Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20

Whitney and opposed to that of Secretary
Robeson. The American navy should not bo
built with subsidists money.
| Now this is the point, when Grover
Cleveland came into power in 81, Mr..
| Whitney was made Secretary of the Navy.
| 1t was determined to put some new ma
chinery into the Brooklyn and Fortress
Monroe navy yards. Secretary Whitney
advertised that competition was open to
the world for this work. This was how
| England was allowed to come in and bid.
| There were four bids So, 700, 81, 400, s., 800,
| (Wilmington) and 81 700 (Englandl. The
| Democratic administration, of course took
| the bid of 81, 100, that Of an English firm.
| The machinery was then sent over here.
| American machinsts were surprised to
| find that English firms could underbid
us. The Engishmen thought they could
| find market for their goods They told
the people hcre or at least il was so gath
cred, that the workmen who built this
English machinery earned from IS to 50
week wages. This was while our machin-
lists were getting from Sl3 to SIS. Now, if
| protection were taken off, what would our
machinists do? When the present ad-
ministration came in President Harrison
| announced that the navy machinery con-
tracts were only for Americans.
Chairman Elliott then introduced Captain
| 0'Farrcll. invite the intention, said the
speaker, of those who honestly differ with
lal
ing some pretty broad compliments to the
evident intellectually of his audience,
their broad brows and the general impress
sion of responsibility with which he was
impressed, Captain 0'Farrell told the
Democrats who were present that he gave
them credit for the same patriotic inten-
tions that he claimed for himself. Noper-
son goes to the polls and deposits vote to
injure his country. All we ask is fair
discussion along honest truthful lines.
I've been told that this is a Republican
city. Why is there such a great city as
this with so many whisky shops2 Is this
a Republican city? 1t is city of homes,
and, therefore, Wilmington is Republican.
The Democrats OF Wilmington get their
najorties in the districts where you dare
not leave your coat unbuttoned for fear of
having your watch taken from you.
They say that we cant make tin Why,
we can make anything, from needle to
lOcomotive--as il we can't manufacture
tin. Why, the Americans use one-haif
the tin made in the world. According to
the last United States treasury report we
have AZ companies in successful operation
manufacturing tin.
I'm after building a house of my own in
Washington and | used nothing but
American tin on the roof. The last quar-
ter of this fiscal year we made S,00o,OO0
pounds of tin in this country.
There's nothing that makes Democrat
madder than 70 tell him on the street cor
ner that another tin shop has started up
The other day the papers came out with
the news that Il tin factory in Worcester
had busted up The evening papers cor
reGtod the statement by explaining that it
was in Worcester, England, not Worcester,
Mass.
We have two candidates. Both are
honest men. Applausel. can say no
word this evening against Grover Cleve-
| nd ttNF,1 anl Nh ItFp NntI hi n,
say about Harrison. Applause The
speaker then took up the question of
tariff | am not member of Congress
Nor am | in search Of fat Office from
Ben. Harrison. Captain 0Farrell then
started i'll with AN indication of explaining
what his special business is, when he sud
denly switched off, and eleyating his voice.
called out, I'm not getting cent for this
speech tonight.
Turning to the question of free ships
the speaker said that a man who is in
favor of them aught to be ashamed of
himself. lie is no friend to the working
man.
4 ship that would cost $1,000 in this
city could be built on the Clyde for $780,
600. This is caused by the cheap labor
over there II costs 81 per cent in labor
and , per cent in raw material. And they
would have us pay our workingmen the
same wages AS this foreign labor.
A speaker on this platform, ! think it
was Mr.. Lore, said there is 40 per cent
tariff on knives and forks. 1t is false
statement. He didn't tell the truth. Tell
him ! said SO. The tariff is 10 per cent.
1t is 10 cents per dozen. Haven't | got 4
pretty good suit OF clothes on? 1t was
made in America, rot in London. My
watch was made in Boston--better than
the old silver turnip your grandfather
brought over here from Liverpool
The Democrats know nS much about the
Mckinley bill as they do about the Bible.
| find some good old Democratic neces-
saries of life i'll the list of SIS. 1 find
Spirits are taxed there. Is it any wonder
my Democratic friends would how'll
Here the speaker invited anyone in the
audience to get up and ask him questions
on the tariff No one arose. Let my
Democratic friends, he added, now not 90
round the corner and say what said is
, not true.
1t has been the policy of the Republican
party, ever since the war to take the bur
den OF the back that could not bear it and
place it upon the back best able to bear it.
The result is that the American working
man is the least taxed of any in the world.
The Democratic dudes wear nothing but
English broadcloth, Scotch tweed, and
French cashmere. These are the fellows
who pay the tariff and they do it volun-
tArily.
Grover Cleveland knows as much about
tariff rs COW knows about navigation.
He is not a statesman, He is not what
they make him out to be.
captured many prisoners during the
late war, But loften pitied them in their
, poor homespun clothing, Up in their
, mountains they could make nothing for
themselves, but were dependant on the
; foreigner for their needs.
! don't want to see the ocean dotted with
the white sails of ships laden with the
products of other countries. II any let
} them be American When our people
were feeding at public soup-houses in New
, York and i'll Philadelphia and they saw
, the emgrants coming into Castle Garden
/, and Offering to work for next to nothing,
, the mechanics blamed the poor emigrants
when they should have blamed the Demo
cratic administration.
| But the Republican party opened their
e arms to them. Why, they said, should
q you go round shooting landlords for or
10 acres when you can get 50 acres here GoT
nothing?
. The irish have right 10 go down on
/. their knees and pray for Lincoln and the
l Republican party for passing the home
stead law. by this Republican policy
/ since the close Of the war, 100000 emf
4 grants have come to this happy land.
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