Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-03


IL is believed be will use it to pre-
vent voters from exercising the elective |
franchise. The circuit judges will use IL |
to put Ia men who can be relied upon by |
the party in power. And the Senate and |
House are expected to pass such legisls.
ton as shall recognize only such members
as are In sympathy with the measure and
the dominant party. All Of the officials
OF the Federal Government are expected
to do It. and thereby contribute to the
certainty of the continuance OF that
party in power, and the Ubiquitous mea-
sure does not end here, but debagches
the jury box, and makes 1t the instru
ment to cenvict the innocent and acquit
the guilty under this act.
They tell you this measure will give
publicity TO our elections. Your honored
representative, Mr.. Bayard, who sits
here upon the platform, said in his speech
recently that it was not publicity OF cleo
tions that the people needed, but secret
ballot. This Is true. These supervisors
of elections provided for In this bill,
known as the Force bill, will have access
to the homes of our people, the political
opinions of the inmates Of those homes
will be discovered, and as IL this de-
bauchery were not enough. the dignity
of the state is to be trampled beneath the
feet of a partisan court. We are no
lunger to speak for the state at our Fed
eral elections, but for these supervisors
who give the people the right to elect
their representatives so long as
they do not endanger the success
Of the Republican party. | cannot
understand how any man could sit on the
floor of the House representing his state
under the provisions of this measure and
bearing the certificate of an election
supervisor. II any man were to repre-
sent my state with such a certificate,
Kentucky weuld disown him as a bas
tard son. But these measures are not
ends, but the mere means for an end,
and these leaders tell you In debate that
the country is not interested in the
mems but in the result. The Republi-
can party is the trustee of the American
rights under deed of right of the Repub
lican par trust, and not by virtue Of
the trust of the American people, and
the end of all these measures is to per-
petuate the Republican power by merce-
nary means. and put money in the
| pockets of the men who started the ma
chinery. II the Force bill is necessary
for the accomplishment of their purposes,
they must have 1t. II the Constitution
of the United States stands In the way,
20 much the worse for the Constitution.
| The Tariff Bill.
In 1888 the Republican party passed
| tariff bill by gag law. Your honorsd
| Senator, Mr.. Bayard, refused to sit on
| the Conference Committee. and would
neither take part or become the silent
witness of that bill of 1888 Loud and
long applausel They told you that
under the operation OF that bill the
wheels Of industry would so much faster
wages would go up; surplus could be
put away by every laboring man; the
wolf would never come near the poor
mans door, and he would live In the
land Of plenty.
IL didn't pan out. Did any man here
receive higher wages under the operation
of that law2 Voice In audience MOI.
Not one. how could we help being
wealthy If the laws of our land allowed
the natural resources OF our country u
be developed and find market. unre
stricted and unparalleled, in every part
of the known world. God gives US two
oceans bearing on its flow TO our shores
the wealth Of the world, but we refusl
to receive IL and send 1t rolling bacl
1
! tariff laws and the lack Of competition WI
see this party wiping out the American
8 flag wherever it hoated upon tn
seas Does the farmer make more none,
, under the operation of this measure
: Is land more proftable3 All, my friends
how many farmers have for their con
slant companion that creature which sit
4 in the summer at their door beneath tn
shade Of their trees, and in the winter il
3 the corner beside the FIRE place-an inter
est-bearing debtG That bill has beel
3 with us for many years. 1t was said q
! the time that IL would be final, and tn
: pen OF tn President who signed that bill
4 was greedily appropriated as a seuveni
! of the final settlement Of the tariff issue
Z | There is in this very nature of our
4 something divine that repels the assump
tion that an unjust settlement is fins
: | and that an inhumane act is conclusive
| What certainty, proclaim, is there tina
9 this present measure as adopted Is fua
q There is no certainty in iniquitv You
t proper course is to see that that legisls
e ton which is just TO you, is just TO ever
Q man in the country.
Such measure came up It ws
= called the Mills bill 1t was passed
= the Democratic House on its merits. an
= needed no other ad vocate than itself.
= hurt no individual and served the bel
Z interests of the country. but it wa
Z killed by a Republican Senate Ar
. then the Republicans framed the mea
!. ure known as the Mckinley bill. Debal
y commenced upon 1t tea months ago, al
= ended at 6 o'clock last night, | have
= here in my hand Every line is write
(, with care, and there Is not one line TIL
Y gives one cent to any labtring man
y America.
y What have we to SELF We all Of /
: have one common article That com nS
: article Of merchandise Is our labor. This
Z is our universal commodity. We Sc
= our product for the largest price. "
|. don't get money for It, We call II a dc
= - lar, but we simply get the things '
: need. Where shall we buy with th
Y coined sweat OF our brow2 Where ell
u but where we can get the mostR SelliI
where we can get the most; buyiI
where we can get the most. What dos
legislation do that restricts your ma
a. ket and your competition2 If you I
Id strict your market three times to 81
Ve what your market wi take but ty
pa times, It rots you OF the legitima
III fruits OF your labor. We produce
ut eight months all we can consume
cd twelve months The laboring man liv
yh twelve months on seven or eight montl
% pay. Is it fair7 Is it just2 mol wa
Dir 8 policy that gives him twelve montl
Nv work and twelve months pay.
Is, Nearly Renty years ago hides we
he placed on the free list. and there W
n | 1raa trada an hfdaa DurfnO that Al