Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-22
IOWA'S DEMOCRACY.
THE FARMERS OF THE WEST TIRED
OF so-cALLEo PROTECTION.
High Prices Of All the Necessaries oansed
nv ,be Tarfn-IIoIes's Re- Electiou-He
Can Carry the state IN 1892.

HlRn IElCNt VI MI AhN ~fNN'+"N
by the Tarinr-BoIss's Re-Eiectiou-He
Can Carry the state In 1892.
fcorrespondencs Of the Richmond Dlspatchl
BuRL1SGroH, Iowa. November l2.-ln
late editorial in the DISPATCH It IS said that
neither Russell nor Boies could carry his
State in prendcntial election; that these
States are joined TO their idols, DC.
Congressman Springer spent SIX ,cesks IN
Iowa campaigning for Boies for dear life,
and be says that wherever he went the
people insisted upon hearing the t~B
discussed and not prohibition. From
moro than a months residence in
Iowa. and from several months read
inc of Iowa papers and study
born of hope rs 20 the chances OF TINS
State going Democratic in 1892, / can give
the prophecy that Iowa viii 30 Democratic
and not only Iowa. but Illinois and the
agricultural States Of the West generally
that is. the older States.
The magnetic Boies, whose speeches
have the Cleveland ring, can carry ms
State for the vice-presidency or the prosi--
dency. The transmis5ippi people are tired
Of taking a back seat. and as they nave
never even been given the honor OF the
second place thew have strong claims upon
the East. and Iowa Is not a new state, she
is at least half a century old.
NOT pRoHBTT1oE.
The election OF Boies was not altogether
duo TO his views upon prohibition. Pro-
hibition NAV continue to blight the pros
peritv Of Iowa for two years more, unless
a few converts are made IN the next Le-
cislature. The Iowa farmer Is at last will
| ing 20 reed Democratic weekly. and the
scales are dropping from his eyes after
| years of miscalled protection. Inc young
| Democracy Of the Northwest IS becoming
strong. There IL a campaign OF educatloip
| being conducted in the West by such
pqpers as the st. Louis Republic and the
| burlington Gazette. which is telling.
The 81. Louis Republic for months past
| has had a portion Of its columns edited py
such an able tariff refOrner as william j.;
| Wilson, OF West Virginia, and others and
! the Gazette has able writers, VINO nave late-
| " turned from the error OF their way, ana,
| like all proselvtes, are enthused. Ooid
weather and short DAYS furnish the farmer
much time for reflection and reading. lie
reads that Mckinley received q telegram,
Please accept the congratulations or tue
! wiudow-Olass workmen of America anu
| he wonders what obligations these blow
| ing sons of light are under to Mckinney
| or why are they so happy.
HOW IT WORKS.
He goes TO buy small pane OF glass, y
| By - inches. and he IS charged 10 cents Tor
| il. and when he asks why i glass 80 eX-
peusiye ne is told the tariff. 1t Is the same
| with lamp-chlmneys.
EVERYTHING TAXED.
| The great American cGst-iron-stoye-men
| haze not sent their congratulations, out
heir silence, like their protected business,
And thus does the G.. o. p. levy a tax
| indirectly upon the light OF the sun
| through is tariff upon the SANDS Oh the
sea and directly upon artificial neat. Inc
| heavens above and the earth bcneath are
taxed. and the farmers lot like the police,
mans. is not happy one. tie - bound
20 be saving. 1t has been clearly, SHOWN
| that he cannot farm at all probably II he
Unlike his city brother. the farmer sees
but little money, and hewill not buy much
| flannel this winter. lie will buy hlthy,
| shoddy. and comfortless cotton instead
| Only the rich can afford yiGnnel now. 1here
are many more deaths from pneumonia
and consumption IN the United states aC-
| cordiug 70 population than IN England
| Some Of this NAV be due to a difference IN
| climate, but doubtless some OF 1t Is Que 70
| the difference in the amount and quality
uf flannel worn by the treest, the best
fed, and the best clothed
PROTECTED TIN.
As the shivering farmer In the North
! west sits by his kitchen-fire this winter
and views the numerous tin utensils CLINT
ing down upon him from their nails, II ne
ia a Republican and has faith IN the
! American tin-mine stories, he will .wondeT;
! wnv they are so costly. II he IL inclined
| To Democracy no will see the absurdity OF
having a tariff upon an article OF purely
| foreign extraction and which could not DC
| d1ni1cated IN this country even for Nc
| Kialey in his direst extremity for TIN
TIE farmer will not be deceived much
longer by the cry raised every four years;
| The cry Of protection has about stopped
electlnr Presidents and fortunately tor
the Democracy it will have TO be the death
crv. tho agony OF the Republicans next
year, since McKinley's election.
HAPPY SALOON KEEPERS.
II was not local issue which reelected
Governor Boies, for if all the river towns
in Iowa are like Burlington there has beer
no prohi bition, and the saloon-men are
most happy under the so-called prohbl
ton. for they pay only S26 per month
Inc congressional election had nothing
70 do with prohibition and q majority OF
Denocrats were elected. The old soldier
vote Is growing rapidly and beautifully
less. for besides old age the average pen
sjoner never could stand success, and IN
crease in pensions begets increase III eX
travagant living.
VOTED DOWN.
And here is a small straw. At the lat
| electiop a branch of the Grand Army .
the Republic submitted o resolution TO tn
voters OF Des Moines county, in whlcl
Burlington is situated. TO erect some forn
of memorial TO certain Federal soldiers
and although the tax was TO have been
small one. 1t was voted down OY yer.
LARGE majority in Burlington and presume
Div lost outside the city. This may hay
been caused by the already too numerou
and too high taxes on account OF prohiOl
tion and not to a lack of patriotism. for eyel
Governor Boies has NOT cut his eYe-teetI
III Democracy.
LUsTY GIANT.
For wears the Democrats in Burlington
could nave been counted going once owe
the fingers. and they had 10 keep mighty
ouiet. Not so now. A young and luStl
giant has sprung from the decayed loins
, Republicanism IN the Northwest, ana, con
, | trarV to the BtdteucuL u tu5 II uib n CH
their scions will bear better fruit thai
the parent tree
THE ISSUES.
Since the success Of Mckinley in OH
} the next presidential election will b
fought out largely upon tariff issues. In
silver question will be secondary, now
ever important that question may be, an
the reason is PLAIN. We have no hughes
/ Dooleys, and Daniels outside OF virginia
, and the question Is too new, but the tarll
3 like the poor, is always with US, ana IN thl
, instance is cause and effect.
A PERTINENT INQUIRY.
) The Iowa farmer will have an abundanc
/, OF hog and hominy this winter and NOR
/. sugar If he is by the tariff deprived OF otht
comforts and necessaries, but he Will matt
rally inquire il he can get so many NOR
mounds of sugar for dollar why can
, NOT Get more warm clothing az redu'
| ton, A Republican paper claims that
the farmer again next year gets enough
eat that he will vote the Republican tlck'
and leave the Alliance. lie will leave II
= Alliance 10 vote with the Democrats.
a HIS TARIFF SPEECH.
3 Boies's speech IN New York upon Ii
{ tariff reelected him, and while his voi
fell off in the beer-drinking cities IN u
COMMITTEES he gained, and very natural,
, Hiz election, with Democratic Legisl
-. -, oss,st him would have resulted