Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-13

lhere is soinethirg wrong wash the
pedestal that supports the great Ding
ley tariff movement. 1t is showing a
tendency to crumble. We do not know
whether our protectionist friends have
noticed this or mot, but We would ad-
wise them to examine il. and il they
are wise they will include the founia-
tions 10 their scrutiny. The way In
which the shaft wobbled during the
meeting OF the National Association OF
Manufscturers at Detroit was alarming.
We fear II ths Home Market Club does
not.quickly devise some kind OF a politi-
cal derrick 10 support it the whole
thing will tumble down. Aud great
will DO the fall thereof.
Why. TO read the discussions that
took place among those manufacturers
on the erilsof the tariff and the benefi-
cence Of reciprocity reminds US of an
old-time Democratic. tariff for revenue
only pow-wow. We had been COM
mlserating ourselves over tho untimely
murder of the Star-eyeu Goddess by the
free silver Bandit, when, bless our
troubled souls, she has come 10 life II
ahe viii only not faint and go oil ngain
OF pore fright of her resurrectionary
surroundings all may yet be vol.
When she comes 10 herself and is
Rble to contemplate the political doings
OF her former friends and supporters
she will no doubt wonder how she ever,
in hsr former life, became identified
with such an asinine combination as
the Democratic party. She will reflect
that she once led 1t to point whore
victory was within lite grasp, where the
protectionist giant had begun to trem-
BILE and cast about for some means OF
ESCAPE, when the whole country was
ready to exclaim, Well done, thou
faithful Democrat.' But alas there
arose fa'se god. lie bore cross of
gold and wore crown OF thorns. and
in his hand was long, glistening knife
with a silver handle. The faithful
Democrat paused, transtized by the
new apparition, and as the Star eyed
Goddess turned to beckon him on the
silver handled knife did its work.
We all Know what followed the foul
murder. The Democratic party was
transformed into an incoherert, chat.
tering mass OF Populistio demagogueH,
its prestige crumbled into the dust, and
its old enemy, which was then at its
feet, took new lease of life and well
nigh wiped it off the political arena.
Not only that, but the element that in
our political career has always guided
public thought, preserved our Ameri-
can nationalism, and stood for consti-
tuiionai loyalty, and which was then
represented by Grover Cleveland and
Thomas Brackott Reed, was relegated
to the rear, and crowd OF nondescrirt
political spoilsmen, headed by an OF.
pcrtunist mountsbank. decked off in
the imperial raraphernalia OF an Indian
emperor. took its place Is it any won
der that the Constitution has become
etfete. that the American principle Of
the consent of the governed has been
dragged in the dust Of cynical ridicule,
that the United States dared to stand
out in the market plac, of the world
and buy an alien people at the rate of
81 a head?
We darasay the great Democratic
party feels eminently proud of It's work.
ur, perhaps, it merely shrugs its tickle,
pusillanimous shoulders and nutters
with Cain. cam l my brother 's.keepersn
twill do we'll, now. to contemplate
the doinga of the National Association
OF Manufacturers 1t will be able to
watch in green.eyed envy and shame
faced chaerin its old enemy do precisely
what Democracy has fought for, and
preached for, and gloried over. for three
quarters Of century. ii Rossibly its SEN
sitiyeness and appreciation have be-
CONS SO obtunded by the poison of free
silver and Populism thatit may be able
to listen to Proteotionist express such
sentiments as the following with
eqaanimity, but We doubt IT:
He had been a protectionist all his
life, but Ee wanted to know IL Ameri.
cans expected 60 go on exporting each
year one thousand million dollars
worth OF goods more than they receive.
We now had a warning in Russia. Ali
the world would combine against the
United States If we do not take heed.
The, farmers, II they found foreign
MAJ kets for their products CLOSED To
them. would make ihemselye heard at
the next election. IL wa q .'Pharj.
saica and dishonest policy to ask
Europe to buy of us when We would
not buy of her. Americans wanted an
open door, 10 China and all over the
world. They must, then, keep their
own door open, ,3a5
Could old Democratic doctrine be
put mere clearly than that? How do
you like to see Jour own wind bellying
the sails Of your enemy. Mr.. Democrats
Do you think you can buy it back with
fifty-oeEt dollars?
TIE written statement furnished t,ts