The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-21

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SInth Ward Republicans i.nst Even
ing.
Washington Hastings before tho
Ninth Ward Republican Glub last
evening delivered an address ON "The
Duty of Republicans in the Present I
Crisis"
Tie speaker said h. did not cnm to
know as much about politics as some
Others might, ami by politics 10 meant |
tie broader meaning OF the word 30 I
that IL applies to the government and |
the law making powers, Politics in
cludas statesmanship. and men are
statesmen who will care tor what has
been done in the past and enact good |
laws for the future. The government
is the people, and when one suys tire
government should do this or that it
Is only equivalent to saying that the
people themselves should do it. The
Congress Is but representative ot the
people. There is no kiug or emperor
90 go to ami say that tunes are hard
You cannot go to Congress and say
this,
They were elected on platform and
they were instructed to 10 what that
platform directed They are to do
their best to have these ideas enacted
into laws, After all the PreSi lent of
the United States Is but the representa-
tive OF the peopie, and tho people OF
the country make tho government
what it Is. Whether the government
is good or bad whether people are
pleased or disappointed, the people
have done 1t, aud until tho time for
another election comes matters must
remain us they we're liked ut the last
election.
1t is not worth while to quarrel
W 18th any one, especially after the ill.,
eyitable has occurred. tut when you
have done this and the battle has gone
against you there is nothing to lie
gained by throwing mud at tho man
who whipped you. Still a man should
not relax but should stay by his prtn-
ciples until the last gun is fired There
is no use to find fault The Thug tor
brave men to do 10 to face the en-
cumstanCes in which they find them
selves; to stGnd by what they believe
to be right and try aud convince
others that they are wrong; show
them where and now they are wrong
and how the lnws proposed rs
their ballots are not In their in
terost, Republicans should endeavor
by every honest and honorable means
to win others into their ranks and to
stand by what they believe is the best
for ourselves. our families and our
country at large.
he SPEAKER EfthSil bt-Au tue panic
OF 81 and the panic Of Is, but thuss
Two periots OF depression meant
nothing to whnt this one means. In
1878 there was something before us.
Paper currency had been issued dur.
Ing the war and values were Inflated.
Those in charge OF tho government
saw it was necessary to resume spacio
payments. They were to lie resumed
january, 1879 and every one had to
nil
would shrink to 4 in specle The oh.
Jeet was to do as little harm to any
individual interest as possible. The
people had the sympathy of the law
makers then; they do not have 1t now.
The President the Senate anu tho
House, or the political party In con.
troll OF the National Government to-
day ale hostile to every interest north
OF the old Mason and Dixon line.
The colured man Ia oppressed rs
much as possible aud the white work
ing man ID crowded down TO the same
low level. Therefore they do not TN.
derstand the people and the indus
tries OF the North, and they do not
care to understand them. They want
cheap goods and that Is tho only Hrgu'
ment ever put forth in favor OF u
low tariff. This was tao argument in
1924, and has been ever since. flow
much cheaper DO they want commDat'
ties than They IRE day When you
get below certain priUe for II suit Of
clothes the reduction comes oil The
man or woman who makes il. Cheat
goods make cheap men.
The practice oil grinding thingt
down when they are cheap enough
already, i'll ordGr that the prUieBetulfa
man with liked income OF SO many
dollars q year can buy his foreign
made cont VOF loss or make his inGuluJ
go a little further. means trHe trait.
dumpsl upon this country, for II til,
manufacturers do hot reduce the Ivir
OF goods they viii tHhs oil the dutl
and bring them flum the other aids
They do not say that workshops vii
5tutt VI and wages be rettat H!iel
prices are lowered IheS do mot leiI'
that rfdnetiOn5 pttlHly Igdurp4 w3Ra5
AIR. IleSeland 5Ays paOpr LUTs hrct
cheated and haVs been pagiH4; tor
much. but all tiRl! l. now promised i
cheaper goods and not higher Wages
The question l. what ls to ~, done
Until tine IteHl election nothing t'ttu b,
done. At tbs last election vast Hula
Der of Republicans, and they had
right 10 do II. voted the DemgrfHt5
ticket, Ih4y iili II becaa50 tEeN ID
iierea the Hos which mon Ia h1g
plnccs. mel wRu knew better tul
them They believed that their an
plUYefa were futlFIn& Them. LIS
were told So hy men Who ploptc loo
up to, Some newspapers told I'll
same thing and gaze fictitious tE1te
TO prove IT, When at the same tim
probably Ihs men WORKING il ii.A sut
tories were leceirluE ldrgal psi
ccatags OF tho profits tAlu ths me-
who owned tie plants. hecaUsa /
multiplicity OF factories had increase
the production and had eul down til
profits.
In this country which We all los
Democrats and Republicans altke,
want 10 sac 1t tiImly established as
Fundamental principle that this nntiI
is the lest aud ita institutions AHA
not be modelled alter any other. al
the man VITO SAYS the port shuuld i
opened to Tie products II Half te
Foreigners viii ua hisss5i from II
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