Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-07
Republic ms and Protection.

The Iowa R-pu piicsns at their late
State convention spoke out In no I'M
meaning terms on the tariff a. sion. |
The sixth plank OF their plaL,u1m u--
clares We are opposed To the Brit
tsh policy advocated by the Dsn ocrattc
party in this country under the gni%
OF tariff Tor revenue only. The l.
glish theory of free trade, which has
degraded Its labor at home, aud has
been used 40 successfully az means
to destroy the industries aud Cypress
tho people OF Ireland, cannot be i'm pos
cd for English interests, pom the people
Of the United States.
We invite all our people of Irish
blood, who know the wrongs Of their
native country, to jotn. heir fate with |!
the K .poblicAn party and the great !,
body Of Ameriuan ~orkingmsn in :
resisting the btroductiou OF the free ,
trade peiicy into America.
Tpx6 ID hearty invitation not only
to frish. Americans, but to Americans
OF kith aud kin to unite together in a
4 grand phalAnx to resist the encroaoh
ments Of free trade, and we feel sure it
will be- accepted by every man who has
q proper knowledge OF the question OF
protection, outside OF these who are
held in political bondage and are fed
by political crumbs. Especial reference
to Irish-Americans Is made, only be-
cause their destroyed country bears the
most direct evidence of the ruinous
effects of the British free trade policy.
1t Is still one OF the mysteries of tho
times why Irishmen who fly by the
thousands every year from British OPP
preston and British ruin caused by
free trade, as soon as they reach A neri.
ca where they are protected and their
labor Is protected, ay into the arms Of
political party directly opposed to
that protection which has made this
country prosperous.
They present the strange spectacle of
a people who hate BRITISH oppression at
home, and embrace it in the United
States. 1t would naturally be expected
that people who were prosecuted and
trampled down at home, who hated
their oppressors at home, when they
come to . country where they are pro
tected and lifted up, wouldnot fly into tn,
arms of their enemies and caress and
support them. But strange as 1t may
seem, this has been exactly the cas-,
who como TO this country.
1t Is an undeniable fact that nine on
of ten Of the British papers support tn,
Democratic party in the United States
aud they support 1t more than any
thing else, simply because 1t Ia more ii
sympathy with them on the free trad
question. Some years ago the Londol
Times boosted that Irishmen VIII
whilst at home were continually plot
ting against the British Govern mem
became in certain sense England
allies when they emlgrated to Aueric
and helped in the work OF making
market for British goods on this side
the Atlantic by acting politically wit
the party that was o. posed to protec
tion.
This Irish Americans do every tin
they vote for party that has alwa
been openly or covertly in favor Of d
pro-British policy of free.trade II
last Presidential campaign showed tn
large number OF Irish. America
have made up their mind to stop rendt
ing this kind of assistance to the
veterate foe OF their race.
This Is question that should sffj
thought for the large body Of Fri
American citizens who form lar
part OF the population % Wilmingto
Let them look around today aud 81
the condition of labor. S.s, the gre
workshops Of our city barely -ho 81
life, with not half full for, OF labor
employed. Look at the great nu nj
of workiugmen out Of EN- ploymeut, a
many Of Thorn who would gladly l.l
If they had 1t to do, asking aid
charitable institutions. Let them lo
back for only two or three years, wi
everybody was busy and orders crow
cd our workshops. Let them comp
that time with the present and q
why the change? Is 1t the change
administration that made it Is it
cause Grover Cleveland instead
James G, Blaine was cleo ed Preside 81
We are told by Democratic pap
that this had nothing to do with it, a
yet those same Democratic pap
promised these poor deluded worku
better times If Gle velAni WAS elect
They have BEEN waiting In vain for
verihcation of that promise. w
will 1t come they Ask? We can
them. Not until the Democratic pa
ceases the agitation Of thu question
projection. Two.thirts at least of
Democratic members of Congress
known to be in favor OF reduction
the tariff and they are now openly
vocating IT.. A Senate opposed to
by small ma Nrity Gully stands in
way. Do workingmen expect men
capital to risk their money in atar;
up their manufae'nries under II
clrcu "a stances wi IA British ma
featured goods already pouring Into
country by the million Of dollars go
If they do they ars wishing and val
in vain. Those who lab jred and v
for such . change will have to pm
with 1t, while unfortunately ard
happily those who lab red and Y
against such q charge will have to
fer with them. Hal there been
political change In this country, We
iieve that business would have bee
good to-day as 1t was two years
and we believe those good ii nes wi
turn again as soon az workingmen
for their friends instead Of
enemies.