The daily gazette., 1882-10-30
HOW He WOULD DO 1T.
Mr.. HASTINGS TELLS THREE
HUNDRED PEOPLE HOW
THE GAZETTE" SHOULD BE RUN.
The Republican Meeting Saturday Night
The Addresses of Mr.. Hastings and
E. Il. Gunby, Esq, of Maryland.

E. IL. GuDby, Esq, of Maryland.
Even the announcement that Mr.. E. r
Gunby, brilliant young lawyer from Girls
field, Nd, who has many friends in this
city, was TO speak with Mr.. Hastings at the
Republican meeting Saturday night, failed
to give the Republican candidate for
Congress large audience. About 300
people gathered around the stand. II. II.
Pickles called the meeting to order and
simply introduced MIR. Hastings, who sat
upon the stage with the inevitable bundle
of manuscript under his arm. lie also had
with him a copy of the GAZETTE to which
lie referred during his speech.
Mr.. Hastings speech was largely devoted
to the GAZETTE and its editors, and some
of his remarks were bitter and intended TO
be sarcastic. Nearly all he said about the
GAZETTE was addressed with hoarse empha-
sis, and defiant looks, directly to a report, r
of this paper who sat at his elbow taking
notes. Having unfolded his speech and
adjusted his glasses MIR. Hastings com
menced, and this is about the way he
started
No man can afford to make false state
ment-not even the editor of Democratic
newspaper, not even the Republican re-
porter of a Democratic newspaper. 1t
would be better not to put words into mems
mouths that were never uttered and to tell
the truth Of oil things. If any man here
wants to hear what have to say and store
1t In his mind for future use let him listen.
On October Is, the DELAWARE GAZETTE
says that made certain statements at New
ark about my position toward American
labor-that was in favor OF employing
labor just as cheaply as | could. l never
said nor thought anything of the kind, nor
anything which could possibly by any con-
tortion, be construed into any such meaning.
dent think the person who made it
thought had said anything OF the kind"
Mr., Hastings then read the report which
the GAZETTE had published OF his remarks
ard the editorial in the same issue of that
paper In which he was charged with being
In favor of Coolie labor and of employing
men for just as little as possible. Even, he
said, the report that paper published woul
not warrant the construction put upon it by
the editorial and the report was in
correct. Mr.. Merris Taylor, the editor of
the GAZETTE, was fine man. One whom he
had known long and for whom he had much
respect. He was a man whom others
ON that paper might well pattern after.
Compare, he said, that editorial with the
speech and judge Of the uniairness. 1t is
strange that newspaper should have such
fesses to represent the rank of the Demo
cratic party o, say to the young gentle
men who run that paper tell the truth and
shame the devil
The speaker said 1t was now part of his
purpose tonight to repeat his Newark
speech to u body of intelligent working
men, or that part which dealt with his views
upon the subject of the protection of
American labor. He read from his manu-
script what he had there said and was to
the effect that he would be compelled to
employ labor in competition, as cheaply as
any other man in the same business that
he was in favor of employing men for q
reasonable sum but without protection when
wages went down he could not afford to
give more than other people in the same
business. This was what the GAZETTE takes
to be an expression in favor of Coolie labor
MIR. Hastings then went on to pronounce
the Democratic free trade position on the
subject of the tariff to he delusion and a
snare. All this talk about the benefit of
free trade was fiction and nonsense. 1t is
what Democratic orators ladle out to people
as against the Republican position OF pro-
lection. Lengthy allusion was made to
Senator Bayard's Opera House speech, in
which he had said that the S29, ,0O0, 600
Of uncollected tax on Bessimer steel rails
had gone into the pocket of the
man who didn't like the tax on matches.
The $29, ,0O0, 600 went into the pockets of the
under the protective sys-
TEN. II there had been free trade this
money would have gone into the
pockets of the English manufacturers. Mr..
Bayard had said the tariff had been a good
thing for him { Mr.. Hastings That was
true. So had IL been good thing for Mr..
Bayard, and for all American people, and
the American people know it.
He would not speak with sneer, but he
would like to tell this audience about the
tax on matches. Mr.. BayarG says Repub-
lican Congress put that tax on and this was
true. 1t was done in war times when all
things had to be taxed to put down the war
which the Senator's friends had raised.
When the Senator's political friends had
been whipped back into line the necessity
ceased. In his speech the Senator said he
favored the tax first because it costs nothing
to collect it. The tax is not needed, though.
Then he says it oppresses no one, but know
of people who consider themselves OPP
pressed by the tax. He says it cost
nothing to collect it, but he must
have forgotten himself. 1t brings in
IS, ,000,0 900 year, but $4,000 is given to
large manufacturers who are able to buy in
large lots and who buying thus get dis
count of 10 per cent. This sum went out of
the pockets Of the people and into those of
the manufacturers. There are pecu-
liar circumstances about the tax
which was past him. Small manufacturers
we're crushed by it. After Senator Bayard
had succeeded in keeping the tax on
matches 1t was raised by the large corporation
who by it was enabled to control the trade
The tax cost more to collect than any other
His Democratic friends were in favor Of
cheap goods. 1t was possible for an article
10 bo too cheap. A thing is too cheap when
she price does not pay for decent wages for
those who help to produce it. Let Europe
have the trade of the world-we will take
that Of the United States and that will he
enough for us.
L. r. Gunby, Esq, of Crisfcld, Me-, fol-
lowed in a ringing and eloquent speech.
Mr.. Gunby spoke briefly of National
issues and compared the Republican with
The Democratic party. With reference to
his own state he said there were prospects
IF increased Republican representation
here. Here, he knew nothing OF the State
ssucs, but the Republicans seemed to be
'uning the campaign on fy-speck ballot
md the Democrats on one man whom
hey had plastcred all over with abuse till
Iou eouldn' see him. He pleaded with Re
Dublicans to take the State from the hands
IF the Democrats.
Fair to be Opened.