Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-28


LAnooln in 1900, aud swith this came she
Anal struggle over the Issues Of nullid-
cation and secession that began In 1889.
And now, with the South again In
the saddle, the tariff and protection OF
American manufacturer has come 10
the front arain, and with Il the usages
and customs Of the good old Whig days,
when the women aud children Of the
land took part Ia our political demon
atTAtions.
BE reviewed. the course pursued by
the Democratic party from 1882 up to
the present time, and said that In every
insiauos when their free trade ideas
had prevailed, they had brought ruin
10 the Industries Of the nation, and dis
tTess Sgainst the land. With the ex-
csption OF the past four years the Re-
pub.ioan party has lesn responsible for
the conduct OF public GffAirs sinos 1851,
and oAn point with Just pile to its
record during those years. Close Bosu
tiny Of that record by itS enemiGs has
failed to produce one fatal blow. On
the contrary, as . product OF kepublt.
can measures, this country ia the won
der Of the world. Mr.. Vance, In his
speech ~ the Opera House In Whining
ton lBlt Saturday night, called all this
ridiculed the methods by which 1t had
been produced; bat 1t Is in vain that he
criee: "Bnghr OF my hope, molaessB Of
my expectation, come 10 my arms, you
greasy macarOni," and we say 10 him
that It is Easy to stop these men. We
have but TO adopt his free trade ideas
and reproduce the conditions from
which these men hy, and they will re-
main at home. Destroy the principle
Of protection and the Italians will have
TO take themselves elsewheTt; but TO do
1t will be TO destroy the homes, the
Thrift and the prosperity OF oar country.
men.
OlevelAnd's meSsARe Of lAlt Deosm-
beT was q marvel 10 all Europe. The
idsA that nation should have to deal
with the question OF q surplus Of ma
tional wealth was to them an unhsArd
Of condition, bat We we'll remember
that there vas no trouble Of this kind
when the Democrats resigned the treas
uTy TO the Republicans In 1861, and the
Rovernment WAS unable 10 borrow
money az 8 per cent.
In 1884 Samuel j Kendall pledged
the Democratic party TO the principle
of reduction without disturbing the
protective Hyslem, and upon this plat
Il AOAlA Nh9 RhNAJ uuODuEuGAf ~ puuAA h0t
have done Otherwise, and Il has taken
them three years 10 exile Randall and
90 rupudiRte that platform. 1t required
long travail OF soul before Grover Oleve.
land could bring Congress 10 the level
Of his message fAvoriOR free trade. That
10 the burden OF that message and Of the
present Democratic platform. Bat he
says: 4 am not free trader The
Iquettion is not lie he q free trader, but 10
ne for or against tue protective princi-
pie. II the Democrats are against pro.
teotiOn they are what We call free ira
ders. Ona need not 20 beyond the state
OF Delaware 10 hear their declarations
Mr.. Vance OF North Carolina and Mr..
BAyard on Saturday nlsht denounced
the tariff As system OF robbery and
said that every dollar 80 collected was
ro5blns the people
After an extended discussion Of the
tariff, and quoting the duties on mApy
articles TO rsiute the statements made
By SsnRtor Vance lAsk Saturday night,
Mr.. Higgins said that before coming &c
the meeting he had called on tue Dla
mond State Iron Company 10 learn some
facts In relation to the price Of steel
rAils.
Tho tariff on rails 10 e25 per ton, and
buo HBlAihk DAAJFg ID ADHOANIa ~ hAA1 W
the Diamond State Company, Is At
present s25 TO Sss per ton. II. Aa Mr.
Il Vance says, this ie an eKtortlon 10 the
extent Of the tariff and the removal Of
10 is necessary, and such removal will
Lessen the price Of sssel rails to the ex,
tent Of the tariff, sttel rails will sell foE
50 8 ton. rhls Is simply absurd. The
ttruth Is that prttsolion enables the
American msnnfEotufer and laboTer 10
make steel rails, his superior capacity
and intelligence enables him to do II
within fraction as cheap ss his English
competitor. The mpilon that he IL
dishonest In doing this lie simply false,
The same Is the case with wooden
goods. and in contradiction Of Mr..
VAnoe'H statement that the tariff on
WoOlsn goods is $50 on the huDdFed dol
lara OF value, which the Workingmen Of
this country hava to pay, he had learned
from John Pilllng, OF the KiAmensi
Wooden Mills, that goods can and are
made in thia country just as cheap Ai
they can be produced in EnRlAnd
There mills furnish employment TO q
large NUN Der OF hands and are source
of protp9rity TO this section, but the
l Dem lorAts ntk the workingmen td
close them up to make 3 maFket fol
E lgllsh goods.
ae oSntanded that tie farmers are
interested in the thrift, as no farmer oar
expect to prosper unless the anvil aud
i the loOm stands by hia side. In NORTH
OarOliuA the best land can be bought
for $l6 en- acre, while the same land
= will readily nrlng $500 in Pennsylva
/ mia The reason o. this 10 that the lat
! ter 10 manufacturing State, and tht
! former has . market for his produce D
his very door, while in North CArolinl
there are no manufactures, aud eonse.
, quently no market for the prod noe. Mr.
! HIGGINS then turned his attention to tn
! AssessoFs, and said that the outrage
com nitted by them ct the Olty Hal
last winter are still fresh in the mind
of the people.
When the men who had been tw
a years of the assessment appliod durlni
!. the supplementary assessment for th
asssssment, to which they were entltleI
a by Law, they were met by the bruta
q opposition of their own police, who al
4 indignant public have since remAudet
lto obsourity. The Lsvy Court Of thi
a lclunty stands convicted Of having de
: prlved 5000 Republican oltizsns of th
4 lFipht Of suffeaEs. Suoh things Woult
destroy q ministry in Francs or Eng
!. Hand. These men are not burglars; the.
|. have not broken into the houses ami
q stolen property; they, some at least
4 staad In this community ~ gentlemen
n They have moi stolen property, l repeat
!. but In view OF their crimes have I
l. RreRtAr respect for the thief.
hi No man can do such things and eI
J. cape an indellible stain upon his chaI
eI Aoter.. Hs has no plaza In decent asso
a citation. He has no place In the OhriI
q tIan Ohure5. This is not deolAmAiio