Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-05
nattcrntiE Channel.
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To me razor ~ INC Df'yft '"'
ADropos OF your editorial, az New
I York Horror" commenting on the pro
test Of ihe .i0urpdiof (Ommcrcc against
the appropriation Of only $4,000 c
Buitrrmiik channel, permit me to recall
what the latest railroad and corporation
1rrsidegtml candidate OF the Gcpubli-
cans. Mr. Chauuccy u. Dopcw, sad last
November in one OF his alter-dlnncI
speeches about the appropriations made
by river ouI lar0Or bills. That he spoke
for al parties IN the greedy md arrogant
"co.m-trupoiis. as she claims 10 be, IS
well knonn o. as who haze watched her
hostility to every appropriation that
looks 20 developing other outlets ior
commerce ami production.
Tho political slgnci'y Of the hour,
sail Mr. Dcpcw "fnds no mears Tor
preventing "a surplus IN the Treasury
which threatens tue crcdi, and stability
Of business and the Generalization vi the
Government. aud seeks Ia diminish II
10y apuropriatiny millions for dredging
CT, e6s which can only be utilized Tor
cl-pond8 aul tormpiu ilrms, when pro-
per mail sGbsilics might bald a mer-
chant marine wJich would carry orr
flag once more over ali the waters Of the
world, furnish r.ady-made navy III
time Of war. aud start vast sip-yardS
upun the Delaware anl arms OF the sea
North and South. WITH the emphasis, OF
course. on North.
f1his luicr complaint OF the Jo""oi o.
C.HUIcroe Is OF q piece with the spitl'
o, hat fling of the prospective candidate
q the Republicans.
Now MIR. Editor, New York city has
received for her ten haroors, AMI chon-
ucls, anil bays from 1879 TO 1891, in
elusive, ST, 500, including for But
termiik channel in five years OF that
time, S2i6, 25O, in sums OF from 100000
to $40, eco per aunum, and IN the last
bill for rivers and harbors (the bill the
President pocNeted in not by mistake)
the appropriation to the harbCrs and
channels Of New York city was 9@G, go,
and 10 James river only 3ll2, $50, though
Richmond is DOW about 2jO miles nearer
San Francisco than New York and soon
the nearest route to that point from Vow
York will be through our city. The
wealth OF New York state, under frau
dulcnt assessment, too, is about zen
times greater than the wealth Of Viz
gina, her proportion of taxation on this
underyaiuaiion is only about two thirds
of ours. and the population OF Der CHIEF
city twenty-five times as great as Rich
mond. and vet, though We thus exhibit
both merit and need, they begrudge
every cent given TO Us. And the same IS
true, Upfufis HiUfGHdis Of every other
for Federal all.
But there is remedy for this. Let the
West, the South. and the Southwest COM
bine and leave New York out entirely.
y he combination can be made, and can
pass its bills over the head Of Mr.. Cieyo
Glands veto. for it is a question that
overrides parties. How long will it be
before self-defence viii compel this?
BY the way. Mr. Editor. | think you
said day or two since that though Mr..
should veto the river and har-
Dor bill and-something else. | forget
what ; was itthough coal aud IRON should
be put Oh the free list and the tax re-
tanned on tobacco and fruit brandy? yet
ne would get the vote Of Virginia. But
/ would respectfully advise both you and
Mr.. Cleveland not to be too certain about
that. am free to say that under such
l should vote for him, be-
cause | think it is important to us to
Keep out the Republican party that
would destroy IS If they could. But
hink ] know = good many who are in
,liued TO be Influenced by other views,
md who, though they might not vote for
/ Republican, would stays home if they
hought their interests we're to be sdcri !
iced to a supposed Democratic policy or
% a freak or within Of our self-willed Pre-
iident.
l think it well to be known that since
he experience of the war the northern
Democrats and especially the New York
are not held in as much re-
gard as they we're before. We have not
forgotten the Seventh regiment, on
5eneral John Cochrane, or Senator
Daniel 5. Dickinson. RICHMOND BAR.