Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-08
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The Ampenanng CalasDisy.
We do not yet admit the election Of
but admitting it, we may
veil look appalled, az the conseq uences
that may b. expected to follow. The
Issue In the campaign has been the
tariff against free trade and on that
issue free trade Is apparently the VIC
non. We believe this because all the
ffee traders in this country were in
favor Of tie election Of Cleveland. So
were all the free traders of England.
Admitting the election Of Cleveland
the heartiest rejoicing over his election
viii be by British ffee tcadcrs and the
Golden free trade club of London.
From the very first inception OF the
campaign the man of the Democratic
PARTY whoever he might be WAS En-
glands man, and when the Democratic
National Convention evolved from its
party Grover Cleveland AZ the standard
bearer OF his party the heartiest con-
Bsssa'ssioes ha rAceived came stimuli
taneously from the free traders Of this
country and Of England. and from
chem he Is receiving his heartiest con-
gratulations now in the belief that he
viii be the next President whether
elected or NOT.
The millions OF laborers Of this coun-
try may well stand appalled, at the
situation. If Cleveland Is elected, they
IRE on the brink of dark future Even
IL there be no Legislation by Congress
TO change the existing tariff that is to
usher in the new millennium of free
trade, business confidence is gone, and
the men and the great manufacturing
Arms that have made this country
what 1t is in prosperity and greatness
will be afraid to run the risk Of taking
new orders extending over any con
siderable length Of time, and those W ho
have orders to give will hesitate tc
gave them, believing that England may
Rn them cheaper than the manufac tur
srs of this country.
In this dreaded uncertainty of thu
future It 10 difficult 10 nee how q season
Ut stagnation Is not TO ensue. W.
have had twenty years OF unexam pied
prosperity, the like OF which no nation
he's ever known, and every Republican
administration but added to the pros
perity that existed under preceding
administration. But notwithstanding
ahts there seemed to be /. growing dis
content against the government. Their,
were men who wanted Offices and could
not get them without overturninR thu
Republican administration of the Gov
ernment. They hawkedand tore at it
magnifying every error and deceivins
those who followed their leaders blindly
without questioning their motives
Added to this is foreign country tha
looked with jealous eye upon oul
great home trade and longed to attach
1t to her conQuering free trade train
and we have the combinaCion that is u
succeed the grandes,, the loftiest, the
noblest party that ever ran this Gov.
eminent.
We know this is dark picture, but
It has to be looked at as the true index
Of the future If Cleveland is elected. IL
will be a calamity that will fall upon
all, though the working classes will be
tho main sufferers. Next to the latter
will come the small property owners
who have just provided thems sci YES
homes and still have mortgages against
them unified. Even should The cost
OF living be reduced with the reduction
OF wages, the mortgages against the
property will not be reduced proper.
tionally, and neither will interest be
less. In fact all real estate holders
must suffer. When wages are reduced
the same rents now paid can be- paid
no longer, and hence there must be a
reduction in the value of real estate
The laborer and mechanic who worked
hard TO get himself home that cost
from two to three thousand dollars and
has mortgage entered up against that
home will dnd his property deprecated
one third in value while he has still to
pay the full first cost. We do not DE-
sire to raise any needless alarm, but
rather to look matters in the face exactly
a. we zee them. Neither are ". in.
spired to make this forecast from d
political standpoint, and partisan pur.
poses.
In that respect we can stand tn.
eiec'iOn of Grover Cleveland or any
other Democrat to the Presidency. w,
can stand it If every Republican Fede-
raj officer is turned out OF Office ant
their places filed with those VIII
sought to destroy the nation, though W,
would rather not see that, but ",
frankly say that the people Of thi
country cannot stand free trade 4
Democratic administration withtnt III
danger of interfering with the grea
business interests of the country woul,
not be feared, but when the Democrat
party becomes 70 nearly allied To free
trade that the fire. D traders of Englan
hold out the hand of fellowship TO il
then we fear and tremble and he capi
tai and labor of this country have tn
greatest caus tor alarm. We sti
have strong reason to hope thar we hav
escaped, though very mario ly, tn
dreaded calamity of not only the cleo
ton of Grover Cleveland as Pre-iden
merely, but the greater calamity tn.
must ensue were he elected by the utle
stagnation to business and trade, au
the subse quent establishment OF ire
trade.
The temperance Vote.
Though the temperance ticket il
New Castle County has had no effect /
the late election on the general result
the support given it is 80 suddenly iare
mat had the contest been more clos
IL would have caused the utter def-a
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