Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-09

material in order to afford the mRnufao-
lures abundant opportunity for giving
plenty of employment TO the working
man. This is policy that all can under
| 1tsnd.
II has been claimed that the tariff is
an Rbstruse subject. What have we to
selJ-you and II What is the common
merchandise among us. That article out
of which we make our garments, our
bread &c-our labor! Where do we sell
it? Naturally in that market where the
product of labor brings the highest price
50 that we may get the greatest benefit.
Aud where shall we buy that we may get
the greatest benefit of this labor !?
Where shall we buy, we who have moth.
ing but the curse of God, Ito work by
the sweat of our brow where else but st
that place where we may buy the most
for it.
What does legislation do that restricts
the marset? If you restrict your market
SO that you have three times the amount
to sell as against what the market would
take only two times, what is the position
you are left in9 The workingman nov
works IL months to produce what he
might produce in months. The result
is American labor lives IL months on
months pay. want policy that gives
a man ~ months work and IL months'
pay. [Loud cheers l have seen the
experiment tried. Hides were put on the
FREQ list, as the leather industry suffered
Don't you know you are better off f3s
free trade in hides.
The Mckinley tariff is not settle.
ment. 1t is a irebra d. There is no
commercial stability in it. L: il siguid
cant that three western senators with
stood the measure
What DO We need in Amsrica-we need
wider markets. We need pnrchassiE
We make more than we eau ass We
must have truer reciprocity. rha speaker
illustrated how our blundering foreiku
policy With Sorth America lost us the
trade Of the Argentine Hepublio aud
threw it wholesale into the lap OF cus
only commercial rival, England.
He idealized the nov famous hona.
word RAGS of the tobacco steamer Spaarn
dam with its cargo OF 81, 500, 900 WORTH
OF tobacco plowing the ocean uight aud
day to zorestall American administration
injustice. Tue cargo was full OF the
sweat of Am msrican people; witness
against Congress bought with money.
l thank God the German steamer has
bphtoA tup AAOpubAlShh pthAh ~ III lIhl ENIB
[Ohesrs,
This bill that I hold in my hand n
copy Of the Mckinley Tariff hiil) ia the
copsummation CT all that l speak Of th,4
evening. This 600 pages OF closely
printed matter is the resul. OF 25 years O,
Republican domination planned to make
the party tue tool of its wealthy members
Is this all that a hundred years OF
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bauohed ballot box. A reopsning OF the
animosities OF bygone quarter of CON
tury. A measure passed by gag law in
the House. What shame 1 almost de.
spair when ! see g man like Cleveland
give way to one like thisl When l hea.
the report of pistol and foreign bayonets
gliuting in the sacred presence Of the
American flag and the inoonceivable out.
rage Of Barrundia's death. feel there ii
only one hope-a single hope in the exer.
oise OF the rights of the unlntimidAted
voter at the polls.
As the speaker closed the applause
was vehement. 1t was an ovation which
developed into sustained vocal ealuts
from $500 voices.
At the conclusion of the Address of Mr..
Breckinrid9e the baud very appropriately
played "My Old Kentucky Home"
Demands wers made for the Hon.
Charles B. Lore. The chairman, how
ever, simply announced that MIR. BayRrd
would deliver an address ct the Opera
House next Monday evening.
NOTES.
John W. Causey, Democratic candidate
for Congress, was among the invited
guests upon tho stage. Other invited
guests were w. A. O1negys Of Middle
town, Ii. O. Carpenter of Dover, Hon.
W. e. Oausey OF Milford, L. Irving
Handy of Newark and Colonel Milo W.
Locke of this city.
Among the occupants of the boxes
were; Mrs. Thomas Il. Bayard, Miss
Blyard, Mrs. CHARLES b. Lore, Mrs.
George H. Bates, Mrs. Willard Hall
Porter, Miss Bsselle, Judges Wales and
Grubb, the Rev. W. f. Bainbridge and
Harry Emmons, Esq.
The meeting was complete SUCCESS
and the managers were greatly pleased.
The First Regiment Band played g
number of timely selections in an excel
lent manner.
The number of well-known Republi-
cans who attended the meeting was sur
prisingly large. And they oil seemed
very much pleased and interested.
Several cclored men stood among the
crowd around the entrance aud listened
attentively to the address.
MIR. BIeckinridge, rhursday evening,
was the guest of ex-Seoretsry Bsyard at
Delsmere Place. He started for his Ken.
tucky home Friday morning.