Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-27

do with that $3.50? You say you do
not want it for the treasury in Wash
ington. am willing to pay that ] am
man, and want to bear my just share
OF the public burden. You say you do
not want it for that, what do you want
it for ?' 81 want it in the name of pro-
lection to American labor" but my
labor protects me. l am here working
as carpenter, or blacksmith, or as
builder, or what not" "Well, we be-
lieve in building up industries, and we
want that $l.50, not to go into the
treasury, but TO so into the pockets OF
the protected manufacturer" Great
and continued applause.l
Now my friends, the protected manu-.
facturer may be as good man as stands |
before me. | doubt not that many OF
them are. He may go to church on Sun.
day and he may give aims to the poor.
He may be exemplary In ali the private
relations of life, but l declare to you
never could see the reason why, on that
account, / should take $1.50 out OF my
pocket and give to him. do not care
how benignant he is, or how benevolent
he is, or how nice his family are; that
S1.5O ought not to be taken from me
UNLESS CnOOSG W Slf0 ~. II 10 hoe %
question of "markets," as Mr.. Cleveland
said, SO much as a question of morals. |
can pay 81, or So, or $5, and can get
along-I wont starve. can do it, but in
the name of free institutions, in the
name of the morality that naturally
governs the intercourse between men,
| ought | to be compelled to pay it? Mol
! Mol Tell me, my Republican friends,
upon what grounds you say l ought to
| be compelled to pay it? have never
yet heard anything that changed my
| mind. / do not believe you will ever
hear anything that will change your
mind on the morality of that question.
My friends, you will find that what
this much abused Congress has done
will be appealing to you when the snow
| falls. When the snow flies in Decem-
Der, you will find that it is q little bit
easier to get pair OF blankets; that it
takes little less work to get an all
wool overcoat, and not shoddy one;
that it takes little less trouble to get
comfortable clothing for your wife and
your little ones, than it did; and for
that, the American people have to thank
the Democratic party. They have to
thank those stalwart, brave men who,
year after year, have fought this great
fight in order that justice might prevail
in this great nation; and throughout the
borders Of this great land, thank them,
that at last they have won the first
battle of this great war. Others must
follow it, You are not going to lay
down your arms, for, if you do, the
enemy will soon be in upon you.
But we want reinforcements at Wash.
ington. The House of Representatives re-
. sponded nobly to the call of the Ameri
can people. We want more Democratic
Senators. Wont you give us onei
[Voice--Yes, yes. Applause.l You car
. do it. You can do it. And then thi:
fight which trust in God will go OF
l until victory, complete and absolute
: shall be inscribed on the bannets of oui
: great party on this great issue, and it
! bcnefcence will spread all over th
" land and over all its people alike. Privi
r lege, my friends, all the world over
Y dies hard. You did not expect othe
: than hard fight, did you, with thes
Q people who have been enjoying protec
5 ton for more than 80 years-for NOR
e than generation? They have come, =
9 believe in it. They are, as said, mos
}. of them honest i'll their belief that til
0 country cannot exist unless the
j. have special favors from the government
l MAKE us rich and we will be kind t
i the poor" No! That is not the Ameri
II can doctrine. That was not the primo
u pie for which are fathers fought. Tha
o is not what Americans intended whe
Y they formed this government Andi I'll
'r not what Americans are going to hav'
Ie They want no such doctrine as that
J MAKE few rich and they will attend
le the poor" They say "hands OIL OF ou
3 labor. Take away the tribute gathert
g for the privileged and protected clas
le and leave us free people OF a free coul
7, try to work out our own salvation witt
o. out interference, and without favoritisr
AZ an equal opportunity for all and favol
Of to none" We will preach that doctril
s. till we die, then we will bequeath th'
" fight to our children to continue.
.. My friends, this Congress through a
~ the din and turmoil, the noise of u
~ captains and the shouting, has con
W with substantial results to show to Il
Nv American people the government
"a more Democratic than it was in the la
~ Congress. We have done somethin
ne though we have had hard fight. a
" that capital and money and Ion
~ entrenched privilege, all that the pr
|
X consummation has been done. Misre
~ ~ resentation, vilification, falsehood, O
~ struction in every form, trained intel
ns, gunce-for money can always buy it
~ was there to fight the battle of class, al
~ fight the battle of privilege against I
~ masses of the people; and we have b
~ hard fight, and there has been a gre
.ty confusion, u great noise and much
az obscure the result; but the smoke OF t
ess conflict has cleared away, and will t
~ ~ YOU what we bring out of it. Thou
Tvs US we come out of it moke-begrimed, to
and wounded, we come out of it wi
~ the Mckinley bill repealed. We col
nv nv out of it with the right of the people
% io' the states to govern their own electic
80 restored to them after nearly quar-
~ W OF century, Applause. We CO
~, out of it with the $15 ,0O0,0U0 of boui
!, ,ii y annually paid to the Louisiana su!
,ha planters absolutely repealed. $l5,00O,I
~, .n annually out of your labor and mi
eSs !, y my friends, that went to the growers
-. ~, sugar in Louisiana. We paid it. y
AZ az paid it and paid it. 1t did not dl
as, from the skies. 1t came out of the
ons of the country. Well, VIC are no lon
tribute payers to that great privile!
ley class. That was something done. L
ast ~ is a triumph for the people, and it
~ presage of triumphs yet to come in
cot sacred cause OF the people of this Co
Ic. try.
got My friends, stand together, shout
6an to shoulder, in this fight rs you did
hev the last. Give us New Castle cour
ON Give US Kent and Sussex as you diC