The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02
PEOPLE AND POLITICS.
BY AN OBSERVER.


tho phantom OF free silver ~ they afe
NOT very careful. they Will nno-inat their
Republican opponents have ae.@.d the
opportunity 10 champion the weH-kno"n
rnciles Of foreign trade IL was aala OK
Sir Robert Peel ln England, thtt no
found the Wings in bathing ana stole
their clothes" The REPUBLICANS may md
tho Democrats quarrelAs among tlth-
selves and appropriate their cardinal
principles. True. they may chanse tha
name a little. and instead OK callnt DC
, FREQ trade will cali 10 Foreign tl@D.
b.t under the name of foreign uai
DO will be- the same thing that for We.
nigh a century che Democratic party ~
been advocating. and that is the efettei
freedom of oxcanga between ine produces
of ,nis country and tho products ot l'i-
IIgn countries. American commerce ms
been sadly perverted and distorted
tnng The selfish class-brecdins, mo-
uop0ly-creatiug principles on a nisn pro-
tectyie tarln have about rum thcir race
ON the American continent Tho very
arch of the whole protective system was
the steel billet ana the pig iron. These
two things are now being exported from
This country and wi,h bur without
tariff there can no longer 0e any danger
of foreign imp0rtaU0ns 90 compete WIN
our own furnaces and mills iu the iron
industry. 10 is commerce THAI makes in-
! land cities rich. and the present war BAG
/ aroused the people t0 tho fact ihat here
| in America we can build up "a great ior-
| eign trade that will bring BOO golden
/ flow of prosperity upon every quar- Ter
| section OF Our country. How stupid DO is
| 90 postpone such q d1y HOW stupid
| Is 90 talk about our infant Industries
I'D
worn out and bul for tne troaeacry OK
the figure-he1d5 of the Democratic party
"a treachery that Wla Gar darker and
more extensive tnau no reputc1 trelcn-
cry Of those VINO failed to take uD the
whito metals COin1gc-We would to-day
be- eniovlng the FIRST blessings ~ this
great foreign trade. AS it F. neither
parties nor cliques of individuals have
been able 10 completely fore eau the
manifest destiny of our great land. kN-
ports go after imports, ana every tme
imports arc dobarrod, exports or mo
country arc crippled. trade channels arc
chokel up and people are The victims on
perverted legislation. What glorious
vision ft is to think or Che future day
when the shipping of James river ana
aU along the Chesapeake Bay and n mo
magnificent h1rnor 0f Norfolk 80 Re the
admiration OF our Union. This VIII como
when foreign trade is cultivated and en-
'.'..,.-..i i.,, th. i,y..r,akinr mower az
,,-..t.t....,., .,. Do sn.,ll d. ~ there ID,
anything distasteful about the old slogan
of free trade. Def us drop che name and
c4u DO foreign trade. out the principle is
tho s1me. and may tne Democratic party
have wisl0m enough to aee DO ana press
forward upon o. and NOT abandon such
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OK, f.. f,.,,.i.t be- f,r hale "a century.
rr.rt.f,.., of f,refrn frrdo BRINGS 40 Tho
,. .i.,...f,.. A Totally
... ,.,, So,
ABSURD oiunNel WIS "''''
our legislation when they eNeiuded avn
foreign butte ships from f'sl.liy u'i'..
! the American HAs. N7 a .
carried Don American bottoms no" i.7'
man Do p,. cen. u.s.. ..',-t',,s f.re.ra
,r,t. e,s fnora,s.l from N0m00 20
s.5om00o. We ply foreign froiehters
100000 onnua.iy' tn"ciiy or Sew ore
! leans. "a southern p'i- pay l.' ..
| sells Nl"avo annutN..
/ money at leA7l' an''-N .. e.5
| III the i',iNo D'.', ,.., b..
enou-" SUD ~ .. ,f,.t. o,r
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ny +t... ..,r ,,+ trr, thaf- hands fo
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a.. 49,. ,.t.r..., . marty al American
.,.,.,.,. ,,rnot s.rze fbe oDnortunitv to
.. . ,,,..t.,., -l.f,' and sail BE- under tho
/ ,..ori.,.. e,,, ,,.,,,,ee of the sunii iee-
/ isf,,l.,, 10 1Vaaf.irrfon. Tho condition OF
/ Ar,erir,n. tbinoin- now that our naval
,'.u.o- is risInl, ~ s,lcn prominence ln tho
/ r.ori5,, histor,-. demands the earnest at-
! ta,+,o, NJ our lorls.ators. hut what can
| u,s irfe ratriots of Our country Go when
| o,.o sra,f Marty is crazy about changing
! ou~ coinage laws ana the other is irre-
| trievablv committed 20 protect few
! great corDOrati0ns in favor OF tho clQuc1
| and clans2
! is there amy rehel FROM The enormous
h,,-.1o, ~ oo,.iors maid bv tho taxpayers
o....o ,,. f,,.. r,,,,,
OK '.'' o''.'''' -. No., ,ylt
| 90 aeF'aen "N''''y
| not suffer and yer me un"or' Wy N.'i
! stricken from inc Io'''
| country STRONG ana il1n "' ~ p. az -..,-
/ ger ON under TINS muse lo"u -
| giles be s'ppea ana i.' e1 ....,.-
| FILTERED away by 1i'o'7 "i'i'--''''7 ..-t e..
! ult"l''' nv .t, d.. f.tlT Of
| this c0rruptug mass unNl l.a l--l' ''-
| Guwa onouds our nostrils ana "o .ly
/ aloud. "WhO Will deliver u' from '''
| body OF this dcath2' Ihe cove hineH- 70
/ Going on deeper ana deeper lNip t"s
abyss The pension attorney Htln'F
| thicker washington. and uhdnf 'ne iniaei'
! able laws governing aioA in'H9''
| clal examiners arc eenL "ul 3D., ",'
| nous expense Tor railroad ana h'''l