Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-23
speech Of n +. Jos. . @. n.ser.

At the morocco manufacturers' ban.
iquet In New York last week, John q.
Baker responded to the toast: The
Morocco Manufacturers OF Wilmington
-Representativds Of the Diamond State.
May the fame Of their enterprise and
skill ever giistan with O diamonds
luster." Mr.. Baker said:
| l en- proud of the ompliment paid
70 The morocco manufacturers of VIII
mington. In locking around tonight.
listening to the REM marks of the gentle
men of the trade, and 70 the very
Impressive remarks OF our worthy
president, am reminded of the old
story OF traveller who went to the
Eternal City. Satiated with the sights.
he returned I'd his hotel at night
with book Of the orations of
some Of the old WORTHLESS, and in the
reading he became entrsced.
There was an appsrition appeared be.
fore him in his room. Who's there?"
no answer, and Ae shot NJ him with a
pietol. 1t was the 8pparition OF an
noble old Roman, who said, "What
Is that thing you have in your hand ?"
1t 10 q book, sif." 1" Let me see it:
how Is 1t got up9" "By types, set by
men, gathered into form, and placed
upon press. The press whirls around,
and many thousands Of copies are
printed from the same type" Whose
invention is that7" "a Germau's."
"I noticed little thing you pointed at
me that made q noise what was that?''
"a pistol" "What made she noise?''
The explosion Of the guupo wdsr
Il carried ball and just missed you.
Tie piece Of lead was to kill you"
Who ted these thiugs?" A
German" Iu my day we ha ad moth
ing OF that sort We used battle axes,
spears and lance4. noticed you had
another little thing there. What is
that?" "a watch" "a watchI
what ia that fot?'' 1t measures the
flying hours of the day, and takes the
place OF your old hour glass" " Whose
invention 10 thet?" {" A Germans,
sir" The old Roman turns and says
to him, What are my eountrymen
doing all this time?" "Out on the
mountain tops, brigsnds, or IN some
lowly occupation" The old Roman
folded his arms land said, "Formerly
masters Of the world, they have fallen
into deep degradation"
The morocco men In the good old
times were masters of our country, and
the trade OF our country in the manu-.
| facture OF morocco, but alas--departed
greatness. we nave Travelled over this
country, ALI OF us more or less, and we
have entered the factories Of the shoe
man ufacturers. 5es, what is sails?
French kid; and what 10 thiss India
tanned stock. (Applause.) We hear the
siren sing, Lot well enough alone, We
will be all right - Some will say, "pus
the tariff on" What effect would the
tariff hAveon french kid7 Il comes in
spite OF all We have been able to do. We
have been kicking the wrong dog. There
has been no trouble In selli pR our low
priced goods for ten years.
The French goods have bseu substI-
tuted, and we stand In the position Of
carrying the good goods. 1 recognize
the fact that the morocco trade ia in q
chaotic or trAnAttion STATE. Next year
will soc such changes. and such develop.
ments In the noEocco trade by individ-
ual exertl01, individual effort and indi-
yidual dissemination As will succeed in
banishtng French KID from our markets,
sAd ~e Of tue CtAte OF Delaware are
going to pat our shoulders 70 the wheel
and help it on.