Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-04

= i,el. ~ eecond-clAsa mail matter
SATURDAY. OrTOBEk Z. 1854.
why De mOcrats ahOula Seaport
Nr. A1ggAas for G.,nk es.
Anthony Higgins, Esq, made q
manly appeal at the Institute meeting
on Wednesday evening for Democratic
votes, and the Democratic papers look
upon this a. an acknowledgment of
the weakness Of the Republican party
Of the State. Mr.. Higgins does &C
knowledge its weakness in numbers,
but only through the unjust and ini-
quitous assessment laws of the State
shat have made IL weak. This is sub
ject with which Mr.. Higgins is per-
fectly familiar, he having been at one
time the successful prosecuting officer
Of the chief conspirator against the
rights Of the people. No one has stood
up 80 manfully for the cause Of freeaom
and popular rights As Mr.. Higgins
and he has right to appeal TO all
who believe in justice and are opposed
to having those rights taken away
from them under the form Of q law
that cheats the people out of votes
and the State of taxes.
Mr.. Higgins, by his persistent OPP
position to tyranny and injustice, has
earned the support Of all who are
enemies of tyranny and injustice
whether they be Republicans, Demo
Gratis or go by other party names.
Wherever fraud lifted its head it found
in the front Of those ready to give it
battle, Anthony Higgins. He is
identified over and over with the cause
of the people and if the people fail to give
him the support he merits they are
either forgetful or ungrateful.
Mr.. Higgins Strands before the people
the professed an. tried friend of those
industrial interests that have made
Wilmington thriving prosperous city.
In plain wor IL ne Is In favor of the
workshops Of Wilmington and the peo-
pie who work in them. No vote ofhis,
If elected to Congress, will be given for
. Sp aker of that body who favors
England more than America, the ship
yards on the Clyde more than the ship
yards ON the Delaware, the cotton
mills of Manchester more than the cot
ton mills Of Wilmington and Fall
River. There is no doubt rs to the
position of MIR. Higgins on the ques-
ton of protection, while there are very
grave reasons for believing that his
competitor, Mr.. Lore, will through the
force OF the party lash vote against
protection, by voting for a reduction
Of the tariff. His vote for q free-trade
Speaker of the House has already
worked incalculable injury to Will
u
phia are identified in those interests
which make both prosperous. The
great manufacturing industries thai
have made Philadelphia the second
city In the Union, have also built dI
and made Wilmington prosperous. In
Philadelphia there is Republican
party and Democratic party, but
both are in favor Of protection to the
manufacturing industries of the city
1t would be the political death O!
either 10 oppose in any manner thest
Industries. Thus We lind Samuel j
Randall OF that city not only IA leading
Democrat, but a leading protectionist
If he were not the latter, he could no
be IGNORED with seat in the House O
Representatives. As n leading Demo
Ctdt ITO was thICC tiiitS otCdht
of the House of Representatives.
was only when protection was mad
an issue that he failed of an election a
Speaker of the House. Randall coul,
afford to be defeated, but he could no
afford to betray his constituents an,
the ca nse of protection. How ditferen
is the case with Mr.. Lore. The cit
In which he resides contains more tina
one-shird the popul alton of the Stat
The same protective principles tina
make Philadelphia a hive of mani
featuring industry give to Wilmingto
its vigor and rapid growth in wealt
and population.
In the face of all this what do W
find Mr.. Lore doing as soon as he too
his seat as a member of Congress Fl
voted for Carlisle to be the free trat
Speaker OF the House, instead of votir
fJr Mr.. Randall, neighbor on
twenry-ei ght miles distant.
He would not have received one vo
les. fora reelection to Congress had
ynt.-d for Mr.. Randall. Indeed, eve
many of his strongest supporters e.
pe"ied that he would vote for Mr.. L Al
dali, and the greater number cared n
how he voted so he only remained VII
they called Democrat. Mr.. Lo
then voluntarily voted for a free ira
Speaker in preference to projections
Speaker.
BY so doing he voted against q
shipyards of Wilmington. By 80 DOH
he voted against all the other wor
shops and home industries of Wilmlu
ton. By 30 doing he voted that if /
working people of Wilmington were
have work they would have to wo
for wages reduced to level with t
pauper labor of Europe that have driv
millions of the laboring classes of IL
country to America.
These are what the general resu
o. Mr.. Lore's vote for free ira
Speaker would be, but what were
Immediate results? Whining
needs q new Custom House and Pc
Office. This all parties recognized a
Democrats, Republicans and people
every other political faith were in fay
Of having.
Everybody petitioned Mr.. Bays
and Mr.. Lore to have bill put throu
Congress TO have new Federal buildir
erected. Mr.. Bayard did his part WI
and had the bill put through the s.
ate, but Mr.. Lore failed to have it ]
through the House. What was
cause of that failure? 1t was not Il
Mr.. Lore was opposed to it, for on
contrary he was an enthusiastic frie
OF the measure and did all he could
get the bill passed. What then ST.