Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-10-20
Letter ON Tariff.


Hon. VIM. Ward who was at the i'm
mense meeting at Phenixville on Sat
urday night last, says the following
letter Of David Reeves, President Of the
great Ph0nix Iron Company, read and
distributed on that occasion, produced
q telling effect. It will repay psrusal:
woRKINaMRN READ.
MEN OF PHnHIxvILLB:-The impending
election Ia an important one to you,
The issue Is between protection t.
American industry and prosperity o.
the whole country, on the one hand,
and free trade and prosperity Of foreign
countries on the other; 1t is bread and
butter and the comforts Of life against
psuper labor and destruction. The Re.
publican party demands tariff for pro.
lection, which msads high wages, and
the Democratic party for revenue only,
which means cheap labor. A tariff for
protection keeps ont those foreign
things which we want TO make our
selves, here, in this country, and tar.
riff for revenue only is framed to bring
In those very things In the greatest pos.
sible quantity.
Can there be q doubt for which party
one ought to voter 1t Is not a question
Of candidates. but Of parties. There
are no questions growing out Of war to
be settled; they have oil been settled.
Do not bs deceived In what Is at stake.
Do not be diverted by cries Of bloody
shirt and military records. Tie issue
Is this: Are we to play into the hands
Of British free. traders, or take deter.
mined stand, now and forever, and say
1--WE will take care of ourselves; we
will supply ourselves with necessariea
of life, and with our Injuries too, and
We will send to England, and to the
rest Of the world our surplus products. u
When was In England few years
ago OF Sheffield l found the great iron
and steel Industries slack Of orders and
depressed, and as q Superintendent o.
one OF these establishments took me
around, he said; I'VE will never have
prosperity here till your country re-
moves its barbarous tariff and we recov
or your American markets: we are
working systematically to that end, and
the time will come when We shall sue
coed; every establishment pays annu'
ally into fund to send to America tt
accomplish that result"
Workingmsn, the Democratic party
are using that money; they have it in
Congress; their press have it; they have
1t in their political demonstrations;
aud it Is emblazoned on their banners
ia their text: "A tariff for revenue on
ly." British money is accomplishing
its mission
Men of Ph1nixville,I appeal to you ir.
res psctive OF former party affiliations
and prejudices, to look square In the
face the issue before you, and to vote
inteIligently. do not ask you to vote
for either candidate because he is
Democrat or q Republican, but to vete
for that party, which at the presnt time
comes out boldly and squarely, and
proclaims for protection and against
that party which declares for free trade.
| appeal to you to vote for Garfield be-
cauee he is a candidate Of the Republic
an party, on a protective platform.
appeal to you to vote for the protection
Of American labor, because 1t is for the
protection Of yourselves and Of your
families
Iregret cannot be present to speak to
you In person to night, but | may safe
iy rely on the distinguished gentlemen
who are with you and above all, upon
YOUR own dissernmsnt and Intelligence
TO point cut your line Of duty to your
selves and to your country, in this i'm
portant and vital election.
DAVID REEVES,
Pres't Phoenix Iron Co.
PnoESIxvlLE, Pa, Oct. 9th, 1917.