Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-16


The New York Herald is terribly
exercised over posted notice of the
Swift Iron and Steel Company, ofiCin-
cinuati, before the election. The notice
read ~ follows
These mills will he clossd;to-night,
70 remain shut down until after the
Ohio election. II the result IL favor.
able 90 the Republicans work will be
resumed on Wednesd y next, the day
following election. If II IL favorable
to the Democratic the mills will remain
closed until after the November cleo.
ton. III Blaine is chosen President
work will then be resumed. IL Cleve-
land is elected the suspension will be
Continued indefinitely"
Seeing this notice q Herald reader
becomes indignant and writes to that
paper proposing a subscription for "the
poor white slaves OF Ohio" stating
that q painter in his employ would
give dollar, his little boy a dollar
and twenty cents, his wife the price
of new dress and he himself the price
of TIE a overcoat. This was . very
generous thought and does honor to
the man, to his head and heart, but how
does tho Herald treat that proposition
1t advises its correspondent II he has
money to give to send it to the Demo
crat tic campaign committee, assuring
him that the quickest and surest way
to relief will be to defeat Blaine and
elect Cleveland
This IL monstrous proposition when
we consider that the Democratic cam.
paign fund is used in corrupting voters
and paying for reporters a. in Ohio on
Tuesday. It shows a desperation on
the part of tie Democrats that borders
on insanity.
But word for the Swift Iron aad
Steel Company. What have the mana
gers of that Company done to bring
upon themselves such an avalanche OF
condemnation and abuse ? The tariff
Iagitation, and the certainty of re-
lduction of the tariff IL Democratic
President and a Democratic Congress
were elected, has stagnated marufac-
turing business all over the country to
such an extent that many manufac-
tories have closed and the hands are
thrown out of employment. Less coal
is needed and the mines are idle. Upon
the election depends the opening of
|, these manufactures. If Cleveland Is
{ elected and Congress to back him
: Iup, the reduction of the tariff would
8 most assuredly follow. If Blaine is
3 detected it would mean protection to
/, American industries 1t would mean
) America before England. The reasons
: for the closing of these mills are true
| and to the point. They are running at
t La loss, and the stagnation of business
t if Cleveland is elected will be so great
v they cannot run at all. They might as
= well shut down first az last. But they
ri will open again if Ohio goes Republi
oil can. Why is this Because thai
l. means that Blaine will be elected, ant
It the election of Blaine means protection
, There is certainly nothing wrong abou
r that. But we are told that it is /,
d bulldoze the voters into ueting the Re
> publican ticket. 1t is nothing of tn
c. kind. The works shut down ON accoun
OF the uncertainty of work The work
L men are not bound to vote any par
ID ticuiar ticket, but fair statement O
ir facts 10 made. The work men kno,
III what the result. will be. III they ar
r, so welded to a party that favors fire.,
ID trade AS to vote for the closing of til
a. establishment that gives them woil
Of that is their lookout, and if they q,
le what they vote for they should nj
C. complain.