Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-19
Cbe Hating Democrats.

lie l'fiDOtIdlS tt w N0hAi'Sh'' ''''
taken one important step but they are
afraid to take another. They have
elected free trade speaker but by do
ing so they begin To realize than they
have lost the Presidency THIS Is just
what Randall told thern wDUd be the
result IN the case Of the SpeAkership,
but they turned a deaf ear to his warn
n.gs and rushed headlong in'o their
undetermined course 10 make free trade
the main plank of their platform for the
future. The solii South held the reins
and the solid South being i'll favor OF
free trade there could be no let up.
Wiser men from the North protested
buI their protests went TO the winds.
The solid South was running this
thing and wanted no Northern inter
ference. The solid South aided by
few freetraders from the North got
what it wanted. a free trade Speaker
stands at the head of the National
House of Representatives. But,
like the rather who won the white e!e'
phant, the Democrats do not know
what to do with him when they have
him. The victory is barren one with
ont the aid of the Northern States. The
Democrats have not the firm ness TO
stand by their convictions. They want
the President, but they cannot elect
him without the aid OF tho desplsed
North This they cannot get and carry
out their free trade designs. Already
the great manufacturing centres OF the
North are aroused and alarmed but not
more so than the House of representa-
tives. The choice of Mr.. Carlisle as
Speaker of that House has been the UNI
masking of the solid South in full con
troll with its sIeepiess scctionaIism, lis
unchanged pr,Judices and beliefs, its
Southern interests and hatreds.
The uDmasking has awoke the North
| to the fact that the same old relentless
| Jealous enemy stands before IT with a
determination to injure the North not by
sabre, sword and cannon, but by free
| trade
But the defiant solid South hesitates
before il takes another step. Already
their chances for the election of theheXt
| President have been impaired, but what
| is to be done The voice of the North
ern Democrat is stop before you farther
20 Put on the mask again The
North is aroused You cannot elect a
| President unless you closely mask
Yourselves. You can do nothing for
free trade while there is Republican
President and Republican Senate IN
the way
The free traders are hesitating, One
lOAio d mocrat has already offered al
! bill to restore the duty Oh wool. othel
are moving in the matter 10 show to tn
public at large that the election o. Car
isle meant nothing. The mask Is OF
again, but will the people be deceived
longer? Will Democrats, who taco
protection for the sake Of protection b
hoo1w linked INTO the su pport OF part.
that is only biding its time to unmasI
itself fully and declare for free trade
Are the thousands of honest DtmoCral
workmen in Wilmington who haV
; heen honestly voting the Democrat
" ticket and who only have enrIoymel
u because of protec tive tariff, Wiling
be longer hoodwinked and kept IN tn
Democratic party under fraud u,"nt pr
" tence. These are questions OF III
" m.utous interest, and It Is in order Il
; workiugmen to answer THEM honest
10 without being biased by political prey