Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04
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ManufartureTs formally resolves to ask
tho Congress Of tho United States for a
tariff as low as possible, = 50 was
uone BY a resolution adopted b. tho
association yesterday, there il hope for
the county. Tke resolution reads as
follows:
Ii is the sense OF tho National Asan
citation OF Manufacturers that the tariii
Law should be revised al the earliest
iassible moment 10 or0er That uneer
taInty may be removed, confidence re-
STORED and business permitted to revive.
Rates Of duty should be made as low
aa possible consistent wild adequate
protection Of cur Rnufacturipg and
agricultural industries aud tins lahpr
they employ. Tue tariff should contain
aElr specific duties nr mi1od ~
Eaorsm and specific drtlee.
II the fixing Of tariff rates was lsit
T. the association. thorn would 10
siuall doubt as to shat tie tern sa8
low Ms pnssiblen would be construed II
tiHan. But the tariff will be niais By
Congress, ard THE declaration b
Il nGdy Ut MEN whn are interested IN Z
hiea tariff from desire to pTutit
peeuriarily is therefore very signiii
CONT 1t is an Indication that they feel
the force Of tho unaolihted public son
tiAe1t which has more than once EN-
raaticaiiy expressed itaelf against tie
| policy Of high protective tariff. Tho
MEN Of whom it vac declared by high
Republican authority that they make
large fortunes out Of the tariff avery
!! yaar when times are good. = have eyi.
IDENTIFY awakened 10 the fact thar tho
| peGpia arc tired OF having tho taX.
| lsrying power of the government ezer
/ cised exclusively for their benefit, and
/ Trey TIRE row in tho position Of striving
| for what they cEn got, Instead Of irso-
laayly demanding, VIVA: thoy wanE.
Aud 90, il Ia encouraging 10 note theii
4 present attitude. 1: ia an Indication
mat Congress may los! constrained tt
respect tina voiee Of the neonla az ex
| pressed at the last election, and let TIL
tariff alone. Carnegie says no inrfeaai
III tariff rates is needad. This MiGvRll
steel Company rFntesia againBt ans
change. Tie people do not ask any
Congress, therefore, sanuld pay attpn
ton to the currency question, and girl
no heed to any rrqnests for genera
ripping up" Of the tariff.
Why snt aaEe an Example OF Him?
Abiding to tho cheeky manifesto
recently issued by the Addirka "rump'
Legislature, tho Milford News an,
Advbrtipsr, a Republican paper, edi
tofially Gays;
The Addicks manifesto, with ap
parent indignation. charges DemOCrac
with having maue the right OF fran
uhise understandable asset ~ VIII
! Hhould AdtiioEsites complain at thiG
DO they think that they should have a
absolute monopoly 0f the right to bu
Burh I'm archantablo assetstp
In this connection We arc remlndc
Of recent occurrence. A luud.mouthh
} advocate of tho cause Of Adaicksisr
came TO this Office and ordered his sui
agriptiOn to be discontinued. Iie dl5s
, creed with the policy Of the paper, an
@as disposed TO criticise prevalea
Iiotical mathnds as unfair and unlawfu
And set 10 our certain knowledge thu
/ man has sold his vote for rounh nric
q ryOr since MIR. AddiCks las figured
delaware politics, lilo is undoubtad!
i, IN favor of Congressional iuyestigl
: ton.
2 Iiorp ia direct accusation from
u responsible sourca, that may lead
. somo practical results II our Milton
y contemporary has certain snowedl
that this man has sold his vote for
. rpuad price over since Mr Addicks h
. itIured IN Delaware politics, 1t nugt
} 70 have knowledge equally certain
. tho party or parties who paid this CO
. rapt vnter tine round prics" for h
nulirgge.
In tnia event, it becomes the duty
" DIR contemporary 10 move for q
y parliament Of tiin party or par!i
!" thus guilty Of bribery and corrEpti
=" Il suffrage. ''hcre il already suIlioi"
~ la@ 10 anrure punishment if tho rro
q . Ue aeidHeod Let it lay tho FAC
. 2iurp the attorney gcae"a,, aud cou
70 ag jury Will atiaad to the rest.
Vt Is would ho good thing, eren
tn,J iato day, Ia sn"urn ths convict
40 and punishment ii 4 vote huyor in Il
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