Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-21

IL takes a Republican organ to eluci- |
date to a nicely the essential difference
between tweedle-dum and tweedle.dee.
We are led to make this reflection by
tho half-column solicitudc which the
Morning Ne,cs betrays that some of its
readers may fail to see clearly tho benign
course of Republican legislation on
binding Irvine as contrasted with the
disastrous legislation now contemplated
by o Democratic House. Everybody
should Of course be able to see that
when the Mckinley bill cut tho duty
on foreign pauper labor binding Irvine
down from 81 cents to seven enths of
one cent per pound, it was reduction
made with due regard for the rights Of
American labor and the preservation Of
our manufacturers" But when the
wicked Democrats propose to lop off
this remaining scyen-tenths OF cent,
that means, oh horrors, free trade 2
The real explanation of this binding
twlne cut of the Reed Congress-so re-
pugnant to the spirit of the Mckinley
bill-was that the Republicans were, as
to this item, between the devil and the
deep sea. The farmers of the north
west were clamoring for free Irvine and
the anxiety OF the McKinleyites to
placate the agriculturists without alien
ating the manufacturers constrained
them to essay a compromise on II cents.
In his report from the committee on
ways and means submitting his bill to
the House, dated April 10th, 1890, Mr..
Mckinley said:
These iiores Cute, manila and sisal) have
been placed ON the free list, and the duties
| OH cordage and Irvine manufactured there
| from greatly reduced, the reduction on
binder Irvine being from 81 cents per
| pound TO u cents per pound. Notwith-
standing this when hemp has been given
q fair trial as binder Irvine it is believed
| from the facts before your committee, that
| i will displace that manufactured from
the foreign grown iibres with cheaper
| and better article.
When the Mckinley bill reached the
Senate the binding twine trust got in a
little work and succeeded in getting the
proposed II raised to II cents. Then
the Republican farmers of the north
west kicked SO hard that the committee
on conference had finally to come down
to seycn-tcnths of cent, and that was
the rate finally adopted. The result Of
the reduction was the gripping of the
trust, the cheapening Of the Irvine and
as well as we can gather from the
government reports, falling Off of i'm.
portations. At least the official statis-
tics show that the importations Of
cables, cordage and twinen fell off
from 231,20o pounds for the quarter
ending September Both, 1890, to l91 500
pounds for the quarter ending Septem-
Der Both, 1891. But the obvious moral
is that the Republicans, after havine
themselves cut down this duty from "a
cents to seyon-tenths ola cent, are not III
a position to make mouths at the Demo.
Gratis for wiping out the fraction Of 4
cent that is left.
Census Bulletin No. 115 gives Stats.
tics Of the population of the New Eng.
land states. New England as whole
exhibits q gain Of II per cent, from
4,0l0,5e0 to 4,700,745, for the decade
1ss0-9o; but two Of the New England
states, Maine and Vermont, show ar
actual decrease of population during
that period. In fact Maine had more
inhabitants 80 years ago, in 1860, thai
she has to-day. New Hampshire, toe
though showing a slight gain durinl
the last decade, falls Il little short Of hei
1860 enumeration. During the 40 year
ending 1890 there has been an increase
for the New England states Of / on, 629
or, by sex, 9j5,732 males and i,0lG,S9'
} females. The women outnumber til,
, men except in Maine and Vermont til,
total for New England being Males
2,313,755; females, 2,3se,990. Most .
I this surplusage is due to Massachusetts
i where there are l,151 ,234 females t,
t lOs7,709 males, showing preponder
5 ance Of 63,525 Of the gentler sex. VIVA
/ Il field for the exercise Of womans lea,
/ year privilege With the exception q
a Vermont, there has been very materia
Y increase in the foreign population .
Z each Of these six states since 1850. Il
f New England as whole, nearly one
/ fourth Of the present population is fol
Il cign-born, while 40 years ago nearl
}, cight-ninths We're natives. The negr
s element is very small, reaching only on
I per cent. In New Hampshire there
Il only one negro 70 600 whites; in Main
q and Vermont there arc over 400 white
Y to every negro Even with the inlu
!, q foreigners, Maine, New IGampshil
E, and Vermont, particularly the sGcon5
IS cNhiRit i stagnati1n which Indicate
n that they have seen their best div
i New Hampshire had only 4,9 more il
q habitants iii 1890 than iii 1850. fort
N years ago
a The action Of the Nebraska Dom,
i, cratic state convention, says tic Me
Y York Kgeaiaa PaSt, "shaws haw raj
Of Is the collapse u TIA free silver NOV
ST mett. There Is no part 81 the count
" where this movement seemed strong
z two years ago thln 10 Kansas iii
e Nebraska. Republicans and Democra
a alike appeared q be carried away i
=, tlia craze. TIE Kansas Republicans
~ their state convention Of $3.50 adopted
g resolution declaring that I'VE delnai
De free coinage 81 silver, ameasure strong
tte opposed and vigorously denounced /
W the late Democratic administration, i
n. by ex-ircsident Grover CIev4lanf