The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-07-19

physician of Washington city, ana soh-ln-
Jaw of the late Gov Ii. A. Wise, died last
week.
Harrison, Morton and Protection Will
will sweep every Northern State, with
Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee
strong probabilities.
Rockbridge elects solid delegation for
Anderson as the De mocratic nominee for
Congress in the 10th district, to be nom-
mated in Staunton on the lst OF August.
They are for him first. last and all the
time.
On Monday last the House of Repres' n
tatiyes, by vote of 120 to 1922. refused 10
strike wool from the free list. Suose-
auently. at the suggestion OF MI. Mis-
the lst of Oct. 1888. was the date liked
when wool should be imported free. if the
hill becomes law. of which there IS not
much possibility. 1t is stated that vote
will he taken on the whole bill in the
House on Saturday.
A great tariff debate is being arranged
for hy the St. Louis Legion OF Honor
numbering 4. 900 persons, to take place ID
Eeotember or October. James u. Blaine
and John G.. Carlisle, it IS stated. have
been spoken to. and will likely accept
Henry Watterson, S. S. Cox. Roger Y
Mills. for the Democrats. and Gov. FOR
aker. Hon. VIM McKiniy. and Hon. Thos
b. Reid. for the Republicans All OF the
addresses are to be published in full, II
the discussion takes place.
An intelligent gentleman now doing
business in Connecticut. was in the VIR
GINIAG Office a few days ago. In answer
to the question as to the vote OF that
State in November, he said he thought the
Republicans would carry it. as the manu-
facturers and wage-earners were very
much stirred up on the tariff. When 1t
comes to business matter, the people OF
that State didn't care much for party
names. They were after business prosper
ity, and they could see nothing but disas.
Ter in the policy of the President mes
sage and the Mills bill.
For party that is constantly denoun-
cling miliionaires and bondh0lderS and
trusts. the management of the Democratic
party as recently organized is strange
combination. There is BarnuIn, the Con
necticut millionaire. and the head OF tht
"mule" trust for campaign purposes, who
is chairman of the National Committee
Frank Jones the millionaire brewer of n ew
Hampshire. is to be on the Executive
Committee: w. l.. Scott. the millionaire
Congressman and coal monopolist OF Ia.
is also one of them. Brice. of Ohio Del
richs. of New Y olk, Ed. Cooper, OF New
York, all millionaires, are to assist VIII
their Doodle.
Even the Democratic and MugwumI
papers are compelled to denounce dis
graceful act of the Democrats of Indiana
While Republican procession was pass
ia New Albany. a Chinese laundry. 1t wa
illuminated at the suggestion and procure
ment of Democrats. The Chinese wash
erman, having been filled with whisky
was induced to send off rockets and othe
fireworks and hurrah for Harrison. Thi
was done in a most Monaghan manner
testifying his approval of the nomination
of Harrison and Morton. The decen
Democrats of Indiana and Snch Dtmo
cratic papers as the New \ ork Times an(
Baltimore Sam denounce it as '.politica
depravity" and censure the instlgator o
the dirty trick.
Free coal and free iron ore were in thu
original Mills bill. but to please the De
mocracy of Virginia. West Virginia
North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky
they were eliminated from the list of FREE
raw materials. 1t was dodge of eXpe
diency, to serve present purpose. IL TIT
Democrats can re elect Cleveland and gail
majority in both branches. of Congress
the whole program will be carried out anC
all raw materials placed on the free list
How any voter in either one of the above
named States, whether he is a DemOcra
or Republican, can support party tina
favors a policy so destructive to their in
Gerests is past our understanding, eXcep
upon the plea of blind, insane partiZanism
1t would occupy all the available space
of the VIRGINIAN to give record OF thu
changes that are going on all over thu
country from the support of Cleveland Il
the support OF Harrison, because of thu
tariff question. In all of the eastern
States. in the West, and on the Pacific
slope, Democrats are trooplng over TO TIT
Republican party, assigning as their rea
son the simple fact that they are opposed
in If inn
Leading Democrats for years have re
nounced their party utilization and declare
their purpose to support Harrison for this
one cause. Hon. Geo. w. Jones, who op-
posed Harrison III 1910, and has repre-
scented his State as a Democratic United
States Senate. and never faltered, has come
out for Harrison. In Indiana. Ohio, ant
all through the West there is fearful ex
odus from Democracy to Republicanisn
an all because of the tariff.
From July. 1866, to MAJ CHI. 1875, a re
Rod in which the Republicans had unbI o
ken control of Congress. they reduced tie
revenues $2S4. 42l ,260. During the next
six years the Democrats. who were con
Glnu0uSIy IN cOnlfCl. Ieuuctu IHe revenue
sc, 1868 935, without taking penny off the
tariff. The Republicans, then, during the
two years following 1881. reduced the tar
if and the internal revenue SOL 432. 4Sl
The Republicans. when they had the power
reduced the revenue as rapidly as was con
sistent with the obligations upon the treas
ury, both by equalizing the tariff and di
minishng the internal revenue tax. The
Democrats havedone nothing of the kind
since they have been in power. The Re-
publIcans have been ready to repeal the
tax on tobacco. Eut the Democrats will
not Join them. And it is this fact that
is opening the eyes of the people who
have been listening to and believing De M
ocratic promises on the subject.
Our contemporary of the Highland Re
corder has caught the scare that prevails
at Washington and says it is absurd to
charge that the Democrats are in favor OF
free trade Mr.. Watterson, who drew the
platform. Mr.. Mills, Mr.. Breckinridge
and President Cleveland all declared for
the principle of free trade. but since hear
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