Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-22


market. Now the Republican party has
introduced reciprocity. That man who
puts reciprocity and protection on the
same platform has more check than any
army mule General Sherman ever saw.
Reciprocity with Brazil, England, or
Germany is absolute, unconditional free
trade SO far as those countries and arti-
cles arc considered. Docs reciprocity
provide n market for a barrel Of your
pork or a sack of your ilour2 am not
hypocritical
The Mckinley politicians promised us
all sorts of advantages by this tariff.
| There would be short crops in Europe
and an increase here of 90 per cent in
wages. Those industries protected under
the AGgis of the Mckinley bill have not
increased nor have they in their wages
account
In heavens name when they put 4 900
other things in that protection list why
did they not think of the workingmen
and put labor there too. If protection
has been a good thing for 90 years why
is not the laborer and workingmen
richer? But see at this very hour this
continent is rocking beneath the tramp
of25O,O 900 unemployed men, idle through
no action of theirs but this unjust taxa
ton. These are honest men. They are
not begging for bread-but for labor to
earn the bread
| Commerce means barter. You can't
buy from me unless you permit me to
sell what | have TO you. How can YOU
expect the foreigner to take your pork
and flour if you don't allow him to sell
his goods here.
| We have never seen the moment since
1861 when the Democratic party had
the power to make law in this coun-
| try. We have had the lower house and
one or two Presidents We would have
had the Senate but that the Republicans
| have converted the mining camps be-
tween the Rockies and Sierras into six
states giving them II senator's, and they
tnd 1t hard to keep ahead of us now.
TRIBUTES TO SENATOR GRAY.
Turning to the question Of the Force
| bill the speaker said that there is no
man in this country to whom the
| American people are more indebted than
to our own senator (turning to Senator
Cray of Delaware [resounding cheers
for his incessant watchfulness of this
repulsive un-American proposition.
The Force bill still lives in that Mime
apolis platform andN in President Harri-
sons letter of acceptance.
If ever there was time wanted to
| speak words of sober reason it is right
now in dealing with this Force bill
which is threatening us. The Senate is
Republican now. Suppose they elect
the lower house. Then you write down
this prediction, in the presence of God
and man that as sure as this comes
about the Force bill will be law before
next June. Your State officials will no
longer give the certificates of votes.
Supervisors will be at every poll count
ing the ballots. Their figures are to be
taken in preference to those of Della
ware officials.
The speaker next brought up the
recent illustrations to show Republican
| decadence in the east and west They
are losing strength there, and their only
resource now is to grapple the negro
bell CT states, and by the bayonet to per-
! petuate their utC in Washington.
THE NEGro QUESTION.
You have IN l.Jyoll from these Fed
I cral otiit mls. 'rt.8 negro would suffer
, first, most, at.d longest under the Force
bill. Its action threatens and forces a
race Infringement. You know lust as
sure as that sun stands in the heavens
You can't establish negro social aud
political ascendancy in the south. The
worst you can do is to send your
bayonets, They will conquer as they
| did before. But we will take the bayo-
net in preference to negro predominance.
FARMS AND MORTGAGES.
a
cheaper than to-day? l have been
through the states where the mortgages
are thicker than flies on plaster.
Turning again to local matters, the
speaker exclaimed: Never in her his
tory has Delaware been more efficiently
served than by your present Democratic
senator. Cheers did not intend any
reflection on your other undemocratic
senator, but for Gods sake, Della
wareans, try to find something else to
do than to send n Republican to
Washington to represent the Demo.
Gratis Of Delaware.
Senator Blackburn conceded that
President EIarrisons administration has
been honest, but, he added, | have no
hesitation in predicting, that Just as
certain as the Lord lives and keeps us
in his kindly memory, Grover Cleveland
will be ['rhe speakers words were
overwhelmed with cheering.
PREFERRED GRAY.
Had had my choice / would have
been glad to sec at the head of the ticket
the name of your own senator Cunning
to Senator Gray who sits here. IWild
cheeringl.
At the close of the address three rous-
ing cheers were given for Senator Black
burn and three more for Senator Gray.
Then followed reception when thou
sands took the opportunity to shake
hands with the great Kentuckian.
The journey home was made by three
crowded trains, two going north and the
third towards Delmar. The senatorial
party waited for the second train north.
Reaching near Townsend the first train
was found on the track delayed by a
reported wreck of derailed cars This
caused a wait of two hours. During
the delay almost the whole party, or as
many as the car could possibly hold,
crowded intothe one occupied by the two
senators. Senator Blackburn was the
attraction in his inimitablc powers as II
raconteur of senatorial and Washington
incident. AT one moment lIyatts Mill
tary Band marched down and being
posted on along the track played my
Old Kentucky Home" for the western
visitor. The senator expressed his sim
cerc pleasure over the musical compli-
ment. He was the honored recipient of
badges from almost every club in the
State. The Cleveland First Voters in
pretty pink, the white of the Y. NJ. y. |
9. and the Bayard Legion, and the deep
scarlet of the Sixth Ward Club. He
looked like a bc,ribboncd victorious