Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-20

never oessed on all proper occasions to
demaud that the party which ratified and
profited by shat crime shonid be turned
out Of power. The Sun OF this city might
have shared thft honor with II but that
TOUR years ago ii fAltered, aud this year
IL turpe1 traitor to the Effort to punish
the gully organization. think, there.
flre, that the GAZETTE may justly
claim to have reached the position OF true
Independence eight years ahead Of It's
more recent allies.
THE FALSE CRY OF DANGER TO BUSINESS
Bob lpRersoll IL bitterly blamed for
many things by many men, bat 10Y own
conviction that he Ia thoroughly wicked
man was formed about eight years ago be-
Oauee OF one OF his performances after the
seating of Hayes. No one engaged more
vigorously in the "a lrt (started by BisiLe
~ the wsy) during that OSnvass
70 revive tie dyi.s snimosities Of
the war aud iekiudla hatred be
tween the sections than this very Inger-
soil who h,s sulked on D0rssy's ranch
dining the greater part Of the recent
campaign ieOsuss hts white Plumed
Kuight' de led him an office. He was
ssvsge; and remember well
row some 81 the mo7s malignant
norge. yout Wilmipstou Republicans
siostsd over the 'oupded periods
in which hs formulated thgir hate II not
mis- uwa. dis only possible excuse was
that he believed all he said, whether IL
,aa ttus or mot. Shortly after Hayes
had b5sn seated, h viewer, Ingeraoll came
- Nsw York and in the very hall in
WLioh he mad delivered his impassioned
haranguea OF invvotivs sg2inst the
south q few years before, he made de.
tense Of the 'oonciliAtory" policy Of
Hayes and unhlushingly told his audi
encs that though he had said some very
hard things about the south In the course
of the csIvsss, he did not meAu them
aad that the southerHers were on the
whole very good sort Of people whose
assistance and support Mr.. Hayes
was very wise 10 secure. He laughiDgly
said that his talk during the canvass had
beea necessary to stirring up the north
but sansible people would not pot too
much dependence on such declarations
after the campaign was over. THIS per.
tormsDoe slways appeared to me As
UOthiag short OF devilish aud think
should have rejoioed II Chief Justice
Comesys had had the opportunity to
carry out the threat intimated in
cLe Of his charges and put tue
blstSut demsgogue in Jail. During
the CANVASS just ended there
has been disposition on the part Of the
Blaine newspapers and speakers to play
similar though less absolutely wicked
trick on those foolish enough to give
them their confidence, and they knowing
we'll that business under no oircum.
stances could revive immediately have
bsen oSusing many poor people great
anguish by predictions thkt Cleveland's
election would throw nearly everybody
ous Of U0Th. Now that Cleveland ia
elected the Tribune calmly informs its
readers that "ths fear that the tariff Is
about TO be changed, which has
slGeRdy sff ,cted business interests
to some extent, ia not well founded and
IL goes on to explain TO its readers the
fact that 1t has known ali along that
osing 10 Republican supremacy in the
Senate no possible change unsatisfactory
- that party can be accomplished before
smother Congress- is elected in 1885. The
Commercial AdUertiSeT, another Blaine
orgag, is even more frankly cynical in
laughing at the bugaboo its party has
been using to scare working men. In ite
issue Of yesterday 1t fidiouled the idea
that various industries will, because Of
Clevslsnd's s'ection, "propose to restrict
tbs sphere OF their opeIaiions''
AID intimated that this would
b. believed when it was seen aud
not before. HBusiness men," 1t goes or
70 say, who have not the time nor per.
baps the inclination to tamiliarizs them
sslves with economic questions 81 . apt Il
depend upon their party newspapers fol
information. II these papers told then
bnutiy that ous'half OF the people wer,
plotting to destroy the whole country, tn,
| ssnsible business man would say that The
FOOLS had taken possession Of the editoria
rooms Bat when the came newspaper
hotly contend that great political party
| is g0iDF to enforce 9 policy which viii
| cripple the manufacturing industries o
the county, the same business men to,
often aouept what Ia said as wo ds OF un
| que toned wisdom" For "pattI
newspaper" on which "business mem
have depended 10 their own mis-
eat.Eg this ia the very acme o
impudenos, and it even Roe
further and boldlyIdeClarss I've have no
the least feRI that the Democratic part,
is disposed to have recourse to the fAnci
tul Bchen'ss which their adversRlies ga,
they have been preparing.
There may be further tariff revision, bu
It is to be remembered that even 80 firn
a 'proLectioDist' as President Arthur, ii
successive messages to Congress, ha
advocated more decided reforms her
than either party has yet attempted t
garry inc effect"
hope that The many mechanics an,
ttter working men amongst RvBRY BvEN
mos Teaders will read this carefully an,
obtain from II once for all perfect com
pteLensi0n Of tine value OF the lsadershi
OF .Loas who poae b. fore them In politics
campaigns 80 all-knowing cuisines
men" The very papers which set Their
up with the ideas they urge so franticall
on the stump laugh at them within
week Of the election for being so foolisl
as to believe such stuff.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
There 10 going to be q lively time i
the New York Associated Press after tn
xiitement OF the p. espBt campaign 1
over. The organization consists Of th
journal Of Commerce, Herald, 7ribun,
Times, Mnit and ErpresS, Sun snd World
When Jay Gun.d owned tina World an
controlled the Tribune LAS many think h
Sill does) he attempted TO gain control {
ths Associated Press Whitelaw Reid 10
the Tribune, William Henry Hurlbsrt 70
the World ard Cyrus W, Field az owne
OF the Mall and Express voted steadil
for Gould's schemes, but the Herald
Tunes, Journal OF Commerce and Sun, wit
tour voles, S.! utly resis! Ted suddenl
lssAc NJ EGG and, business manager
cess to repreasnt ths Sun. and Charlie
A. Dana appeared in person to represer
Il. He voted with the Gould crowd, an
the management was reorRsnizsd, an
, practically given into the hands Of a
executive committee, consisting Of Dan
0t the Sun, HOsmes OF the Herald, tn
Reid Of the Tribune, together with tw
representatives Of the Western Asst
eiated Pres Thsss people. all OF whol
but Hosmer, had backed Gould
efforts TO secure change, yroceede
TO appoint William Henry Smith, a pol
, ttciac from Chicago, rs general agent, an
to mske W. II. French Of this city b
, chief assistant. This is the manasemeI
, responsible for making the association Ii
tool Of Gouli's schemes 10 delay electio
news. David M.stone, who thou ID now,
I for many years past, president Of Ii
association, is deprived OF all power
Gould's executive committee device, sal
I tlia week in his paper: II; is gu ope
secret that the Herald has not recent
! participated to any considerable extent
I the sessions Of the committee, II any sue
have been held, nor has Nj. Dana, v
. | hnlieYA. haen vary nniiua On