The daily gazette., 1882-11-02
DEMOCRATIC RALLIES.
FOUR BIG MEETINGS HELD
LAST NIGHT.
COL. WHITLEY AND MR.. MARTIN,
Two Meetings in This City, Ono In New
Castle and One at stanton-The Fourth
and Monroe Gathering.

nclu III tne open air at Fourth anu Monroe
| streets last night which was addressed by
Hon. William q. Whiteley of this city and
| Hon. Edward l.. Martin of Sussex county.
A crowd numbering nearly 1000 persons
was present and the meeting was called to
| order by j. Frank Ball, Esd, on whose
| motion the following officers Of the meeting
were chosen:
President-J T. Diclley.
Vice Presidents-Conrad Mang, Charles
Fredericks, Michael McGrath, Patrick Ham
| ilton, Benjamin Jones, Patrick Monaghan,
| Frank Moore.
secretarics--Peter Ginder and Frank
Jones.
Col Whitley was the first speaker, and
after speaking in general way OF the good
government and high credit OF our State, he
| said be had come 10 discuss the tariff ques-
ton, but before doing so he had a word to
| say about the assessment laws and the
schools of Delaware. The schools of VIII
mington will compare with those in the
| cities OF Massachusetts,, which Republican
orators so delight in holding up as u model.
The schools OF the State are wisely managed
and are as good us those in most of the
| States. Sometimes the speaker was inclined
/ to think Wtlmington's schools too good,
| that is that they had too many studies and
| forced the children too much.
| The speaker turned his attention to the
assessment laws, and after alluding to the
| general abuse OF Republican speakers said
| the census would ctlectually dispose of this
| charge of disfrnnchlsement. Delaware
rated eight In the proportion of voters and
| male citizens over II. Indiana, Ohio,
| Florida, South Carolina and four other
States are higher. In Delaware the per
centagc is so. In boasted Massachusetts, it
| is but 35 and in Rhode Island 1t is 80. In
Rhode Island no foreigner can vote unless
| he is freeholder. Colonel Whiteley went
into the subject of the assessment
laws at some length, showing
| that under them no man need
lose his vote if he attended to his duties
| as a citizen and paid his tax. He showed
that they were fairer than any other State,
and that it was easier to vote under them
| than TO vote in Massachusetts,, New York,
1 Rhode Island, and other States. The COM
| plaint OF these laws usually come from pee
| pie who come here from outside. The walk
| ing is good to Linwood, If they don't like
\ us, and If they have 60 cents they can move
| to Philadelphia, In his letter to John
| O'Byrne, General Woodlord says he spoke
! In Delaware because the assessment laws
| interfere with the education of children
| would like to know how this can be.
Col. Whiteley then took up the subject OF
4 the tariff and argued that the tariff should
| be lowered in order to raise the wages. He
said that high protective tariff makes the
rich richer and the poor poorer. The
! speaker declared he was no free trader in
the matter of having no tariff, but he was
in favor of having a lower tariff. The pro
| tectiye system was started to protect infant
manufacturers II years ago and they have
been protected ever since, until now we
have the highest tariff in any civilized nation
on the globe. The speaker showed that the
wares were lower and the cost OF living
higher than in 1860, and on this head quoted
the New York Times. This paper, said the
speaker, is leading Republican paper, and
is called free trader. There are others OF
that city who are free traders they are now
editing a high tariff journal in this city.
| Laughter.
! The opening of foreign markets were
urred. The "home market" plan is hum
bur. It will answer as long as you don't
| oyerstock 1t, but do that aid you will have
wages going down, strikes raging, and mills
stopping. Wages in England are getting
higher, and the broad commercial spirit Is
doing it. Colonel Whiteley related con
| ycrsation he had with Dom Pedro when he
| was in Wilmington. Dom Pedro would buy
nothing in America because nothing which
! was made in Brazil could reach American
markets, owing to the high system of du
ties. Even to reach Brazil mail had to g
to England in British ships and thence II
British ships to Rio Janeiro. There is only
one fact that prevents us from having
pauper labor here, with our high protective
laws, and that is that we have such vas
area of farm lands. Nearly all Foreigners
| who come here turn farmers. II thgy wen
into our workshops and turned mechanic'
ont what would become of wages
Shipbuilding was next dwelt upon, and
the people were shown how the American
merchant marine had been broken down by
, tbc laws of Congress. American ships can
/ not 20 to England and engage in the carry
inp trade, because they would return
empty, and owing to high import duties OF
certain materials, such as coffee, etc., ou
home shipbuilders cannot compete WIN I'M
builders upon the Mcrsey and the Clyde. Vi
tbis head a letter from William G. Gibbons
of the Pusey u Jones Company was read.
AIluding to Mr.. Hastings last speecl
Colonel Whiteley spoke OF his views oi
Bessemer steel. Mr.. Hastings had said tina
the amount derived from its manuiactur
under protective laws went into the pocket
| az the iaboring men. This is not true, AM
| to show this will again quote the census
\ In 1880 the average workers IN besseme
steel averaged S460 per year, and the iro
| workers $3.50. Bessemer steel makers-Ihef
are not over 10 in the United States-pai' p
e. -O0O. 600 to laborers and made Sl5,O0O,00
nrodt, and the iron workers paid out CIV,
| 0O0, 900 to laborers and maue Si,oou,oo
: nroiit. This shows where, under Mr.. HAST
inos' high protection, the money Tor Besse
: mer steel went. Col. Whiteley showed nov
: copper and nickel were "proteeted" DC
: cause they were very scarce articles IN TN
7 limited States, so that none could be I'm
: norted. and how the Meriden Nickel work
had to have their factory in Canada, an
$ could sell cheaper In Liverpool than In Phil
u There were other objections to high pro
n toctive tariff and one was that it created
large surplus which was not neeaea; IN
sneaker narrated the language OF .he Iat
William Allen of Ohio who sald yo
q might as well try to start an ice house IN n
n as To keep a Government honest with
snrnlus revenue" In conclusion ne urge
g the neople not to be intimidated pv IN
II deputy marshals, deputy sheritis ana speeia
't policemen on election day.
HON. E. L. MARTIN
was then introduced, and was received WI
anrlause. lie had rode, he said, loo NIT NIT
and had broken Two engagements 10 sPea
in Wilmington, and had come weary, AM
- with his voice almost gone to tell the peopi
~ This city some truths as best he nigh'
The sneaker alluded to the Distinguishing
E feat,,res of the Democratic party to be n
e class legislation, but legislation IN the III ~
~ terests of tho whole people and u riSI
I'd honesty and economy in Government II
smoke of the saving of $50, ,OOO, ,O0o year .
,bc democratic Congress just after erah1
term. and contrasted that with inc prom
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