Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-30
VIRGINIA DEMOCRAT ON HE
NEXT PRESIDENT FROM
VJPEJSIA, -.

VIRGINIA. =.
Z: Confidence and harmony among the
Democrats of the entire country and
prediction of a sweeping victory for
Woodrow Wilson were the glad It'd
ings brought to Virginia by Harry
ST. George Tucker in his keen and elo-
quent address on the issues of the
present campaign. Of especial inter-
est to the voters of state where
there can be no doubt of the result
was the good news carried by Vir-
ginian from personal knowledge gain
while campaigning for the Demo
cratic ticket in Pennsylvania and
Maine, that the people of those Re-
publican strongholds are turning to
Wilson as the true solution OF their
grave problems. The tone and senti-
ment Of Maine was delight to Sou
thern visitor. The leaders are as con-
fident of victory there as they are in
Virginia. The nation is determined to
rcpudiate the protective tariff and its
burden Of unjust taxation and special
privilege, and so just and firm is this
determination that not even ripple
Of business disturbance has crossed
the commercial life of the country.
Mr.. Tucker dwclt upon the purity
Of Wilson'S motives and the hope of
freedom that lay in his election. In
refutation of the ridiculous charge,
that he was candidate dominated by
TIE interest and the bosses the
speaker quoted the reply OF the New
Jersey governor to a friend who urg
ed him to meet Thomas F. Ryan, who
might render him great service. ~
should be glad to meet Mr.. Ryan"
declared Mr.. Wilson, "but | cannot
confer with him on political matters,
tor Mr.. Ryan and represent differ
cnt interests"
One by one the facts of Ryan's re-
alton to Democratic affairs are COM
'ng to light, and Virginia in particu-
ar, is receiving almost incandescent
Illumination about why the presence
If her sub rosa delegate at Balti-
more gave outsiders the chance tc
declaim against her servility. W. j..
Bryan may not be the Jefferson he is
called by Mr.. Tucker but he certainly
invented an X-ray that has pictured
some interesting hidden skeletons.
The bulk of Mr.. fuckers address
;yas wisely directed to picturing with
logic the biting humor, invisible tax
?cvied by the unprotected industries
IN the ultimate consumer through
The Ubiquitous tariff. He showed how
..arif' bills had made the government
he partner Of business to put
wealth in private pockets. Every po-
,ition of the Republican party was
shown to be a subterfuGe for levying
IN the people. The final plea that the
.ariff kept up wages so that the
American workman had meat three
times day was ridiculed out Of court
by quotations from bulletin 391 issued
by the Republican government to tel!
he people how they might use cheap
cuts of flank ard rib to get the needed
strength to keep the monev-millsj
grinding. One receipt is for EXTEND
ing the Flavor of Meat Instead Of
having meat three times a day the
working man is told how, by economy,
he may get the taste of meat in his
food.
We are glad that Virginia does not
nsed much proof that Wilson should
be elected. But we are very glad that
Virginia can send into the Republi
can ramparts a speaker who with
logic and concrete proof, can help to
swing doubtful states into line. 1t is
good thing for outsiders to hear
what Virginia thinks of the next
President from Virginia.-Times-Dis
patch.