The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-25

Senator Gray declared In q speech In
this city In 1899. that tho employers In
the United States had their hands inI
the pockets OF the worklngmen up toll
the elbows. Such remark could only I
DO made by demagogue OF the worst
kind. He has not yet repented Of his
folly or mended his mAnners in the
least, but still is as great demagoguel
in the Senate chamber as he was onl
the public hastings. having attributed
In debate In the Senate on Monday.
with Senator Gallinger OF New Hamp-
shire, the strikes which occurred in
1892 to the Mckinley tariff. and tho de-
preston of business which is now
prevailing to the same measure. He
knows very we'll that the proposition
to equalizs wages at Homestead led
to the conspiracy to take possession
OF the company's property. and that
conspiracy made it necessary to call
out the military of the State in order
TO put down the armed insurgents.
and restore the works to the possess
ion OF their lawful owners.
Men like him were and are RESPONSE
BILE for many of the strikes which have
occurred by declarations that the work
ing people are being robbed OF theli
Legitimate earnings; that the employ
ers have their handle In the pockets oil
the working people up to their elbows
and similar assertions. We leave tn.
people to dstermine what should b,
dons with the authors of such state
monts. They slrould not be sustained
by public opinion or elevated to posi-
lions OF honor or profit. -..5
Senator Gray, In reference to tn,
Overwhelming vote by which Cleve
land was elected as a demand for tar
III reform, Is certainly behind the age
he should be aware that tho people
have repsnted Of their folly. that they
did not realize what they were yotln q
for, and II they could have the oppor
/. tunity to vote again this fall they
} would bury Mr.. Cleveland and Lii
tariff reform party SO deep that they
! would have no resurrection.
J, The Senator himself would share
the same fate II our citlzens were per.
mltted to vote. aud their ballots
1. should be honestly counted. III,
0 manlpulatlons OF the votartes of Mr.
INeary and his heelers could not line
= enntinunuta IN aaya hin, FTha pn.t
! ltiou taken by the Senators from Now
a York. New Jersey, MARYLAND, Louis
lana. Tennessee and West Virginia,
iproYe that they are not prepared 10
endorse the Chicago platform yr ever
, agree with the crude vagarles Of Pres
tdent Cleveland. The roeent election.
indicate the trend of pubic opinion
T. and show conciustvely that tho work
men are not going to DO fooled agar
! by the specious cry OF tariff reform Oh
/ beware or the robber barons VINO
3 have their hands in your pockets ul
to the elbows ....a. .......... ..
The election Of Ely Qulgg to Con.
gress 10 a strongly democratic dis
trlct In New York. tho triumph oye
the gamblers and horse races in New
Jersey. over the free traders IN Ohio
Massac husstta and Rhode Island
prove very fully which way tho win,
is blowing. To talk a,sut verdict il
favor OF tariff reform under these cir
n cumstances, is sheer nonsense. worth!
Igaf AL, d. - a
and stupid rs mule. We hope tina
he scales may yet fall from the eye
y of Senator Gray and his eniishtsl
= ment may be rs emphatic as was tina
of Saul Of Tarsus, or of BaItenu.
who declared after his eyos were open
ed. whereas was blind now see. /
he wore not blatant demagogus or
cuckoo ho would DO equally honest.
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