Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-06
me New Orlea.s EXPEDITION.

Ii IL now generally COnCouou tnat the
New CHARACTERIZATION will be q grand
success except financially. 1t is too
much down in one corner Of the Union,
and too tar away from the centre of
population and trade 10 make 1t u IL
nAncial success. It's failure in this re-
specs of course implies the loss to the
government Of the million of dollars
loaned to encourage the enterprise. The
emergency has become 10 pressing for
more money that many Of the friends
Of the Exposition are seriously contem-
plating asking for an additional loan
from the Government.
While We desire that the Exposition
will be a success N every respect, We
are not >urpr sed that it will not be
success financially. There may be an
abundance OF wishes for its sue ,ess, but
there Is more wanted than wishes. The
articles of industry, and that which
makes the wealth of the nation, the
machinery and manufacturers of the
North arc needed, and above all the
patronage Of the Northern people is
wanted. There Is no Disgusting the
fact that there Is not the best of feeling
In general sense towards the exposi-
ton. The very essential that makes
Northern expositions great success is
lacking in the New Orleans exposition.
Right at the start the labor of then orth
was insulted by the Texas exhibition Of
manufAct ired goods made by peniten-
tiary con victs an instance of the old
disgust Of the South TO labor, and Of the
continual attempt to degrade it,
How would Mr.. Murphey, Mr.. Adair,
Mr.. Hartman or any other of our Will
mington manufacturers Of furniture
feel were they TO take an exhibit to
New Orleans and there have 1t confront
cd and brought into direct competition
with furniture manufactured in the
penitentiaries Of other States Need
we wonder that there is hesitancy to
respond to the call for aid by patronage
an exposition that would 30 wantonly
insult the labor OF the North. The ex-
position in its management seems TO be
run all through on the same principle.
The high toned pressure Of Bourbonism
runs through every vein of it. The
disposition to accommodate is lacking
High pressure rules are established
and the exhibitors are imperiously de-
manded to toe the mark. This spirit
is shown in the treatment of the cal
drivers strike. Who are these cal
drivers ? Nothing but poor men, one,
denomina ted the IL udsills of the North
They are entitled TO no consideration.
They have no standing in society, make
them bend to the imperative demands
of the employers, break them in, why
should they lift voice against IL
Then again, the refusal of the railroad
men TO extend an extra track to the ex
position grounds is another instance o.
that lack Of business capacity 80 often
seen in the South. II the exhibitor
wanted an additional line TO the
grounds they could build it themselves
or do without one. In this emergenc,
the management have gone to work ant
are building the additional line needed
In Northern city the railroad accom-
modations would have been one of tn
first things looked after, and If the,
were not ample new lines would hav
been put under way before the build
ings were commenced. Besides all thi
there is that feeling rem aiming amongs
ANolLh pOODlo thdl tnty uhNt nol Dcpl
treated honestly by the South aud b,
louisiana in particular in a politica
poin. of view-in fact they know tina
snch thing as honest elections ar
things of the past in that State.
TIE great Republican States of tn
North, either Of v b ca alone could vi
in little State exposition with th
New Orleans Worlds Exposition, hav
but little heart for helping on an expo
sition in a State where elections al
carried by Winchester rifles and she
guns, and which aids in electing
President by fraud The almost vacar
spaces in the main building allotted ,
the great States Of New York an
Pennsylvania, tell tale in more plat
language than words can. The gre;
manufacturers Of those and other state
feel that they are hurt by the polite;
methods Of the Solld South, and as
consequence have no heart To aid in Il
glory of he Sau'h, Wine The south
soldly arranged against their interest
These and "A great many more reasoI
could be adduce1 that would 60 {;
towards explaining the laying tende
Cies Of the New Orleans World ) Exp
sition, but in the face Of all this, q
exposition will hc greaf blessing
the South, if while y gives stimuli
to trade and 'omme-re l. will at d
same time inspire an honest polite
feeling that will even uare in substi,
ting arguments for shot guns, and he
esty COR fraud IN the elections hereaft
to be held.