The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-26
FOURTH edition
SENATOR GRAY STEAKS.


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SENATOR GRAY SPEAKS.
Democratic Meeting Last Night-The
Tariff Discussed.
The Democratic meeting at the
Opera House last evening was toler-
ably we'll attended. Music was fur
nished by the First Regiment Band
and the Opera House orchestra. vii.
lard salisbury presided.
He made statement wide of the
truth In regard to city finances, de-
lnounced the Washington street bridge
as fraud and attempted robbery, and
condemned the large expenditures OF
the Levy Court, which everybody
knows have been rendered necessary
by the County Commissioner bill and
the change Of the election laws.
4 After expressing the great love he
has Tor this state, he introduced Sena-
tor Gray, who was received with
cheeIs, while the band played My
Maryland"
In commencing his speech Mr.. Gray
said: ALLOW me to say that the Presl-
dent OF this United States. the Presi-
dent OF all the people and of all par
ties, sits tonight under the shadow OF |
a great bereavement. j anu sure that
| make no mistake when l say that |
am giving expression to the feeling OF |
'iall; of every man. woman and child in
this audience, that we extend to him |
our most respectful and profound
Sym athy"
Ho then took up the tariff, and said
Ut was tax and burden on the work
ling people, and no ono else. Congress
has no right to tax the money. for the
benefit OF the poor. The principle OF
this is, that no one Is allowed to send
anything to this country unless they
lpay fine.
II you buy hat from France you
must pay one dollar duty ON it, W hich
is supposed to go into the treasury,
but instead of that 1t goes into the
hands OF the manufacturers, The
taxes laid during the war to which the
people did not object, made thousands
of men rich. and since then this tax
has been kept up. and the poor have
been compelled to pay this tax, which
the rich benentted by. The Republi-
cans found that this would not do,
and III 1886 appointed commission to
REVISE the tariff anu remove the bur
ten.
He said that he was glad they had
done SO. The Republican party were
, brought together in defense OF prin-
i leiple which he was glad has prevailed,
/ but now 1t Is changed, and the Repub-
> llcan party of to-day has no relation
Ito the party which so successfully
- conducted the war. Now we are told
by the followers of Mckinley, that
" this tarifl Is for the benefit of the
American wnrkmen. but such ia not
the case. as it is only for the heneilt
of manufacturers. This land with its
great opportunities, oilers every ill.,
lducement to the laboIer without Nc.
hinley bill.
Labor will in this country always
have proper reward. We are free from
a santee landlordlsm, and the cash
which keeps every workingman in the
condition In which lie was born, is
kept here. How do you protect Ameri
can labor by taxing the raw material
which is wanted so much by tho work,
ling man? The wool grown in this
country will not compare with that
grown in other countries.
This foreign wool il mixed with ours
will make much better cloth, but Their,
Is high tariff placed upon II, md con
sequently we have to pay high pr1c,
Tor all we wear. This policy should b,
reversed, so that it will not bear upor
he poor for the benefit of the rich
Mr.. Mckinley said In recent speech
that everything Is cheaper now than |
os, was forty years ago. This may be SO
n hut now yon can go to Philadelphia, II
thirty minutes. but did protection d,
Fit? -
on. II has baen the progress OF thu mn
ms ton that has done this and not Nc
kinney bill. No one believes that hlgI
Is iprCtection did that. and we beliey
that on the eighth OF Novembert hos
lyIwho have graduated in the school O
reform, will bury 1t under ground.
Senator Gray quoted from speecl
r. of Thomas Jefferson and also iron
len n. -
Id were in favor of bringing the tarli
down to the lowest rate"
This Is the doctrine advocated by
+, !, the Democratic party to-day. MIR. Clal
'' also said that he did not think a higi
tariff would ever be passed, but he dit
not know anything about the Mckin
Oh ley bill He did not think the peopl,
q would do wrong in following Mr.
p, Clay and leay NJ Mr.. Mckinley.
m The democratic party is opposed tt
passing laws for the benefit of til,
w few, ana the oppression of the many
The Mckinley law gives mouOp
oily to certain class of men, unt
al trusts to them to take care of the poor
~ There has been great deal said about
is the tariff. but no one thinks that /
this bill was repealed that people
III wonld sit down aud suck their thumbl
and wish FOR high tariff. This higl
wall OF tariff will be taken down bricI
by brick and our ports opened to al
nations.
= lie WAS sure that the audience
thought free trade was Il good thing
. II as principle the tariff is right, tn
z woman who goes to Philadelphia /,
purchase a lot Of goods should be
stopped on her return at Claymont
and compelled to pay tax OH all sh
bought. The democratic party is no
in favor of red dog aud wild ca
n money, but Is as much opposed to /
ii as the others can be-
ii This country has never enjoyed IN
same prosperity that it did in ls4t
under free trade.
When Mr.. Gray concluded he wa
loudly upplauded.
The Cleveland ard Stevenson club
OF Elan, Pa, twenty, seven men In al
rode To this city on horseback, and a
. tie meeting occupied seats on tn
platform. They We're dressed in re
shirts with tho lettors {. $. on tn
breast.
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