The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-15
TUESDAY. NovEMBvRIS.rsne


A paralyzing effect upon the business
OF the country has followed the re-
suits OF last Tuesdays election A
large number of manufacturing es-
Establishments that were about enlarg-
ing their plants in anticipation OF
season OF great prosperity under Re-
publican protection, have cancelled
orders, and now are waiting to see
aom.s indications of the policy OF tho
new administration before proceeding =,
farther. This OF itself will TO great
exteut stagnate business and throw
large number of workmen out OF en-
ployment. or course, Democratic
papers will say that this Is but the pre-
dictions of croakers that may natural
" be expected after the change OF any
administration. but tails kind oil coid
consolation will not meet tho present
case and the people Will not fall to
find that out even before Mr. Cleve'
land takes his seat on the fourth OF
March.
1t must not be lost sight OF that the
country never was in such high ue-
gree of prosperity as it has enjoyed
for the last year or so under RepuDli-
can protection. and yet the Democra-
tic platform fatty declares that protec'
hon to be a fraud. THIS Is something
different than a declaration OF tho
same kind in the fuce of dull times.
with labor scarce and wages low. II
is a direct attuck upon the protective
policy that has caused this great pros
perity in business and the people who
are the most benefited appear to have
been the tlercest ASSISTANTS OF that
policy.
A correspondent from Chicago to
the New York Tribune quotes des-
patch from Fostorlu, ohio, as saying
that the Fostoria Shade and Lamp
Company, the largest manufacturers
of lamp shades in the United Statas,
have been compelled to put their men
on hall time Glass iohbers refuse
to purchase until it becomes knowl
what Congress will do with the tart
on glass, and the proprietors do mol
propose to he caught with larHT
stock. The Consolidated window
Glass Company has given notice Y
their employees that hereafter thel
will work only on orders. The pay
roll OF the two factories is 500
month. and it is said. thatthe emp oyei
many OF whom are Democrats, al'
feeling very blue over the OUTLOOK
These employees should have though
of this before they voted to make I'll
change.
A despatch from Boston to the Irl
bune says that the effect Of the ol'G
ton is such that in that city manaIa9
turing stocks fail to find purchasers
A Fitchburg papr says; "Ne aE'
obliged to confess defeat Mr., tlevh
land Is elected, the country Is to,
prosperous for one man to wreck, bh
there cannot fail to be a period OF up
certainty and falling off in trade iof
is an instance: 4 man arrived In ny
city on Wednesday to close a Sso' y
order for machinery negotiated ft
aome time ago. He was informed tllt
the firm would not now want ths Tua
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would be abandoned. This meal
that probably $50 hands will not #
the work they otherwise would, u
firm not feeling confident of col
tinued and increasing demand 4
their products. The salesman sti
that he had another conditional ord
for $50, 600 worth Of machinery wht
he knew he would not now obtain.
the same fear and uncertainty preva
everywhere among manufacturers
In these two cases, trade must nete
surlly suffer.
Other instances of almost prem
ture paral yzution OF busine are a
nouuced as follows; "a New lo
manufacturer who had intended
erect a mill in Fair Haven, Mass, |
since election announced that tt
whole matter Is OF Tho Rotch Mi
ing Company, which intended to bu
another yarn mill in the Spring, Ii
given up the project to await devel1
ments. prominent mill owndr
Eew-l5edford who is doubtless
publican, said this afternoon that
mills III process of erection woulh
finished but that New clifford wo
not see another new mill built IN
next ten years L. D. Jones, Son.
Co., OF fittsiteld have received