Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-24

EtuAlOT fTNG VI hhlHt TGflo"cA ehN
Presidents message in the Senate yester-
day afte moon, and the following abstract
is given of his able speech:
The President had clearly thrown down
the gauntlet of Free Trade There was
an attempt, he admitted, at disguise, but
so feeble that It ought not to deceive any
one. That message had been received
with unbounded Joy in Great Britain. And
why noti England had teen seeking the
American market for years with apersis
tency which never tagged, a courage
which never failed, faith never hope
less, although for . quarter of century
she had seen her aggressions met by
strong deienses. But now the President
Of the United States declared that these
defenses were TO be razed. In this con
nectlon he quoted extracts from articles
In a number Of leading English journals
and said that these congratulations would
have continued If q voice OF warning bad
not been heard. The warning was that
such English expression OF opinion had
to be curbed, or the full fruit CT English
hopes never would be enjoyed The Free
trade papers OF Great Britain had drop
ped at once their self congratulations and
had proceeded to congratulate the United
States and to prophecy unbounded pres
perity for this country.
He did not blame her for that, but he
declared emphAtically that England had
ineyer In one single instance evinced any
Isympathy for this country, and that she
Inever had permitted an opportunity to in
jure this country TO pass unimproved. lie
Ideclared that the counsel, the advice, the
Friendship OF Great Britain to any nation
lin commercial matters had Invariably
land inevitably resulted in injury TO the
nation which bad accepted II. Ireland
was an Instance OF that. And yet said
he, Great Britain hoped and the Demo-
lcratlc party expected the Irish votes next
Fall for Nj. Cleveland as the Democratic
candidate for the presidency. One OF the
Heading Free trade speakers In EnglAdd
had declared years ago that the greatest
triumth OF Great Britain would be the
lsabjugA alton of the markets OF the United
statts. In the promise OF the Presiient'
, messsge they could see that sublugatio1
> nigh at hand.
II England heard the President of thf
United States declare In bis annual mess
age that the tariff (the only obstacle tc
|, | English, possession Of the American mar
lket) was vicious, Illogical, inequitable'
and what wonder that the English people
ldesfened American ears with their cries
OF "bear, hear" They saw him adopt at
- the slogan OF the Democratic party, foI
= the presidential battle OF lSSS, the old
= fundamental doctrine Of Free Trade
!, that duty is a tax paid by the consum
, Ier." What wonder that they hailed Mr.
lClovelsnd as their champion'
II But the attitude Of the Democratic
!. party OF this country was of more impor
, tauce, prac Ideally, than the attitude o
:, Great Britain. Would the Democrats
4 IDsrty, he asked, endorse their new CHIEF
he was strongly inclined to think that
!, would. he knew that members OF tina
1. IpaTty had been incorporating for year
las reformers, iavoring tariff for revenu
. lonly," with incidental protection, or
!, tariff for revenue exclusively, "and thai
/, in manu- featuring districts OF New Jerse
. and elsewhere, they masqueraded q
!. mild hammered protectionists In tn
South they had more boldness aud lex
diversity Of industry, but then ther
within the las year or two, blinded prob
ably by the smoke Ct newly built fu
naces, or disturbed by the hum OF loom
ID there was To be found here and there
le friend Of Protection.
" There was not the slightest doubt as Il
I'd WheE the South went into rebellion II
in clared in the Confederate Constitute
j. that no bounty should ever be grant
I'D from the Treasury nor any law be enactt
ne to foster or encourage any branch OF 1
of dustry whatever That had been the Sc
RIemn declaration of gOuthern Democrat
nd and they believe now as they had believe
IL Then
be The Republicans God upon the Pre-,
ho dents gauntlet Of Free Trade with gre
e. Ipleasure and joined the issue with Il
Of Democrats The Republicans declare
re that, instead Of tho tariff being vlciol
be illogical aud luequitatle, it increase
&c maryelously the prosperity OF this cou
to TRY, and that, instead Of duty being
.io tax paid by the consumer, no instan
is could be found In which the duty had n
de Teased to the consumer the cost OF I
article consumed.
The Republicans further declared III
n the future prosperity OF this country q
I Twenty five years, at any ratr) depend
bar absolutely on this benign influence Of
., protective tariff He admitted that Il
tss lcountry possessed many advantages o.
~ Icompeting nations, but he declared tn
oys with all these advantages, f. could l
m lcompete In manufacture with tho Eu
~, Ipean nations, because il was handicap
In the matter of wages On this pu
TO-, and on the additional point that the pl
~ LOT manufactured articles had diminisl
r, iunder the protective system Mr. Frye s
~, iported his argument with numerous III
lTauons, many OF them drawn from
Town observations In EUROPE.