Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

Ii the tariff had nothing to do with il it |
is certain the tariff could not prevent |
such thing. We wish to see contented |
labor and benefited capital. 1t is not
true that the tariff is laid in the interest
Of the workingman, High tariff pre-
vents foreign competition, importation
and expectation. 1t creates trusts and
limits the amount of product and the
output of product | have been on the
financial committee of Congress but
never saw laboring man come before
ii or Il man in his behalf. We want
equal rights for all and special favors
for none, We are not to be misled by
The argument of increased cost of living.
How about tin? 1t will do for an
object lesson. The effect Of tariff on tin
an" On pearl buttons is to crush those
industries abroad and force foreign
laborcrs to come here. The treasury did
not nGcd II tax gu tin. 1t laid il to create
| industry, ID compel the people in this
| country 10 buy sheet iron from certain
indivi,iu9ls, Tie Mckinley bill pro
yidus q return Of Sl,OOO,0OO annually
| Of tax paid BY one firm. IL favors the
| rich and upprGsses the poor. The
| further we examine il we will see that
it viii Shake Tie foundations Of the re-
| public.
SENATOR GRAY's REMARKS,
Senator Gray was next introduced
\ Tie said. Mr. Cleveland TChcersl for
four years Illustrated that public Office
| is 4 public trust. The American people
will not be stampedcd any longer by
proclaiming from the stump that Demo-
! Gratis are free traders. The people have
looked ut free trade, smalca ii and
| rubbed their noses in it until they have
| found il contains nothing That Will hurt
them ~ all. Mr.. Mckinley is a eou-
scientipus man, but he hus gotten Il little
oft; he has become o fanatic There is
no connection between tariff and wages.
lie gentleman who wrote the tariff
laws Says We must have high tax on
certain things because we Cpnnpt COM
pete with the paupcr labor Of Europe.
Ii wages are SO high how can protec-
ton increase them? | have listened to
Mr.. Mckinley, and respectfully, but
have not found him OmnisCicnt. The
Minneapolis platform is It retreat from
the position 81 the Republican party
four years agO. In 1890 the American
people began thinking aboat the tariff
ana gave Mr. Mckinley and his followers
such blow that when they came to
Minneapolis they favored tariff which
will cover the difference between the
cost OF labor here and abroad. The diff
ference between the cost of steel rails 1T
Carnegie and those made in Europe is
S3.5O. You would think that would be
the tax, but under the Mckinley bill il
is $3.50 The money is put in the
pockets Of the manufacturers.
Continuing, he said The investiga-
tions Of the most competent men confirm
that American mechanics in protected
industries turn out more and at less cost
l than abroad. Talk about high wages
! they are not higher hero lhan abroad.
wish they were Wages do not depend
on the tariff. Republicans say the Force
] bill Is not ali issue, yet il passed the
House of Representatives by solid Re,
publican vote. The Democrats talked il
|, to death aud it was defeated in til,
{ Senate. We do not want high protectiy,
{ tariff in this land. 1t is burden to the
i people. Mr. Mckinley says the Demo
/ Gratis are conspiring to bring dowr
7 wages here to the level of tile wares d
!. the pauptr labor Of Europe. We believe
t contrary to that 10 say that wagcs
5 depend on high protection is an abomin
s able lie. Wages We're high here before
: protection was known. Protection founC
t wages high. Protection is taking toll of
i laborers. Protection means passing thu
IS hat and asking the w1rkingman to Chi
il in, The doctrine Of protection is max
i US rich aud we'll build libraries lik,
: Carnegie did in Pittsburg and Eln
o burg. Protection is iniquitous. We hav
/ seen its iniqaity written in the blood b