Evening journal., 1892-11-04
SENATOR GRAY IN RED LION.
HE TALKS TO DELAWARE CITY
DEMOCRATS FOR TWO HOURS.

slowly the Protectlonists are Seeing
That Il is High Time for Them 20
Stop Following Jack OLantern, Take
Their hearings and Proceed Differ
emily.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. Nov. 4.-The Demo.
Gratis OF Red Lion hundred held a rally
In this town last night, and hundreds Of
citizens from all parts Of the hundred
and representing all political parties
were in attendance. The New Castle
City Cornet band played well in parade
aud concert, and the st. Georges band
headed procession Of farmers who in
tend TO place cross under the plow at
the election next Tuesday. The speak
ers stand was on the porch of the Della
ware City Hotel, and this was beautifully
decorated FIX Representative Thomas
Bird called the meeting TO order and
| introduced as chairman DR.. +. :. Dun
lap. The secretaries announced by the
chairman were w. W. Chairs and 7
Bayard Heisel The audience filed the
the street for nearly a square. Many
prominent Republicans Of Delaware
City, including Major Reybold Levy
| Courtman Clark and Captain McMnnn,
stood on the hotel porch with uncovered
heads and heard the Grafton. United
States Senator George Gray was the ora
tor and he delivered telling and elo-
quent address In the course of his
address the senator said
81 come here 90 discuss these great
questions which are now agitating the
union in no merely partisan spirit, al
though / am a partisan. / know | an
talking TO some Of my fellow citizens
who are Of a different political faith, but
| hope they will 60 with me through this
entire address accept the tariff issu,
because IL is not only an economic on,
but it effects the conditions of our owl
lives and homes much more than ans
other national issue. We do not need e
argue that the tariff is tax. The Re
publican party now admits that for bl
the tariff they propose TO tax" foreign
goods IL Is entirely unnecessary for m,
to trouble you with the argument thai
the tariff is a tax.
Where does this money come iron
that supports this national government
The $500, 900. OF that IL takes annually
Il does not fail from the skies, nor grow
ON trees. II comes from the labor ant
toll Of American workingmen. IL come
out of your pocket and mine, my friend
Now the tax that you pay to supper
this government must 90 to somebody
advantage Would you not be astounde
to learn that Mr. James Clark, my frieni
and your honest levy courtman voted Z
levy aheavy tax upon you 20 help enlarg
the plants Of some Of our factories Ii
this county or for the benefit Of any pr
vate enterprise. Now you may not wea
J hat imported from France but If yo
pay 81 for a hat upon which s tax
paid by the importer Of similar ha
; from France or any other country, YO
=, get 5 worth Of hat and 81 worth Of tar
This tax, however, does not go into th
e United States treasury, but in th
pockets of some rich manufacturer up i
New England. Now we've always ha
some tariff taxation and years ago il wa
unanimously agreed upon that the tari
} should be revised. Men of all partie
conceded that this burden which fe
upon the lower backs of American worl
men after the terrible fratricidal col
test, the civil war, shoul
be reduced 25 or 30 per cen
4 It's high time that some Of our high pr
4 tective friends should pause a moment
quit following TINS protection JAG
OLantern, take their bearings and NOV
q In a different dircction. If a high tari
Y was ever dispensed with it would nev'
be re.established. This matter of e.
treme high protection is Of moder
a growth and has no ancient origin. o.
d own President Garfield said in 1870,
believe in tariff that will ultimatel
lead TO free trade.
n Now, | want TO know, where do
a the American farming industry come
k for its share of protection or even wit
respect ? The American farmer comes
nowhere for a share of insurance again
e any loss. How can this government la
:. under such partial treatmentG The ia
It mer buys everything in a highly pr
tected market and sells in cOmDetitiC
with the world. If the farmer bu.
e blankets or overcoats or anything Of u
A. necessaries of life, he pays for prote
" tion, but he does not receive it. II q
/. tax was put on wheat last year to pr
tect the farmer, why is it that wheat
s. lower today than it was when raisedf'
re Preparing for Election Bonfires.