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

fesNy VIZ tue unhIk On tne thflu question.
hero will be no more tariff talk in tho
north and free trade talk in the south.
Mr.. Hastings denied that the price Of an
article upon which tariff duty Ia i'm.
pos'd is increased TO the extent OF the
tariff To provo this, he aaid that calico
Is sold here at 6 oentsa yard, and yet there
Is q tariff on calico of 6 cents per yard.
Home competition brings the pnoe dogn.
The argument In favor of lower tariff
duties, is that the price of commodities
may be made cheaper to the consumer,
and admitting that this Ia true, do tho
working people CT this country want
commodities cheaper than they are now
Thiegs were never cheaper than they are
to day, and no intelligent workingman
wants them any cheaper. II he DOES,
then he does not know what Ia good for
him. The cheaper things are the less the
workman gets for his labor. You can act
g white hhirt for 25 cents, but this is too
cheap. The woman that made It did not
get enough. applause II abe had re-
ceived oil Of the rs cents 1t sells for she
would not have been paid enough. Thugs
ere too cheap by half for the benefit OF
the workingmen. Applause
Mr.. Hastings quoted from President
Buehanan's message Of December, 1858,
to show the great business depression
that existed under the tariff Of 1916. He
did not believe the workingmen wanted
this state Of affairs to prevail again, and
that they would prevent 1t by the election
Of Harrison and Morton. Applause
Mr Hastinps closed by reading from
the North american Repteso of September
/ N IltfAE fFnrH ~ n,sl H..
| parliament to friend in this country ap-
proving the Mills bill. He urged united
support Of the Republican State and
county ticket, which he said was greatly
] superior to the Democratic ticket. He
spoke for oger an hour and when he
closed, at 10 20 O'Clock, the meeting ad-
journed, with three cheers for Harrison,
Morton and the whole ticket.
SENATOR GRAY IN PHILADELPHIA.
On account of the stormy weather the
proposed Democratic parade in Pbiladel-
phis, Saturday night, was postponed.
The maes meeting in the Academy of
Music was held, however, and the attend.
ance was SO great that IN overflow meet
ing had to be held outside. AT the inside
meeting the greatest enthusiasm pre-
/ FoioAs NbfOthoN DiBBs vi OclhWhIbt
occupied seat on the stage, and one of
the principal speakers was senator George
Gray Of this State. His speech is thus
ahali Congratulate You, my fellow-Demo-
Gratis, in this largo audience that in open
ing your campaign for the election Of
President for the first time in twenty-four
years you open 1t with Democratic nd.
minisiration seated in Washington. And
yoa oan look each other in the face as
you point with pride to the incorruptible,
/ sagaoious and wise administration Of
Grover Cleveland.
"If you will permit me for moment
or two ! will remind you what the his
tory Of the Democratic party lie. II was
present almost at the birth of your coun-
try and has existed in sunshine and storm,
in victory and in defeat, and is still the
defiant party Of the people. II was born
of the aspirations Of men TO try whether
q free people were capable of sell. govern-
ment. 1t was born to oppose and fight
class privileges, to oppose an aristocrecy
whether Of wealth or birth. Such q
party was not born to die. In the early
days of the century 1t fought the allen
and sedition laws.
"At that time there was party, rs
there is party to day, who believed that
there was power outside of the people,
and, therefore, it was treason TO critioise
those in power. The Democratic party
went into that fight md battled until
those liberty destroying laws were blotted
from tho Etttuts books never 10 be put
on them again.
THE PARTY OF THE PEOPLE.
"And SO the party nearest to the hearts
Of the American people runs down the
years guiding the destinieB Of the nation
in the only two foreign wars we have ever
been engaged in, and upholding the flag
of the United States on every sea aud
making IL respected. This party Of the
people FOR the first time huinbled the
naughty power of England. and would
not accept any treaty which did not guar
antee the rights ofAmerican seamen. And
yet there ara men so forgetful and indif-
ferent to the truth that to-day they at
tempt to say that the Democratic party ia
in sympathy with England.
.'Ihoy say this OF the party which an.
tagonizes every principle of government
which attains across the ocean. There
has been party and there is party
which Bympathizes not with that element
which is represented by such men as
Gladstone--R party that sympethizes
with that old fashioned Tory element,
which believes that special privileges be-
long TO the few. II there is any SYM
patty with England our opponents SYM
pathIss with the Tory landlord class,
which Is driving thousands of men from
their homes. II is the old Tory element
which attempts to build up monopolies,
Just us our extreme high tariff opponents
build up the infamous trusts. We Demo.
Gratis sympsthiza with Englishmen who
believe as we do, that the government
was made for the people.
MASSES AGAINST THE GLASSES.
ssThe Democratic party has this record,
and we can congratulate ourselves that we
belong to such party. But remember
that we can never have complete rest.
The Democratic party is still battling for
the masses against the classes. But /
will not dwell on this recoed longer, but
will speak to you on the special issues
which concern MS at this day. They are
two, The first is the examination and
criticism Of q Democratic administration
for four years. We are here tonight to
proudly recount the features OF thst
administration. II that administration
has betrayed the trust imposed upon them
from tho President down, let as hear it
If they have forgotten they were Demo.
Gratis.
sour Republican friends are In rather
an uufAyorable position, 20 much go that
! almost pity them. They have boen in
dustriously trying to fln6 something upon
which TO hang an accusation, but they
acknowledge their failure. The able, up
right and conscientious administration Of