Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-20

saw the point very clearly, and a
there was nothing In the Democrats
party that en- titled them TO succeed :,
power, he would proceed TO compar,
the Candidates. No epe outside OF bi
own town had ever heard of Grover
Cleveland two years ago, and when b,
WAS An unknown lawyer In New York
James @. Blaine was already in tb.
House Of Representatives. holding hi,
fellow members spell bound with hi,
eloquence.
When Cleveland was Mayor of Blu
falo. James g. Blaine was Garfield 4
trusted Secretary Of State, and when
be was, by accident, made Governor OF
New York, James G Blaine had been
sent by his fellow citizens of Maine "a
represeat them In the Senate of the
United States. He invited his hearers
TO compare the men, and then con-
scientiously say which Of thstwo is best
lifted 70 become President Of the United
| States.
James G. Blaine is the ablest expo
ponent OF the doctrine of protection to
the American workingman. He spoke
Of Blaine's letter OF acceptance, and
said that General Grant had said, and
rightly said that 1t was the ablest docu.
ment Of the kind that had ever been
resented to the country. He compar.
ed Cleveland letter with IL, and
said that he did not touch OH a
single one Of the great issues of the
day.
He arraigned Cleveland for vetoiuR
the 5.cent street car bill, and the me
cbanics lien bill, and he believed tina,
when these things were taken into con
sideration, with the position of tht
Democratic party on the tariff question,
| there were thousands of Democrats In
this country, and especially In manu-
factoring cities like Wilmington, who
will on the fourth day of November
march up to the polls shoulder u
shoulder with the Republicans and
cast their votes for protection to Ameri
can industries. He spoke OF the Inde
pendents, and said that he expected Il
rec them hurrying back to hunt the Re
publican party after the November
election, and their position even nov
reminded bin OF an Indiana, who by
some means had wandered away and
was unable TO find his wigwam.
1 a gentleman met him, and said
You are loi I, are you not 2" when tn,
red man replied, No, I am not lost
! am here; it's the wigwam that 1,
LOST" and that Is Just the condition ol
the Independents at present; they have
wandered away from the wigwam that
has sheltered them for years, and now
they are crying out that the wigwam IL
lost, but after the Novemb ber eject ion
they will realize where they are, and
make grand rush to get back TO the
Republican party.
he hoped his auditors would pardon
him for relating little story that re-
minded Of the strange mixture of which
the Democratic party IL at prese mt com
posed. A Frenchman went in saloor
and called FOR cocktail, and as the
bartender mixed 1t, he watched tn,
strange composition with considerabl,
int, rest, and finally said "You pu
In some sugar TO make it sweet, som,
lemon to make 1t sour, rome brandy :,
make IL strong, some water to make /
weak. something to make It hot, ant
ice 10 make 1t cold. Now YOU cali it
cocktail, but, sir, / cali 1t . grand COZ
tradiction.'
The Democratic party Is just abou
the same kind Of n mixture as thi
cocktail Was; they have Nlrown II
Cleveland TO make 1t sweet, ami Curti
TO make 1t sour, while the remainder o
the ingredients are equally opposite.
He had no doubt that If this election
could be settled in England, Grove
Cleveland would be elected Preside mt
but he hoped and believed that tn,
American people will decide it differ
emily.
The Democratic party spent forty
eight hours at Chicago on the tariff
tion on the one side was Morrison and
Randall, and on tie oiher was Carlis I
and Hurd, and the party was placed
in the position OF the bull that tried I,
jump the fence, and landed ON it; h,
could not horn any one In front or kicl
behind. But they finally made plat
form, on which they could preach fire.,
trade in one part Of the country ant
protection in another, but which peanl
free trade everywhere, and IL th'
Democrats succeed in this campaign
the tariff will be- repealed, and pro
lection to American industries becom,
q thing of the past.
Mr.. Randall himself told them in tn
House OF Representatives that If they
urged the Morrison bill they would
paralyge the industries tf this country
and the other day in his spec ch of ac
ceptance in Philadelphia, b. said tn,
measure was unwise, and opposed L
the best interests Of this country.
He spoke of what protection had don't
for the American people, and said hi
believed that the voters Of this country
we're too wide awake to their owr In.
terests to cast their votea against It,
Protection means plenty of work al
good wages, with comfortable home 4
surrounded with all the necessaries,
and many of the luxuries OF life fol
American workingmen and their
families, whilo free trade means mills
shut down, workshops closed, idle
hands, Suffering, want and poverty.
1t Is for the voters Of this country 70
choose between the two.
Glorious az is the record of the Re-
publican party, its greatest beauty ia
that 10 does not rest on the trtumphs Of
the past, bat GOES forward 10 meet the
demands of the future. He believed
that James C Blaine 10 called to lead
this country and this party to higher
and greater IN ission . mission that
means pro,ectiCn 10 the laboring classes
bere ard else ewhere, a mission that
means that ihe American Tag shall be
RESPECTED by all nations, and that the
American eli iEen shall be protected by
'he strong arRi of this government, no
tnatter where he may be.
| Such are the principles Of ,le kepub-
I ican party as proclaimed hy its y lat
tnrm, and an assurance given of their
| fulfilment by iIs record in the past,
James Il. Blaine has heen chosen rs the
reIresentative of these principles, and
to-tay he stands before the people
bearing az 1t were the heart OF the mar
tyrod Garfield, and with that emblem
will lead them TO victory.
We have had hut two great Prssi-
aeGis since The ume oi jackson We
have had good Presidents but only two
who were great. Garfield was assassi.