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

paoASu ny Hlecuon supervisors ana depu
] marshals, and an army OF political He
SLAMS appointed bv tho President. The
men are TO serutinize the ballots OF voter
count the votes and give their certificate
OF election, which are to be accepted
preference to certificates given under ID
seal OF the sovsreign authorities of il
State. This Infamous bill Ia not simply
override and dlstranchise tho vote or th
southern states, but to make the votes
the negroes In the south Offset those OF III
white voters Of Delaware MnssAchusetl
and other states of the north.
But the browning act OF the inidnitou
legislation OF the Congress that Just Rd
lourned was The passage of the McKinle
Tariff bill. Language fails to deeoribs III
plunderlng features OF this measure. Whel
tue tariff was raised to war standing b,
the Morrill, bill OF 1862, it was uuaerstoo,
that at the end OF the war II was to be re
duced to peace basis. But this pledge
mas NOT been redeemed, although the WA
ended over quarter OF u century ago. 1
mas been raised three times since the wal
ahu never reduced once. Under the LAS
tariff bill the average rate OF taxation WAS
40 per cent, although 1t was only "a pei
| cent during the war Henry CLAY. tht
great WhiR protectionist thought that al
per cent should be the maximum rate, and
no one ever ventured to hint that 1t should
| go above 80 per cent until the war. Since
and the average of As per cent under the
last Tariff bill has bsen increased by the
mckinley bill to an average of "a per cent.
tne imposition on the various articles rang
ing from 8 per cent to $50 per cent. Aud It
taxes almost everything that man has any
use for, except air. don't know why
they failed TO tax the air we breathe, They
probably would have done 80 had they
been able to tind piece OF 1t big enough to
pns revenue stamp on, Laughter
They tell US that the Mckinley bill was
framed with special reference to the bep eat
OF the workingman-for the protection OF
American labor. They say they do this by
putting on the list only such articles as are
manufactured here. Then why did they
put a tax on tin plate, not an ounce Of
which Is manufactured In this country I?
Ihey tax the wooden clothing of the poor
man, but Jay Gould s VS. that while this
Will make clothing cost more Ii will NOT
hurt the poor man, for all he's got to do Is
10 be economical, take care OF his clothes
aud make one suit 10 the future last twice
as long as the suits worn heretofore. Every
machine used by the husbandman is taxed,
anu everything necessary to the comfort
ana sustenance of humanity Is made a
victim TO this inslduous system OF leRalIz d
robbery. How Is 1t possible for anybody 10
0e benefited by the Increased cost Of any
article except the man who makes and sells
bound to pay It In the end. II the laborer
who makes the article owed the article.
tnen he would get the benefit OF 1t, But
now much OF the tax on Bessemer steel
rails goes TO the toiling, sweating .aborers
who make them2 NOT on4 dollar. Ii all
goes to hr. Carnagle. who lives Ia his
palace on the hill, aud the man who made
the rails never got dollar OF 1t out OF MIR.
0arnagie's pocket. They say they want the |
tax to enable the manufacturer to nav HIS |
employees more wages. Then, why DIDN'T |
they go further ana put 1t In the bill Iust |
what proportion OF this tax the employer
should pay IN the shape Of increased Wages1 (
Ihe ons thing tnat the bill does not protect
- the American lhborer. They protect the /
product Of the pauper labor OF Europe, /
put they put no tax on the pauper lahorer
himself. He brought here and put Into
competition with the American lpborer, to
grind him down to starvation wages. II
nigh protection 10 such beneileenr thing,
Why l5 not The condition Of the ave age
american lablfer better than 1t now Is? He
lAs besu highly protected for the past 2B
years, but IL his condition better than II
Ris " years ago fo-day there is an army
u l75.GO0 uaempioyei laboting men
ramplng this country, begging not for
bread, but for work by which they may
'arn their breai, After nearly 80 years Of
)iotectton the not Iesui Ii a class OF peopls
egltlnate product OF the system Of Amer
can protection.
These are some OF the issues with which
lie American people are to-day confronted.
4 the taxes imposed by the Indirect tariff
we're taken directly from the pockets OF tho
leople revolution would follow before the
lsing OF another sun. But the time will
ono when the xsting rates OF taxation
viii amount to Bankruptcy and 1t is merely
question now much and how long the
euple Will endure. The minute the limit
I taxation exceeds the amount nesded
or the legitimate expenses Of The govern
lent II becomes robbery. The right OF a
ian TO sell where he can get the most for
Is product and buy where he can purchase
be cheapest is Inherent, and the party that
epriyes him OF this privilege Is roDber.
Ia the Senate of the United States to ,liaV ,
~ score of men whose private fortunes
ange from II 5000 y to sl4O, 900 900. How
Id they get them2 BY the concentration
capital, resultant from the existing tariff
'gisiaiton, And when 1t Is proposed to
svise the tariff they raise their pious owes
} heaven and say, Protect us from these
free traders" There are no
'emocTatic tres traders. Tins Only free 1
'0der In this country Is james q. Blaine, I
70 champion Of reciprocity. Applause.
This li>pnhlican party Is the champion OF !
expenditures. When IL cana
alton there was surplus Of sl29 900, O50
the national treasury. But when the {
epubllcan Congress invaded Washington 4
10 surplus Disappeared Iii tine tWiakling OF !
, eye and now II Is admitted even 10y fl4-
lbllcans that VS. are threatened With
4helt Of s9s.0OO, 900 IN tleGeY Nues OF the
aren't year.
To-day there are three quarters OF a mil. ]
On mea on the pension rolls and over {
10 GU applications on file. Thu revsuues ]
the country amount to !470.001 900 pet Y
ear, nAd yet they cEn't keep house on this Il
ttanes and Will nave deficit 0f s3s, 06D,. +
70 for tho first year Of their rule. I ;lsa
lest on now long the people VIII stand !
IL Kind Of government q
La conclusion, senator Blackburn, after b
'yiuG slowing and eloquent tribute to v
1lawHre's Democratic representative Hi
. Unlted States Senate, Senator George
ray, advised the Democrats of Sussex
unity to stand by tho principles OF the =
7mooratic party and sustain them By their !,
lited votes on the dayof election. y
PROFOUND EFFECT. =
No pen picture can give III ust idea OF the l
lset u Senator BlaGkburl's admirable al. 9
esS upon the audience. 1t occupied two .
'urs, and Notwithstanding the fact that p
Q dense crowd was packed closely to.
Their In manner that mnst have been O
iutully uncomfortable to al, not man
no managed TO EqIee29 into the CONT
ON felt the slightest INCLINATION 10 move.
'ery telling point In the speech was +.
sorousY applGuaed. and the many anus :,
8 bon mots aud laughable Smiles with l.
lich tho speakers remarks we're llberally 8
were greeted with rounds 81 Q
'preeiatlYe applause. Tha Kentucky o
lator was at his best aud his effort was n
sn forensic treat, the Hike oil which Sussex =
unity has not enjoyed for years 4
SENATOR sAuLsDuRY's REGRETS. a
Senator Ell Saulsb Try was announced ns
g Of the speakers at the meeting but
ysical disability Kept him at home. and
sent the following letter OF regret. q
l.ch, when read By A. p. Robinson, ESQ., =
Il received With applause: "