Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23

to say that the Republicans are quite as
bad as they used to be. They are improy-
ing with the rest of mankind. But when
we arc called so vociferously to hand over
the government of this State TO the Repub-
licans we cannot when remembering what
they have done in other states fail but to
hesitate.
In the southern states, where they had
absolute control, the whites were disfran-
chised and the blacks enfranchiSed. We
see the following results In Arkansas, be-
tween 1868 to 1871, the debt was increased
from s4,0O0,000 to 20,000,000; in Alabama,
from SS,00O,O 900 to S2S,000,000 Little Flor
ida, with a population less than Delaware,
$500, 900 to $4,000, OO0in five years; Georgia,
100000 to Sal ,0O0,000 North Carolina, Sl6,-
100000 to S55,000000; South Carolina, So
100000 to S29,0eO,00O Texas, $4,000 to
Sl1,0OO00O. So that, while | want To be
perfectly fair TO the Republicans and not
TO charge them with wish to increase our
debt 10 one equal to that Of Florida, must
say that theirs is not the party of economy,
but that the Democratic party is the one of
prudence and thrift.
We have every reason to welcome the
closest scrutiny of Democratic affairs in
this State. Why is il that You have not
heard from this platform of those larger
affairs that control and shape the interests
Of the national Republican party. The
talk about n little S5,000steal by an obscure
suicide in Sussex is used to draw off your
attention where it should be fixed There
is no room for comparison between the
records of this State and those Of the
national Republican party. want it
burned into every mind the fact that there
has Just closed an administration Of pub
lie affairs that exceeds any administration
IN extravaganza since this republic began
more than 100 years ago.
his is 4 business administration the
Speaker of the House insolently remarked
and added thank God it is moi d delihera-
tive House. ! want to talk of that and of
its ceasing to be what it was up to that
time, . dcliberatiye assembly. We have
handed down TO us from the revolutionary
fathers the customs of representative
form Of government fashioned BY those
patriots who in the heat and danger of war
that separated us from the mother country
had keen knowledge of what liberty was
worth and Of how il might be secured to
posterity, And 50 they built this republic
Of republics in which absulutism III any
form should have no place. They had
Just brought these IL struggling colonies
out from absolute power. They determined
that The power taken from king should
not be given 10 even majority; that
minorities had rights that should be MAIN
tanned And it was carefully provided for
and practiced until the advent of Thomas
the First that a minority had rights that
the majority was bound to respect. The
majority takes care of itself but the
minority requires the safeguards Of tradi-
ton.
These enactments, the Mckinley and
Force bills, We're formulated by the Re-
publican party in order TO meet engage
ments, the fruits OF which were the elcc-
ton OF Harrison and q Republican House.
The speaker then described the mode Of
manipulation in the House by which the
notorious Speaker gained his quoruns. He
added that such parliamentary tests rs
these will not stand as long as this is free
country, lie compared the Republican
record with that Of the preceding Demo-
cratic House, where with a majority Of GO
Speaker Carlisle Indignantly refused to
listen to the suggestion of what was equiv
alent 70 cloture rule and was heartily en-
dorsed by his party in that course.
Senator Gray continued in graphic de-
scription of the business customs in the
house. Bills were passed without deliber-
alton. Amendments made without de-
bate. The Tariff bill was passed through
the House with only Is pages Of its l70
read.
Now, think it is for You to consider
and ! think your verdict in two weeks
time will be very emphatic as to these
methods. In regard to the issue of this
election senator said to me: II think the
Republican party has eternal life if they
get majority after passing this bill tthe
Tariff bill) III the House Of Representa-
tives." II was more like a produce ex-
change or a market place than hall of
legislation. The bill came over to the
Senate and we discovered its enormity.
Even with, majority, Of 10, which the Re-
puhlicans had the bill would not pass.
Referring to the Mills bill the speaker
spoke Of the temperate nature of the mea-
sure. There were small reductions, always
bearing in mind the manufacturers. They
gave them the great raw material of wool,
but the Republicans said that duty on
this was necessary for the protection Of the
sheep raisers out in Ohio, and for English
men. | never saw these shepherds until
they came to Washington in palace cars
and stayed all winter A large part of the
capital of the sheep growing Industry is
that of foreign lords and lordiings that are
the curse of the country through their
absenteeism. They are the curse Of land
lord Ireland The duty on free wool would
not make the difference Of II cents year
TO tile growers but it was for the benefit
Of the English landlords. We had better
give them a pension out of the treasury,
Now having raised the tax ON raw wool
W. uIt ltll'l llldl VIC llllSI TuiSt lllt liA ttl
manufactures of wool, all for the benefit
of these men
There is not a man in Wilmington that
will not have to pay SIS to 500 more q year
to clothe himself and family, Just on
account of this measure. This measure
was only passed to prevent us from getting
the credit of the wise measures of the
Mills bill
Take the fabrics Of the more ordinary
Ii. n. Il
goods for your family. You will see that
the greater tax is laid on them. II is done
to pile up money in the manufacturers in
torests for these goods are used by the
greater part Of 6iO00,000 Of people. They
don't care for silks and satins, which are
used by comparatively few. They say that
it is all for the protection of American
labor Tyranny always has a possible
pretext. We know that American labor
does not get the benefit of these enormous
advances in taxation. Our wages are
higher than in Europe, but not as much So
as they should be- Because they are
higher is no reason why these lords should
take toll from the workngman TO roll mp
their own profits, Let wagesbe kept as high
as the opportunities of this country can
place them. But they mean nothing until
they are turned into what the workingman
needs. What boots it them if your wages
are high, if 10, 20 or 30 per cent be taken
off when you go to make your purchases.
The Democratic party intends To do as
much for the workingman as for the man
ufuctllrer,
We want to restore the deliberative char
aeter to the House of Representatives, and
then show that the best way to protect
American labor is to take off as much
burden as possible. a great deal IS said
about putting American labor and foreign
labor on level. And they say the cost Of