Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-14
TUESDAY. OCTOBER IA. 1890.
The National Camnalgn


after themselves.
This 10 some degree has been the Gus
tom in "off years. but 1t seems 10 us
that an exception. and notable one,
ought now to be made and the commit
tee itself has about come TO this conclu-
sion. Heretofore under similar circum-
stances our State Committee has been
content to leave the districts TO work out
their own salvation. but realizing what
will he the far-reaching consequences OF
victory or defeat in November, it has
been as actively at work this year as If 1t
were presidential or gubernatorial con-
test, and already we think we see the
good effect Of it in greater diligence and
enthusiasm in our ranks. What our State
Committee has done for our districts our
National Committee might do for the
States. Its advice would be equivalent
10 command in most instances, and we
are sure that in some cases, had 1t made
@ timely appearance in the person OF
its chairman or other duly-authorlzed
representative, il could have produced
harmony where is now discord.
The Congressional Committee has been
faithful in its labors, but with the mode
rate means at its command about the
most it can do is to print and circulate
documents.
This is no ordinary struggle in which
we are engaged. We have fine oppor-
tunity to check the revolutionary and
rapacious propensities OF the Repnbl-
can party but if we let it pass Heaven
only knows VIXEN we will have another.
The Republican National and State
Committees apparently understand the
situation perfectly and are concentrating
their money and men in close districts
with determination to win if their we'll
known methods can avail. The Ohio
Democrats put MIR. MCKINLEY in dis
trict which it was supposed would be in
fsllibly Democratic, but our opponents
have not only resolved to contest 1T but
TO assemble their forces there in im-
posing numbers We have no idea that
thev can save McKIELEY. Our Wash
ington correspondent reports that in all
the vast array of well-paid stipendiaries
OF the Government at the national capl'
tai not one is found to be willing to
stake his money that MCKINLEY will be
reelected. To say the least, "this is
significant
The resolute fight MCKINLEY is
making shows, however, that his party
has raised good deal of money for him.
The monopolistic manufacturers who
are now enjoying the fruits of the new
tariff have doubtless gratefully remem-
bered the author OF that bill.
Nor is it alone in Ohio that the Re-
publicans are making supreme
effort to win this victory. All along
the line they are working like beavers
but they will be lucky party indeed
il they can escape the consequences
Of their misdeeds. Every time that
man OF woman goes into a town or
county store he or she is told that tin
ware, clothing, medicines, ironware, and
stationery, and provisions, too, of some
kinds, arc advancing IN prices, The
reason given ia the protective tariff. "
1t ia not observable that the agriculturist
or the laboring men of the cities have
been benefited by increased earnings,
but il is obvious that for all they pur-
chase they must pay much higher prices.
The natural inquiry will be, "How does
this benefit me? 1 pay more for my
hat, and my hosiery, ana my cigars, but
do not see that my income has been
enlarged"
Upon the mere suspicion that voters
would suffer in their business affairs the
MILLS bill failed of endorsement but
here is scheme, well-known to have
been the creation OF the agents of mo-
nopolies. which palpably and undis-
guisedly puts up prices without in the
slightest degree lettering the laboring
man.
1t will be strange il tho Democrats
fail TO win upon this issue.
Senator GoRsAN was in New York last
week and had conferences with MIR.
BRIcR, our national chairman, and
Mr.. FLOWER, chairman of the Demo
cratic Congressional Committee. and it
is said that important results will fol-
low, as q number OF details for campaign
work were settled upon"
We hope SO. A good, strong, vigor-
Gus campaign policy will carry us
through in great triumph.
so far as the South is concerned,
though there are sduabbles here and
there, we believe the force-bill agitation
and the seating Of negroes who were
never elected will result in securing the
Democrats more members than they
ever have had. 1t is among the posi-
bilities in Virginia that We may make O
clean sweep
With the National, the State, the Dis
strict and the County and City Com
mittees all pulling together, we ought to
capture the country-socure the condem'
nation OF tho MCKINLEY tariff aud pro-
posed force bill, and pave the way to q
Democratic Administration.
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