Daily Republican., 1888-09-20
HE CAMPAIGN.


situAtiOn-Not In Favor Of the mull
Bill.
What sre the WoYhinRmen going ia
do during the present politioal cam.
paign 10 q question which immensely
concerns the Democratic politicians.
They Rsk this question 10 the hope that
their party viii still retain the vote
though un worthy Of II, They cast their
eyes over the political horizon and they
see the intelligent portion OF the work
ing community turning their back upon
the Democratic party on account OF the
step that party has taken towards free
trade, Not only the politicians but the
working people Of Wilmington know
that the RspublisAn party would sweep
was fair and full assessment and o
fall vote.
A Democratic workingman who ct
tended the DsmocTAtic ratification meet
ing the other night, said to the REPUB-
LIcAN yesterday: "B0mchow there
wasn't much hufrAh and noise at our
meeting, and 1 have bsen thinking that
thete must be something wrong
"Well, you had Senator Gray there
to expount the pfinciples OF your party
didn't he gIIt you9''
"Ie', but couldn't understand when
he wanted to let 10 foreign manufactures
TO make our clothing cheaper. He did
not say so, bat thought that II he did
be would have TO let in at the same
time cheap wages to correspond with
eheAp olothes."
And that is the way the real working
people AIo talking. It sounds very
pretty. to tell the people that Y the
manufacturers had fIes wool and free
oShor raw materials, blAnkets, CLOTHES,
1toekiuRs and such like would be
cheaper. II sounds sll right to tell the
people that they would have plenty OF
warm baskets On cold winter nights,
ana Their children's little legs and feet
would be kept from fIeez!ng. Who
they wtrs really true2
But the people are beginning to see
the sophistry in gueh arguments They
wEpt all these ohesp things but they do
not see how they are to get th9m even III
they would bs cat down twenty-five per
cent. in piioe with wages cat down
fifty per cent.
Workingmen are beginning to count
up the cost and they find 1t stands about
this way:
They oAn get . splendid pair OF blsn-
kets no Y for s. and q suit OF clothing
for 6i2 Two pair of blankets and two
suits OF clothing would cost total OF
SS4, and they would last q whole year.
The tariff reduction would oIt down,
by the free traders argument. this bill
one.fourtb, say $3.50, leaving S25 As Il Q
cost OF those articles. Very good, hei 0
ia that much saved. Mr.. Gray would |
say, Things would run splendialy at
this reduction IL wages would remaia
the same los a workIpRman as they
now are, say 80 week. Bat wages |
wOuld havs TO come down too. The
blankets and the clothing haVi; & cone
DIVA to the EDRlijt ct ndArd, Ii would |
be foollRhnets to suppose that wages
would not follow to the Ssme stAudard.
Now what sre British wAset? Why
everybody kuo RB that S6 a week wnu Id |
be high. Very we'll, then, the dtffsE-
snoo between 50 and s6 3 week for q
year would be SlE6. and the difference
between tha cost OF : pair OF blankets
and two suibs Of clothing would be
IS 30.
No wonder workipsmen have no heart
TO shout for the Mills hill In this cam.
paigu, even though It has auoh able /
champions as General Post,es, SsnR or |
Gray, G serge Il, Bates aud Congress
man Pennington. Mr.. Lore, the other
speaker, made no reference to the Mills
bill, and he rec ived the most spplauEe.
This is the why worklngmen are think
Ing and talking iu this city, aud many |
OF them, like their brethren In other
cities, are ready TO rspudiAte the Mills
bill end all who advocate 1t.
One thing more than any other is !
making Intelligent WoEkingmen think /
over this matter, and that is that every.
body in England and Scotland, poor
and riOh, favors fcee trade. The fact,
toe, that foreigners employed in the
workshops Of Wilmington are oaloulat-
ing to 20 back to England and Scotland |
rs soon Rs the Hills bill passes, Ia h&v.
ing Its influence.
They say that WsRes then will be ss
good In the old country IS they are
here, aud they will have the adVautage}
Of being Rt home.
Wilmington Worktngmen don't tks |
such talk, and The feeling is II they |
could only break loose from the |
shA9kles OF party to vota against suoh |
sentiments, and many OF the quitt
thinking ONES will do so WhGn they get !
an opportunity.
The hopeless condition of the Repub- |
lican party to gain victory of itself In |
the present campaign 10 bar to theEe
thoughtful voters coming over to 1t in . !
body. The government Of asseasoTs
and collectors has ahorn 1t Of one third |
of its strength and left 1t in . hopeless
minority.
When men leave their old party II is
hut natural that they want to 60 10 one
that has reasonable prospect Of being |
successful, but Notwithstanding tho POOR |
encouragement held out TO them, there
are large numbers OF them who will not
stultify themselves by voting to reduce
the price OF their clothing 20 per cent. |
and their wages 30 psr cent.
There can bs no doubt that, though |
the Democrats expect victory In Della !
ware on account Of the disfrAnohise'
ment of Republican yotsrs, they will
have to gain It without the aid OF hun
dreis of their old-time and until now
ever 10 be relied upon Democratic |
yoteis,
Ayers Ague Cure is warranted to cure |