Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-21

ton laws race issues, bloody shirt
ism. and sectional hatred is what
has kept IL up. How can n south
ern white man, even under the alluring
| temptations OF political prcferment.
he Induced to forswear his principles
/ and Join with the enemy OF his people?
How can he turn HIS back In these try
ing days upon his own kith and Kin ana
| color? I have no words OF harshness or
| unkindness for those VINO differ with
| me or who cannot gee things "a ] see
| them. All over this land are dissatisfied
brother farmerS with whom ] sympa-
thize from the depths OF my soul. ana
| do not wonder Mt their feelings OF almost
| desperation, when they see the value OF
/ their crops and their lands almost de-
| stroycd for want of proper financial legis-
| lation: and l believe with them that the
neglect OF this one great issue Is, to-
| gether with the characterization OF silver.
| the cause OF all our depression and SUI
| ferng to-day. But appeal 10 them every
| where not 10 forget the greater evils In
| the enduring Of the less but 10 stand
| faithfully and patiently In the ranks OF
| the old party which has ever been true
| TO VA, and which | believe truly the
| greatest peoples party that ever sought
| human suffrage. Don't leave It be
| cause g does one. or even
several things you think It ought
| not TO have done. or perhaps has
left undone things it ought 10 have DONE
or because II may have a head or a few
| headers you DO not Ike; the great ma
| iorliy OF its leaders and all It's principles
| are right.
| If | could give no other reasons than
| these already mentioned as to why l am
| "A Democrat. | feel j might rest the case
| and be satisfied
|
| n contrast between the Democratic and
| Republican parties as TO their manage
mont OF the affairs OF the government.
whilst each party were entrusted with
| power and made the contrast in favor OF
! Democracy TO which our people have
| ever listened.
! Continuing. he said: Now, let us con-
/ trast some OF the recent actions Of thu
two parties 1t is charged that the
| Democrats were too slow. This may be
| So bu, does II not take longer to undo
| a wrong than to do il? But IT did not
| the Democrats pass a tariff bill against
| the most fearful opposition. and with
| only sCant majority In the Senate. sixty
days earlier than the Republicans did.
/ when they had large majorities in both
| houses and when they were helped along
/ by the same mighty forces TO aid them
/ that opposed and tried to thwart the
/ Democrats?
Did not the Democratic party repeal
! the Federal election-aws that the Re
pubNcans had put upon us. thus GiVlhg
! - every man throughout the broad limits
| Of the land the night to 20 to the polls
! nnl vote with none to modest or make
| him afraid? Did they not pass blll au-
/ thorizing State county, and munlclpai
! governments TO tax grcenbacks ana Iica-
surv notes that the Republicans had put
I 1fasp hoy N
/ salaries and dispense with over SIX nun
! dred unnecessary clerks. when, at the SEES
| sion before. the Republicans had added
| over seventeen hundred to the already
overcrowdcd list? Did they not cut on
| millions OF tax from the necessarieS OF
! the people. and pat all the pctted Ike
publican Industries TO growing at theHi:
: pid they not stop the panic, quiet an
strikes and labor troubles, and pass the
best tariff bill ever enacted for the people
and reduce current expenses over twenty
eight millions of dollars? Did they not
put an income-tax on the very lords OF
creation. and. to that extent, releve' the
poor people?
THE PLEDGES.
They failed only to verify two of their
pledges and these were to give us Tree
silver and state banks; but can be afford
to fall out with them for this? Every
State bank law that was ever passed, and
every silver dollar that was ever
coined. was printed or coined
under Democratic laws. The Republicans
never gave us either. and they make no |
promises to do it. ana | am afraid to wait /
long enough for the POpulists To DO II. !
We should not be unreasonable in our de-
mands az the Democratic party. Remem- !
Der seed-time and harvest cannot come /
the same year. 1t took thirty years LOT I
these evils to he fastened upon us-we !
cannot hope TO get rid Of them in single |
session Of Congress.
TARIFF
] must. before | close. discuss briefly T
one feature OF the tariff question. anu
/ do it with a great deal OF hestancy. !
| know that it is regarded as an uninter- /
esting subject, and one that i rarely ever I
touch upon in my talks. l cannot bear !
t. see the benches getting empty, AM /,
the yawns TO come stealing over the faces .
of my audience; l generally leave TINS !
branch Of the subject TO be discussed by !
others. better posted and ADLER and more I
entertaining than myself.
No doubt you have all heard OF the man :
who was condemned to die. and the Judge /
out of the Kindness Of his heart tod him |
that the only mercy he could show him (
was TO allow him TO choose his own .
low studied over the subject for some /
time. and then said: Judge hardly know !
which form of death l choose. To have |
a rope put around my neck and TO have !
my tongue and eyes choked out OF thelr |
sockets is too bad-too horrible to think |
Of. and to lay my head down on log |
and have II cut off ike an animal. ana |
to have the blood fly around on every
thing Is awful-this would be too cruel |
oh 4 ~
stand either OF these modes. l want 10
die a quick ana easy death. Judge. l
tell you, suppose you just begin me
talk on the tariff. and l promise 10 Keel
over right at once" Now please don't
any of you die whilst l put you through
the operation. / promise 10 be as Driel
ia possible:
can sum up my ideas on tariff In
a few words. | am in favor OF "tariH
for revenue, with incidental protection
and | have 1t in my head this Is good
old Democratic doctrine. If protection
for the sake Of protection is right, then
all men, in all occupations. should have
IL, and every fellow should be protected
alike Nobody could then complain. IN
less II would be- the devil. There would
then he no "hindeImOst fellow for him
to take"
INFANT INDUSTRIES.
If We can protect in their infancy. and
even youth, those industries We have
not, and could not. Otherwise secure
and no great injury be done 10 the peo-
pie OF course We ought to protect them
until they get their growth, but II they
could not stand up and succeed AFTER
they had been protected In their early
days, why then. | would treat them
as Wallace Hubbard a boy in my sec
ton, treated his fathers COW. The Ola
man had put Wallace in charge OF the
COW and tod him to water her every
day. a week or more passed, ana the
old man noticed the cow was In dread
full condition and about TO die, ana ne
called up Wallace, and said: DIDN'T /
tell you TO water this COW every day!
yes" said Wallace, 81 know you dld,
and | watered her every day when !
put her in the lot. but the blamed Ola
fool wouldn't stay watered, ana L just
quit it," SO | am with infant industries
/ am in favor OF standing them up III
their infancy, and If when they get Old
they won't stay STOOD" l would just
quit them.
Wallace gave us another very good
Illustration 10 use In regard to this tariff