Smyrna times., 1892-11-16
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Smyrna, DEL, Nor. 1Oth, 1892.
What Brought about the Change I!

What Brought about the Change
The Wilmington Daily Republican
in accounting for the great change in
the vote throughout the country. and
the slumpin Wilmington particularly.
says;
There can be no doubt now of the
great influence the tariff reform
speeches of Democratic orators have
had on the working masses. The
workIngmen had been taught so much
by Democratic orators that while the
protection tariff protected the manufac.
turer, it offered no protection to labor:
that while the protected manufacturer
pocketed the increased profits of his
business, he divided no share of it with
his labor,
SHOW me a man who has had his
wages increased under the Mckinley
tariff" has been a most potent chal.
lenge by Democratic voters, that has
Fever been fairly answered. Here and
there, in some textile works wages
were advanced a trihe, but as a rule.
no general advance has been made
The great increase of BUSINESS nave
steady employment to labor. hut
brought with it no great increase of
wages. These things were dwelt upon
by Democratic orators, and there is no
use denying the effect which such ar.
guments have had upon the artisan
and the laborer.
Where is the protection in the Nc.
Kinley tariff for labor, asked the Dem
ocratlo stump speaker, except so far as
1t lies IN the sweet will of the employ
ers OF labor to advance it, and sure
enough, where is itP The wealthy
manufacturers were pictured as rolling
in prosperity and wealth, clothed in
imported brOadcloths, building great
mansions and living sum- ptuouslv
every day through the profits of pro-
lection, but where is his labor? How
Is 1t getting along on six or seven dol.
lars week, or if skilled labor. on ten
or twelve dollars? We do not saw
that these arguments were sineerely
made, We do not believe they were. but
they were the arguments that took
with the masses, and we see the re.
suits.
Men who never before voted the
Democratic ticket went from the boiler
shops, the turning lathes aud work.
benches of the MANUFACTURES In which
they were employed, to the election
polls and voted against their EMPLOY.
ers. Ihey were men who had aiways
been known as Republicans. had
always voted that way, were blocked
on Republican oanVassing books IA
sure 10 vote that way again, but when
the time came they quietly voted the
other way. They wanted ohanae
and they made 1t. That this is so Is
shown by the vote in the Fifth, Sixth
seventh, Eighth and Ninth wards of
our city.
Inc abnormal growth of the Demo.
cratic vote in these wards, can be ac.
counted for in no other way than that
1t was sw )llen by the votes ofthe large
number OF mechanics who live in these
wards, and are employed ia the large
manufacturing establishments of our
city AS 1t was here In the CITY of
Wilmington, it has been all over the
country. We do not believe these
people voted in their own interest. hut
no matter about that, they voted as
they thought they ought to vote. Thev
wanted to try the Democratic nartv
This was their privilege and their
right, and we are glad they exercised
that right.
Fortunate has it been also. that the
change has been radical aud complete
Tho whole machinery of the Govern.
ment will be in the hands of the Dem.
oeratic party, That party has the
Executive, the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate. The Democrats
never had the full control since before
the war. They will now be responsi. |
bic for all that is done. If the manu-.
featuring industries of the country are
to be crippled, they alone will be re-.
sponsible. II the wages of labor are 10 |
be increased or lowered, they will he |
entitled to either the credit or blame
Of it. o
The people demanded a cban0e-
they have got II, and the Democratic
party will have the full responsibility
Fortunately, no party can remain long
In power IN this country that will nor
nearly do what Is right. The next
Tour years of rule belong exclusively 10
the Democrats, and their actions dur.
ing that time will determine whether
lhey can longer be entrusted with
power. WIN
Inc same power of the people that
,,inlthroned "a them, can dethrone them
! MS Is one Of the beauties of Rennh.
tcah government, A eonntrv L. -