Daily Republican., 1885-05-20
Workingmen ana the Election.


principle is applied to the business of
Wilmington, it matters very little
whether Mr.. Conrad or Mr.. Rhoads isl
elected Mayor, as the election of neither
city into motion, as it was year ago,
but the principle of protection is still
before the people, as it was last year.
Mr.. Rhoads represents the party in
favor of free trade. Mr.. Conrad the
party in favor of the protection of
American industries against the cheap
labor of Europe.
AS we have already said, the election
of Mr.. Conrad will hardly make bust
ness any better, or the election of Mr..
Rhoads make it any worse, but tie cleo
ton of Mr.. Conrad would be a protest
against that principle of free trade, that
has thrown 80 many workmen out of
work and Frustrated our industrial es-
adjustments, and the election of Mr..
Rhoads would be an endorsement of the
party in favor of free trade-that prin-
ciple which has stagnated business and
business enterprises.
Now, then, q word to the working
men of Wilmington. Before the cleo
ton of Democratic President you had
work, had you not, and you had COM
paratively good wages, too, had you
net, compared to the wages of labor
now 7 Where are you now and what
"a your con-, ition Some of you have
work, but your wages have been re-
duced. Great numSers have nothing
whatever to do. The REPUBLICAN
told you last fall, lay after day, that
this would be the case if Cleveland was
elected. We warned you faithfully
against voting away your work and
your wages, but you would not listen.
Some Democrat in search of an office
told you we wanted change, and
shouted, turn the rascals out" You
thought it would be good thing, too,
and you joined III the shout You were
told that the tariff only protected mo-
nopolies and wealthy mar .scturArs
and cheated labor. Y. "a believed it all.
You we.s told zines would be much
better II Cleveland was elected and you
believed that. You were told provis-
ions and everything else you had TO buy
would be much cheaper and you be.
lieved that. You vert on shouting for
Cleveland.
There was fun in itsand you had a
lively time of it. You were then en-
ployed and getting good wages IN som'
establishment fostered by protection
but your employer was making to-
y much money and you too little. Their
must be change, how do you like 1t
You workingmen who are out of en-
ployment and VINO voted for thi
change, should answer this. You hav
had pretty hard getting along hav
you Why of course you had, ho
could you help it? You voted thu
the work you were doing should
done in England or some other coul
try in Europe, as they could make art
cles there SO much cheaper 1o
thought it would be a good thing
have every thing down to botto
prices. Well, you got things as VI
want.d, did you not There is
areity of manufactured articles
this country, but it must be little G;
ling to think that these manufaetur
articles must be made by your labor
Door wages, or If not made by you
Door wages, England will supply !
Go along Market street and look
the show windows of our stores at {
English cloth, and other manufactui
arHcles placed there for sale. Til
were not made in this country, becal
wages were too high. Cnemploy
workingmen, you saidsthat it was mt
better to have all articles cheap, a
you have them. Why do you not b
them j.? You have no money, eh ;
work either, Ell ? OF course you hav'
You can't have everything II {
country is to be filled with chea]
manufactured articles, made by
cheap labor of Europe, of course tn
is nothing for you to do. You can
have your cheaply imported artiC
and your high wages too. OF cou
you have no money, neither will
have any unless you work for The ga
wages paid to English workmen, WI
you know is not much
Now, there is a city election to
held for Mayor and City Counciln
You have always been Democrats
must vote your ticket. Oh, yes
course you must. No matter II y
party is in favor of free-trade,you n
vote the Democratic ticket. No ni
If you have no work it, is far bette
walk the streets idle than to
against your ticket. No mater ii
have ro money with which TO buy
or clothing with, the free-trade ID
cratic ticket must not be defeated.
boss in your ward tells you tha'
you have always been "A Dem'
you must stick to i, does he !.
can afford to do it. The boss Per
has goo job some ahare and ne n
getting a. high as SD q month
MON Der of tie City Council. Ye
as the boss tells you, stick 60
party it is far better to DC VI
work and money than To be call
political traitor by soar Political
If you are in favor of ascpntinuati
these uard times, you OF course
vote as you have voted. You vot'
aad elected Cleveland last fall
what a time o. r-jocins You haa
it. on were joined in your reiC
by the free-traders OF England al
tine free-traders of this country.
English monopoits:s also Joint
your rejoicing, but The poor,
starved working people of Englal
in silence. They knew it was
tory over labor, aud their harps
hung upon the willow.
Workingmen you can vote fl
Rhoads for Mayor of Wilningt
will not make any difference.
only show that you endorse the c
that you voted for, and that you
being idle and to walk the stree