Evening journal., 1912-10-24
TARIFF IS
SAVIOUR OF
THE NATION
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could not he contradicted. Mr.. Vale
said that Mr.. Bryan had tried TO con-
tradict this statement yesterday in
Philadelphia but had failed, and had
lodged the real question Mr. Vale
gave a complete history Of the tariff
beginning with George Washington,
whom he declared. In his first mes
sage to Congress asked that body 10
pass bill to protect industries OF the
new republic.
The result was. said Mr. Vale that
tho first bill passed by Congress was
a protective tarih measure, and In ten
years all kinds of new industries grew
up Thomas Jefferson, himself point
ed out the fact that there was a sur
plus of S14.00O.00O in the treasury and
less than ono-Quarter OF that many
people IN he country.
In 1919. nrr Vale said a reduction
OF tariff took place. and the first
panic that the country had ever seen
followed Mr. Vale said that Senator
benton. a prominent Democrat of that
time, said that he could not paint the
tariff reduction black enough here. He
cried for relief. and Il came In tho
year 1924, under a protective tarif
Until this year the tariff had never
been real party issue, Mr.. Vale
said Such men as McClean. Of Della
ware; Andrew Jackson and Buchanan,
Rll Democrats. voted for H. Mr.. Vale
continued. telling of the history Of the
tariff, and of how each reduction had
brought a decrease in wages.
Compare your wages with those of
five years ago" said Mr. Vale Amer
lean workmen get the highest wages
in the world To support me in this
contention, have the report Of a
committee appointed by the British
Parliament to investigate conditions
in this country Wheat has increased
from Is to 60 per cent and labor 90
per cont In purchasing power. II We
are TO Judge Wilson from his past
writings he is surely a free trader -
Lands Mr.. Miller.
Mr.. Vale said he had been all over
the State looking for some one TO
bring a charge against Charles II
Miller as a man. but had found no
one who could bring a single charge
against him.
mir Miller has the great faculty
of fair mindedness and If elected viii
do the fair and just thing with all
the people of Delaware, regardless OF
party feeling
Mr. Vale spoke I'm glowing terms
al the rest OF the Republican ticket
particularly of George N. Hall. whom
he declared did not seek the nomina-
tion for Congress, and now finds HIM
self I'm the most delicate position ever
recorded In the history of the State.
Congressman 1eald was greeted
with storm Of applause when he
took the platform lie said that he
understood the club stood for the
State ticket and platform which was
something worth while standing for
adding that In his recollection there
had not been better or stronger
State ticket nominated by the Re.
publcans i'm Delaware, and that this
one could be said TO be the very best
The election OF Senator Miller, Ia
said, would not only insure the Stat
OF an excellent administration. bu
would prevent the return TO th
ruthless and arbitrary Demo
the right of suffrage was denied tC
thousands of Republicans through tho
agency of the tax receipt system
We believe that our faith in tht
Republican party has been justified,
said Mr.. Heald. "and while today il
may be divided, remember that the
Republican party as a vehicle for
those who believe In protection, the
party which has fought the wars OF
this country the battles OF the peo'
pie and sixty years of prosperity viii
not go down in defeat before a Dem.
ocratic candidate who would be de-
foated worse than any man since the
civil war. II the party were not d.
vided The Democrats are bankinl
upon a division of the party in The
whole country and in this state The,
offer no remedy but say. Elect us L
Office and we will solve all Difficult
ties"
Free Trade Would Injure City.
Continuing Mr. Heald said 81 wan
20 show you what the tariff means q
the city of Wilmington and It's peo
pie. In the machine tools schedul
IF the Underwood steel bill all ma
hine tools were on the free lis
1hioh would have seriously cripple
,n-a business of the Hilles & Jonc
iiN lmpany, the Belts Machine Com
- r, any Trump Brothers, and the j. N
SS.apoolo Company Every Democrat vol
Ned for this bill The owners OF On
mills sent me word that If this bi
was passed that they would eithe
have to close down their mills or r'
duce wages to the standard of th
competing countries Machinists
Germany receive rs cents TO n cent
per hour; In Great Britain they n
ceive N 10 20 cents per hour;
Italy they receive 13 to is cents p'
hour; while in Wilmington and v
cinity they receive 26 TO 30 cents p'
hour
During the last session the Dem'
Gratis introduced a bill putting glaze
kid on the free list, saying that
would reduce the price of shoes IT
duty on shoes is only about cent
so that placing glazed kid on the fr
list would throw thousands out