The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-16
that they think they can continue to
deceive them to the end.

mas JUST como 10 washington, Is quoted
IN published interview,as. ind orsingithe
present protective measure as it
stands, which, in his opinion, ere
| qulres corrections rather than general
revision" He intimates that even il
his party were in power it would he
doubtful whether general revision
would be thought necessary" The most
significant symptoms of the times is
tho growing want of harmony among
| the high tariff Influences and the IN
consistencies they nre constantly com.
uniting. Tho truth is, process of
| disintegraiion has Get in. Tho growth
of our exports OF foreign manufactures
Is the thin edge OF the wedge which
must ultimately split the protectionist
following to pieces.
Tho more Intelligent protectionists
arc already discovering that it is hope
less to stem the tide of commercial de-
velopnant, and that tho policy they
have SO stubbornly denounced holds
out to them possibilities of profit in
other lands which may compensate
hem for the loss OF their monopoly al
home. The manufacturere see this
clearly aud are reaching ont eagerly
for foreign trade. In Philadelphia,
the great centre of extreme high tariff
views, q commercial museum has been
established with the special object OF
furnishing information from all foreign
markets which American mauufactur-
ors fought to enter or control. The
recent prediction TINT protectionist
manufacturers will doubtless be among
| the first to protest against any change
which will curtail their opportunities
for selling thor goods abroad" is al
ready being realized in the utterances
OF Senator Proctor and others decar-
ing that there is no necessity OF q
general" tariff revision.
The people, in fact. have shak en- Toif
| the proteotionist idea "a controlling
force. and while they have not yet Sc.
cured 1.-THE of tho economic liberty
they hive learned TO crave, they are
| becoming more and more confident
that they are on tho right path. Dem
ocratlc principles, as represented by
President Cleveland. are once moro
advancing with steady march, and the
return Of good times" cannot fail TO
swell and solidify the Democratic col.
nmn. IL the present drift continues
protection will soon have been ree.
gated to the grave yard of the dead
political issues in this country as eflcc.
tually as was done in England half
| century ago.
KENTUCKY ann Mu CIEyEIANn
What nonsense it is for tho Ameri
can, newspaper published in Phila.
delphia, to attempt to ram down the
peoples throat any such statement as
that "hentucky repudiates Mr.. Cleve
land and Mr.. Carlisle for the work
they are credited with recently IN that
State" 1t says, however. that it con.
| not be denied that the President ia in
some respects more consistent than
| either Carlisle or Watterson, and it is
willing to make that admission. But
| when did Mr.. Cleveland do any work
in Kentucky on the line here sug.
| gested?
Mr.. Cleveland, no doubt, gave all
the moral support possible to the
friends OF honest money in Kentucky
and no man made a nobler fight for n
priuciple than did Secretary Carlisle
during bis recent canvass of "tbo
! Blue Grass State"
This he had right TO do. lie was
speaking to his own people in the in
terest OF what he deemed best for
them and tho country. His fight not
only stemmcd the tide of public opip.
ion in Kentucky and turned il in favor
OF sound money, but has put q damper
on The silver craze, which before was
not believed possible. The American
must know this, although 1t does not
care to admit it.
A STABLE MONETAisY SraNu.nn
No. 10 OF the Reform Clubs "Sopnd
Currency" series is "a Stable Mona.
tary Standard," by Horny Faroubar
1t includes not only most careful in.
curry into the essentials of n stsble
& n Elnr Il I A 1