The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-28

morning publishes in its editorial columns an |
outline of the tariff that will be urged by the |
free-tIaders at the next session of Congress, |
which states that one of the features of this |
new system is to be that emo |
orttcIe shall be subject TO duty sOAich |
is produced in the United States"
This doctrine would necessarily destroy every
vestige Of protection to American industry |
which is afforded by the present tariff, and
William b. Thomas owes the chance of get
ting Democratic votes, which was afforded
by the refusal Of that party to make nomi- |
nation, to the expectation that he will aid
and abet this and similar schemes to throw
the workingmen of the Fourth
district out of employment, to
bring ruin to the artisans whose
votes he is seeking to sweep away the funda-
mental basis of Philadelphia prosperity, and to
remand back this country to the industrial
vassalage to British manufacturers from
which protection alone can rescue it. In the
Congress of the United States Judge Kelley
has been a tower of strength to the great
cause of diversified industry with which the
welfare of every workingman in Philadelphia
is inseparably interviewer. Even if his
opponent honestly favored similar
principles he has neither the
experience nor the knowledge and talent to
become their effective champion, and the
varied interests of the district would be
jeopardized by his election: but as Thomas,
from the manner in which he has thrust him
self before the people as candidate, would
necessarily, in the event of the realization of
his ambitious dreams, become partial or
complete ally of the free-traders,
the voters of the Fourth district
would perpetrate an act tantamount
to political suicide 10y electing him. The
effort to divert attention from this paramount
issue which Thomas has made by gabble about
the coolies, which is as false it is silly, can
net mislead a single intelligent voter and
the overwhelming exposure made by Judge
Kelley of the duplicity of his opponent on
this subject is mainly useful in proving that
any statement of the Brigadier during the
canvass must bereceived with extreme caution
TIE Republicans have virtually split in
the Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware dis
trict, two of the counties Delaware and
CHESTER having nominated Mr.. Evans for
Senator, and Montgomery having withdrawn
and adhered to Mr.. Yealle The Republicans
of Montgomery claim that when the apportion-
ment was made it was distinctly understood
and agreed, as far as pledges could be given,
that Montgomery was to have Senator all
the time, and to compensate the Republicans
of Chester one member more was given to
that county than to Montgomery, although
the latter has the largest population. Senator
Connell who was chairman of the apportion-
ment committee, has published letter
stating that it positively understood that
Montgomery was to have a Senator conti-
nuously, and the obvious justice of the claim
makes the position of Mr.. Yeakle's friends a
very strong one. Yesterday the Republican
Committee of Montgomery met again and en-
dorsed the action of their conferees, SO that
the Republicans of Montgomery manifest no
sign of yielding 1t is rumored that Mr..
Jones, the Democratic nominee, will with
draw, and in that case Mr.. Yeakle would doubt
| less be elected.