Daily Republican., 1884-01-03
Delaware and Free Trade.


Whatever hedging may be noticeable
on the part Of Democratic papers il
other States on the question of a protec
tive tariff, there Is none whatever by
the Democratic papers Of Delaware
With q common purpose in view and
asif moved by one general impulse
they all stoutly and staunchly advocate
free trade In its broadcast sense. Even d
tariff for the sake of revenue finds but
few advocates amongst them. If free
trade is worth anything at all they
want it unadulterated, pure and sim.
pie. The strangest part of this strange
anomaly is that they do not represent
the sentiment of the people, if full,
free and fair expression could be OBJ
tain d without the exercise of partisan
feeling and without the influence of
that public debaucher OF political NOR
als--bribe money for the purchase of
votes. This looks the more remarka-
bly, strange AZ Delaware is little
State formed out of quarter twelve
mile circle from New Castle taken
from Pennsylvania, and larger area
sliced from the Eastern Shore of Mary
land and bounded both on the South
and West by that State. Why we are
thus particular in describing it, is to
show that in comparison to area it ia a
small patch surrounded by States that
knowing their best interests, have,
through the votes of their representa-
tives in Congress, placed themselves on
the side of protection. The great State
OF Pennsylvania, the very bulwark of
protection where every Democratic menu
Der of Congress in it voted for Mr.. Ran
dali for Speaker, lies to the north of it
In Maryland, too, State which hedges
it in Oh two sides, every Democratic
member also voted for Mr.. Randall,
because he was in favor of protection.
In Maryland is the city of Baltimore,
the very manufacturing and CONNER
cial heart of the State, made great by
protection. No Democratic mem Der of
Congress dared to lift his hand and cast
his vote against the interests of a city
that gave life and vigor to the State.
To the East and across the river from
Delaware lies the great protection State
of New Jersey, where thriving manu-
featuring cities are the rule; where
labor is in demand and literally re-
warded and where the farmer finds a.
home the best market for his products.
This great, prosperous State has seven
ongressmen-four Republicans and
three Democrats, hut every one of the
latter found it to the interests of their
State to vote in favor of protection by
voting for Mr.. Randall for Speaker.
How differently is Delaware, little
State, lying like garden patch sur ,
rounded by States favoring protection, :
represented Mr.. Lore, her represent g
tative, is the only Congressman of all y
the States that surround her that voted =
for Mr. Carlisle, the free trade Speaker !,
Wilmington, city that contains I
more than one.thrd of the population 7
Of the State, whose very life is bound :,
up In protection, is sacrificed at the =
shrine of free trade by the very first !,
vote of Mr.. Lore in Congress. To him,
the city of his residence, with her ship :
yards, car shops, machine works, coach
morocco manufactures,
cotton and woollen mills and hundreds =
OF other industrial enterprises, is az :.
nothing when compared with free 4
trade, which would shut the doors of !
The manufactures in the city and put .,
'ut her industrial fires. 1t is remark ~
sbly strange what infatuation free trade =
mas for the Democracy OF Delaware -
Mr. Lore has made great mistake and
he Democratic press of the State is do. =,
ng it an irreparable injury by advoca- -
ing free trade. Delaware, of all the y
States in the Union, can least afford
rec trade. Every interest which bears =,
lpon her prosperity is bound up in pro. a,
ection. 1t is time the people of Della G,
ware, who have been regularly voting ~
or every thing projected by partisan ID
ingenuity simply because it was label.
ID Democracy, would get their ewes IN
'pened before, through partisan blind. tr
less, they rush into the vortex of free ra
rade