Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-12
No,l.ina MEAN About rhl..

und3r the head Tine MeaneSt Ihing
Yet" the Moraing Ne,os says-snd in
ordsr to DO perfectly fair to our neighbor
we give the editorial in its entirety.
Tue inyeterate, persistent and virulent
hostility with which Democratic free
traders pursue everything American was
never better Illustrated than In the mean,
sneaklng way in which they are now assail-
ing those American manufacturers who are
trying TO build up foreign market for
AInericAn-made goods,
For years these admirers OF foreign
countries have been saying that under pro-
lection we could never secure any foreign
trade. Now. white still under protection,
our manufacturers are gradually working
their goods-largely surplus stoek--lnto
foreign markets. In order to do this they
have to make discounts-to reduce In some
cases the prices or 10 per cent, so that
these goods may be able to compete with
the cheaper forelgn-maGe stuff. Thereupou
the Democrats turn round with an "Oh, ho
See therel Your protected manufacturers
are selling their products cheaper 10 Europe
than they IRE III the United States!"
With this mean, unfair and most un-
patriotic cry they are trying to break down
the very bene1cent system which has made
1t possible Tor us TO enter the foreign
market at all. The very proof that our
market and to enter the foreign market is
twisted by them into plea for d system
which would deprive US OF all manu-
faoturers. Politics often make men do
mighty mean things, but this is the meanest
Of all.
Now, esteemed neighbor, do not get
excited. You would hardly accuse Con
gressmsn Butterworth OF being Demo
cratic free trader" hssaiIing American
manufacturers in O 'smeap, snesking
way" yet he 1t was who said, from his
place in the House less than four weeks
ago:
There was some controversy, Mr.. ChRir-
man, during the discussion here, as tc
whether our manufacturers sold oltslde Of
the united States cheaper than they do at
home. assert here, II l can believe the
manufacturers, this: That many them
do sell to all nations OF the earth cheaper
than they do at home. ! could call the
witnesses, and II could get them here aud
let them swear With upllfted hand, they
would SO aver. Does not that proclaim to
the world that we have the coign OF van
tage III this country In the line OF these
industrias2
Kindly note, most esteemed OontstI-
porary, the inference that this distiE-
guished gentlemen--not Democratic
free trader but sn Influential Rspubli-
csn Congressman of many years standing
draws from the fact that foreigners oan
bny our goods ohsaper than our own
peoples Does not that proclaim to the
world that we have the ooign Of vantage
in this country in the line of these indus
tries?" What can there "ba mean and
sneaklng' ia others procIaimlng to the
world the same tningH What can there
b. ''mean and sneaking" in quoting from
the Official exhibits Of exports furnished
for the public information by the United
States government
The Mor@tHg Netos, better informed on
this subject than the Republican, dues
not attempt 10 deny that concessions in
price are made for export--but dismisses
this phase Of tina question as mere
tribe, saying: tIn order to do this they
(tbe manutacturers) have 20 make dis
counts-to reduce in some cases the
prices 5 or 10 per cent, 80 that ahese
goods may be able to compete with the
cheaper foreign-maIe sluG." The
ADlsytGIn .RG;ttRjsv, more correctly, puts
the discount al 10 to 80 per cent; but
taking orr neighbor on mis- own ground
wewould, withall dushumility ask whore
in lies the neGsssity Of AZ per cent tariff
the existing ons, not the Mckinley bid
for corruption funds-io furnish s or X
per cert "protection ~ '.lt Isl to quot'
Congressman Buttesworth again, ''Io
question Of protecting the in
dusiry. remember that GsnerE
Garfield, II speech said, and tay frieuC
Mr. UAnnon) will remember the state
ment, tine trouble ia that when you in
stat that we shall not run to this extreme
somebody complains that you are no
sound on thv .afiG.' TAstis rot. II i
tie output Of very feeble mind" Not
see, Inoas sensitive neighhor, that ",
could argue this question wholly frou
the ST. dpoiat OF SO good ''protoe
tionist' as MIR. ButterRortn-he vGtet
for tbs Mckinley bill aud in the SAL
speech ot May l3thl aa,d he never haa
ooaasion to doubt Tor q moment the
protection lis the wisest and most beue
tioiai economic system which could hay
been devised . Hystsm which has scs;
tered blessings throughout our lRnd
from shore to shore" Certainly ther
can 10 nothing mean or aneaking
about circulating Tie uttstances of sue
man.
The " Democratic FREQ traders" Gei
taniy 90 not otisot TO our manu- tactuser
egte ding their trade ia foreign market
: On tha contrary taey are most hearth
! glad to sen that, not on acaount o. Ii
!, high ERrif but in spite OF it, our maui
fsoturgFs increased their export trad
$4,000, 0OU IA the Last three months {
!, 1883 over the corresponding three n4ontl
of 1888. Whea they can do thiB wit
taxed raw materials What coaIau't the
40 with free ne & l000 O10 pei mont
r ~ leather and leather Goods to which o.
export trade in one ilps has grcwu, md
4ha DeEehcent influence 81 uasB%sd hide
ig valuable pointer IN this direction
y Does any reasonable Man doubt that v
could 10 equally Is We'll il Wp9len ma
utacturaa, with free WOOL GsYa Amerit
4 foe raw materials anil tariff for 70
\: eAue only viii afofd ample protection
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OF Congressman Bayue nRa treated Il