wide or narrow, that |
will follow Mr.. Low, of which we wish |
to speak; we desire to call the attention of |
our contemporary to the fact that one of |
the owners of the largest and certainly the |
most profitable of the iron furnaces in Vir-
ginia and the South, has marked his CD
position to the high tariff platform of |
Chicago, by that strongest signal of dis
approval withdrawal from the party
that has put it before the people. The
case of Mr.. Low is the strongest proof of
the pudding" that we can give our neigh.
Dor, and it ought, it seems to Us. to accept
The statement of a proprietor of Low Moor
before it elbows out" the furnace of that
proprietor against his protest. We pre-
sumo that Mr.. Lowe is like other men who
are familiar with the iron business-if
they see more prosperity for the country
In the economic principles of the Demo.
cratic party than in those of the Republi.
can party. then they want the former, even
IL thew have to abandon the RanuhJioo,
party to get them
We cannot answer for Mr.. fuckers
position on the policy of President Cleve-
land has set forth IN his message We know
z,oru v.,oI1 thof tho |