The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-03

Mr.. Higgins then passed on to a re-
view OF the Mckinley tariff, upon
{ which he believed the Republicans
would have an overwhelming victory.
r After explaining. what the Mckinley
i tariff was he said IL brings both the
i Republicans and the Democrats to tho
! book. He dwelt at length upon tho
. Senate report which showed that wages
: had advanced and all articles OF food
and clothing had declined.
1 This change is equivalent to a saw
, ing OF S25 per annum for families
! whose Income averaged 5000, or a
saving for 10. 600. 900 families of 1926, :
, 600. 900 each year. This is the truth
/ that Is admitted by the high priests OF
the Democratic party
Mr.. Higgins then adduced the re-
ports OF Peck of New York, backed up
? sloners OF Indiana, Massachusetts, and
New jersey to show the beneficial Of
, feet of the tariff.
The unfortunate affair at Home
stead, Pa, has also been matter of
!. Congressional investigation. This,
too, has proved the beneficial effects
OF protection. The wages OF tho
Homestead workmen was a revelation
to the free trade low wages advocate.
Ihey found mechanics there earning
5000 year. Then there is the testt
mony OF the custom house records.
MIR. Higginssaid he would advise the
young attorneys who are running up
and down the State declaring protec.
tion failure and telling the farmers
!, hat they were ruined, to take the adj
. vice of Horace Greedy to go West
!, young man." to Homestead, where
!, they can get three times the wages In
! the mills That they aro getting here.
Mr. Higgins their showed the great
benefits OF the bonus paid to sugar
r manufacturers and reciprocity,
Leaving national issues MIR. Higgins
| proceeded to discuss State issues. He
.quoted senator Gray, who is reported
: to have said in his Dover speech:
I'VE believe here in local self govern
Inent Republican supremacy means
4 the absolutism OF tho majority"
L don't know what that means. II it
! can mean anything wors @ than being
Iiruled by minority, we may well Join
Our prayers with his for deliverance
' from it, am tired and disgusted ut
being ruled by n minority. And all
:. the Republicans want in this state or
h anywhere else Is government of the
+, majority. IL in u fair election the
democrats prove to have majority
. of the votes, we will acquiesce.
MIR. Higgins then showed how the
, Republicans carried New Castle by 400
majority, and the Democratic Legls-
=: latule under Mr.. Gray's idea OF self
= government would have legislated tho
/ Levy Court out of existence had not
Senators Hall and Williams interpos-
ed. II record my deliberate expecta
ton said Mr.; Higgins, IF the Dem o.
Gratis succeed In this election that, af-
ter the session of the next Legislature
Republicans In Delaware Will have no
rights that Democrats are bound to
Prospect"
Mr.. Higgins reviewed the action of
tne Legislature In passing law that
, turned out.all Republicans tax collec-
: tors ana gave the governor tho power
/ ito appoint collector and he appoint
: led John L. Dlckey.
i MIR. Dickey established his Office in
: his clothing store at the rear of a room
: oO ieel deep. You remember how he
a afterward removed to the second
history OF his store so that a citizen
i who wanted to pay his tax had 10 20
0 through this 60-feet store md up a
J pair OF stairs and then along this 60
1 feet store to the collector q desk Here
i you remember, the burly and brutal
/ John Mitchell WAS ON guard to tell
the taxpayers that Mr.. Dickey was
) on the list This experiment in local
= self-government prevented Republl.
Z cans from paying their taxes.
Aon Will remember how one day
about 4 O'Clock in the afternoon
when Mitchell was on duty, tho out
= tnS GU -NOpubllSullS LOOK DO session OF
Q MIR. Dlckey'S store and a fight ensueu
, in which Mitchell was badly beaten
tup but not half SO bad us he deserved ;
now Mr.. hickey went out OF tho win
dow and Mr., Finck went upstnirs. IL
Is also part of the record that Dlckey
, and tlhck have dono their duties since
/ that day.
: Outside the crime of murder no
I, crime Is so cruel AS that which robs
people OF their rights as citizens, but
n this is Just what their opponents OF
. local self-government are trying to
No such fragrant attack upop the
rights of labor as this has been al.
!. tempted anywhere in this county az
0 by the Democratic party of Delaware
Il Notwithstanding its professions of be
i ing the champion of tho wording neo
. PIE. IN Delaware property holder
protected In his Fights, but non
/ property holder, IL he lie a Republican
G is under. the ban of the Deinocrati,
party, You will also remember thaf
i Republicans were driven from the Cit,
4 Hall, at pistol point. by the police o
) This city under Democratic mayor
n when they were trying to get assessed
d You VIII remsnber. too, that Dough
10 erty and Mckee. the last tax collector
! unier the old law had tho respect o
IA the Democrats as long as they wer
c wiling. to disfranchi5e Republicans
<. But when circumstances arose Il
As which they could no longer refuse t,
no allow Republicans to pay their take
n and the Democrats learned that the
~ were absolutely taking Republican
pl money Tor taxes, every Democrat be
o gan to cry. I'VE are sold out" The
V, raised great cry about every ma
.e paving his tax in person. Who eve
H. saw Democrat pay n poll tax?
III Mr.. Higgins then showed how th
Ne Democratic Legislature not onl
o. abolished the Levy Court but gerry
$. wandered the county SO as to insu.
re the election OF three out of five count
70 commissioner, even though the couI
A. ty gave 5000 Republican majority. j
H. also gave tho governor the power {
m appoint registrars of voters who fu
a. three days should sit alone and doctu
the registration SO as to Insure Dome
T. cratic success.
Il Not only this, but the legislator
a. authorized the Governor to appoint
al horde oil state conStahleS, aS many al
If liz pleased to serve in Wilmingtol
is three days, e day before and day al
m tel the election at - per day wit
ID power to arrest whom they pleas
\. without warrant, If they think h
is ought not TO vote. and the county ha
~ to pay tho bill.
ni You will also remember how Oh
le Democrats planned to array the pole
against tho people in the appointm Oh
H. oil police commission by the govern
al Or; and how the State Board OF Elel
81 tions, composed OF two Democrats an
All one Republican, have ignored tho ia,
n OF this being Republican city. an
81, nave given the Democrats two .thlrt
m OF the election officers OF this city whe
nd it should have been Just the otht
in way. This is local Democratic Sc
ne government.
ini My. Higgins called upon every Il
al publican and every honest citizen
lnl protest against this injustice in no u
M certain way, aud TO lot their h,
or breath go forth, not in violent EXPIRE
M. sion or action, but in the righteous Ii
tv tddignation OF the American citizel
ar While you have voice to raise or
enlYota to cast never cel3s to fight fo
lstiyour rights In all legal and rigl
10 ways Then with your face to tho Il
IN. ture, your eyes lifted TO the skIe
ct your hearts encouraged with hig
Il hopes, YOU shall go forward to vi
m tory and to freedom.
of As Mr.. higgins concluded ha Wi
tle greeted with rounds of applause, M
nc h.af N