Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-16
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RoatOn Herald.
The speech of MIR. Pillshnry ut Lewis |
ton Maine, September LIST, in reply to
MIR. Blnine's arguments in favor OF the
protective tariff is decidedly interesting
production. Mr.. Pillshury does not pos
snsa that grace and smooi hness of inter.
anee with which the Republican orator is
gifted, hut the polish Of his diction is not
sufficient TO cover the manifold weak
neases of the theories which Mr.. Blaine
| IL advocating amt, although plain and
| somewhat blunt spoken man, Mr.. Pills
bury hns those advantages which arise
from solid position, and his ability to
| punctura at many plncos the rhetorical
armor of his enemy
| One admirably made point iS TINT in
| which he calls attention TO the absurdity
of MIR. Blaino's pretenSions that the Dem
ocrats are striving, by all the means in
their power, to bring about the industrial
ruin Of this country. Such q notion ia on
n par with the stump oratory of Republi-
can speakers during the campaign of two
years ago. 1t was then asserted that il
the rasc,tly Democracy once succeeded in
getting control of the national govern
ment, the treasury would be pillaged, the
negroes would be enslaved, JeG Davis
and his immediate friends would be in-
yited to take seats in the cabinet, indus
trial enterprise all oyortho country would
be paralyHed, and there would be little
i / left for self-respecting citizens to do but
TO sell ont what property they possessed
: nj panic prices, and emigrate to some
!, other md more hahitable part of the
a | world,
! or course, those who indulged in this
n gross form OF political abuse were well
4 aware that their statements did not have
\, the leRst foundation of fact to rest upon
i but they did have tho effect Of alarming /
!, very large number of timid and unthink
y ing people New, Mr.. Blaine's arguments
q nre on precisely the same basis. lie pre-
e tends TINT the Democrats, who number q
4, least half OF the electors of this country
q are DESTROYS of comprising its industrial
ruin. To this Mr.. Pillsbury replies
=. Could anything be more absurd? LIay
not tho Democrats the same desire AM
-, interest N the hysiGetS prosperity ~ thei
= country that the l.oFallituls bnqe2 a.
ar not they equally dcairous that :rnd
III should be good, that wages should b
~ high, and that profits should be large
mr. What they are endeavcring to do, /
on means of lessened taxation which nj
l,o Blaine mistakenly calls protection is
rea make business better, wages higher an
II profits larger.
Another good point which he makes
M in calling attention TO the effect of pr
,ar lection ut various periods in our nation
mo career. He shows that in 1880 the sen
10 of duties was almost, il not quite, M hit
An aa at the present time, and that Mt III
ga period there is no evidence TO show th
nd there was remarkable increase in d
ain deposits of savings banks or that but
Nv ness developed itself with tho degree
n i rapidity that it did during the decn
on between 1850 and 1850, when our tar
me was intended for revenue only.
al The vast recent increase in the savin
he bank deposits, ms he points out, has be
can largely due to the Investment in these
oId stitutions Of the incomes of wealthy int
for viduals for the purpose of saving {
led. taxes which they would otherwise have
pny upon their money, tendency
the part of capital which, i'll number
the states, has had to be prevented
inv stringent prohibitory statutes.
Still another well directed retort
o;o, found i'll Mr.. Pillsbury's analysis of I
! 4, time during which the great cotton Mi
oue | ulhclurlnR lnlbFeblS Ol lHe view G1nBui
Iii states were established. Most Of tn
~ large industries, as heshows, were star
i i, ami built up at the time the Democru
~ purity was in control of the governme
Fm and during the period when the tariff
: was q comparatively low one. Since 1
a." time, although the country has gren
: w increased in the number of its inhi
~ tants, and although there Inns been a Ii
~, ~" wall of protection built around il, n
~ lively few new enterprises Of this 81
have boon started the Tendency being
' ,svo keep the business in tho hands of The
: ~ who first got possession Of it, giving
io,t them such profits Ms the current Of II
permitted
,In Altogether, Mr.. Piltshtry's address
az one which cnutnt tiil 60 have its If
~ ~ upon those who may read il. 1t sh,
~" that Democratic public speakers
~, |. ~ beginning "a take ~ this question in
way that it deserves. AMI t,i,t they
nv, finding in il an abundant dnpositor!
ing facts which cnn he una 10 good atlvnul
,,; in committing tllef,.lltcirso OF thir polit
opponents.