Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-29
LAST EDITION
PROTECTION AT sEAFoRp.
Charles H. Treat aud }. Frank B.cc


Charles II. Treat and ). Frank Bacon,
Esqrs., Address a Republican Meeting.
By letter to the EVENING JOURNAL
STAFFORD. Del, August % Charles
II. Treat and J. Frank Bacon, secretary
of the Republican State Committee adj
dressed the Young Mems Republican Club
at this place last evening, in the hall of
the Knights of Labor. Eli r. Sharp pre-
sided, and the meeting was largely at
tended, among the auditors being num-
Der of Democrats who wanted to be
entertained, if not instructed Mr. Treat
spoke first.
He discussed the benefits of the pro
tective tariff TO the farmers and truckers
of this Peninsula. What a stimulus its
provisions had been to advance real es-
tate; the immigration that had been
tempted here to invest in land for fruit
culture; he attended to the large lumber
interest that is now protected by the
tariff at 81 per Thousand feet against
Canadian lumber; he showed that the
100 steam saw mills Of Sussex produced
nearly 90, 600, 900 feet and it was largely
sawn into box board material which were
sent to the glass factories of New Jersey /;
that this industry employed in the woods,
in the mill and transportation over 1000
men and its value represented the
amount Of nearly $4,000, 600. If the tariff
was removed the Jersey market would be
captured by the Canadians the price of
stumpage would be reduced one half and
two thirds of the mills be idle and thus
lose to its owners more than one half OF
their value
He referred to the production, If the
round and sweet potatoe crop, amounting
30 nearly 4, 900, 600 barrels on which there
was a protective tariff of fifteen cents
per bushel, formerly it WAS twenty five
cents,
Mr. Treat asked what would be the
result II the markets at the North were
shut off by the closing of the factories,
the turning adrift of the operators of the
goods they now made were supplied by
the poorly paid labor Of Europeg Why
should not the people of Delaware sus-
tain that policy that gave employment to
its peOplef Their interests were with
the North. They made no sales in the
South No immigration came from the
South. The interests that once found
them in slavery days had passed away,
The Southerners as politicians who make
Onr laws were the deadly foe to the fac
tory system. AS they followed the dogma
of secession to the ruin of their people,
so they now would push its twin dogma,
free trade, to cripple the industrial inter
ests of the North and bring financial dis
tress upon the whole country. The same
politicians had been wrong and ruinous
in their policy of secession and they were
even more wrong in their policy
of attempting to establish free
trade and break down the protective
legislation supported by the Republican
party Could we run the risk Of follow
ing such Southern advisers as Mills.
Carlisle, Breckenridge. Reagan and Nor
gan. They were mistaken then; thew
are mistaken now
Mr. Treat alluded tothe recent primary
elections and the free and corrupt use al
money tie asked them t0 pause and
think what criminal methods factionalism
demands The honest-mindcd Democrat TO
support. Bribery was ne, used to defeat
the enemy, but to stiHe the free choice
Of the party.
Tho Speakers remarks We're well rel
ceived. He invited anyone to ask him
questions. The audience looked about
with great interest 70 see If anyone took
exceptions The address was constructed
free from partisan flags. and abounded
with fresh and telling illustrations of
what protective tariff had done for the
American people. He was followed by J.
Frank Bacon of Georgetown. who capti-
waited his audience by his telling arraign-
ment Of the Democratic party. of its
fractional wrangles that had involved its
leaders in strife of revenge and des-
truction 20 the best public interests aud
instead Of leading themselves TO the adj
vancement of needed reforms, their
efforts were directed to destroy the oppos-
ing wings Of the party. Could honest
Democrats be longer the dupes Of such
leadership?
Mr Bacon then took mp the discussion
Of che tariff and advocated that Ameri-
can markets belonged by right to
American workmen; that the foreign
market was q delusion and snare com
pared to our magnificent home market
The foreign markets were already de-
pressed and England was anxious to get
into our markets by the opportunities
that would be afforded by the passage Of
the Mills bill He invited theyoung men
to leave the prejudices of their fathers
and Join their fortunes with the progress
sive Republican party
The meeting was a brilliant success.
Such instructive talk makes votes for the
Republican party These meetings are
needed all over the state. Several Demo
Gratis IN this town win vote for Harrison
and protection This is not time for a
slow or late campaign a convention
ought to be called rs early as possible,
and then live campaign should be be-
gun. This is not a year for still hunts.