Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-04

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Connecticut-Virglnia
The Democrats OF Connecticut, like
those OF Virginia, are somewhat divided
upon the question Of Protection.
Among the Protectionists in Connect
cut is Hon. WILLIAM II. BARYUM, chair
man OF the Democratic National Com
mittee. This gentleman was on We'd
nesdsy last unanimously elected by the
Democratic State Convention to be n
delegate at large TO tho Democratic
National Convention. Like Mr.. FoRAN,
OF Ohio, who made 9 speech In the
House OF Representatives against the
MlLLs bill few days ago, Mr.. BARSUn
does not cOncede that because he is q
Democrat he is obliged 10 be opposed to
protection.
Virginia is MS soundly Democratic as
Connecticut and has the same right to
adopt q platform OF her own. If she
should decide to do 30 in her State Con
vention two weeks hence, she could not
do better than follow the example OF
the Democrats of Connecticut, so far at
least as the first plank i'll the Connec'
ticut platform il concerned. That
plank reads as follows:
Rcsolrcd, That the Democratic party
of Connecticut, IN again announcing Its
principles, adopts the Constitution as its
platform. We demand the equal rights
Of citizens and the liberty Of the III
dividual so far as it is consistent with
law and good order.
The Constitution is the platform OF all
good Democrats 1t is because the
northern Democrats are willing TO ac-
cord to the southern States their con
stitutional rights that the Democrats Of
the South deem it their duty to stand by
the national Democratic party. We in
this section do not desire to repeat the
experience of reconstruction times
We do not wish TO see an Eruption of
carpet-bagcers seeking Office, and com
manding the votes of all the ignorant
negroes. We do not desire to have our
elections placed under the control of
Federal officials. On the contrary, we
would have the southern States as free
as the northern, and our elections
controlled by our own people. This is
what the southern Democrats hold to be
constitutional government, what the
northern Democrats hold to be cOnstitu
tionsl government, and what therefore
the national Democratic party holds to
be constitutional government Shall We
disregard on this question Of States
rights the opinions of Mr.. BARNUM, Mr.
RANDALL, Mr.. McADoo, Mr.. FoRAN.
and the thousands OF northern Demo
Gratis who concur with them in those
opinions, and turn them all out Of our
party because they do not hold with US
that the surplus can be best reduced by
abolishing the tax on tobacco?-or by
putting duty Of thirty per cent upon
articles which we think ought not to pay
over twenty per cent. ?
But, by the way, let us say that the
Connecticut Democrats did not hesitate
10 go part of the way with those of
Virginia on the question of the tobacco
tax. They spoke as follows:
RcSolued, That the Democracy of
Connecticut respectfully appeal to Con
gress TO so amend the internal-revenue
taxes as to permit producers Of tobacco
90 dispose of their crop as farmers are
permitted TO dispose Of their wheat, and
that every individual family be per
mitted TO manufacture their own leaf
tobacco without being subject to arrest,
fine, or imprisonment ss criminals
But the most significant plank in the
Connecticut Democratic platform is the
following:
ReSoiued, That we again endorse the
Democratic national platform of 1884
under which we triumphed. We APP
prove of the demand for the readjuSt-
ment of tariff regardful of our indus
trial interests and the interest of labor
against the cheaper labor Of Europe.
We approve OF its demands that the reve-
nue. shall be reduced 10 the needs of the
Government that capital shall not I'M
necessarily be withdrawn from the chan
nels Of business, and that large surplus
in the United States Treasury shall not
be permitted.
Why should not the Virginia Demo
cratic State Convention adopt resolu-
ton which the Connecticut Democratic
State Convention has jus. adopted? VIII
il be claimed that the above resolution
endorses the MILLS bill? Then all can
agree to unite upon it, for it was so
framed as to suit Mr.. BARSUM and at the
same time the anti Protectionists Of Con
necticut
Anyhow, the Democrats of Connect
cut have set good example for those OF
Virginia to follow. Let us remember,
first OF all, that ours is the party OF the
Constitution and govern ourselves &C.
cordiugly.
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The Lynchburg AdUanco, after stating
that so fer as heard from every Demo
cratic county convention in Pennsylva-
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