The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-23

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Il We alluded to the capital speech OF
1onator Higgins. on Tuesday. in or
TITO show that under the beneficial
tHiInenoe OF the protective system the
mice OF ochre had been reduced from
M 10 els and s2o per ton. The tar.
l1Eof 1870 reduced the duty to IS. and
Eapetor Higgins desired that amount
- ramain. as 1t would not cost man
>nApalnt his house 81 additional In
onnaeauence OF that tax. Senator
WQgius' admonitions were most
Hnely and evidently exerted salu.
laxg influence. He showed that
khrnugh protection the price OF a
EF0Rt many articles Of necessity have
he0n lowered and II 1t were not
fox American competition the pso-
piato-day would be paying q greatly
higher price for them.
Continuing Mr.. Higgins said:
Eat tho bill pass; let 1t go upon the
nkfute books, and when 1t will go off
E6a statute books, MIR. President, 1t
Mil go of forever. It will be fear-
fol cost to pay.
The New York Sun not long ago
p0nred 1t up that 5000. 900, 600 was
tlit coat of the suppression OF the
tefrihle late rebellion and the de-
ptruction OF slavery. That sum, with
all the precious lives and MANNED
bodies that went with 1t, was small
price to pay to gel rid OF slavery, nut
iification and secession, This meas,
tre to day is not met, as Henry Clay
was met In 1882, with the threat OF
d1hunton. The heresy has departed.
U1lnot know but that tho nation, In
The providence of God, is called upon
10 pay as great pricein the paralysis
VI its Industries through the coming
four years. in order that the Southern
taresy OF FREQ trade. with Its mlsera-
BIZ and contemplate Northern appon-
tHRe, shall be forever RENTED to the
limbo OF the past.
II Is great crisis Enormous re.
snlts hang upon what we may do,
kynt the responsibility of the senators
lou the other side, In whose hands rests
This event, which / almost call dread
event, 10 enormous. To-day tho world
III relieved from war, posttlence auC
famine Population Is not kept down
BY these agencies of the past. Oul
Eonfiicts are peaceful; they are the
conflicts OF commerce and OF econom
ID ideas. They are waged, however
lust as fiercely and their results ar'
Iust as great and momentous. Unde
Bhirty-three years of protection,
preoious period. for 1t has given wha
this country has SO much needed,
bong opportunity Of experiment, W
Nave developed the most extraordinar!
fsisatnass OF manufacturing and com
4lercial prosperity, OF well-to .do.nes
M Individual and family and hom
Nat the world has ever seen.
Since 1858 tho mon whose eeonoml
deas are to-day In the ascendant hav
}ctn held In letters, They propos
SOW to reimpose their Idea upon TIL
3puntry. They may succeed. the.
pliiy fall; but believe that If thsi
Measure should go upon the statut
poke with any considerable applica
Ion OF the free-trade idea 1t will sim
ly hand us and this country back t
ts condition before 1860. 1t Will b
he successful attempt of the peopl
ef the South to drag down the Mort
% the level where some OF them az
how. In doing It they will proven
be elevation of their entire section t
7here the North Is now. But IL wi
70 met IN turn by the majestic II
ppnse OF the people from whose eye
u mists will be removed. from whoe
laDdB and feet all shackels will fal
Ind who, In the final result, will Civ
nat decisive uttarance which, like lht
1f Appomattox In 1865, will know L
appeal and no oTerturning.