The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-15
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1883.
Virginia and West virginia Politics.


The two most uncertain States OF the
so-called Southern States, politically
speaking, are the two virginias, and per-
haps Virginia is the more uncertain OF
the two, MS to how she will vote this fall.
The Richmond papers do not endorse the
Presidents tarifF policy, and there are
other Virginia Democratic papers that
likewise antagonize it.
1t looks now asifthere would be asplit
in the State convention, as well as in the
local conventions, that will send dele
gates to the National Democratic Con-
yention. The Alexandra Gazette is OPP
posed to sending any "Randallitcs" from
Virginia to that convention, whereas
Randall Democrats are the kind favored
by the Richmond Dispatch, and both are
leading Democratic papers.
From u resolution passed by the vir-
ginia Senate few days ago, We infer
that majority of that body may be
classed as Randall Democrats. There
was only one dissenting voice of opposi-
ton to said resolution, which is as fol-
lows:
Resolred, 1.-THE House of Delegates con.
curring), That committee composed OF
three members OF the Senate and five
members OF the House of Delegates be
appointed. the duty Ofwhich joint COM
mittee shall be to go before the proper
committee OF Congress Of the United
States ut an early day after the adjourn
mcnt OF the present session OF the Cen
eral Assembly, and urge upon said com
mittee tile great importance to the edu'
cational, agricultural and manufacturing
interests OF the people of Virginia:
/. OF favorable report and the early
passage OF the measure known as the
Blair bill and the abolition OF the tax
upon tobacco and fruit brandy.
.. That no reduction whatever should
be made in the duty upon foreign ore.
Virginia politics these days partake
largely Of the business ingredient, as do
also West Virginia politics. Here in our
own midst some well known names
might be quoted MS showing how Cleve-
lands message has set the party by the
ears and produced IN alienation of
feeling TINT will be both seen and felt
in the result this year, notonly in Ohio
county but in the whole State.
The fact is that the two yirginias are
naturally tariff States. Republicanism
in both States has been growing on the
tariff line ever since the war, and unless
all signs fail there will be pronounced
accession to tho Republican vote this
year in both States. %
Both States want all that they can get
of material prosperity; and there is a
strong underline Of convictions that In
dustrial development must come to both
under Republican auspices. Casting all
her old States rights traditions to one
side Virginia wants her share Of benefits
under the Blair bill. Having about half
million illitentes in her population of
million and half, she will be large
beneficiary under the Blair educational
bill. Hence her local statesmen are
going to Washington to get the money
They will also draw that half million OF
dollars that awaits the State under the
refunding OF the direct tax collected in
1851, thing that her politics Fortunate
ly for this State) did not permit her to
do before the war, thus giving West vir-
ginia her share in the proceeds OF the
public lands.
West Virginia, with her great army Of
illiterates will also share conspicuously
in the benefits of the Blair bill, against
which both her Senators voted, and she
will get back nearly 100000 under the
refunding bill referred to. We
presume that II her Legislature were in
session to-day there would be Randall
Democrats enough to pass resolution
of the same kind passed at Richmond,
despite Kenna. and Faulkner and the
Wheeling Register.
The Randall heresy has deep roots in
the party in both States. The aversion
to free wool and free lumber and free
salt in West Virginia is quite as great as
the aversion to free iron ore in the old
State. Therefore when it comes, short
time hence, to making up the jewels, in
the shape of delegates to st, Louis, and
instructing them for Cleveland and his
message, we expect to see lively time
among the brethren in both States,