Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-01


killed the opttcn industry In New Ogstle
Every article a woFkingmar wears 10
heavily taxed.
The speaker wes vociferously applsuded
ct the conclusion OF his speech and IL vas
some miautes before the enshusiAsm was
subsidized.
Mr.. Browne was thon introduced aud
said: Had the Democratic side secnred
Judge Thurman and the Bowery parrot,
they With my opponent might have sung
HTue tariff is q isxn to the tune Of sway
down upon the Sslt-ee river,n where we
want to see all free trade. The reason
the wsges of cotton aud wooden Workers
Is rs per cent below the amount paid to
painters aud carpenters Ia because OF the
want OF more protection. Jhs man who
says he wants free raw material Insults
labor. The Republicans consider no
article eB raw material except VIXEN
il is In its original state. II protection
destroys the merchant marine, how ia 1t
that Germany, protected country,
stands on par with England, on the
high seas. II this government would
suosidizs steamship lines, the Americsn
Dag would again be seen upon the seas.
Harrison never said that dollar day
was enough wages for lsboripg man. II
trusts are fostered under o protective
tariff, how 10 it that there Il copper
trust in England? Iudia can raise wheat
and sell IT in Liverpool at half the price
we can. This Ia due to the low wapes
paid for labor. The present administfa-
tion has made appropriations that exceed
ny $95, DOC. 600, those made by the former
administration. The proposed whisky
reduction, applies only TO whisky in the
arts. The Mills bill Injuries any industry
that 1t touches and YVES made by free
traders. Last year there came TO this
country over 1888 900, 900 worth OF
goods, every dollars worth OF which rep
resents that much work taken from the
| American people. The wool manufaetur-
ing induatfy In this country has increased
more under protection than il hes in Eng
land under free trade. England has free
/ wool, why don't she lead the world The
most skilled workmen in the English
woolen mills average IS per week. An
illustration of the 'benefts" OF free raw
material Ia seen IN Ireland, the most op-
pressed and poverty. stricken country TO-
day on the face Of the globe. The work
ing people do not want free trade. The
| great cry for free trade comes from the
south. The total industrial capital of
the south is $l70, 600, 600 less than the
| capital invested In New York alone.
The reason we don't lead in the monufac-
tnre OF cotton is owing TO the fact that
we pay the highest wages in the world.
We have the grandest home market on the
face of the globs and can consume our
own products aud ship them out. You
Il 1Af,fI &nr ~ L. \
the duty combined, Notwithstanding an
impression 10 this effect. The United
States leads the world in material wealth.
A heg of nails that cost 81 rs TO manu-
facture has q duty OF $1.25. But you
can actually buy the same keg OF nails
for 50. The history of protection in tho
United Statos should be sufficient to de-
rana its support. This country has been
most prosperous under protective tariff
but England has not been under free
trade. Mr.. Browne ended his discourse
by stating that the condition Of che United
States has been better than It could pos.
sibly have been under free trade, and he
was also loudly applauded.
Both speakers were then given is min.
utes each to close the debate. Mr.. Hol
comb, among other things, said that ths
copper trust Is a worlds trust and cannot
be regulated by protection or free trade
and that 500 workingmen from Connect
cut had sent al application to Senator
Gray asking him to help secure the pas
cage OF the Mills bill. The speaker said
be knew Republicans in Wilmington whr
arenow wearing English made clothes, but
are advocating protection on the stump
Mr.. Browne then closed the debate by
general contradiction of what his op
ponent had said, and at the conclusion
the applause of the audience WINS terrific.
Men, women and children cheered as loud
as they could, hats were thrown in the
Dir, and in fact the building fairly shook.
Each speaker was freely congratulated.
There were no judges appointed, and the
decision was left to the audience. The
debate YVES success beyond expeota.
tioDs, and each speaker did himself
Justice. It was Mr.. Holecmb's first
attempt ut public oratory. Mr. Browne
presented his side of the case In logical
and interesting manner, and ii would be
hard to tell which speaker got the best
OF ii.
SECOND WARD RALLY.
Tho South Wilmington Democrats had
a meeting at Head and A streets, Monday
night, which was attended by about 800
people. James Crumlish presided and
music was furnished by the First RsRi.
ment Fife and Drum corps.
The first speaker wes Edward n. Fer
non Of Chester, Pa, who spoke from per.
gonal knowledge Of Harrison's attitude
towards woikiogmen generally, and par
tioularIy towards the railroad employees
in Indianapolis during the railroad strike
| Of 1877. He urged the yoiers to cast their
ballots for Cleveland and Thurman.
l. O. Vandegsift, Esq., followed with
Gu effective address, in which he logically
discussed the tariff question and showed
the necessity for sarig reduction. John
z. Donshoe, Democratic candidate for
state SENATOR, was called for but did not
respond. The meeting then. adjourned.
Additions have besn made to tho New
Castle County Prohibition ticket, and at
William II, Weeks Of this city. Representa-.
tlves, Levin Cats, Percader hundred I;
Thomas Slack New Castle hundred Leonard
! v. Asprll, st. Georges hundred; Alexander
neakyne, BiacgblId hundred; William
Hamilton, Wilmington hundred; T. W.
Ferree, I'LL Greek hundred; and Charles A,
Fr!ck, White CLAY Crack hundred. Levy
] SpAA ~ Ntalh y. JuutiJ oiftstidLh Hukl-
dred; Be9j 1Jain L, Kent. Wilmington hun
died. Sheriff. Daniel Green OF Newport.
Coroner, Richard W. Brown OF Wilmington.
( Three more candidates for the levy court
/ are yet TO he named.
/ Il iscredtbly rep otted that the proprlators
OF the old james Riddle Son & Company's
mills, on the BsHndyuine, have Informed
/ their employees that the mills will be shut
/ down In the event OF Cleveisnd's re- election,
and have advised them to vote for Harrison,
in order that the mills may continue IN
/ operation. IL is not thought, however,
/ that this species Of bull-dozlDg will prove
effective. Il was used four years sgo, In
I one OF tho largest manufacturing establish
menis OF this city. with the result that