Daily Republican., 1888-10-20

aAoNu III NhD ANh1A AAAAIs no NEINEIuu
nlIo 10 the general inoigent pension bill
supported by Democrats and Repubii
cauu alike In the House, which fJisye
land vetoed, and the men ID was aoua hl
70 banefit are now iAnRulshinR in thI
Almahnunea OF kha nation.
Mr.. Bingham nnld b wsOuld NOT nc
into details on the tariff question, bal
be wished 70 say that to-day we meet
the Democrats upon Q platform OF slaV.
cry and free trade. Harrison has ~ oil
said, In speaking Of the attitude Of the
Democrats upon tariff reform that: 'Ii
IL not so much the step that has bseu
taken but the direction Of the step, .
Mr.. Bingham did not Apprahend that
Delaware was much In sympathy with
Southern ideAa She was too near the
great City Of PhllndelphiA and over,
BhAd0Wed By the great Republican
STATE Of PennBylvAniA for that,
The men who come up here from the
South 70 tell uB what to do aro not idon.
tifled with the great industrial interesll
OF the North. The Oommittee OF WAYS
and Means had q majority OF Dsmo.
Gratis, ana Of those Democrats were
Mills, Of Texas; BFeokinrldgs, OF Ken
tuakyi BreokinvidRe, Of Arkansas;
Turner, Of GeorRlR, and Mcmillan, oi
Tennessee, and with Carlisle the whole
six districts did not represent As much
manufacturing industry ~ the little
city OF Wilmington, and the Dolans,
woolen manufscturersj the Bald wins
locomotive manufacturers; the DlsssonB
saw manufacturers, and the Jones', cot
ton manufacturers, OF PhllAdelphia,
represented more oapitAl and more in,
dustries than the whole Sin Of the dis
tricts represented By these men. Mr..
Bingham, In conclusion, said that the
country was safer In the handu OF the
Republicans than In th0 hands OF
WAS 10 be revised he preferred that the
Republicans should do that work, and
they would do Il In the next Oonavess
Mr. BlpRhAm's remarks wers greeted
with hearty applause, and the band
struck up the "SIar 6pAnRled Banner p
President Bird. stepping 70 the front,
said be had the extreme pleasure OF no =
introducing 70 the Audience one who
needs no intRodu duotiou 20 WILMINGTON
audience, one closely allied with every
movement Of the Republican party 81
Delaware, Anthony Higgins, KsQ.
Mr.. Higgins, stepping 10 the front,
Was received with long round OF Ap
plAuse, - II she Republicans looked
upon him ~ the main champion q
their cause.
Mr.. Higgins thanked the audioncs
kindly fer this manifestation OF theiI
feeling. BE wac pleased that be hsd
the privilege Of addressing such q large
and Intelligent audience IN this build.
ing for the first time during the present
campaign. Like the large mestlna as
which greet Democratic speakers, It
shows thAt you, too, are alive 10 the in
tereatB OF the campaign, and have met
70 give voice 70 your opinions upon the
Issues involved. You are called upon
again 70 eleot President OF the United
States, the greatest ofiioe OF the greatest
nation In the world.
The present inoumbsnt of the ofloe,
Grover Cleveland, is seskinR q re cleo.
sion, and you need no further Illussra
tion than what Me-. Bingham has said
70 show how he struck down OWL Ser.
vice Reform, struck down the soldiers,
and now he is trying to strike down
the industrial interests OF the nation,
which has brought you fAea TO face
with . question that effects your future
daily bread. The gentleman from Ken.
tn Ky, Mr.. BreokinFidgs, in his speech
laAt plight TO Democrats In this hail,
HAAo ~ AaAO AAblA hA0 uO0hAAgAf bAuAb
had been no EeVulsion in busluesB,
every body was busy and prosperous,
the country had not gone 70 the dsmni-
tion bow vows, aud ell this was the
result OF Democratic rule. ''Ah, gen
tlemeD," said Mr.. Higgins, "does the
Democratic ndmin tAtrAttOn deserve any
credit for thiA7 Does IL not stand faos
70 face with q Republican Senate that
stands like stone barber between 1t
and the Industrial Interests Of the na-
tlon9"
Amer = lapse OF As years the question
Of protection is again before the ooun
try, but not ~ then 10 relieve distress,
not ~ then 70 follow the panic of 1887,
nor ~ in 1881 70 follow the panic OF
1857, but after n years OF prosperity
from the election Of Abraham Lincoln,
Under protection the county has be-
come the admiration OF the world.
Let US look hack and ses what the
country va and what it now 10. From
1907 TO 1850 the oouatry hAd Increased
In Wes ,th TO Sl4, 900. .000, ,0c0, but now Is
has increased 70 "a. 900 900, 900. Yet, IN
the face OF this great increase of pros
perity and wealth, Mr.. VAuoe OF North
Carolina, and MT. BrsokinridGe Of Ken.
tuoky, have the cheeky assurance tJ
come here to tell US how to make money
and how We can be tsr the Job Refer.
ring TO Mr.. BKyard's speech, Mr.. Hig.
gins says he, In speaking Of the surplus
in the Treasury, called II an "AWfu
surplus" and Nc. BreokluridEe, With .
pathos never surpassed, pictured bAuk
ruptoy caused by this dreadful tax 81
wrung out Of the blood aud life Of the
people.
"oh," said Mr.. Higgins, "If We could
only get that distinguished KsntuokiAn
TO draw picture Of the dreadfal tax
WrunR from the people OF Wilmington"
MF. Higgins then In an able manner
70 Viewed and ans wered Senator Vapce's
Ideas Of . tag, and argued that . pro- |
seotiVe tarln has encouraged oompett
zion ct home By which iron and wool
are oheApened. "You oan bay cloth for |
) good suit OF clothing At ths Kiamens si |
Mills for e8, and for . medium suit for |
bt Where oAn you get cheaper RoOdB2"
Mr.. Higgins wanted 70 know why
Foreigners came here II II was not 10
ssoape the low wages Of Europe. They /
some 70 this country beoAuss the aver
age WAgiB here 10 $40 30 q week, while
N Europe 10 is 1886. Referring to the
iestitutlon in hurope, he spoke In part
II what be personally knew.
In shat country IL was nothing strange
% find women working In the neld and
sledga hammers. He effeotuAl-
y answered the Arguments OF Messra.
Vanoo and BAyArd's statement that
wages were lower in the protected ooun.
rles OF EdrOpe BY showing that
wherever there was the most intelli.
Ienoe wages were the highest. China,
shich WAS hsld forth As the greatest
protected country, with wages at aud
nd 8 cents day, was, Is Mr.. Higgins
hORed. the Fesult OF Ignorance, As