The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-13
The Tariff Question.
A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
ABLE ADDRESSES BY Ex-MAYoR WHITE
LEY AND I. G. GRUBB, ESQ.

ABLE ADDRESSES BY Ex-MAYoR WHITE
LEY AND I. G. GBUBB, ESQ.
A large and enthusiastic Democratic
meeting was held last evening,on Fourth
street, between Market and Shipley
streets. II was very noticeable that the
majority of those present were working
men, drawn there no doubt by the an
noHncement that ex-Mayor Whiteley
would speak on that question which now
seems to be the leading question In the
campaign, tariff.
The address of Mr.. Whiteley was an
able argument Oh the question and the
points were beyond contradiction.
The meeting was called to order by
Henry Eckel, upon whose motion, Geo.
O'Neil, Esq.,, was called TO the chair, and
George W. Humphrey, Secretary.
| Mr.. Whiteley being introduced spoke
substantially as follows:
Fetloto citizens and felioU Democrats: :
The Republican party having failed In
the "bloody shirt" cry, the cry Of "rebel
brigadi ers," has dropped them and have
now taken up the tariff question. They
tell you that If the Democrats succeed
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the coming election, that the works of
Harlan Il HollingswoIth Company, and
the Pusey Il Jones Company will close
up their shops and their yards will be-
come caltail marshes while 1t would
remain fer the Jackson Il Sharp Com
pany and Bowers, Dure Il Co. to close
up and their yards would become places
whereon TO shoot rail birds. This our
Republican friends say will happen II the
Democrats are successful. This argu-
ment on the part of the Republicans
will not do. Why all the shops that
have mentioned and more to were star
ted under Democratic rule and we all
know they have been successful.
The Democratic party believes in q
tariff for revenue only, which will afford
sufficient protection to all alike. Tariff
for revenue only will no: protect the cot
ton raiser more than any other person or
manufacturer.
The question of tariff was started In
1924 by Henry Clay. He in order to
make political capital dragged the ques-
tion into the political arena, and through
his exertions he succeeded in passing
what was known at that time as the
"black act"
He finally backed down in the steps
he had taken. After the act had been
passed the state Of South Carolina,
talked Of nullfying it, and had 1t not
have been for the sterness Of President
Jackson, would have done so. The
tariff was lowered year after year until
1910, at which time there was hardly
any tariff, and the country was in q
properous condition.
Up to 1920 New England was in favor
of free trade, and whyf because they
ouilt ships, and did an immense carry
ing trade. They did not want tariff
because it would occusiOn q loss to
their carrying trade.
The manufacturers of to-day In this
country sand uneQualed in the world,
and the question of tariff or no tariff can
not break them down. The Democratic
party do not say that it is in favor of
free trade. Why there is no free trader in
this country unless it be James A. Gar
field whom the Republicans have nom-
inated for President, and he Is q free
raider because the people where he re-
sides believe In it.
The Republican party has raised
the cry that the Democrats will vote
to break down the tariff. This is en-
tirely false. The Democratic party
will not vote to break down the tariff
but will vote to equalize it.
The bill of Senator Eaton, of Con-
necticut, referring the whole matter
Of the tariff to a committee of promi-
nent citizens to be appointed by the
President, is the bill that should have
been passed. In referring the bill
back to the Senate, Senator Bayard
made the greatest speech of his life,
and yet when the bill was put to a
vote, what was the consequence, why
it only received about a half dozen
of votes. The question of tariff should
never have been dragged into politics.
facturers to settle.
1t has been asserted by the other
side that in case OF Hancock's s election
we will have free tariff. | see
correspondence in he GAZETTE asking
the question WHO told the Repub-
licans that there would be free tariff.
Why the Republican text book, which
is sent out by their National Commit
tee, to those who cannot make speeches
themselves to make speeches out of.
This government is made to project us
all and uot one sect only.
He thought it impudence for the
Republican party to be sending out
circulars to the workingmen, claiming
to be for high tariff, calling the Demo-
Gratis were free traders. If you take
and read the platform adopted at Chi
ca.o, you cannt find the word lar,ff.-
You find that they say there should be
system of revenue as to protect
American labor. The platform Of the
Democratic party is the same on that
question. 1t believes in a tariff 10 pro-
trect our wOrkingmen.
| Now look at the matter. 1t costs TO
run this government, $500, 000, 900 a
year. This amount must be raised no
matter what party is in power, and in
order to raise this amount there must
be tariff, but it must be tariff for
the protection of all alike.
The Republican party are not only
protectionists but they have nominated
free trader, for the highest Office
within the gift of the people. Mr..
Garfield said 1868 in reply to speech
of VIM. d. Kelly that the intelligence
of the country was fast verging to free
| trada In ranlV To that / wOuld saw