Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-25

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praise for the Democratic State and
county nominees. Speaking from a per-
eonal acquaintance of years. standing
with Robert j. Reynolds, he said ne WAS
gentleman OF whom his near neighbours
had nRught but words OF praise. We
placed him at the head of our ticket, and
you may halo "Whoa Bob from now
until November and you cannot stop
him in the race for the governors chair.
OF John w. 0ausey, Mr.. Gray said he
would prove trusted representative in
Congress, whose vote wonld never lay an
unjuat burden OF taxation upon the
people OF this county.
MIR. Gray next proceeded to g disens-
sion OF national issues, and referred at
length to the oppressive system Of taxa.
ton devised by the Mckinley Tariff bill.
On this point he said
WAR TAXES INCREASED.
want to burn it into your mind that
these taxes piled up In tima Of war, these
tariff taxes on sll things you uss aud
wear, tht. were piled up to meet the
dreadful drains that war occasio aed, Rra
ali there yet, ara rot only there yet, but
in this present Congress ths Republican
party in the House OF Representatives
have piled on top OF thGt oyergrown tax
alton additional burdens for the sake a
God sRvs the msrs-psotecting Amer
lean industry, sustaining American wages.
Are you willing to rest content with such
a state Of tnlngs? II is true, you cannot
reotify that OF yourselves, but every one
OF you can do freeman's part towards
ovsrthrowing this monstrous system aud
Wrestling from these robbers the power
they are claiming to put their hands into
youf pockets up 10 the elbows.
With Sl00,03d,011 OF ths money Of the
people Of the country lying in the treas
usy 81 the commencement OF this admin
istration, ever sud above the necessities
that wsre found 10 * 1t unaeF Demo-
cratic administration, they have gone on
increasing taxation, not for any public
use but in oraar tha. these great interests
that knock SO loudly at tne doors Of Con
gress may receive theiE demands and MAY
be consulted gs tc tine measure Of taxation
to b, borne by you. 1 wouli ike to
kaow WAY i has been found necessary
&c a5d 80 per cent nearly 10 the war
dulles ou tbs blankets that aFs 20 cover
you during the couing wiuter. Because,
fofsooth, there wool growing asso-
oiltlOn, With headquarters in OHIO, whose
piss.d3nt was 8 millionaire, who came to
Washington GnI sa!a hs must haya
tGl te1 on wool higher hereafter to pro-
tsct the WOOL On the sleeps haok. But
when some Democrats wanted 10 protect
tile stocsioga OF The workiugmga's little
boys and girls, they we're told, III only
amounta TO lev cents apiece, b aud ia,
a. they Were the paopls VIC fried u.
the fat" that was necessary to Keep in
power the party that controlled the Iegia-
lation Of the country, higher tex wGs
placed on wool. Not for the benefit OF
any poor fAYtuG, one Of the tspaos farm,
ers who arc to De htnshted b. the x
pu wool was pointed out to ne, aud
found that he Ganad 1856, 900 sheep. And
ys LIS demands were acueded to, aud
the mute appeals tnat went up FROM many
! uiferiDg voice wera unheeied and
yon must bear tie burden oHtbe increased
price II woul6n Clothes ana s.1ekings, ia
order that this u ai sheep baton may get
few Cells lore pound fof his WOOL
And after raising the tax on WOO III
justice to thu manufacturer, whose raw
materials are heavily taxed thsg had to
raise he tag On manufactured products
ron, ny fellow worEinglnll, had 10
ohauna to be heard. YoC could moi stop
work long enough 10 down so Wash
lng,oa to protest. You we're alt lbtc to
all winter al q hetai ct S5 per day,
as this gentleman did to explain To those
committeeman thai this was IN outrage, a
disPrec5 and shame You ara hers
working from daylight 10 sunset, and You
did moi even know wAAs was going on
wnlie you were Engaged in shop or field,
making the wealth tHat these people are
! turning into their own pockets They do
not need these fRLes fer government *
psnsas, but they oct up 3 law be uonipli.
/ cated, with ovat 1880 pages of hue priat,
4 900 articles taxed ia it--hoG can you
4 know what Is ia that law. They say il ii
\ so Implicated that common people can
4 not understand Il. Then, before GOD, no
4 such law ought 20 he on the statute books
OF tree psopla. And yet they pa4sed
thus * laR through the House Of Repre-
sentatlyes.
WITHOUT DEBATE.
They have sg Esd upon the souroes Of
4 power; thsy have stihed the free debate
that existed hundred yabrs or more,
they passed i by the rude force Of mum.
b5r4; they passed il without that lair cen.
sidsrstiof that ~ due in commonsst
ca8es You wouliui h.ys decided dos
FIGHT without giving better chance thar
they gave the people IN this matter. ~
the more than $50 pages OF iue print
they real only - aud 2nO amendments
Were 1 # red that could no. even be con
siderej.
TAgEs r5R THE POOR
These men OF wealth do not care Il
heavily INK silks and satins used by III
wealthy; tbsy saek those articles OF com
mon use and universal consumption,
faw cents on each Of walch iueans
mighty big pile TO ths man who gets it
SO that on the common WOODEN bianke
they lay tx OF lU6 per cent IA littI
more than double the value Of thu
blanket. The bsnket that could b
Bought without this tux for ! , you vii
row nav TO pay "a IL for. That is, til
ordinary blanket, tue blanket tina. til
mRsnes use. Nbs high prioed blar ket
! taxed only ~ per cent and 80 it GOES
Common hats are taxed Ill per cen!
! more than double their cost, while til
expensive hat that the dude walks dow
0heAtnGt sraet under il tsXed only 6
p5r cent and 40 they I'd % tie th.ng
yan viii Gal ii the humtiest home !,
Wilmington and the pnose4; cabin on til
sGEm and Tux the stocking aud BLANKET,
gnd hats, All common cloth at hight
z rates than tneY do the more axpsnsly
! articles. Yla cen never sai Tia Of thss
j tazea unti Ynn ~ youf shfond ca "a
Z pay tAo laat taX Of vi.
TIE rta on 41s.
!, They toa tns tin cup, lilo lin pan, III
: tin keltlal, they looF no the ''dinnsrpa
+ hEiesg. Z fEists Eot IIachi they s..