Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-17
Republ,caa. for Protection.

As soon rs the Republicans came
into possession of the Government in
1860, they proceeded to pass bill pro-
tocting American industries, and dis
eliminating against all foreign made
articles that could be manufactured at
Rome, without paying duties to the
Gpvernment This tariff measure was
passed partly because it was right that
American labor should be protected
against the cheap pauper labor of Eu-
rope, and partly as a war measure to
support the army in the field engaged
in putting dowu a rebellion against the
Government instigat-d by Democratic
leaders in revenge for Republican sue
CESS.
The Republicans ever since have been
the advocates OF projection. When the
war was over they proceeded to remove
the internal taxes upon all home in
dustries except tax GU liquors and to.
bacco, which sill remains. Notwith.
standing u devastating civil war on
hand for the first four years of Republi.
can rule, the country prospered AZ il
never dill before, and under protection
it has attained a position amOngs,
civilized nations which is the wonder
and admiration OF the world. By no
act of the Republican party has this
protective tariff, that has done 80 much
70 develop the resources pf the Govern
mem. been interfered with.
Under IL American manufactures,
American industries aud American
labor have been fully protected from
urxrls h.. II
paid labor of Europe that drove million,
of Europeans to this country, wher'
they could have more labor and bette
wages.
This protective tariff has only beer
interfered with by the Democratic par
ty, and every time it interfered, harde
tunes WA the result. By speciou
piesdings and gross misrepresentation
the Democrats have induced larg
number of people, who only have EN-
ployhent because ut protection, to be
neve that they would be better on, ant
the country made more prosperous I'm
der free trade.
Que reduction of the tariff urged oil
by the Democratic party has alreac,
taken place. and another reduction pro
posed by the Democrats in Congress
has happily been defeated by the soil,
opposition OF the Republican party
Though the project has been defeated
IL results of the agitation are still seel
aud felt ia hundreds OF closed indus
tries, and thousands of laborers out c
employment.
Oar iron and cotton establishment
ar, cOm Delltd tn rtdil the, wages {
their employees, and many OF theI
lave closed altogether, while Englis
lion and cotton goods are flooding III
markets. English iron is brougf
hie 10 lay railroad tracks through ii
very heart of our iron producing cour
try.
The reduction of the tariff and ii
CHAP pauper labor employed, enab
England 10 man ufacture iron cheape
and TO undersell the American marke
This is the leading cause of the stagn
lion to business in this country at O
lreSent time. The Republican pail
is opposed to reducing the wages
labor in this country TO level with Il
starvation wages paid 10 other countrie
and for this reason it has always stUo
by protection in this country. The pc
PIE are called upon to choose in a lit
more than two weeks from the prese
time President. Who will they choos
free trader or prOtectiOnist Jam
q. Blaine an avowed protectionist
Grover Gle veland, solid free trade
without the courage to say which si'
he Is on