Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-23

issues of government. Until we settle this
| question wisely. permanently and Justly
we build all other reforms on u Foundation
| Of sand.
We and the great party we represent are
| to-day for tariff reform because it is the
only gateway to genuine democratic gov.
ernment The distinguished leader who
! presided over the Republican convention
| boosted that he does not know what tariff
reform is. Whoever said that let us hope,
| with that charity which endureth all things
and believeth all things, that he is truly as
| ignorant as he yaunts himself to
be. Fortunately the people are
not SO ignorant of the meaning Of
| protection; at least of the protection which
| IS dealt out to them in the bill that bears
his name. They see that meaning writ
| large to-day in "A Frustrated agriculture, in
shackled commerce, in stricken indus
| tries in the compulsory idleness of labor.
in law-made wealth. in the discomfort of
the workingincn and the despair of the
| farmers.
They know by hard experience that pro-
lection is system of taxation; Is but the
old crafty scheme by which the rich com
pei the poor to pay the expenses of the
ence that protection. as system of tribute
IS but the old crafty scheme by which the
power of taxation of the whole people is
made the private property of few of the
people. Tariff reform means to rendjust
TINS scheme OF taxation and TO purge away
this system of tribute. 1t means that we
have not reached the goal of perfect free
dom so long us any citizen is forced BY law
TO pay tribute TO any other citizen, and
until our taxes are proportional to the
ability and duty of the taxpayer rather
than TO his Ignorance, his weakness and
his patience.
Governor Mckinley charges that the
in l..l..
selves. m afraid, gentlemen, we must
vadmit this charge. We stand disgraced in
the eyes of mankind if we cannot aud if
we 10 not support our own government
we can throw that support ON other people
only by beggary or by force. If we use the
one we are pauper; if we use the other
we are pirate. The Democratic party
does not intend that we should be either
no more does it intend that they shall
falsely call it taxing other people to trans
Ter our taxes from the possessions OF these
VINO own the property of the country TO the
bellies and backs of these who do the work
OF the country. 1t believes that frugality
is the essential virtue of free government
1t believes that taxes should be limited to
public needs and be levied by the plain
rule of justice and economy.
but, gentlemen, we are confronted with
a new cry in this campaign. The Repub-
llcan party, says Governor Mckinley, now
stands for protection and reciprocity. He
was for protection alone when he framed
his bill in the House--or rather prompted
ms beneiiciaries to frame il for hm-and |
ilriniy resisted all efforts of the statesman |
from Maine to annex reciprocity to il. No |
wonder that he favors the reciprocity idea |
by the Senate, You may explore the pages |
OF burlesque literature for anything more |
supremely ludicrous than the so-called |
reciprocity of the Mckinley bill 1t is not |
reciprocity at all; it is retaliation and, |
worst Of all, sedition, OH our own people. |
1t Furnishes American citizens for the ne |
cessities or the follies of other people.
But, gentlemen, l must not Keep you |
from the work that is before you. Let us
take up that work as brothers, as patriots, |
as Democrats. Whatever can be done to |
relieve the burdens, to restore, broaden |
and increase the prosperity of the people |
and every part of them, within the limits |
and according to the principles of free |
government-that the Democratic party |
dares 10 promise that it will 90 with all its |
might. Invcterate evils IN the body polite |
cannot be cured in moment any more
than inyeterate diseases In the human
system. Whoever processes che power to
do so is himself deceived or himself |
deceiver. Our party is Lot o.,
quack or q worker of miracles.
Whoever may be your chosen leader in
this campaign, no telegram will fash /
tariff lords to congratulate him. But, from
the home of labor, from the hreside of
the toiler, from the hearts of all who love
justice and equality, who wish and intend
that our matchless heritage of freedom
shall be the common wealth of all our
people and the common opportunity Of
all our youth, will come up prayers for his
success and recruits for the great Demo-
cratic host that must strike down the
breast of sectionalism and the mol0ch Of
monopoly before We can ever again have q
peoples government run by peoples
faithful representatives.
ANOTHER RAIN STORM.
12,l5.-There is a heavy rain storm. The
band started to play until the storm
band played Dixie" and the crowd
The delegations came mostly as indi-
yidnals. although the New York deloga-
ton marched to its place in the centre of
the hall in a solid body amid cheers The
committee on rules was still in session,
considering whether they would fix the
rules so that states which have adopted
the unit rule since arriving here should be
permitted to vote solidly or not. 1t is in
sisted by the subcommittee that formu-
lated the rules that the proposed unit rule
is not entitled to effect Cleveland's candi-
dacy.
At exactly 11.so O'Clock the Rev. w.
Fred II. Henry of Chicago was presented
by Chairman Owens to deliver prayer. The
Clergyman specially remembered the reso-
lutions committee i'll his invocation.
When the prayer reached petition for
a broader, II nobler Democracy, that should
work for the masses against The few there
was quiet rattle of housekeeping away
off under one gallery. twas caught up
and grew to cheer.
Alaska's delegation sent up a memorial
Tor the resolutions committee.
The committee on resolutions was called
and passed, not being ready.
THE RULES COMMITTEES REPORT.
The committee on rules reported in
favor of adopting the rules Of the last
national Democratic convention.
The convention returned thanks to Tenn
porary Chairman Owens for the manner |
in which he had discharged his duties.
1880 p. m.-Next in order of business
will be the presentation of the platform,
then the presentation of candidates. i2.5i
p. m.-The report of the committee on
resolutions has been ordered.
UNIT RULE SOLID.
The adoption of the report of committee
On rules makes the unit rule solid in this
The committee on platform is not quite
ready to report.
1853 p. m.-The roll of states was
ordered for naming the members of the
national committee and members of the
committee.
ZINC GAvEI.
Phelps of Missouri, presented the con-
Tention with gavel of zinc, as protest
against the excessive protective tax upon
ron.
Up. NIT was decided not to call the
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