Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-27

people discovered something and it was
that the high tariff laid to meet the ext
gencies Of war was making fortunes for
Them. And this high tariff continued
after the war.
But u new generation appeared. They
Thought this tariff u mysterious subject.
They could not understand it.
~ 1867 there was a disposition, but an
Intellectual one, to overhaul it. 1t was dis
covered that the tax was being laid I'M
equally; that the poor were bearing an
unjust share, and that the rich were reap
ing more than their right.
In 1853 the Republican party recognized
the iniquty Of the tariff. They said, in
Congress, we must lower these taxes, but
with due regard to vested rights, and take
away the war tax stigma.
The tariff commission was appointed in
1882. II was composed of friends of high
protection. A majority were directly
interested They recommended an average
reduction of - or % OH the tariff of 1882.
The speaker then went on in historical
explanation of the origin of the Republic
can party. High tariff had nothing to do
with it. Ii was free soil and other ques-
tions that defined it. The party Of to-day,
of the past four or six years, has no lineal
relation with the party of the war. Yet
MIR. Mckinley tells us that this fetch Of
Pi'ltJtlJll Nsto llCEGS5AEN iIbln tuG
earliest date to account for the prosperity
of the country.
Why should they call it protection !? We
are not To be deceived by name. Why
not call it public protection for private
needs?
If all these blessings that they promise
are coming why should be hereto protest
against them2 Why should thousands of
| you workingmen resist this avalanche of
| hlpSSinusn Inuuhtpr
| How can we help labor? BY taking off
| the restrictions OH manufacture and giving
| fair play to the ingenuity and enterprise Of
| this great country of ours. How does it
| protect labor by restricting raw material
and preventing the laborer from obtaining
the material he must work with? If you
| make it difficult to get raw wool how do
Won protect those whose labor consists in
making WOODEN goods.
Every country in the wcrld-Ffancc,
England and even high protection fer.
many let's in raw wool frce--all but the
United States.
| But our country advances by its own in.
hcrent advantages, Of enterprisinE people
| and continental stretch of country and in
spite of Mckinley and his school, whC
would put brakes on the car of progress
in the United States.
The campaign of education is going on
and believe we are all ready to graduate
| next November Cheers.
| The speaker then read extracts from JEFF
ferson and Clay, proving the preposterous
| ness of the Mckinley claim that thcr OF
those patriots were to any degree dispose
tothc high protection Of the modern school
Later, Senator Allison said, II don't say
the wool tariff is IA fraud, but it has tina
appearance and effect
General Grant questioned how mar
can pay 60 per cent for his wool and com
pete with the English manufacturer VIII,
gets his free.
Senator Dawes said in 1876 if you put
tax on raw material you discriminate
against labor.
Senator John A. Logan said, "when
gentleman stands on this tloor tOf III
Senate) and tells me this high tariff is fo
the protection Of tie laboring man vii
tell him do not see how he substantive
what he says"
Plumb Of Kansas said that TO claim thai
the tariff tax has been the sole cause o
the reduction Of the cost of the nccessarie
of life is to disclaim the value OF al
the forces Of civilization.
Sherman said that anything that reduce
the cost of living is an advance iii clviliza
ton.
Garfield was in favor of that kind o
protection that ultimately leads to free
trade.
Turning to other issues the speaker sal
the Republicans assert they arc not il
favor Of wildcat and red dog money,
Well, SO are we. There the argumen
drops. laughter
Mr. Blaine said in his recent book tina
the tariff of 1916 so commended itself t
Congress that in 1857 it was lowered
: Several Of the Republicans voted for it.
The speaker asked his audience seriousl
to consider the conditions which we nr
approaching in the enrching of the fe'
and the impoverishing of the many. II
not the kind of people our fathers il
tended for this country.
II this robbery is TO go on, il there ar
J to be two classes of citizens, one who pay
and one who gets paid let us give thei
titles of nobility and have done with on
I aspirations of Democracy.
The mythical Robin Hood robbed th
rich and gave to the poor These poop
7 rob the poor and give to the rich
Consider whether it is not probable thu
a system of taxation that produces thes
results could develop otherwise than i
disquiet, discomfort and sediton. Instca
Of happy homes YOU Will have poyert
and palaces.
; Iii lS9O less than % men owned moi
e than half the wealth Of the country.
Y Nothing but your resolute purpose ne,
5 November; your tnbought and unntinl
= dated votes will gain the success of Il
masses against the classes