Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-19
THE FREE TRADE SESSION
PRorEorToN ssJUeGLERx OF rmn
DEYIL.1
william q. Gibb@as OF T'bss Cssy no.
tvers an Address ON ssI'he TmrzfR
and shiP-buiidinR'' Before siss Free
Trade Congress.

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CHICAGO, Nov. l2.-At this mornings
session of free trade conference the fol-
lowing papers were read: "The Rauper
Labor OF Europe" by Thomas @. Eissr-4
man Of Brooklyn; docs High Tarif1.
on Wool Benefit the Woolgrowers 7" bT
Rowland Hazard of Rhode Islana
Agricultural Machinery and the TariH, =
by M. b. Harter of Ohio s.The Tariff
and Ship-building," by William G.. Glib
Dons OF Delaware; "The Tariff, Manu-
facturers and the People," by j. B. sar-
gent OF connecticut and ''The Tariff In
Its Relation to the Boot and Shoe In
dustry," by James Means of Maaea-
chusetts. John Quincy of Massaohu-
setts, read Translation OF an article re-
Gently published in La Union, 8 Chilian
paper published in Valparaiso, in which
free trade between the United states and
South America was discussed.
At the afternoon session of the coaxeu-
ton, on report of the Committee on nom
nations being adopted, the followiag-
named gentlemen, among others, were
elected officers for the ensuing year:
President, David A. Wells; vice presidents.
Thomas Holland, New York; b. A. For
man, Louisiana; F. w. Dawson, South
Carolina; W. nj. Singeriy, Pennsyiyanin;
Henry Watterson, Kentucky; T. t.
Stevens, New Jersey; w. e. Jenkins,
Texas, and William @. Gibbosss, Della
ware. On the national committee are
W. Il. Whitaker, Louisiana; j. j. Dar-
gon, South Carolina; James d. Hancock,
rennsyivania; secretary, r. r. Bowker,
New York; treasurer, George f.. Peabody;
executive committee, T. G.. Sherman,
New York; Josiah Quincy, Massachusetts:
a. w. Thomas, Connecticut; H. b. b.
Stabler, New York; w. G.. Brownies.
Michigan; A. A. Heaiy, New York: w.
w. Whitmer, Iowa; Erskine M Phelns-
nlinois; III. D. Harter, Ohio; W. O.. Peck
ham, New Jersey.
Resolutions were passed condemnine
the protective scheme and urging upon
Congress that no countenance be given 10
an attempt to increase duties that raw
materials be free and that the duty ON
articles produced from them be at ieast
correspondingly reduced. A demand vas
also made for the simplifioation of duties.
for free ships and the abolition Of re-
strictiye navigation laws, bounties and
subsidies being strongly opposed. The
following clause was contained in the
resolutions: 1--WE urge revenue re-
formers to vote only for such con-
gressional candidates as openly oppose .
tariff for protection and to take steps to
nominate Independents candidates when
all party candidates oppose tariff reform,
preparing for that step by diffusing sound
economical literature and promoting or
ganization, especially in close CON
gressional districts"
At the evening session David A. Wells
end Henry Ward Beecher addressed an
audience that packed Central Music Hall
to its fullest capacity. The Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher said that protection was
the ''jugglery of the devil" II politi-
clans were statesmen protection would
die natural death in spite OF the devil.
But politicians were mot statesmen they
were "votemongers." This country Was
not paternal government, and he added.
"A paternai government Is an internal
government" After referring to tho
rivalry among capitalists developing and
reaping the profits in newly discovered
industries which result in inevitable over
production and the ultimate effect Of
throwing laborers out of work, he re-
marked that there was no tariff on men.
and wondered If the Protectionists were
thinking of bettering the situation by
placing tariff on imported pauper labor,
This was intensely amusing TO the
audience, and its suppressed laughter in
creased to q roar when the speaker re-
peated that this country was large on
porter "of religion" This country sent
millions of dollars TO heathen countries
to instill the principles of Christianity
into the minds of believers, while the
article went begging at home. This
country was liberal in exporting religion
for the benefit of the heathep, but when
these benighted individuals come tn this
country to be nearer to the fountain-head
of such teaching they were met with
stones and curses, and only allowed TO re-
main at the peril of their lives.
The speakers closing words were In
I tribute to the liberty that had founded
the government, that had freed the slave
and which would remove every bar 70 ita
aa2am6Esiai grandeur.