The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-13
Tho Demoeratio CoIlapse.


Never within the memory OF those
living has there been such a ''do-lit-
tle' Congress as the present one, and
hence 1t 10 with no surprise that the
news comes from Washington, that
within the last four days several in
formal but earnest conferences have
been held, In which the condition OF
business in the House has been freely
discussed, and 1t has been resolved
that an energetic effort must be made
TO bring the session to an end as soon
Rs practicable.
The leading Democrats are now pain
fully aware that the policies adopted
on the tariff and silver questions have
been very unpopular with the people.
The situation cannot be better nor
more tersely expressed than by lead
ing member of the House day or two
ago to New York Tribune cores
pondent, who said:
1--WE have succeeded in arraying. the
farmers and wool-growers soildly
against us, and in earning the ill-will
OF Observation-Disclosures of the woollen
manufacturers without arou5ing any
sympathy or enthusiasm anywhere III
behalf of the Democratic party; and
we have followed that action by q
purely sectional bill in the hope of
saving a few of our mon from the
Farmers Alliance in the South. Tho
people who voted this House INTO
power expected better things OF 1t. l
am afraid that we have played into
che ha paa ~ tho RanHblipnn marty
This is just about the size Of it, and
is Just about what might have been
expected when we consider tho means
used to elect Il Democratic House.
There was never clearer case OF OBJ
tanning goods under fraudulent pre-
fences. The Mckinley tariff bill had
been passed ON the eve OF the 1880
elections.
The public did not understand 1t,
and to deceive the people tho Demo-
Gratis commenced campaign OF mis-
representations. Peddlers wero hired
to go through Ohio and other States
and sell tinware and other necessities
of life at greatly increased prices. The
DtOpAG hCIC lbA'l W AhStacta w '"N"
tors from the rostrum that they were
ruined; that the rich would be rlcher
and the poor, poorer; that the poor
mans blanket and the poor mans din
ner kettle would be doubled in price
and that the wageso of workmen would
be greatly reduced.
There are plenty OF people right
here in Wilmington who listened tc
our own Senator Gray upon the public
stand as he drew weird and terrible
Bcenes of the starving poor resulting
from the increased price of blanket:
and dinner pals. That demagogue,
Blackburn, from Kentucky, prancod
up and down our own State dishing
out this miserable trash to deceive and
mislead the people. aud thus it went
! all over the country, except in the
South, where free speech is not allow
ed.
Unfortunately too many believed
these tales OF woe, and tho result
came with a bound all over the north
ern States. Republican States tina
never before wayerea under their allie
glance to the Republican party gave
~ way under the avalanche Of Demo
cratic misrepresentation and helped
TO swell the great Democratic major.
ity in the present House Of RePyeson
tatives.
But the reaction has co mo and It
coming with telling force. Tho Nc
Kinley tariff got Into active operation
and tho people soon found tint tn
necessities OF life insteal Of beini
bearer were cheaper than ever. III
poor mans blanket comes 10 lii
cheaper aud better and every thing b
wears he gets at lower price and HI
dinner kettle has not raised In price
He sweetcns his coFIco with the lines
white sugars al 1.-Two cents u pound tia
he used TO give eight for He sips hi
mocha at twenty-five cents 4 pouH
that he Used to give thirty FOR
He finds that he has been mo
,gregiously deceived ~ neHuriat
Iemagogues, and lie is resolved Tia
he will undo the wrong he did h
lore lie has been doing it ali on
The country wherever elections hu
peen held The people have spoke
out in thunder TOMS In Chic, Indian
illinois, all the Western States, ami
New York and Rhode Island. i
Hide has completely turned nn1 il w
Keep getting higher aul higher uni