The sun., 1901-02-12
REAsoNe WHY.

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ne delaware river, in few years, will I
Je nned with smoking chimneys andsl ,
thousands Of new homes.-The Morning
News.
Our esteemed contemporary is mis-
taken. AS there can be no existence Of
.ning or condition without adequate
, ause, be it mountain or mole-hill, be 1t
energy and enterprise attested by smok-
.ng chlmneys and whirring wheels, or the
Jack OF these industrial virtues attested
Ny stagnatlon, vacant lands and unused
Industrial facilities-gas plants for in
stance--there must be reason, that is
a cause. for difference between populous |
and energetic Rhode Island, and sparsely |
populated un-energetic Delaware.
We understand that the News is advo- |
eating the removal of the tax on manu-
.acturers. We agree with it in that,
We suggest, however, that this tax is
only one element IN the reason why Del
ware is not as rich III industrial enter
.,iises and as populous as Rhode Island.
4ne tax has helped to keep people and
Enterprises away but has not the in
llusive reason why, of our present indus
rial condition. An examination OF the
,ase we think will show that the ad-
| ,antages seem, the material advantages,
| - be Ill favor OF this state. We have
mllder climate, richer soil, orchards,
.elus, forests and streams that produce
| .4ure OF the necessarieS and luxurles oil
ne table than most any other portion OF
,ue country. We are nearer the forests
aud mines from which comes the mater
AIS Tor industry, We have unsurpassed
abroad ana water transit TO fetch anu
larry our products, and We have mechan-
IS ana work people as capable and IN
Iustrlous as any upon the globe; added
20 all these advantages we have the
sites for industrial plants that are as
good and more numerous than any other
,lty OF winch we have knowledge. All
.hese are reasons why industrial enter
.,rises should locate here, and they are
reasons, which, barring the tax, that
ought to operate in our favor. With
! .hese advantages Delaware has only half
me population Of Rhode Island.
We suggest to our contemporary that
The difference between Delaware and
I abode Island is the difference between
: he South and the North-the differenc.
: Jetween the political and social condi.
t tions produced by two opposing civili-
: lations. 1t is the difference between the
civilization founded upon freedom foi
al the people and one founded upon
Z slavery for the industrial classes of tn.
20 see that New England has been in
viting people to locate there while tht
south has been repelling them from hel
boundaries. These forces have been
: operating for almost the whole histor.
Of the country. 1ney have made social
industrial and political conditions which
temain-Rhode Island is still inviting
1 and welcoming people, while Delaware
II IL repeling them. 1t is not, therefore
d the tax on manufacturers that is barring
i the growth of the city and State, bu
Z rather the illiheral consesyatsm whicl
IS shuts the doors of our homes agans
j. newcomers, that fears and prevents bust
i ness competition and denies them politi
it cal equality; that makes politics tn
ii method and the State law and authorit.
" the instrument Of its social exclusiyenes
il and business greed. The editor Of tn
ot News can call on his memory for proof
h. Of this. Can remember the men whom b
70 knows came to this city to engage in bus
4: ness and to make permanent homes, an
of who went away because OF just th
he conditions We have named.
er We suggest, too, that business ente
be Prise that is not seconded by attractir
Sc social conditions and fostered by liberia
q its and justice in law and politics, wi
re not suffice to cure the ills which retal
~ the growth Of this State. Men and W
men are demanding more nowadays tina
the mere privilege of living in cor
n! rnunity. Men of energy, capacity ar
Il. Enterprise are demanding more from ii
to people among whom they elect to lii
han the mere enjoyment of busine
facilities and opportunities They z
ms pect, and rightly too, respect for the
lat political opinions, the privilege of exc
his Using their political rights and the pr
nd ection Of the law in politics and bus
OF ness. These things have not been offer
iii u guaranteed to people coming into tt
an .stute. These are the things for whi
he he Republicans of Delaware have be-
to ontending, and these are the thin
an which they expect as the result Of t
np- republican government of the State tn
We mas just been inaugurated at Dover.
The The fight that has revolutionized t
10 States politics has been a fight made
OF secure respect for political opinion, I
as- protection of the law in the exercise
be political rights, and the protection OF I
ma .aw in business. 1t is no secret no
ate lni the people who are moving to p
ion mote the city's growth ought, and
tell think, do, know that the bitterness a
ody persistence of the long political hg
which has ended in the overthrow of I
Democratic party, and that has divid