The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-06
! THE EIannfaeturer Rosbers

u substance that every manufacturer
In the United States is baron roDber,
and by the Democratic candidate for
che Presidency, to be scoundrel, Just
shout that and nothing less. The plat
Form Gays Protection is "a fraud and
Cleveland on accepting his nomina-
tion said that the manufacturers
s'made selfish and sordid by unjust
governmental favoritism" use the tar
in s'reientlessly" to wiring from the |
iaborers "the fruits OF their hard and |
steady toll" There are no exceptions |
whatever made. The great men whose
genius has built up, all over this land,
the vast Industrial establishments
which have been regarded by Ameri-
eanR with pride and admiration, and
the multitudes Of thrifty, hard work
ing md,earnest citizens who have cre-
ated the multitude of smaller mills
and factories are alike denounced as
rascals who enrich themselves by
pluhderlng their workmen and their
Eeighbors.
This is the latest Democratic theory.
The American manufacturers are
thieves who fatten upon wealth fileh'
Cd from the laborer with STEADY
hand" and as Mr.. Cleveland said,
took ''from the pockets OF the farm
ers.v 1t IL remarkably strange that
these 'robberies" should be allowed
to 60 on so long, when elections for
congress- are held every two years
Why have not these poor, plundered
people overthrown this system OF out.
rage and robbery long before snow?
Instead OF doing this. SO deep ia the
infataation OF these poor robbed vic
tins, that we find them everywhere
Offering tempting Inducements to
manufacturers to start new mills in
various localities. Ought not these
people to be punished for encouraging
these nests OF piracy2 But instead
OF that there Is hardly town in the
country which will not give FREQ land,
or exemption from taxation. or some
other indueement to the robber man
nfacturer to begin operations within
Its borders.
(. 1t is wonderful to sec how the work
ing people themselves are anxious to
become the victims OF these "robber
Larons" We would naturally think
that these people would shrink from
soming to this land OF protection to
DO plucked and robbed by these manu-
lacturing free-booters. Last year
l7.oOo OF these persons fled from the
bsnign influences OF free-trade in Great
Britain, and came over here to be
robbed" Many OF them have been
hare long enough to experience the
evils OF the systeM OF protection and
10 save money enough after being
robbed" to send their remittance to
their friends in England, and strange
to say, they are continually sending
home for their relatives to como over
hero to he ''plucked" and "robbedntoo
Sometimes some OF these people
who have saved enough from Ties,
"robbere,n go over again to the lane
and friends they have left behind them
but they do not remain long there
few days ago Peter j. Ford returnee
from visit to that country where hi:
relations live snd from whence his
parents came, but even Mr. Ford
could not be induced to remain there
There was no place like America for
him and lie was perfectly willing to h
'heeced and robbed" In this countr,
awhile longer. BY the way. though
Mir. FORD has advanced beyond til
position of ''robledn working ma
Rad has become Il "haron robber.
Now IN plain terms, is it good thin
Of u lad Thing TINT this country, la
become tue greatest OF all manuIact al
ng nations!
Does any reasonable tnau believ,
that We could have attained to such
Position unless there had been tAfif
shelter Tor our industries? What mi,
e;Iblc nonsense tho Democrats al
putting forth both In their platforI
and from the rostlun 1t is put tort
for no other purpose tlian 10 deceiy
tile latoring man, und the man vii
would believe such ldtotie drIbblin
needs education before lie becomes
good American citizen. livery AmeI
can who is tit for tic franchise know
that tic wliuie Democratic case.
presented iiy platform and candida
Ia tissue OF faSelioods. and v
will say right hero IN PLAN terms til
1. the American people shall conc!ut
in the face OF the evidence, I
leap iii the LAP of free trade tie mun
faeturers Gre ready for It,
When that experiment shall DO tri,
the priee OF American labor will
once 20 to the European level, and 1
workIngmcA OF this country will
taughta lesson IN economies Will,
will be very bitter but perhaps II
unwholesuma to them. II the woI
lag men can stand European wage
the manufacturers can stand it mu
letter.
CoNaHEss has adjourned after pa
ing the Ditiul Ilttauce OF 81, 500