Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19


pie Of this free and favored land. Let
this tariff stand. At least. let the Demo-
cratic party make no movement towards
its disturbance. 1t might suit some or
the politicians to go on with the asita-
ton; but every intelligent man OF busl-
ness would cry out: mo more OF that
Hal, II thou lowest me-" The truth IS
that tariff terms as ordinarily used'
are grossly misleading. There are rev.
very few. free-traders really. There are
few. very few, unqualified opponents OK
all protection. Where Is he OF either
party who would favor a repeal OF the
law forbidding the admission here
OF worklngmen who make contracts
to come from foreignN- countries to
engage In the service OF American EN-
ployers? And yet. that law is exclusively
a law for the protection or American
labor; not n cent OF revenue can be got
out OF II. The man who declares himself
an absolute free-trader is an idealist; no.
thing more; nothing less; for absolute free
trade is absolutely impracticable. Free
trade Is a myth. Protection expresses a
principle; and it Is the principle OF Ameri-
canism. II i am not wrong in my read
ing of the signs I'm the skies. we shall have
no more Mckinley tariffs The Republi-
cans themselves will doubtless be found
dividing very soon, with the Mckinley
contingent on one side and the Allison 60
contingent on the other. Tariff for reve-
nue. only is a pretty, party phrase. and
as n shibboleth in the canvass 1t has
heretofore taken well. But with the
Democratic party In full possession of the
government, tariff for revenue only" Is
demonstrated to mean very noticeable
modlcum OF judicious consideration for
various local interests. demanding some
protection. And, as this seems TO be the
most that can be done in the direction OF
freer trade by the party harboring the
free-traders, the tariff necessarily softens
down into q manifest tendency 10 subsi-
dence for a while. The monometallsts
both Democrats and Republicans. will.
OF course, continue to be urgent for the
tariff issue to be kept before the country,
in order that the silver issue may be
kept in the background. But that STRAIT
gem can no longer succeed. That shrewd
game, so cunnlngly contrived for the de-
ceptlon OF the people, can no longer be
played.
The restoration of the FREE coinage OF
silver at the old ratio OF Is to L Is indig-
nantly demanded by the masses of the
people In the South and in the West, and
if they shall prove to have the power to
prevail at the polls in the ensuing cleo
States will be prompt in making the
thunderous voice of the real sovereignty
in this republic heard from the halls or
legislation at Washington authoritativey
insisting that the peoples government
shall supply the peoples country with
money enough for its resources, Its facill-
| ties, and its opportunities for the tullest
expansion of it's business In all It's
branches. There is the issue for the
Democratic party, II it means to be true
to itself There is the issue for the Demo-
cratic party. IL 1t would call back TO It's
| flag the impatient and impulsive free
coinage men who have gone of after new
| gods There Is the issue for the Demo-
cratic party. IL it means to continue to be.
| "a 1t has heretofore been, the party de-
riving its power from those principles OF
political truth warmed into genetlc life
| by the sun OF liberty rising for the first
| time upon our shores. This question or
| free coinage and moro money Is or the
essence of prmordial Democracy. Ana
at this conjuncture in the politics Of this
| country it involves. perhaps, the life or
! this government. IL the fiscal legislation
| of this government is 10 continue to De
| regulated By the money power OF the
country, In the hands OF the Few and IN
| artagon!srn to the interests of the great
seer to say what the end OF 1t all must
! logically be. No dlspassiOnate observer or
history or OF human nature can find any
difficulty in looking straight through that
simple problem. But II must not and VIII
not be so. The intelligent, conservative,
high-hearted freemen OF this land can ana
will take care of their own liberties
as well as of the liberties OK
the self-deceiving devOtees OF the gold
god, who IL left to themselves, would
thrust their own heads. as well as the
heads OF all others. into the red jaws or
the dragon Of Anlrchsm. The time has
come for a revolt Of the virtue OK the
country against the cupidity and. / will
say. the stupidity Of the men Of MANI
mon, who are narrow enough TO believe
that their interests and their rights are
to be held In ascendent over the inter-
ests and rights OF their fellOW-mdn.
Let US have no more Of monopolstic
tariffs. in which the plutocrat finds the
sceptre fashioned for him by the govern
ment he controls. Let US have no more
contractions of the currency, In when
the money king finds his crown. Let
the tariff question be now removed from
the arena Oh politics until the people
and not the politicians, shall call
for a renewal OF It's agitation. Let MS
have o. fair. square fight for free coin
age and mere money on the side Of De-
mocracy against gold mon3metallsm
further reduction OF the volume of cur
rency. and harder times, on the side OK
plutocracy and its satellites and allies
Putocratic rule means discomfort. dis
order. and trouble. Democratic rule. ac-
cordng to Democratic principles. means
industry. enterprise. productiVeheSs
tranquility. and security for society, for
60 lshran
means fair play for every man In every
field Of enterprise and labor in this coun-
try. Free coinage means more money
More money means better prices FOR
the products OF industry, employment
for the unemployed, content instead or
discomfort, peace instead or turmoil
good times instead OF hard times for
the masses OF the people. The masses
OF the people are the masters
In this government. Ii IS for them
10 decide in this, the graVest matter
submitted TO the consideration OF tHe
American mind since the DecMrat'oh oi
independence was promulgated 10 ulc
world Every intelligent man who Is
watching the currents or the times WIN
his eyes wide open must see that this
countrv Is almost on the crest of a crisis,
with big consequences. In the gloomiest
periods of the past the principles or the
Democratic party have proved adequate
Ia the rescue OF free government. Inc
same principles have the same SAVING
virtues now that they have ever had. Let
them be applied broadly and boldly 10
AL the vivid questions Of the day
The Democratic party may save itseH
by being true to itself. BAKER I. LIE
Hampton, Va, August 10. lSJi
Energetic Washington.
CNew York Tlmes)
Unless the Congress hurries. IL VIII be
here when the Knights OF Pythias arrive