Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-22

Mr.. Walsh. OF Georgia. has already
made quite reputation for himself. al
though he has been In the Senate only
q few weeks. It will be remembered That
he recently went to New York. and MADE
a speech at the Tammany celebration. IN
which he ably and convtncingiy argued
in favor OF an income-tax. This was, In
deed, boarding the lion in his DEN He
also took occasion soon after he entered
the Senate to make a speech on gene
raj topics. and In this. too. gave evidence
that he was not to be mere nsure-
head In the Senate. In word, senator
Walsh 10 q man who not only has opin-
ions of his own. but IL always ready to
advocate them, either before the people
or in the halls OF Congress. He believes
himself to be possessed Of a political
creed which Is worthy Of universal ac-
ceptance, and holds himself ever ready to
give good reasons for the faith that Is
in him.
Mr.. Walsh Is again presented before the
country In the Baltimore Manufacturers
Record of this week as political seer.
He has been interviewed by the Record.
and comes out for building the Nicaragua
canal and In favor OF providing for an
international bimetallic conference. lie
SAYS that IL the United States Congress
has the foresight to do these two things.
he believes that prosperity Will return 10
the farmer, the mechanic. and the laoorer'
and that the capitalists and manufac-
turers will find new fields for investment
and new markets for their wares. Labor
troubles would disappear. be says. and
the people find profitable employment.
Our farmers would no longer have to
be contented with starvation prices Tor
their products" Mr.. Walsh Is quoted as
follows:
Il. Build the Nicaragua canal This
will open up to the skill and enterprise
of our manufacturers and merchants the
entire field OF commerce that has never
failed to enrich the nations OF Europe.
''2. Invite the representatives OF Mexico
Central. and South America, and the ma
tions of Japan and China and all the
silver-using countries Of the world, which
embrace about two thirds of the people
of the earth, TO an international monetary
conference This conference may deter
mine that silver will be coined at ratlo
of 16 in silver to In gold. and that silver
money will be received In exchange Tor
merchandise and In payment or all depts.
Senator Walshs platform Is a good
one. But until the saIiff question Is
settled, or rather until a new tarin has
been provided for this country. there can
be no good reason to hope for the return
taught TO believe that all their varied
interests are necessarily awaiting the
action Of Congress on that subject. ana
that the wheels OF commerce can never
he set in motion again until new tariff
becomes the law OF the land. This belief
Is so firmly implanted In the mines OF
the voters that 1t would be waste or
words to undertake to convince them that
the country will ever see prosperous times
again under the operation Of the Mckin-
ley law.
But let Congress pass a new tarin
law before 1t adjourns. and then Mr..
Walsh's prediction as TO what would re-
suit from the adopting OF the two mea-
sures he proposes would almost certainly
come true. Hard times have been known
again and again In the history OF this
country, and these hard times have al
WAYS been succeeded by better times. SO
1t will be now, If we will remove from
our pathway the impediment known as
the Mckinley law. That law imposes one
set OF customs-duties. A new tariff law
would impose a new set OF customs
duties. The result Of the removal Of one
set of duties and the substitution Of an
other set is what the people fear. These
fears will never be Quieted until Congress
removes the cause of them.