The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-18

ing the work Of Democratic National
Convention at Chicago. says that the
convention after rejecting mild pro-
test against Protection, substituted
the following vigorous paragraph:
I'VE denounce Republican Protec-
tion as fraud, and we declare IL to
be a fundamental principle OF the
Democratic party that the Federal
Government shall have no eonstitu-
tional power to impose or collect Tar
ih duties except for tho purposes of
revenue only, aud we demand that the
collection OF such taxes shall be limit
ed to the necessities of Government
whom honestly and economically adj
ministered."
This paragraph pleased the Journal
Immensely, and processing it said,
there are few Of US In England who
would go further than this, and the
Democratic party in the States may
rest assured that il Englls sympathy
could carry the election in November,
the White House would be theirs.
We shall watch the development of
the struggle with the keenest interest,
aud even If the triumph be not at
talned all at once there is indeed rea-
son for congratulation that one Of the
great American parties has made free
trade pure and simple the great battle
Icry Of the future. The journal
seems to know what a tariff for
revenue means better than the Demo-
cratic papers OF this country, and
Democratic orators who are prancing
over the country trying to make peo-
lple believe that tariff for revenue
does not mean free-trade.
The Manchester Examiner is another
English paper that seems to fully un-
derstand the full import of the Chi
cago platform. 1t says that when the
compromise resolution on tho turifi
was presented, tine convention would
have none of 1t, and rejected 1t In
favor OF resolution demanding tar
III for revenue only. "rhis resolu.
ton. says the Examiner, "was propos.
cd by Mr.. Henry Watterson, of Louis
willie, Kentucky, who is an out-and-out
Free Trader. Its adoption by the CON
Ivention is a victory for the Free Trad.
Iers, as 1t commits the Democratic
pacty to the nearest approach to Free
Trade that Is possible In the United
states"
\ Now then here is a nut to crack for
the working people from the Cardiff
Daily News printed in Wales. Mr.. ].
IL. Rogers the well-known tin plate
manufacturer who being interviewed
in regard to what he thought would
he the policy of Cievelands admins
tration II he was elected said;
81 think the result would be that the
duties would be gradually lowered
md that wages would consequently
stall. Tho working classes would, OF
lGourse, not be willing to remain with
.(Lut work, and manufacturers would
ihlIve TO reduce wages to enable them
o compete successfully with Other
iicountries Wages in America are al
In esent about double what they are
mere, but il America adopted fee
/ trade they would probably lie reduced
r py one half, ana become equal to the
) wages paid here. The question of free
trade or Protection In America is
, therefore. OF far mora Importance &c
/ the working class of Amerlca than il
lis to any class in this country. II
America the working class earn high
wages Mt present, and the cost of liv.
IE out there is SO little more than Il
) s here that they hive much greater
: Omfort and are able to save more
/ 'Hlpidly"
Democratic speakers in Whining
ION hold forth quite a different doc
triue They tell their deluded follow.
lars that froo-trale will make no dllfer.
Ience in their wages, and unfortunately
they believe these political denl.
Igogues. Mr. Rogers who is a free
raider and would vote for cleveland
I he had chance tells a different
story.
Now what do our working people
who intend to vote for Cleveland
think of this? They know that thert
u IS not paper in England that doe
laot favor Cleveland and frec.trade
w lhog iOL hilbM IllhL every OHO y
them is opposed to the Mckinley tar
T mr.
Do they not know that wages for Ia
l. 5or In this country all through. is on
} hundred per cent, higher than in Eng
" land2 And do they not know that i
Cleveland is elected and a Congress Il
sympathy with him, that in carryin
: out the policy OF tariff for reYenu
. only. just as England wants, tia
wages In this country must drop to
~ level with English waSesi Why the
"a vote FOR England instead OF America
u Would il not be much more to The il
j terests OF this country to vote contrar
3 to the way England wants the penpl
iT to vote? These are questions whlc
u should be seriously thought over b
u every Amer voter before castin
VA his ballot for Grover Cleveland an
Il free trade.