The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-12

! repaired to say, and say IL without detracting
from anything due to the Democratic ticket,
that the Republican ticket is far better. He
knew Mr.. Tunnel to be good natured, amia.
BILE gentleman, given to hospitality and good
neighborhood. OF Joshua II. Marvil no man
knew any harmful thing. He had carved his
way from poverty to independence by bis abil-
ity and integrity. He was one of the few poor
men who had been able to get rich without
becoming q hog He was content 20 give every
man his due and every one with whom he had
to deal fair chance, and during his rise from
poverty to independence he had scattered the
! fruits Of benevolence and charity all along his
pathway.
Another good omen to encourage Republi-
cans was the evidences of the disruption Of
the Democratic party. He read lergthy ex-
tracts from Virginia Democratic newspaper
characterizng the Democratic party as party
of irreconcilable factioIs working for imprac-
ticsl ends. He quoted a prophesy of James
G. Blaine showing the effect of the free trade
teaching OF college professors, dootrinaires
and Mugwumps, and declared that IL Mr..
Blaine had been inspired from on high he
| could not have more truthfully foretold the
present crisis, both US to it's source and it's
character. lie also quoted Benz amin Frank
| Inns political economy in favor of protection,
and contrasted it with that of Chairman viii.
son, the father of the Democratic tariff, and
asked his audience which was the preferable
authority. Mr.. Willis said he preferred that
| of Franklin and the Republican party. Frank
lin had won esteem at home and abroad, his
patriotism and his wisdom had never been
doubted, and the Republican party asked only
| to be judged by Its protective policy.
Mr.. Willis denied Chairman Wilson's as
sertion, made in London. that America had
been following the example OF China fot
quarter of century. He said the Chinese
policy is one of exclusion. The American
Republican policy is only one Of high fencee.
! He also denied Mr.. Wilson's assertion that
the wings of American commerce have been
clipped. The commerce OF this country in
| 1892 was greater than ever before. He de-
clared that these free trade theories were the
ideas Of Southern politicians who stand
around the grass grown villages Of the South,
wear store clothes and blackened boots, chew
tobacco, curse Republicans, hate negroes, and
dream of heaven. Applause.
He had no sympathy with these or with the
Southern statesmen who went to Great
Britain for commentator Of their work He
had NO faith in tho American, and the Ameri.
can people have no use for him, who goes to
England to apologize for the Battle of Bunker
Hill. Applause One OF these Statesmen
is coming home 10 Delaware in the great
ambaesadare. Applause He said it
made him sick to think that these people in
any way represented the American people
he had no patience with the todying spirit
that pr~ised the gentry and nobility of Eng
land and despised the common people Of
America. [Applause .
The Republican policy ia to care for the
homes of the people. Not for the palatia
homes alone, but for all the humble homes
Of the people. To assure 10 the humblest
citizen all his rights. To give to every one
every possible opportunity consistent with his
ability, and the rights Of his neighber, to
make a home for his family and an honorable
name for himself. Applause The Republican
party stands for sound currency, protection
for American interests sgainst foreign interests
and for justice to all men.
GENERAL WILSON'S SPEECH.
General Wilson was the last speaker. The
/, interest in the discussion had not tagged, and
when he began his speech everybody appeared
as intent to hear as when they were greeting
Senator Higgins's and Mr. Willis points with
deafening rounds of applause. General Will
son-baid:
This is a campaign of extraordinary interest
| to you and TO the American people, because
the issues are directly connected with your
pockets and your dearts. interests Senator
Higgins has discussed the history of tariff leg.
islation with rare lucidity. He has shown you
that our country has PR spered only with a
protective tariff. Indeed SO interviewer with
a protective tariff is our prosperity that the
latter was more than a half century ago des-
ignated as the American system. 1t is sys-
TEN upon which the whole nation has grown
and thryen as no other nation ever grew, and
the greatest growth he has not failed to point
out to you was absolutely coincident with the
period Of its most prolonged trial from 1861
to 1892 Tho fathers Of the republic laid
DOWN the fundamental principles of this sys-
tem when they passed the first act of Congress
They recognized that the first duty Of the
new government under the Constitution was
to protect American labor, manufactures and
commerce. Hence they laid duties on impor-
tltions, and decreed that the cossting trade
should be reserved for American shipping.
Why do they do this ? Because they believe
that:
First. Work is the bGss Of all human
happiness, because it produces all that con
stitutes comfort, all that is worth living for
Second All the work necessary to carry
on the affairs of a nation should be done by
tho people of that nation.
Third. That proper snd remunerative re-
turns are essential and are within the influences
if not the control Of national legislation. The
higher the wages are the greater the pros
peiitY and happiness of the people are.
Fourth And this ia true no matter what
tho prices of commodities are
Admit that with free trade half the wages
of Democratic times would buy as much as
the highest wages Of Republican times-and
that you could buy as much with a half
dollar as with whole dollar, what American
wouldn't rather have the dollar than the half
dUllar2 The tendency where a single industry
preyails-as agriculture in Chna-s to low
wages, small coin, unhappiness and extreme
poverty.
Protection is then cur true policy. 1t stm.
ulates Varied industries, competition, advance.
ment There is no such thing as over protec-
tion; for any duty which is higher than ne
ccssary to shut out foreign competition stim-
ulates home competition, and home competi-
tion lowers profits, stimulates inventive
genius, promotes good management, economy
aud cheapness, ssand facilitates the distribution
snd finally leads to the perfection Of quality
and form.
The Republican rule Is that the duty levied
should be equal to the difference in cost as
measured by tho difference 10 wages, and
when through inadvertance or for any other
reason the duty is placed above tho point re-
quired by the difference in wages it is Repub-
lican doctrine that 1t should be again reduced
I But protection of goods, wares and mer-
chandse is not all that ID required to protect
American labor. Something more is needed
The pauper, criminal and contract labor
which has poured in upon US for the last
thirty years in such endless numbers must be
prohibited and the Republican party pledges
itseit TO do that effective and promptly.
Under the thirty second section of the tariff
act both will have to pay per cent. on their
income in excess Of $4000--tha E. glish of
which Is that le 8l4 of our citizens WIN have