The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-11

terrible war, they proposed first by their
legislation q direct tax and an act Of
Congress was passed levyiDg twenty
millions of dollars-whlch In those plain
days was thought great sum-by direct
taxation upon the American people; but
fearing lest the pressure of direct taxation
should abate the spirit of warfare, the
collection of that tax was by law sus-
pended for five years and in lieu OF o
direct taxation of twenty millions a sys-
tim of war tariff taxation was resorted
to and any mau who could invent tax
upon anything that was to be imported
was invited to come forward and swell
the list. What was the result? A tariff
system was created that taxed everything
and in that spirit Of war taxation the
great object and result Of revenue was
lost sight of and forgotten.
WHERE Is.THR PROTECTION?
If all the articles that could be emu.
meral ed were taxed alike, the Senator
asked, where would be the protection
to manufacturers going into markets
abroad? Were we to stop with supply
Ing these 0,000, 600 OF our people or
supply the markets Of the world? The
Senate or favored The promising Of q tariff
bill that had emanated in a Democratic
brain applause)-SeDator Eaton Of Con-
necticut. Renewed applause.
TIE NATIONAL BANKS
The Senator could see no difference
between the selfish demand tor what
would q sectional benefit only and the
demand for q subsidy. He referred to
his own labors in the cause of hAro
money and the audience applauded him
vigorously. He was satisfied that o DO
litIcal power was not the proper Judge
of Commercial necessity, and hence
commercial questions should be settled
by commercial control or all men to
be the body Of bank directors he thought
the Congress of the United States
would be the worst. [Applausel Around
the national banks was clustered thu
main body Of the active business men OF
the country, and the men who to-day
would assail the national banking system
would assail the business interests of the
United States. OF course IL might be
open to Improvement. but we should
not abandon what we had until we got
onething better. Applausel
Senator Bayard was again applauded
when he mentioned incidentally that the
Democ had nominated for the sec
ond place on the ticket "the most sue
cessful backing president in the West"
| ~ "oo Wh"u wing W tuo
cheering of the multitude, that Senator
Bayard got through an eloquent series
of answers which he made to the ques-
ton: "And what of our candidate 2"
WHO Mr.. Bayard said wonld be elected
President by majority of q Million
The cheers evoked BY the Senator'S eulo-
Ky and his declaration of Haucock's
majority telipsed all the other enthusias-
tic demonstrations Of the evening"
Senator Bayard spoke of the futile ef-
forts of paruzans, with all the scrutiny
exercised by them since 1868. to and q
stain upon the record OF Hancock,
'and." he said, in conclusion, amid deaf
ening cheers, "the opposition TO him
grew less and less until 1880, when the
convention said: This is the man we
eau trust; this is the man whom we shall
make our President aud who ahall cause
the whole people to advance on the
road to prosperity"
Cheer after cheer was given for "Hap
cock" and for "Tom Bayard" as the Sen
ator retired and the audience dispersed
The Americus Club, just returned from
Reading, escorted HIM from the meeting
to the depot at Broad and Prime streets
whence he left for homo at 11'30 O'Clock