Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-07

companies themselves. IL Is practice
that tends TO build up monopolies Ut the
expense Of the producers and cor
sumers. Under the system you caPnot
hsve com pstision apd without .ssgws
are at the mercy OF the favored cl2ases
After quoting the decision Of an Ohio
Court that common carriers could not
charge differing rates for the same ser.
vice, he rays: trust this important
subject will receive considerable atten
ton at your hands, and the outcome Of
1t may be wholesome laws preventingl
discrim ination In any shape and pro
tecting and favoring alike all shippers,
be they large or small, and especially |
preventing com panies from charging a
higher rate of fTeights ON short than
long distance. IL Is plainly my duty |
TO direct attention TO these matters, Tor
the discrimination is constantly occur
ring in our own midst
After recommending the adoption Of
some measures providing for ths safe
return OF the State exhibits 10 the New |
Orleans Worlds Exposition that they
may be held as the nucleus ot "a state
exposition. the Governor farther recom-
mends that proper steps he taken TO
secure suiia hle representation OF Della
ware at the American exhibition of the
ducis and resources Of the United
states of America TO be opened in Lon
don, May LIST, 1886 /; also, representa-
tion At the Worlds Fair to b- he'd r.
san Francisco, Californa, in 1887, and
the Agricultural Exposition 10 be held
in Louisville. Kentucky, in 1885.
REMARKABLE CIVIL SERVICE VIEWS.
| The Governor then proceedh TO discuss
the political questions OF the day, and
says Economy and honesty are the
corner stones Of individual or State
prosperity.
The spoils system" in the use of
public salaried officers az a means Of
constructing and keeping in power u
political party, is in direct hostility TO
economy and honesty, and will prove
not less fatal to public than it would
do TO private interests. What is need
ed by the people is faithful and intelli.
gent service, and anything that tends
to destroy fidelity and efficiency IL u
public injury.
Continuing, the Governor says: But
the public interest is the cause OF
creating offices, and should be the main
object In filling them. and Of regulatipR q
removals or renewals, or the filing OF
vacancies.
1t Ia hard to conceive the case In
which . competent and faithful ofiiceI
should not be- allowed to serve, uuless
his opinions are opposed TO the policies
which by popular voice have been de
clared best for the good government o.
the country.
Il AS q means of fostering party spiri,
2 = agains which the father of his country
= 10 solemnly warned his countrymen
: the spoils system" has proved TO b,
u the most potent aud mischievoui
y agency. 1t has built up An odious ma
: chine in politics, which has proved dc
, structive to the conscience and characte
OF the Office holding class, and visitet
), with profound injury the highest place
y of ad IN in istration. To reform all this !
u the duty Of the hour, and 1t should b
y done despite the clamor of noisy pro
u fessional politicians who trade in Off CO
and degrade republican institutions
el TAX AND TARIFF,
r The Governor proceeding TO the di,
Icussion OF the tax question says 1t
idle TO talk Of freedom II q citizen shal
not be allowed TO control :he product
3 of his own industry and enjoy an Mt
ls0lute right to make contracts involy
ing his own labor and the propert,
created by 1t.
4 The people Of Delaware pay indirect
y 70 the Federal government in axei
, more than eight times the amount the,
/, , pay 10 the State and owing to th
! mode In which the tariff taxes are laid
. the general scale of prices of living a
wei as the cost OF agricultural anC
,. other productions Is immensely 2 increas
ed.
The existing tariff of duties laid upor
foreign imports, not only constitute The
main body Of taxation, but are onerous
unJnst and obstructive upon the inter
! change OF our agricultural, mining and
manufacturing productions with othei
nation. and create high scale of prices
upon The cost of living and production
Mt home, which has proved most iDjuri
ons to the steady occupation and reason
able remuneration of our laboring class.
, es, as we'll as to the capital invested.
The present condition of the manu-.
, featuring and agricultural interests OF
the country must convince every reason.
able man that the system of a high pro
tective tariff has had the effect to invite
the investment of capital in manutact
: uring to such an extent that the capaci-
ty and supply is entirely beyond the de-
mands of the market, and therefore 10
no protection. 1t seems to me the remo-
Idy is plain. Every one now admits
that we must find new markets or re-
duce the capacity for m anufacturing.
Result of the ruinous policy is before
, us. In many localities untold misery
and distress among the people exist the
manu- facturers are endeavoring to main.
tain the price ofproducts by curtailing
the time of running, and in many place
closing the establishments. This is
gross Injustice, and is nothing more or
less than keeping up the price Of the
goods at the expense and to the great
detriment OF the laborers. who are less
able to bear II than others, the men
women and children, who earn their
bread by daily labor.
Unfortunately, under this protective
stim ulus the agricultural interests are
In the very same condition. The In
crease of the acreage of the farming
lands, with the aid Of labor-saving
machinery, have 80 increased produc-
tion until, like manufactured goods,
our wheat and corn and other cereals
are down below the producing cost, at
least In the older States, and if the
present rate of increase continues with
: out foreign outlet, We will be COM
PEELED to curtail the cultivation. In
fact, already, many aRriculturists are
almost abandoning the raising of the
cereals and, instead, turning their at
tention to the culture of fruits as the
only means of realizing profit in the
use of the land.
The Governor deplores the decline of
American shipbuilding and American
shipping, and says the remedy Is in
seeking new markets for our prOduc-
nd " haa n.