The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-24
FOURTH EDITION


mink A4ttAt ShtuFuhy Fl2ht
The largest Democra meeting held
iu this city during the campaign took
place ut the Madison street rink last
evening. The orator Of the
evening was Colonel Alexander X, Me-
Clure, and there were number of Re-
publicans present.
Dr. James A. Draper presided and
made u brief address, after which he
Senator Gray. The SEN
Gtor made few remarks,. In which he
said that this coming election would
not be governed by federal supervls-
ors, and denounced their action on
Saturday as being illegal. Colonel
Mcclure was then introduced and re-
eelved with tumultous applause.
He commenced by referring to the
action of the federal supervisors as
lforetaste OF the force bill, aud declar.
ed that they would find themselves
,amenable to the law. Continuing he
said:
~ am told that am to answer Gov.
Mckinley on the tariff. Mr.. Mckln-
ley is gentleman whose aequain-
tanceI have very earnestly tried to
make. but have not beer able to do so.
daughter and applausel The near
est got to 1t was wnen he spoke In
Philadelphia and the Manufacturers
Club sent me an invitation which al
lowed me to sit in private box and
hear him. In point of fact, the more
j have thought OF their action since,
the less | blame them [Cheersl, and
while l knew him to be the ablest sup
porter of the present tariff tax system,
4 am thoroughly convinced that he is
"a wiser man, when the manufacturers
lof my city did not allow him to speak
Except In the most general way on the
ltarlf and on red dog money AMI wild
lcat bank notes, which are as much
Question of this campaign as NOah's
lark"
He denied the statement that in the
event OF Democratic success the
national currency would become de-
lbauched, and said that when Governor
Mckinley made such an assertion no
WIS either ignorant OF the truth. or
Twas guilty of wilrul deception. Free
TRADE, the colonel sail, is as likely as
an earthquake. Mckinley says: ''Do
lyou want freeItrade2' "Why. the only
lmen who give you a taste OF free trade
Iare the protectionists who bring pau
lper laborers OF Europe here and kick
americans out. Mckinley says: DO
lyou think Grover Cleveland knows
more about the Constitution than
Madison" mo" Mckinley says the
lNdh al 10 GOhbNilullJllut DtNuuoc NIuhl-
son reported the first tariff bill Madi-
son did. but when he reported 1t he
Opposed shackles on commerce. MIR.
Madison levied Is per cent tariff tax.
In this enlightened age, with nearly
every American industry established,
Mckinley comes here aud tells you q
tax of 50 per cent is necessary to pro-
tect American labor. by those increas-
ed taxes the lnboring man IS compelled
: to pay extra for every article used.
l Tho benefit has not been given to
labor.
When Governor Mckinley spoke In
Philadelphia a few weeks since, there
were 800 members OF the Manufacture
ers' Club on the stage, not one OF whom
wore snit made of American wool
All the cheap suits offered for sale are
composed of shoddy, and that is what
the workingmen are compelled t.
wear, as it Is simply impossible to buy
a wooden suit for $40, Sl2, or sl5, as
! long as the tax on wool Is so per cent
He said the superioTityan low price
of American shoes are due to free
hides, The tax on goats hair was al
luded to rs the fostering of tho billy
goat Industry, and the tax on liner
= hundkerchiets was shown to be increas
ed from 40 per cent under Madison to
$50 per cert under Mckinley, despite
the fact that not ono linen handker.
chief has been made In the Unitei
States since the foundation of the gov
eminent. The whole Mckinley bill
was denounced as a robbery and 1
fraud, as a mockery and lie. and
law beneficial to monopolists only.
In conclusion, he said that he pleaL
for the working people of the land
against Capitalization of power and
lpPutInliyn tim nf wealth tim
should be stricken down at the polls