The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
THE r1Mrs-RICHMOND VA: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1890

vantage OF that greatly TO argument the
| distress In order TO discourage retorners
| In their attempt to give the people In
| stead OF the manufacturers the dement,
of economic legislation.
| Il believe that many napufNc'lrcrS
| took hsyantage Of the fact ihns thv 'ein-
| soratic party was labor.rg To help t'c
| the t'fple by reforming, or nr'irIv DC
| strcying unequal. uncons'tlYn ard tn
| Just laws and snactiny if their pace
eoratle, end right measurcs. ana De
| caise the manufacturers Lad w = ~
| observation-disclosures of 'he Inflated
| times. the result OF Republican mlsman-
| agement OF the affairs OF Government
they took this chance. to reduce the
number of their worklngmen. decrease
! their pay. and then lay the blame upon
the Democratic party. They hoped by
SO; so doing that we would be frighteneed
the laws which were so profitable TO
them, and SO detrimental TO the inter
ests of the people.
But this scheme was not successful,
and the new measure for the peoples re-
lief has become a law"
What effect will the new tariff have
upon the electiony"
Il do not see how IL can harm the
democratic party" answered Mr. eau
sey. The people must not Judge too
hastily mas AS soon as the great mass OF
party has been working FOR tariff reform.
snut they have all along been striving
lor the passage OF some measure 70 bring
r raIs to the toiler, that the Democratic
party Is the peoples party and not the
party Of the Corporation and trust. they
VIII vote as they should We have tried
ann VIII continue 10 try 20 undo the re-
'ufS OF Republican class legislation.
90 not see why. now that Congress
mas PASSED a bill FOR the relief or the
people. we should not be successful in the
c9mii z election. The main thing IS
thoroughly % explain its provisions 10 the
people, and let them see how IT is in
tended for their benefit Prosperity is
p0uhd 10 come now, and the renewal
OF industry all along the line as the re-
Us greatly. As | said before. l do not
see why We should not be- successful won
election in 1892 on the strength Of the
promise TO pass measure OF relief, how
much greater then, should be our Sic
cess now that we have fulfilled that
How is Delaware going to acquit her
There is no fear Of Delaware" de-
cide1ly said the States representative IN
congress. Delaware viii give an old
time majority, now that business has
begun again.
T., Haze the Popullsts made any gains
NO. believe not. They are losing all
OF the time. everywhere. am very
much grauiied at this. From what they
were gaining rapidly. But the fall cleo
ton pricRed the Populist bubble II
showed their growing weakness, instead
or their growing strength. until to-day,
! DO not believe they can carry more
than few Of their old strongholds.
The outlook FOR Democracy this fall
is bright. believe We'll win But we've
got 10 light for it.
VOICES FROM DELAWARE.
or the three representatives IN Con-
Democrats-S Senator George Gray. OF
Newcastle. and Representative John VII
liam Causey, Of Wilmington
Senator Gray has taken "A conspicuous
part IN the tariff legislation OF his party.
lie was one Of the leaders I'm debate and |
representative Of the administration In
the upper house; Ia physique. as well
as In debate and committee matters he !
height. lie made his entrance into the Sen ]
ate as the successor OF Thomas T.. Bayard /
who va. Secretary OF state in Mr. /
Clevelands first cabinet. lie was re
elected IN 1851, and again in 1898 Mr.
Gray Is one II the younger members OF |
TIE Senate being about hfty-four years |
or age. He Is n tariff rcfOrmer, and
serve In the Flfty-hrst congress and 70
mttee, and on the committees OF CiYu |
Service, Foreign Relations and Privileges
and Elections. As Democrat he has al
ways taken most active part IN the
party battles.
Il am not altogether disappointed,
said Senator Gray lat the results OF
this first step In the effort to overthrow
protection The attempt to destroy the
protective policy. so far as il meant !
class favor, has been met with bitter and
determined opposition Ii was not to be
expected that the protective policy could
be reversed with the consent Of those
who for thirty years have been the pri-
Vileged class ana the especial object OF
favor on the part of the Government of
The United states. These people have ex-
sted SO long IN the protected atmosphere
hat they had come 20 consider themselves
~ be endowed with rights and privileges