The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-17

A Large Meeting at the Rink Last Sat
urday Night.

urahy FAkht
There were between 1000 and 5000
people at the Democratic meeting held
In the rink last Saturday night, mum.
Der of whom were ladies'.
Hon. Charles b. Lore presided. and
after a few remarks introduced the
speaker of the evening, ex-Congress.
man Toibert OF Ohio. He was loudly
applauded, and opened his remarks by
saying there is no music in the song
the Republicans are singing in this
campaign; 1t 10 the same old cry OF
protection To American labor, but as
soon as the election Is over the work
ingmen. as usual, will be forgotten.
What do the monopollsts Chose
whom the tariff specially beneiits) care
about the workingmenf The first
thing they think about IN the matter
OF production Is. what will our labor
cost, and they figure 1t down to the
lowest possible point every year. II
25 per cent. is not enough protection
we had better shut up shop.
Tho farmers OF this country demand
market for their products, as three.
fourths of the crops OF the west and
northwest are still locked up In barns
and Rranaries, because the owners
have failed to find that home market
OF which the Republicans talk so
much. Consequently the farmers de-
mand an open market, and the day is
not FAR distant when their demands
will have to be granted. They, how
ever, need not look to the Republicans
for relief, as that relief will only be
givon by the Democrats.
The Republican speakers say the
consumer does not pay the tax, but IL
the consumer does not pay 1t. who
does9 They also claim that the Nc
htnley monsti osity actually reduces
the cost OF aome commodities, but
there are many who. understanding
this robber business have repudiated
1t, and joined hands with the Demo-
Gratis in their demand for a tariff Tor
revenue only.
1t Is all moonshine to talk about this
tarin heneiitting the American work.
men. Tho New York Herald, some four
years ago. sent trusted CORRESPOND
emit into the iron regions OF Pennsyl-
vania to find out how much benefit the
operatives received from tho tariff on
coal. And the result of that inquiry
was astounding. People were actual.
ly starving in that region, while the
operators were pocketing millions
year by year as q result Of the protec-
tive tariff
Why. since the passage Of the Nc
hinley bill there has not been day
nor an hour but that somewhere In
this country there has been conflict
hotween capital and labor. Look at
Homestead, il a noted example be
needed, OF the benefits to labor derived
from the Mckinley bill. A nation can
not be taxed into prosperity nor Is the
laoorer benefited, even remotely, by u
tax placed on the commodity he pro-
duces
The protection that labor needs Is
from the hordes OF undesirable i'm
migrants who annually flock to these
shores. On the Pacific slope, the al.
mond eyed Chinese are the enemy OF
American workmen, and no one. except
the Republican party is responible for
1t. The first high tariff was passed as
a war measure. but although the war
has been over 25 years, the war tariff
has not only been retained. but has
been added to almost yearly. Four
years ago the Republican national
committee professed to be in favor OF
reforming the tariff, and how we'll
they kept their word, let the Mckinley
bill answer.
The Republicans claim that the
Democrats favor n wild cat system of
banking, but such is not fact.
No Democrat ever contemplated or
favored such system. We, how
ever, do Claim that the government
has no right to impose a tax on State
institutions. and therefore the Demo.
cratlc party demand the removal of
the 10 per cent. levied on the circula-
tton OF State banks. The great trou-
bic Is, tho Republicans are driven to
the wall by their advocacy OF the tar
i'll, and have concocted this wild cat
issue TO Tighten the people into vot-
ing their ticket.
MIR. Follett is forcible speaker, and
his remarks were enthusiastically rec
ceived. He spoke for over two hours
and was attentively listened to. The
Tenth Ward Club and the First Voters
Club wero present, and the latter
sounded its slogan as soon as tho
members had taken seats 1t was also
given again when the speaker had CON
cluded. Hyatt's Military Band fur
nished music.