The daily gazette., 1882-10-31
A Blow q Mllmlneton.. Pro.perlty.


Mr.. Hastings, tho Republican candidate
for Congress. Is reported to have given ex-
preston, in bis Fourth street speech on
Saturday night, to the sentiment that
Europe might have the trade of the world,
but that the trade Of the United States was
enough for us,
Such. narrow, illiberai view may suit
Mr.. Hastings, whose ideas Of tariff legisla-
tion and the laws governing commercial In
tercourse between nations run In the con-
tracted groove of home production for home
markets only, but surely the intelligent me
chanics and workingmcn Of this city, on q
little reflection, will radically differ with
him in this respect. By their skill and
industry they have made the products OF
their handiwork famous not only In this
country, but throughout the civilized world.
To adhere to Mr. Hastings idea would be
TO prohibit the Jackson g. Sharp Company,
tho Harlan & IIollingsworth Company and
Messrs. Bowers Il Dure from making any
more cars for Central and South America,
from which countries they have had many
lucrative contracts, which kept our
mechanics employed and circulated thous-
anjs Of dollars In this community. II would
prohibit the Harlan & Hollingsworth Com
pany and the Pusey & Jones Company from
building single vessel not destined to ply
upon American waters. The Vulcanized
Fibre Company would be compelled to re-
fuse all It's enormous European orders,
while Moir's cannery and the Richardson
Il Robbins cannery at Dover would
have to depend exclusively upon home ap-
petites for the substantial foods and tooth
some delicacies they send in such vast
quantities to every portion of the world
where civilization has a foothold. Not
single item of Wilmington's rich and varied
products would be sent across the Atlantic,
aud when home trade was dulled by slight
demand and active home competition, our
establishments would be closed, while our
IN echanics idly walked the streets.
We hope the intelligent mechanics Of
Wilmington will Indignantly reject this
foolish idea promulgated by the Republican
candidate for Congress. We want the
| workshops of Wilmington 10 be represented
all over the world, and Wilmington built
ships to carry the commerce Of this country
to foreign ports. We want the trade of
every country that needs our productions,
and the mechanics of Wilmington to be en-
gagged in the construction of ocean steam
ships for the carrying trade that has been
monopolized by foreign vessels ever since
the Republican party came into power In
this country.
| But this result cannot be attained by
electing Mr.. Hastings to Congress, and only
those workingmen who desire to sec q
Chinese wall Of prejudice built up around
this country, to shut Us out from the mar
kets of the world, should give him their
votes. He has boldly given expression to
| sentiments that are inimical to the real pros
! perity ofour city, and he should not complain
| if the voters Of Wilmington take him at his
word. A vote for Mr. Hastings is a vote in
favor of making Wilmington's prosperity
dependent entirely upon n home market,
while a vote against him is in favor of in
creasing our prosperity to the largest ex-
tent. Let the workingmen of Wilmington
bear these facts in mind, and vote accord
ingly.