Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
PRESS OPINIONS.

We would give Garfield the same right
to confront the witnesses against him
and cross-examine them that we would
accord to any other person dead or liv-
ing. Dorsey had that right himself in
his trial, and SO must Garfield. An in
dictment does not mean conviction.
Therefore We say let the dead be heard
in his own defense. besides we do not
believe the Democracy can make any
thing, but a blunder, by assailing the
character of Garfield now.-Hiehmond
State.
Briefly stated, the cause of the tele-
graphers commands the sympathy OF
business men because it is contest
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company, whi3h means to them a contest
against Jay Could. Here we have it,
the sober, thoughtful, reliable business
m4n Of the community stepping aside
from their usual attitude on labor
troubles to applaud the struggle against
one man. And still it ia not dangerous,
but rather sign of healthy public pulse.
-Bosion COmmerci 4 Bulletin.
If we believed high tariff to bs sd /.
vaptageous to the country, We would go
ll iuf tWtepllB away all uUtutsllC Taxa
tim. In some way we would relieve the
people of the unnecessary burden they
are carrying. 1t would be an immense
gain to get rid of the internal revenue
machine. Of course we do not believe in
that plan. We would increase the free
list, extending free trade to all raw
materials, ard in that way give manu,ac
turers real protection. We would reduce
such duties as make certain products cost
our people more, because they ale to soma
extent produced here. We would make
it possible to trade with Mexico and South
America, where our productions are
wanted, instead of shutting our manu-
facturers up to smother in home mar
ket. Have the Democrats any views on
this great question I Or do they hope to
be- carried into power on wave of disoon-
| tent, without even giving promise OF
needed relief l-BoSton Herald.
The Democrats of Virginia may have
| trimmed their sails in the best way to
catch the popular breeze in the Old
| Dominion-they ought to be better Judges
| of that than we are-but they have not
satisfied the better Judgment of the party
in other parts OF the country, or taken
gave us right to expect, either on the
| question of the State debt, the tariff, or
internal revenue. Malone has badly
demoralizsd the State, and it may have
been thought at the convention that the
first thing 20 do was TO adopt policy that
should take from him the popular
| strength, of which he has made such I'M
worthy use of late. But ii is not wise to
sacrifice everything to expedenoy, and
the general tone Of the convention showed
that it was considering more deeply the
debased public sentiment OF the State at
the present time than it was the motives
and principles laid down by that original
Virginis Democrat, Thomas Jefferson
BJston ioSt.
We believe that in making the fight on
ths principle OF destroying the brother
hood this Western Union managers are
but continuing a short sighted
policy. The strikers may be
defeated, but in that event the
company will have gained costly vic,
tory. The path of orderly progress in
industry and commerce to-day lies in the
direction OF more thorough organization
OF labor. 1t ia the part of men who are
not blinded by narrow selfshness to
further this progress in every reasonable
way. Through recognition of the
brotherhood the morale and discipline of
the operators might have been improved
in various ways, which would directly
further the interests Of the company. 1t
is believed that in putting these opinions
on record we are but giving voice to the
intelligent Judgment of such men of bust
ness as insist upon seeing things as they
are. The iron heel may win to-day, but
the rea! battle is to be fought tomorrow.
I-Bradstrset'f.
We see that some Democratic papers in
the North are slludins to the Republican
party Of Massachusetts as "The Tew KS
bury party" That is all we'll enough.
so far as Massachusetts is concerned !:
but they must not ask the Democrats Of
the United States to make that misman-
aged almshouse and peculiar tannery tap
ISSUE" and resolve the Democratic party
of the United States into an "anti-Tewks-
bury party" with tanned human akin
as its banner and the equally offensive
Ben Butler as its standard bearer
Baltimore Day.