Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11


However much Republicans may disa-
gree with Mr.. Bsyard's political views,
there are few il any Of them who can
honestly doubt his earnestness and intense
sincerity, and it is this faith that Della
vaseans havs in Mr.. Bsyard that enabled
him to hold more than thousand audi
tors at the Opera House until after IL
O'Clock last night. Those who were I'M
able to be present will be glad to see the
full summary Of the speech on another
page. Complete as 10 our account, we
wish every one OF our readers could have
heard every word Of the address and
could be made to feel, as Mr.. BSyard
evidently does, the necessity for such
tariff reform as Ia advocated
by the Mills bill. As q member Of the
United States Senate for years, and chair
man of the Senate finance committee,
Mr.. Bayard has had exceptional opportu-
mites for studying the tariff question, and
being brought face to face with the men
who appear before the committee to pro-
mote their own interests at the expense Of
the American people, and who In public
would try to make thsir workmen believe
that II is for them they are advocating
high tariff. This they do in the face Of
the fact that labor averages less than 20
per cent, while the tariff last year aver
aged AL OF fniahed products. II the
tariff is for the workmsn's wages, where
does more than half Of it 60?
Since leaving the Senate TO stand beside
Grover Cleveland, Mr. Bayard, as Seore-
'ary Of State, has been better able than
MY man in the country to study the no.
siiion and prosperity Of other countries
under high and low tariffs. We are e.
pscially glad that he carefully explained
70 the audience one Of the most absurd
examples OF false political economy on
record. We refer TO the susar bountiOs
Of Europe. Nothing couid better show
the ridiculous position into which civil
ICED countries can put themselves whom
their economic policies 'hG7s heen guided
by the ignorant and reckless will of such
man as Napolesn. And there are
thousands Of people in this country
who feel that Harrison's would.be
Secretary Of State, James G. Blaine,
would be about as dangerous man as
Napoleon to have controlling hand in
national affairs. Time and again we
have been strongly inclined, for the ben.
eft OF the GAETTE'a readers, to igo
fully into this sugar bounty scheme, but
pressure of other tariff matters has
pushed II aside. We are, therefore, the
more gratihed that Mr.. Bayard saould
have dwelt upon IL. Long as Mr. Bayard
spoke, he seemed to lay aside much man
uscript unused, which II is to be regretted
time prevented the public from enjoying
II is mot improbable that among thI
topics omitted in this way, was the com
psrison between the prosperity Of Vic
toriA and New South Wales, two countrie
under precisely the same natural con
diti0us, the former having ''uroteo
tiys" anl ,ls llttas NAle or 40 .ariG
na- comparison is a natlonal oblsol les
SUI uFeEWnoiulpgsy hGhlhht p1O
tective" tariff, ana We regret that Mr.
Bayard's audience could not also hav
heard him upon this subject. We will
however, give them few points on thi
subject in the near future. However, th
tariff is so interesting and great subjsc
that it is impossible for anybody to toucl
on but few of its salient points in
single evening, and this community shout
be gratifisd that the Secretary Of Stat
eft his duties at Washington long tnoug
10 give them q mastery presentation Q
the great subject now before the Amer
AN people and which is to be passe
ipon by them in four weeks.
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