Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-29
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REPUBLIUAN mRnFIRa AZ INSTI-
IUrn HALL.
MIR. Joseph ThrOpp Lets Some BIaht IN
Upon the Fros!rFAdO Methods
on Last saturday
Evening.


Decidedly one Of the sbleut ArRu
meuts upon = protective tariff made
during the campaign In this city wal
made on Saturday night in the Insti.
tute Hall by joseph y. Thropp, oI
LAusdowne, Pa. II 10 10 be regretted
that the weather Was 90 stormy as 70
prevent this hall from being more than
half allied. II would not be Amiss for
the Republican managers Of this city to
engage Mr.. Thropp to come again II he
can be had and enllahten the working.
mon Of Wilmington upon the tariff.
The meeting was organized by elect
ing Read Ve!guson chairman and the
folio wing peEaons vice presIdente: n. 7
olymer. j. b Lewis, Patrick Smith,
james h. Floyd, John O. CLARK, Fred
L BuckmAster, Henry P, 9rubb, Harry
d. Holt, William n, Baboock, Francis
X. Irons, Walter BuokmAbter, N JRmAn
Yeatman, John p. MoLlear, Charles P.
Brinton, Amos A. EAstbuKn, Harry W
OheATs, John White, Oharles PYLE, Jo
ssph O. Ooley, Charles 6oll0WAy, Fran.
oils 8. Bradley, Valentine Smith, An
drew NJ. Blair, john G. Baker, George
". Stone, George 8. OApelle.
After . few introductory remarks
Mr.. Thropp went right into the spirit
Of the question which is the main iGsue
OF the campaign. he complimented
Wilmington very highly As being close.
ly identified with the great mAnufDo
turing interests Of the country As
though 1t were . part Of Pennsy lvauiA
and belonged TO the great industrial
North.
Mr.. ThFopp dissected the Committee
on Ways and Means In Congress in
such q manner 90 had never before been
attempted In Wilmington, and showed
that Ave OF the members Of that COM
mittee, enough to control the Demo.
cratic part Of the committee In caucus,
had fought against the country In the
Confederate army, ard these were the
men who were diotating tariff legIsla-
ton for the loyal North. Mr.. Thropp
said he did not want to be considered
as waving the ''bloody shirt" but he
wanted II understood that he had 0
great dsAl more respect for q man like
Mills who fought In the Confederate
army than for o man like Cleveland
who sent q eubslitute to the Union
army, and Mr., Thropp might have
added, AftsI wards let him die In the
almshouse. Bat these are the kind OF
nen that the Democratic party propose
shall rei ulsts the great Industrial in.
tsrebts Of that seoilon Of the country
azs!sst whioh they unsucosssfull5
fought.
Mr. Thropp then w5nt into an AuA.
lyHls OF the osnsus Of 1880 as IL related
TO the labor OF the Coantty, and be
showed that tha State OF Texas paid an
nuslly 81 so. coo in wages and Oonneo-
ticut $43 so 600; MitBlaaippI 81 800, ,0.0
and MASSACHUSETTS, Sl25, COZ, 900. Eight
southern 6tates paid S43. .000. 900 and
six Northern States 1874 100000.
What do the.e men know about the
interests or needs Of lEboT2 asked Mr..
rhropp. The ways and means commit
tie ruled By these -OnnfedsEAtes re-
fused q hearing to the representatives
Of the iron interests, and It was only by
. protest fTom th5 workingmen that
the duty on soft GOAL was retained ht
$500 instead Of 81 80. MF. Thropp then
showed how through convict and the
cheap lhboE Of the South 1000 tons OF
pig Iron were sent from Alabama into
PennEylSaDia and undersold the
market. Passing on TO the considera-
tlon Of free articles Mr., Thropp said
II there is any article we need and do
not produce at all put q tariff for
revenue or admit free. Then they talk
OF 90 raw msteriaip. But this could
not help but reduce the wages Of our
workingmen. They have their free
raw elk, and yet We imported in . yssr
t3l, 100000 worth ol sllk goods. And
tney speak Of free wool. saying that II
would make the workingmen's blankets
80 much cheaper. Let US look At that
Secretary Endioott, the MuRWump-
but l believe you have no MugWumps
In this StRte-hAd occasion 20 buy 1000
blankets for the army free Of duty.
The duty on 3 blanket WAS 81 80 q
pair. II the duty made them cost 81. 80
the British bids ought to have been 81 80
lees; and yet the foreign bids was only
81 per cent. less than the American,
gave the bid to the foreigner,
and the American soldier sleeps under
= British blanket.
The opposition, said Mr.. Thropp, talk
Of the great prosperity OF the country In
late years, but that Ia because the pre-
viouB wise legislation OF the Rspubli.
can party made 1t impoSsible TO stop |
the prosperity hll At onoe.
Referring to Mr. Bsyard, Mr.. Thropp |
did not claim 10 be the equal Of DslA- |
wares distinguished son, OF whom all
are so proud, but hoped the audience
Bould remember that Goliath WAS once
llain by 3 David.
Mr.. BSyArd says that all commerce is |
exchange and barter. But foreign pur.
,hases are not paid In trade. Mr.. Bay
ard does, or ought to, know this fact. |
H8 says: "We should send our ships |
tlled with produo'B and bring them |
Iaok loaded with raw materlAls." But, |
ny friends, what country is richer 10 |
'aW materials than AmeFicA2
Mr.. BAyard Gays: "Glvs and receive, |
I've and let live" To this will quote |
rom one greater than Mr.. BAyard. 1t
Vas St. Paul who said: "If any one |
Ir0vide not for his own he has denied
he faith and 10 worse than an infldel."
Mr.. Bayard said that the Lesson for |
he United States WAS NOS to embark In |
What other nations were dropping or to |
EeAr their cast of clothes.
Ar. Thropp entered Into discussion
Il the condition OF the WorkinRmen Of |
Wales and other free trade countries OF |
Europe, showing that the American
was better housed, better
lo,hed, better paid and more prosper.
us and happy than the same class OF
were In other Countries.
At the close Of Mr.. Thropp's address
hree rousing cheers were given him
nd three more were given for the
7hols Republican ticket.
Returns HIS Thanks.