Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-12

NIX AOSAAah ePAAh~AS1
remarks the Nesos, in it's superior wisdom,
'sYe of no consequence" Indeed Then,
Of course, when Mr.. Butterwosth spoke
Of protection" as 'the most beneficial
economic system which ooald have been
dayiHed-a system which has soattered
blessings throughout our land from shore
to Shore" he was delivering himself OF
rank fooiishness. Butterworth 'tls not
business man"-he lis mere 6tter;" the
Ne,os goes on. Then when he filtered
through his speech the free reciprocal
trade declarations and deeds OF such men
as Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses 3. Grant,
Hamilton Fish, John Quincy Adams,
Robert o. Winthrop, Thomas Qcrwin and
Robert O. Shenck, OF oourse he was Sin
ming very hsinously against the Republic
canigm that now basks under the trans
cendent illumination shed upon it by
Reed, Mckinley and Quay.
Mr.. Butterworth knew nothing OF
himself; all that he said "waB
obtained al second hRnd." Why, then,
did not Reed or Mckinley, or somebody
that does know it oil, arise in his place
and show this we'll meaning but deluded
Republican wherein he had gone wrong,
controyert his errors, reason away his OBJ
jeoiions, appeal to his Judgment answer
argument by argument-instead of, Eas
they did, saying substantially: ''Ips no
use for you 70 kick you've got to vote
for this bill whether you like it or not,
and we're going to put on the gag law
right now to prevent any more discus
sion. Hang, it, man, don't you see we
can't and wont have any debate on this
subject; it won't bear it. II would act
The people to asking why Paul is favored
and Peter turned down."
Having thua dismissed Mr.. Buttetworth
as good Republican, withal, but one
who doesn't know what he is talking
about, the Nems now, with great affeo-
tstion of patriotism, sets itself up as the
champion of the petitioners for higher
\ duties all along the line, and unsparingly
condemns those who would speak for the
60,000 000 consumers of the country.
Well, oil right; this clears the ground. It
] is now no longer revision Of the tariff,
| bnt raising OF the tariff, avowed and
undisguisef, that is put forward as the
issue. Subteriuge is swept away and we
now know that ''tariff revision
by its friends" meana piling on
"sll the tratli, will bear" We
congratulate our neighbor on coming
out squarely at last. Every admiuistra-
ton, from Grant to Cleveland, recon-
meuded reduction of the war tariff rs
both Just and necessary. The platform
on which Garrison was elected called for
"revision of the tariff, with collateral
free whisky and tobacco. We are now
getting that revision" SO far as the
Reed. Mckinley Quay combination can
carry it, and how do the people like it
The first thing the Ns,os attempts to
defend is the proposed increase OF duties
on glass and glassware. On common
window glass the existing duty is log per
cent Mckinney would raise this to 100
per cent. Did the Mems ever hear OF the
glass trust2 1t must be pretty greedy
combination when squeeze Of lG6 per
cent will not satisfy it. Who uses win.
dow glsssl
Tie present duty on tumblsrs, lamp
chilneys aud she'd s, vases and a long
list OF other articles OF glassware in com,
mon use il as per cent. Mckinley would
put up the duty on these articles to in some
items, IS high ~ LOG, 200, $40, and, il
the line Of what are known to the trad,
as student chimpeys, common" the
tariff, under the joint provisions Of tht
Mckinley administrative AMI tariff bills
mounts to tbs stupendous figure OF 45t
per cent. Yet, we are actually exporting
giasswate-not much to he sure, bu
nearly quarter million dollars wosti
during the last three months OF 1859
We cannot learn from the government
reports where this glassware went to, Blu
larif Reform reports that we are sell
ing our glassware in Brussels, itselt, 81
competition with the Belgian manu-
fsctureTs in spite Of the import dutie
OF 10 per cent ad vRlorem and the get
graphical protection equal to not lie,
thsa per cent more"
Take the article OF cutlery. Nearl
everybody uses pocket knives, tab
knives, scissors and such things. II
!, existing duties run from IS TO 80 pt
cent. The proposed duties run from
20 100 per cent. Fully one-half Il
/, pocket knives imported into this countl
] are of such Nell-known makers
= Wostenhoim and Rodgers, which sell Q
their names and reputation of 200 /
300 years standing while the only tab
cutlery that is imported liz the hig
J quality product of few Sheffield make
= and does not exceed 1920, 900 per annun
a. compared with ap American outp
Of nearly or quite B3, 900, 900 worth. v
Il might 60 on to show that the selliI
= prices of American knives as sworn
: by /. W. Morton, vice president of Il
3immons Hardware Company; t.
Sears, pfeBiaent Of the Henry Sears Cor
y pany, and j, b. +. Ohsmplin, preside
= Of the Cattaraugus Cutlery Compan
y are, for similar workmanship, general
T as low as, and in some cases lOss, th
! German or English knives can be ii
= ported for under the present duty, wit
. ont allowing any margin whatever I
y tine importer to sell on. And it "
y shown on the testimony, before the wa
g and mems committee, that on ninetse
" twentieths of the table cutlery sold in /
- United Statos the difference between t