Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-04
Grown Of Protection sentiment.


The present Congress has . Demo
cratic majority Of fifty-fve, and 1t Is q
question not yet olear whether that ma
jority is not entirely overcome by last
Tuesdays elections. II IL 10 not fully
wiped out, 1t Is sufficiently reduced 81
TO show the drift OF political sentiment.
In no one thing has the Democratic
majority OF the House Of Representa-
tives shown . more determined opposi-
tion than 10 the principle Of protection
to American industries - they have
heea feetered and protected by the Be-
publican party. The opposition to
protection has been 10 great that the
question has been taken from the halls
OF Legislation 10 the tribunal OF the
people, and the people have decided
shat they are averse TO any change In
che American system Of protection that
will initiate against the manufactur-
ing and Industrial interests Of our
country. The sentiment OF the people
has been the most pronounced against
the leading free traders in Congress,
some of whom have been defeated At
the polls, and others ouiy elected by
means OF the overwhelming Democrat
10 majorities In their districts, which In
many cases have been reduced to .
mere beg carly majority. Thus, Speaker
Carlisle Of Kentucky, one Of tbs most
pronounced FREQ traders In Congress,
has been defeated, although he had
1882 Of . majority two years ago.
Mr.. Morrison, leading and most de-
termined free trader, representing the
Eighteenth District Of Illinois, and in
the present Congress Chairman OF the
Committee Of Ways and Means, was
sleote TIVE years ago by . maturity Of
1852, is now defeated.
SO with Mr.. Springer, another noted
free-trader representing the Thirteenth
District Of Illinois. He had 1851 ma
jorlty In 1884, but now IL Is not known
whether be 10 elected or not. SILL more
pronounced has been the sentiment OF
the people against free-trade In the de-
feat OF Frank Eurd In the Tenth Con-
gressional District OF Ohio. Four years
ago MT. Hurd was elected by . maj rity
of over four thousand. He was one OF
the ablest and most brilliant member
OF Congress, but he was one Of the
most determined free-tradess In Con.
gross. Two years Aftsrwsrds he was
defeated BY Jacob Romeis, Q Republl-
sAn and lfotectionist, by . majority of
239, small IL Is true, but As lsrge
Nc could be expected with such
heavy odds against him. Mr.. Hurd
his saccesstut competitors
right to seat upon various pretences,
but even with = party majority In the
House he was unsuccessful He ap'
pealed at the present election to the tEi-
huua, Of the people and advocated his
claims for an election, bat he has met
With q more pronounced defeat than ,,
ever. The people Of his districs want
no free-trade In their politics. This
growing sentiment Of the people AgainS.
free-trade Is an indication of the Issues
which must be prominent ut the next
Presidential election two years hence
In all the Northern and Western States |
and In the old slave border States. We
designate the latter from the other
States OF the South as States where
reasonably fair elections are held, and
where the people ere permitted to exsi-
else the right Of franchise, except in
the later respect We would count Della
ware with South Carolina and Missis-
sippl. The late election returns show
IN increased sentiment OF Republican
ism and prote;tion in the two Vir-
ginias, Kentucky and Missouri, and
upon the issue Of protection alone there
seems to be no doub. that they will eli
soon be IT ong prote, tion States, which
must make them Republican States.