The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-07

Why Farming Don't Pay In DeIawar.
We Delaware farmers have been III
| der specinl Federal displeasure an
ban since 1860. and were worse crlmr
| ed md coercei during the late heroi
kick OF the South for the perpstuatiol
and extension of slave territory tina
any other border State. Mentally gu
interest was thought to be with til
cotton growers, by our leading states
nun of the Lines. That fact is clea
enough whom the observer look
through ktrge glasses washed in tn
rains 0nd lights OF that period, whcl
Delaware farmers sat In tile chimnel
corner tire place, and from its ligh
Or our WHO'S tallow-dip, seanme;
with delight tho weekly Delawarean'
account of the defense OF our honor
able and reigning family of Sauls
burys made time and again for tn,
deieIise Uf our Blue Hens Chickens,
which chickens are blamed near al
stolen now by 'SherInans returned
bummers
There was no need for naval school,
In that golden period of Delaware
Democracy; for sslf-evident reason,
our boys used to steal Off with tn
English, Dutch, Danish aud Portuge,
creeks for wheat. corn. pork, potltoe:
terference by Federal gun boats then
We exchanged our productions TO
the wonderful low wage fabrics ans
commodities of pauper Europe allt
barbarian Asia without paying any
venue Into the Washington
trusts and sinks. 1t is true we Della
ware farmers got ricn and fattened OIL
on money that belonged to the gener
al Government. Then Dem Dcracy
meant In its broadest sense, get all
you can and keep the lash oter and
the bit in the other fellows mouth.
Why, sirs, since the unlon.savers and
tariff shrlekers have come into power
with their morality notions and nlggei
educational nonsense, the darkey only
wants to work 10 hours per day, and
the mechanic expects and gets about q
State Senator's pay and takes no back
talk, whi.h fact shows on the face OF
it, we Democratic farmers have lost
enough on the free colored man, our
fisheries and huckleberries. since the
advent of aDOlitionism to build n first
class ship canal 100 feet wide up, and
across our diamond to Dover, and the
deuce OF it is it all caters for and goes
Into the pockets of our baby manu-
featuring industrial workers, and they
don't seem to realize it and some
won't believe it, because they are true
Modes and Persians, /. O., Delaware
Democrats.
And now, Mr.. Editor, none of the
Taylors in our family are writer's.
They are simply old llno. blue Demo.
Gratis because our daddies were, and
that Is reason enough. want to re.
peat the old aboltionist slang, See
nations and men are improving We
Democrats accept that with u great
deal OF Democratic precaution. II 1t
be true our chief marshal and Secre.
tary Thomas A. is an improvement on
the circumference and altitude of the
whole Salisbury faInily,a and John Bull
claims him us full cousin and de,
fender of his interest in American he,
Is SO economicala and Sucha con.
adviser and 50 discreet. you
know, he would not vote dollar or
send pound OF coffee proposed In a
bill in Washington in the winter of
1852 when brother Bill Taylor was
starving and freezing in the mountains
In front of Pillow and Buckner at Fort
Donelson, Tennessee.
Bill Is good Democrat too, but he
can't stand the Bayard school of par
tisan, and Bill, like every fool eX-sOl-
der, says America makes good enough
cloth for him to wear while he raises
The sheep and grows the wool. Bill
and are not on good terms politically
now. He went to school in Appoquinl-
mink while his brother hood the sor-
ghum sugar cane, which industry Bill
free sugar bill knocked
INTO a cooked hat. My wife says She
Is glad of 1t, it makes cheap preserves.
But hang 1t, the women are always
wrong. No wonder Delaware farmers
ire poor now and cannot afford any.
hing better than rag carpet on the
lining room floor. No wonder the
damsels of Europe will not.
ook on the sons Of protective enter
lrises.
The tariifltes are bowling for a new
State constitution. 1t might be- an inn
)rovement for us heavy taxpayers, |
Iut the blue line of Dem oerats op-I
Doso 1t as 1t would shear the Governor
IL power, from his dictatorial thronel
Dom, check the peach brandy trade
md evenuate in the loss of the whole
diamond. Mr.. Editor, 1t seems to-
some OF our voters and thinkers that
he Democratic party managers havel
i screw loose in their winning plans II
" ls Dave Hill doing this thing?
Why didn't they trot out Grover
)leveland for sweepstake deal and |,
OF US make fat pocket-book like
hey did with James X. Polk in 1914.
hat is, we preached and prayed and
Jung Free Trade In the South and
lrummed. footed and shouted Pro-
ectlon for American manufacturerslI
Worth. IG was fraud, but what has
to do with Democrats II
lever heard Of anybody swear then
'qt old line "Whigs.'
Now, sir, brains with talent and tact
ways will tell In our party. All 10y.
! Democrats hope the ihe6mlig
resident will not forget the enormous
york John L. Dickey has done for his
aTty. and in making up his cabinet he /
ant Afford 30 loose his tact and skill
9 manipulation giant. Stephen A
'ouglass was a giant. but he WAS a
pigmy" compared to John I. Dickey.
WY, sir, he is adroit and statesman
Ike enough to be made Democratic
llnister Of state to anywhere. {
ayers that have gone thirteen times 5
0 Dlckey's Office to pay their taxes ,
nd have not got 1t done yet. The /,
sports were at different times, Dlckeyl,
as the toothache. Once his cDrnS =
lade him sick. another day he forgot
he key, and in the evenings he cannot '
90, etc. He certainly IL true stamp |
nd a reliable man for a Domocratioit
I
The Republicans must be fools.
they might know we don't propose
} let them vote without tax receipts
Mess they vote for the Reynolds In
lea of government, and let the de-. :
met ideas and reigning masters Of
VI party do our thinking. and veg
leir tools. L. w. L. II
Yorklyn, Del, Nov. 9th, '92, I
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Eject instant and cure effeetual,- A
n. Arthur w. Robson. PSI baltimore e