New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-11
j. NJ. Clayton and the wings of Delaware.

A large meeting of the Wings of little Delaware
assembled at Wilmington on Saturday with the
expectation Of listening to an address from Hon.
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON, but Mr. C. being 700 IL to at
tend sent the following noble letter:
HOMESTEAD Nov, 9Th, 1916
DEAR SIR. have Just returned from visit to
the Wings OF Kent County. and after meeting and
addressing them amid storms and rains, have ar
rived at home with very bad cold and sore throat
1t was my confident expectation TO meet the Wings
Of New Castle County IN the Convention now as
sembled at Wilmington; but the inclemency OF last
week and especially OF this day, have much 10 ny
greet entirely disqualified from addressing tha
this time.
was more anzious to sva ysef Of this opportunity
Of meetng many Of the Wings Of Delaware because
the midst OF the political revolution which s nov
spreading the whole Northern and Middle parts Of
the United Sttes desire speak enphacicslly upon
the future course which have resolved 70 pursue my
self and which intend to advise the Wings adhere to
hereafter In my opinion no Wing should smut his eyes
10 the fact that the present Overwhelming triumph OF
his party is mainly TO be ascrbed 10 the repeal By the
Democratic party Of the Tariff OF lS42 Our friends
into the contest Immediately after the repeal Of
that law made the issue with their opponents directly
upon the question whether the OF AZ shall be restor
ed and proclaimed upon all their banners their avowed
object the absolute and immediate repeal OF the Iar7I
Act of lc46. Upon this issue we have umphed every
where else and upon this issue we expect TO stand or
fall in Delaware. The people have not by their votes IN
the late election merely sgned their approval OF some
general distractions Instead OF addressing them as the
friends Of Incidental Protection the advocates OF JNdc
ous Tariff and other humdrum phrases with which party
politicians have often amused the masses when tney IN
tended to deceive them the Wings have SPOKEN plainly
out specifically III favor Of the Tariff OF l-i2 and
pleG ged themselves in the event OF their accession TO
TO power restore that Tariff and 10 repeal the Iarh
OF l-i6.
we have succeeded by no barren generaes. but By
plain manly and Incorporating declaration both OF
the principles 10 maintain and OF the pracuce
BIZ which 70 carry them out. The people are
sick OF deception and viii longer bear TO be duped by
any man of anv party this subject Ii the Wings
pect to their triumph they must deal honestly
all occasions and not only profess plainly but prac
tice literally according to those professions and the
known wishes Of the people The h-s; thing TO be
effected their accession TO power Is the repeal OF me
Tariff Of i6 and the restoration OF the Tari OF A. 10
this great end first OF AL things let every Wing effort be
directed When law accomplishing these results, shall
have passed Congress and been approved by President
OF the United States then, and not I'LL then in my hum
bic opinion will the greatest wish of the country be
gratified, and its best interests sustained
When this shall have been achieved, the people viii,
in their own good time indicate any change they may
desire IN their system. During the mighty
struggle which even ye; ended have pr posed
to compromise principles with our opponents; and
when the battle has been secured the only basis upon
which should attempt TO treat ought to be the
Sta,gs gao ante benm Put back precisely where we
before the Tariff act OF 1916 Until that end IL OBJ
tanned, hearken 10 compromises, We listen to no
half way and least OF MI to such as propose to
sacrifice class OF manufacturers TO maintain another
DUide and conquer will be the maxim OF our opponents.
and 10 our duty 10 dstrust any man who snail seek 10
divide by offering protection 10 some classes at the
expense OF all the rest II there be any among Us
who shall desire 10 play that game or dare to otter us a
a Whg measure any proposition which has Tor It's OBJECT
TO battle and defeat the uncquivocn restoration OF the
Tariff OF S2 let repudiate the measure as
unracd for By the people and opposed to their wis shes
Scouting all distractions and generates let us continue
present the principle for which we now contend.
mantuly and openly, an object visible and tangible
rpv REsronAr1oS OF THE WIG TARIFF OF -. Let this
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