The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-01


Political Thoughts Continued.
The grand opening of the Demo.
,ratio ''wrecking association" which
.ook place at Fourth and Market
streets on Saturday evening, Sept. %.
was fairly well attended, owing more
Than anything else to an intense desire
On the part OF the people to know what
kind of an excuse they would face the
people with and how much 'brassr 1t
in Democratic orators to face
their fellow citizens and present a
theory already dead and sinking In
nostrlls OF every thinking man. The
chief speaker on the occasion was
Delaware's United States Senator, Mr..
Geo. W. Gray. Mr.. Gray Ia a pleasant
speaker but very poor reasoner; a
worse theologian or doctor of divinity.
He commenced by defining his creed,
which he Eeld as sacred In one sense
as the ''Holy Church." and tried to
Inspire his hearers with courage to 40
on by pointing them to victory, as yet
invisible; and the promise and predlc.
ton OF great lamentation and tears
for the Republicans on the sixth Of
bursts of enthusiasm from either
heard bis predictions and promises
made In the past, which never PANIED
out worth AGENT. But Mr.. Gray after
trying to excuse his party for failing
to redeem their rledgee to the coun-
try, proceeds to enumerate what won.
derful good things they had accom-
plished In the last Congress, without
a word OF mention OF the Destroying
Angel who at the mandate of the
Democratic party, had winged Its way
over all the land and brought misery.
prlvatIon and tears to countless homes,
and then filings out this paralyzlng
sentence. this startling declaration,
this menacing threat against the busl-
ness and industries OF our nation
hear 1t re farmers of Delaware who
looked for sl.25 for your wheat aud
got so cents.
Here 1t, ye honest toilers who expec.
ted two Jobs OF work and got none;
from day to day, you have sought In
vain for the meanest job to relieve
your wants. and as night-fail-brings
you back to needy wifeand children In
repeat the same old story,
No man hireth me;' hear 1t and take
warning before 1t Is too late, hear
this declaration Of Delaware great SEN
ator and escape for your lives into the
protecting arms OF the Republican
party: hear what he Gays; ''We were
mot able to do all we intended to do"
but when we get going we do not
stop until we reach the goal for which
we started" Let every sensible man
pray that they sha II not get going
amy more, and resolve that they shall
never reach the goal for which they
started" by voting all hands around
the Republican ticket on November
9th 1874.
This distinguished Senator would
not have any man to call him "his
FRIEND" who Ia unwilling TO pay the
just and necessary share which he
owes for the support of free govern.
ment, and, and yet In the same breath
he condemns, as an almost unpardon-
able sin. the only theory In practice. by
which u poor man Is enabled to pay
his share of Government support or
Anything else. He seems to draw a
line Of distinction something like this:
1T Is all right to pay high salaries to
government officials, and all the other
governmental expenses; 1t is all right
to pay high for all other protection
cave that which Is vital to the toiler.,
Interest. but outrageously wrong to
throw the shelterlng arms OF protec.
ton around the only capital heaven
has blessed him with-his labor.
1t la all wrong to allow him protec.
lproprlats to him self its blessing by
paving Mr.. Gray's imaginary Sl.50 to
Ia Pennsylvania industry, and by SO
doing secure to himself the blessing
Of steady employment and the sure
reward for the same. which pays for
Jail and secures to him the still further
blessing of a suificlenoy to supply his
wife. children and home with the com.
forts of life. Shame on the govern.
ment-shame on the theory-shame
on the men who would attempt 10
throw down the walls of protection
SO wisely reared for the poor mans
and let in the ravenous wolves
lof want. deprivation and distress tc
destroy him.
I What contrast there Ia between
Mr.. Gray's creed and theory, and tha
broad, deep and human Craftsmanship
which has characterized the Republl
can party Its entire lifetime. We say
broad and far.reaching statesmanshlI
which has interviewer Into their sye'
tenn OF national management prin'
iIciple OF protection so wonderfully
.Iadjusted as to impart life giving en-
Iergy to every business and enterprise,
and made the latorer to rejoice witt
hope as plenty and fulnesS has beer
his to enjoy. We say 1t without feal
lof successful contradiction that the
greatest craftsmanship, the wlses
Statesman are the ones which secures
to the nation subjects full employ
ment at remunerative prices.
Satan finds some mischief still
For Idle hands to do.
The Republican party has been the
poor mans defender and protector.
and when lis enemies ehall have beer
put to flight, which won't be- long. she
will continue to again be his guardian
angel. Our wise Senator Gray would
feign make tho people believe tina
protection was "lumbug and q
hraudh and labor the curse of God up
I mankind aud q thing not to be gov
erned by congressional enactment
he certainly is at fault In his theory
and theology both. AS labor com
llmenced at the dawn of creation, II
may not be out OF place to locate it!
institution and take look at some
Iof the circumstances connected witt
Ats origin.
In greatly neglected book at this
aged OF the world, we find that oul
highly protected, first parents. Adam
land Eve, were placed in garden by
their Creator and were given employ
ment at dressing and keeping the
sam e:they were also given every fruit
that was pleasing to the sight anG
pleasant to the tnste for food to sIs
tain them. They had also the strong
arm of the government OF heaven to
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