Daily Republican., 1886-06-19

Samuel 3. Randall and thirty -four
other Democrats have been read out OF
the Democratic party by the Every
GveniB r bee suse they voted with the
X spublicans % refuse even q respscta-
BILE hearing fos what 1t calls the Morri-
son bill, for tsEiff reform, bat which il
better underfg ood amongst protection
lists ~ the Morrison free-trade bill.
These eentle,nen we do not believe will
hurry them elves to get over the fence
Into the Espubliosn ranks without
doing sometning little more undemo-
cratic than voting as they understood
1t, In fAver OF the U nited States indus
tries IS opposed to the industries of
England AID other free-trade nations.
We will admit that the last Democratic
National Platform had . plank in 1t 10
favW Of o reform In the tariff, but 1t is
well. known that 1t was 80 worded that
Democratic orators In free trade 500
items where there were but few manu-
featuring industries, maintained that
the plank WAS hearty endorsement OF
free trade, and other Democratic orators
In other sections where protection ssnti-
ment was In the ascendant as strongly
maintained that the plank was an ont
aud out deelarat ton In favor OF q pro
teotive tariff In the large manutActur.
ing cities Of the Union in the las! Presi-
dental campaign, emocratic oandi-
dates for Congress were as aggressive
for protection as Republican candidates
and many OF them we're elected because
of their avowed principles, and those 20
all kad Ut, ~
Democrats as the most thorough free
traders. The fact that thNty. d ye
Democrats voted with the Republicans
to not even permit the Morrison bill to
bs discussed IL the strongest Kind OF
evidence OF the gro With Of protection
sentiment in the country. There was
no doubt quite . large numb OF Demo.
Gratis who voted for the consideration of
the bill through courtesy, but who in
the end would have voted TO defeat it
when put upon Its final passage. They
could not afford to go home and face
their constituents after having voted
for hoisting the gates OF free trade and
In favor OF the degradation OF A neri-
can labor. Had the bill been admit ID
to consideration and put upoTf It's
final passage, 1t would no doUbs have
been defeated by q more deceive vote
than the seventeen majority gains: II
on Thursday. i
The Republicans are r1Ady to wei
come Democrats to their party who
have been turned OIL In the cold on &C
count of their fesl<y to projection. In.
deed it is hard ~ imagine what they
In tho
evening contemporary demands that
"these thirty four men should be made
to understand that they must support
Democratic principles or leave the
Democratic party as Randall has
done" Perhaps the Every Evening
will condescend to enlighten the public
rs to what Democratic principles are.
In the present case we infer that free
trade is leading affirmative principle
III this be 30 how can it conform free
trade with the Democratic platform?
That document does not even init
mate that 1t is In favor of free trade
II only advocates tariff reform" a
term which the rankest protecuonist in
the country can accept as a part of his
creed without being any the less pro-
teetionist. That Mr.. Randall and his
thtrty-four followers should look upon
the term tariff reform" to mean lev
cling up or maintaining the old duties
instead Of leveling down and adopting
lower duties does not make them any
the less Democrats. The construction
put upon the tariff reform plank OF
the Democratic platform is indi oatlve
OF the double-faced light in which the
declaration was to be considered, and
two-thirds of the Democrats being Tree
traders. the conclusion is jumped at
that Democratic tariff reform" Is
really Democratic free trade. However,
we are pleased to see the chief organ OF
the Democratic party in our city come
out 30 equivocally in favor of free trade.
Its advice TO all Democrats of all shades
Is to "Join us in the fight, or openly
acknowledge that you have ceased to
be Democrats.
Are the worklngmen of Wilmington
ready to join in this fight? While their
Brethren in other large mani tsc.urinR
cities are standing as a stone wall
AGAINST free trade, are they going TO
permit themselves 90 be rallied to the
support OF free trade? Workiugmen OF
any other class OF men may be Dsmo-
Gratis and be none the less good citiz ems,
out the declaration has gone forth by
the leading Democratic organ OF VIII
mtngton that unless man ia in favor
OF the Morrison tariff reform bill, syn
onymous With freq trade, he must gsl
out OF the Dem 9cratic party, and thai
hight speedily.