Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-18

the American idea Of government, for II
you must lay higher duties on one article
than s4oiher, merely upon the demand
for protection by one manufacturer with
louder voice or greater influence with
Congress- than another, you have, without
doubt, created q privileged GLASS 10 whom
all Of their fellow oitissns not engaged In
the same line Of business snail be o,m'
PEELED 10 pay tribute. Raoh industry 10
surely as meritorious as any OF the others,
AND preferences cannot be given 10 one
without instly exciting discomfort In all
the rest
OUR FOREIGN MARKET n EXPANDING.
After inquirIog II the result OF 20
yeArs' experiment under the present sys-
tem 10 satisfactory to the manufacturing
olaiaes or auy body else, the speaker took
up thu exports Of last yesr. They ex-
csodsd our imports In Volume, but the
bulk u thoss exports Was mada up
almost entirely OF agricultural products
Dat Of 100000 900 pt our exports,
less than ons.eighth consisted Of
Amarican manufactures mu III the
lager portion ~ that one.
eighth, olassed a. manufactures, con
sisted OF commodities purchased for re.
msunfaotdrs IN other countrie which
we're sgRiu to b. returned to the United
States, advanced by foreign labor TO com
pete with our bone manufacture.
Il ia obvious therefore that our present
system OF duties does not resuit in pro
vliing foreign markat for our surplus
manufactures ard st the same time we
are increasing our manufacturing capacity
every day; we are adding To the number
OF our mills aud improving machinery
and rapidly AugmentiDg the force Of
laborers, not by natural increase alone
but R4sisted immigration, fostered and
encouraged by homestead laws aud facility
TO obtain public lands, added TO which
the direct importation by many manufso.
turers of skilled laborers to replace those
who have struck for higher wages than
the employers were willing to give aud
upon which process there is as yet no re
strictive legislation.
While all this is going on
we are not expanding our mar
ksts for our manufactures, aud 80
long as the present system OF tariff taxes
is continued, 1t ia plain we never can. Our
countrymen had as we'll look thess unde.
niable facts clearly In the face.
A VERY HOLLOW PRBTENCB.
Mr.. BSyard said he would make short
comment on the hollow prstence that his
| system is kept up for the benefit OF the
American laborer. Nothing is more in
sincere. Wages are regulated by the
demand and supply OF labor and employers
are not In the habit Of paying more than
the market price. As a proof OF the
insinoerity Of Republican claims OF this
kind, he cited the selection Of Senator
Sabin as chairman Of the pArty's cam
| phiyn committees man who laid the
foundation Of his great fortune in the
employ ment OF convict labor. In answer
to Senator HoSr and General Butler, on
the same theme, he read the advertise.
msnt OF Warden Usher for bids for the
labor OF $50 conviots in the Massaohuse tts
state prison. In the face OF this we'll may
the laboring man sry "Save me from my
friends and ! will take care OF my
enemies"
THE MORRISON BILL.
At the last session tentative and in.
complete though honest and very mod.
crate measure OF reform was introduced
In the House, but defeated by oombi-
nation Of the solid Republican party with
small number Of Democrats. So that
on one side you may Sec movement 10
reduce taxes, aud on the other to In
crease them and intensity the evils which
are even now closing mills aud oonvulsins
the labor system all over the country.
OTHER EVIL BFPEcTs.
The speaker believed the system whicl
has caused people to look to Congress- fol-
aid and relief instead Of going sturdily Il
, work and finding them in their own in
dustry, has not only tended to inoreas
the already too strong current of central
ization Of power, but has abated tn,
, manly spirit Of individual self.relianoe
American agricultural machinery is uu
, protected. Yet our mowers, reapers
drill, steam plows and steam thresher
I. are cOnfessedly unequsled in the markets
OF the world. This superiority has beef
a reached In spite of high protective duties
, for the materials q which the.e machine
are composed, II imported, were hiRhl,
taxed, aud il Of domestic produotioi
had their price greatly enhanced by tn
i tar,f taxation. On the other hand b
: would ask his hearers to look at the pre-
y sent condition OF the iron and steel trade
one Of the most egreGiousiy favored 4
l. our tariff list Yet, within the past 8
i years, in Ruglsnd, without the slightes
II interference from their government O
Q any other, such men as Bessemei
% Siemans, Whitoraft, Gilchrist, Thomas
!. Snelns and Martin have revolutionize
8 the trade In metals aud gained enormou
% fortunes for themselves aad incalculabl
g wealth and power to their country.
10 Turning to the moral effect OF MI
J: Blaine's mercenary idea OF Legislation
d Mr.. Bayard dwelt briefly upon the defa
4; cations and suicides OF recent date an
II continues
Ir do not desire to be ex,ravagant or [
10 use heated illustrations OF the great evil
I. which see but do not bell. We that pul
K lilo immortality can be separated fro,
ie private immortality. do not believe tht
N breaches Of trust in regard to question
y of public power can long be separate
IT from breaches of trust OF less publ
y nature. The fountain head from whic
all these evils flow, is the corrupt use
l. public powers by men to whom they hsy
Of been entrusted for the benefit of th
N governed, but which they have perverte
10 to private profit. Among these clas
D. the doctrine tina. public power is not
public trust, for when II shall be COL
Ia oeded that It may be used for other tina
A. public ends, then indeed the America
r idea Of government has been lost sight
h and the merceDary idea Of the privilege
% classes-of class born booted an
spurred to ride those who we're Dor
h saddled and bridled to be riddsn-hs
Of taken its place. In this connection no
8, impressive are the words OF WAshiugto
ie in one OF the drafts Of his farewe
IN address:
N 81 never designedly misused any DOW.
ID oonhded to me. The fortune with whic
OF came into office Is not bettered othe
Of wise than by that improvement |
ID property which the natural progress an
peculiar prosperity of our country hav
Of produced. retire with pure heart an
N undefiled hands"
4 wish to God, my fellow oItisens, tn,
the American people irrespective OF part
Ia might unite in the determination TO her,
y after allow no man to aspire to the Pres
j. dental chair who cannot place his han
% on his heart and In the name Of hi
10 Maker apply to himself these memorabl
10 words OF Washington.
70 Here the vast audience broke ont In
% tremendous and prolonged volley of Al
Ie plause and cheers.
y REPUBLICAN, AGENTS IN THR SOUTH.
l, The southern policy of the Republican
was the next topic discussed by I'll
a speaker. He spoke Of their treatment Z
, the oOlorsd men as vassals and serfs
whose moral and legal duty was 10 vot
:. the Republican ticket under all circum
Htanoaa. THAR handing tba ,,an.a. ~