Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-01
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Bova took In debate az tho closing exer-
cises Of Miss Harlowa school on June 9Th
last, and this opportunity Is taken of
giving them to the public. The victory
was awarded to Miss Sovk's eide, even
though two OF the three Judges oonBid.
cred themselves "protsctioniats." Her
paper was written and delivered as fol-
lows;
The question Of free trade or tariff has
become one Of party interest very largely,
and many who have strong party feeling
plindly follow the dictates OF their
leaders without carefully considering the
question for themselves. Il Is an easy
matter TO appeal TO the sentiments OF the
masses and thus TO sway them with super.
foial arguments and this is the course
adopted by the tariff advocates. II Is for
the free traders 10 look deeper and ap-
peal to the common. sense and Judgment
Of the psople.
To begin with they have proved that
srtioles that are highly protected can be
manufactured 10 our country cheaper
than IN any other. Then why have this
high tariff on these articlea Why, IL 10
simply to increase the wealth Of the
manufacturers and cause the consumers
to pay exorbitant prices for ever, thing
they use. And who are tho principal
consumers Why, the poor working
men and women.
The advocates Of protection claim that
they must have high tariff In order to
pay the high standard wages paid in this
country 10 enable our workmen to pro-
vide comfortable homes for their fami.
lies and TO educate their children and At
them for the duties which they will
sooner or later DO called upon to per-
form. l ahall try to show the falsity Of
this old worn out doctrine.
The American workman OF to-day has
to compete with the foreign labor OF the
world right here at home. This foreign
labor is brought here through agents sent
by our manufacturers to all parts OF the
world These agents promise tho for
eigners very high wages and plenty Of
work. As this il not what they receive
az home, they are easily persuaded to
come. Consequently shipload after ship
load Of emigrants arrive IN our country
week after week. After they have been
here q short time they fnd that they
have been deceived. They do not receive
the high wages that they were promised
by the agents. But as they are minus
money enough TO return home they mnst
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their employers zee ft 10 give them.
Oonse quently, when the American work
man finds that he is not making money
enough TO keep body aud soul together
and goes TO his employer stating tha
fact, he is told by that gentleman that he
has plenty Of men ready and willing ia
work for less wages than he Is receiving
and that his wages cannot possibly be
raised. This is the way the American
workman ia protected BY the high tariff.
The American workman wants no such
protection take of Your high tariff and
these emiRrants will remain OF homo aud
the American workman will have fair
field and ask no favors.
UnembarrRssed by hostile neighbors
unchanged in European quarrels; al
ready, with her sixty millions OF people
the most powerful nation in the world
and rapidly rising to a position thht viii
enable her to dwarf the greatest empire
the American republic eau laugh to scofr
anything that would suggest that hei
industries could BIS ruined by throwing
omen her ports TO the commerce Of tn
world. In throwing open our ports Il
the commerce Of the world We would fol
better secure their safety than by fortify
ing them by any protective plates WI
could make. The true spirit of fre'
trade is that OF fraternity and peace.
If our states were fighting each othe
! with hostile tariffs and u person could no
Gross tho boundary line Of q state with
out having hiH baggage searched, or IL
book printed In Nsw York could not b,
sent across the river to New Jersey with
out being placed in the poet offi,e unit
the duty was paid, how long would on
union last The true benefits OF on
union, tho true basis Of tho peace hetweei
the states, is that 1t has prevented the es
Establishment OF state tariffs and given u
free trade over the greater part Of tn
continent.
An argument In favor OF protection
may be that this country was never IN
better condition than It is OF the presen
time Seemingly it is in very goo
condition. The wealth of few
rapidly increasing, but it il useless to tel
the working people OF the Ulited State
that an increase OF the general weals
means an Improvement in their oondi
ton. They have seen the general weAlt
enormously increased They have ais
seen ss wealth increases the rich gro
richer, while 1t becomes no easier 10
them to earn living by labor.
The condition OF the working psopl
right here among us is Likely to PROV,
serious problem which we will shortly b
called upon to solve Because 25 year
ago the money In America was NOR
evenly distributed than now; because
those days all were workinsIneni that
no reason that the conditions remain Ia
same to-day. The very fact that gu
charitable associations have grown 8
enormously OF late years JIG proof tbs
there was and IL crying demand 4
charity. And who will deny that th
only true form Of charity il to place
man or woman ia position to earn b
or her livelihood. Is the prosperity OF
country insured where every CITY OF on
magnitude contains thousands OF abb
bodied, deserving men aud wome
unable TO fLd employment II
monopolies existing in all parts OF ID
country today are an evil dsmauding Of
serious consideration. No small pr
Queer Is allowed to exist. The gre
manufacturers crush out oil smaller on
and so discourage growth and encourni
greed and robbery.
In order to keep up our system OF pr
tective tariff thousands OF Officials in y.
receive wages yearly ranging from u W
upwards. And who are taxed TO Tai
these wages The poor equally win u
rich.
II we abolish our custom houses az
call of our baggage searchers, Oaha'
would not and could not maintain mel
and this would mike the two countfi
one. The intimate relations that won
thus spring from unrestricted CONNER
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