Daily Republican., 1885-11-14
SATURDAY, NovEm BIER IA, 1883



kne Free Trade PAotters.
The free-trade cabAl in session should
be watched by the people as IL they
were plotting 90 destroy the free insti-
tutions OF the country and turn IL over
again TO British control. There is not
a man of them who would not 1aLhor
live under British rule than 10 1.-Two I'M
der American protection. They hate
the word protection as applied to the
industries OF our country, and since the
election OF Cleveland they have become
more bold than ever in advocating free
trade. These mea all joined III cleo
ing Cleveland and now claim 10 have
some control over him. Rev. Henry
Ward Beeeher, who is one of the bright
est lights Of this plotting cabai, said
dollar day was plenty OF wages for
laboring man. With his salary OF
$25, 900 he can afford 70 stand forth as
the champion OF free-trade and the OPP
pressor OF labor. David A. Wells, one
OF the leading free traders Of New Eng
land, is President Of this free-trade
cabal. He deserves the greatest credit
for being frank and open in his posi-
ton. In his opening speech he said
the first thing needed was to raise
fund Of SIC, 900, which will be needed
this and next year in view OF the Con-
gressionA elections in 1886 This
means business. 1t means that de-
termined effort Is TO be made to elect q
free-trade Congress. He further says
"a third OF that sum is already pledg-
ed" OF course there would be ne
L.. nlafr ka ~ II Ia
OF three times that amount Ii neces
sary. All Mr.. Wells would have to Dc
would be to let his friends in London
who compose the Golden free trad
club, know the amount needed TO revo
lutionize public sentiment and tina
amount would be forthcoming. LIE
the workingmen OF this country thin
over this. Are they ready to be turne
over to the tender mercies Of BIRTHS
free-trade
There IL no occasion for guessin
at the purposes OK these free trade prC
pagandists. Mr.. Wells gives IA
notice that the articles necessary
the process OF domestic industr.
whether OF domestic or foreign Origin
shall be free from taxes" This declt
ration needs no explanation. 1t meal
the entire abolition of the duty on co
and ore, on iron and wool and all 9th
raw ma terials Mr. Wells special
alludes to the duty son wool, which
would have repealed at once. He say
believe in making fight rig
here, for the reason that the case Is {
clearest, and that the effect would
most rapidly beneficial, both to o
wooden manufacturers and to our Int
national trade"
30 then Mr.. Wells would repeal I
duty Cd wool and OF course on weol
goods, and there are people in I
country supported by the wool indus
inquir!ng why this should not be {
II they are prepsred to put that ind
try down ON level with the same
dustry in England, they are prepa
to take fifty per cent. less wages Il
they are getting. This free Trade INC
ment means exactly that iron ore
coal may be exported from English
mines and coal beds cheaper than
can be produced from American
beds and mines. 1t means that chea
iron and coal are to be produced
cheaper labor. Are the working
pie OF this country ready for this ?
they are they have but to become
levers In Mr.. Wells free trade
mas. They have but to follow his
ample and come the nearest voting
free trade they possibly can by vo
the Democratic ticket. Every on,
those free traders who made spec
and read theoretical essays on the
apinary blessings Of free trade, v
for Grover Cleveland last year.
hone of the e.traders OF the cou
la in the Democratic party.
OF ninety one Republican memb,
the present Congress interrogaLei
their position on the question OF a
duotlon of the tariff, only four fav
even a slight revision. OF fifty
Democratic members who answere
same interrogatory, all but three 4
ed n sweeping reduction Of the |
No wonder Mr.. Wells votes with
Democratic party. No wonder
Beecher, who said dollar day
enough for working men, voted
Democratic President This Ii
Mr.. Gibbons, OF or own city, v
one of the free-trade cabal, and
read an essay On free -ships,
steadily Win Tie DeuocralG
though in mere party matters
non-partlsan. Mr.. Gibbons Is
trader, and, Of course, casts his
where 1t will do the most for tine
he favors. The wages of workm
ships In England being only half
they are here, shows what ship
men may expect here II Mr.. Gil
free-trade principles prevail.
free.trade In this country as in
land, of course wages In this &C
vould be the same as In En-
Are the people of Wilmington,
earn their bread by the sweat of
brow, and the strength of their
ready for free-trsde ? II the,
let them do as M. Wells, Rev.
Reecher and Mr.. Gibbons do, vo
free.trade by voting the sue
the Democratic party.
THE war veterans who assem- b
night around the rude table, al
baked beans, hard tack and
ootFao without milki from tin