The Portland daily press., 1888-10-23
PROTECTION ENOUGH FOR DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. Blaine AnaIyzes Some of the
Provisions Of the Mills Riu.
How Knox County, Maine, was Made
to Give a Republican Majority.
Echoes from the Campaign in New
York and Other States.

BUFFALO, Oct. 22.-Mr Blaine arrived
from the West this evening in Gen. Alger's
private car, and was received at the depot
by the local committee on receptions, who
accompanied him in carriages to the Tiff
House. There was no public demonstration,
Later Mr.. Blaine addressed an audience of
5000 in Main street rink, and was enthusi-
astically received He devoted his attention
to the Mills bill, claiming where it aimed to
admit raw materials free, it did so to the
benefit of Democrats and the injury of Re-
publicans. Coal would have been ON the
free list, had not the Democrats feared they
would endanger their supremacy in Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Maryland. The
fact that Chairman Barnum owned val
liable iron mine In the Lake Superior region,
and Brice, Smith, Weed and other promin-
ent Democrats were directly interested in
iron ore or the manufacture of iron, kept
iron ore from the free list. Lime was kept
from the free list because the largest supply
OF fine lime comes from Knox county, Maine,
county which ordinarily gives Democratic
majority. The fact that the ways and means
committee nfthe House dared to think of
triffing with lime had, however, led Knox
county to go Republican in the last election.
United States District Attorney Lockwood of
Buffalo, interested in a cement cOmpany.Was
the savior Of cements Postmaster General
Dickinson, the owner of a patent for manu-
featuring wood pulp, had interfered sue
successfully for that material, and in return
michigan Democrats were expected to deliv-
er the electoral vote Of that State to Cleye-
land. Marble of all kinds, in block, rough
or squared, was on the free list In the Mills
bill as reported to the House, but was after
wards removed, probably because it gave of
fence to several conspicuous members of the
unconquefa0le Democracy" of Vermont
II do not accurately know the real reason in
this case." said Mr.. Blaine. 'but doubtless
Bradley b. Small, the keeper of the DEM
The fact that the Democratic neirs of the
venerable Peter Cooper make nearly all the
glue for the rest Of the country, kept glue
from the free list. Wood screws, against
ing for the past II years. lodged the pruning
knife because the manufacturers were Con-
necticut Democrats and Connecticut was
doubtful State On the other hand there
were no big Democrats to be injured by put
llng wool on the free list, and on the list it
went"
In conclusion, Mr.. Blaine said: "Never
before in this country has such scandalous
revenge been attempted in legislation. 1t
stamps theMills bill as measure full of per-
sonal benefits and personal wrongs. The
last place in which naturally you would sus-
pect petty revengeS, unworthy spites and
gross favoritisms would be bill raising rev.
enuh for the support of the government, but
the Democratic ways and means committee
achieved that disreputable end and but for
a Republican Senate would have embodied
all these monstrosities In the law of the land.
David Will Not Be There.
New YORK, Oct. Ex-Governor Hill re-
turned to New York from his Connecticut
trip yesterday. Soon after his arrival at the
Hoffman House it was known that he did
not intend to be present on Saturday an d re-
view with President Cleveland the parade
of the Democratic Business Men. 1t had
been arranged that the two should appear
together on the grand stand at Madison
Squire, and it was believed that the Joint ex
hibition would go far toward removing the
many accepted rumors of the bad feeling be-
tween them. A committee headed by Joseph
j. O'Donohue had visited Washington and
extracted from Mr.. Cleveland promise that
he would be on hand. In The SUMS
Washington correspondence yesterday, the
rosy prediction was made that there was in
store for the Democrats of New York zone
of the greatest demonstrations on the con-
tinent on Saturday next, when Grover
Cleveland, President of the United States.
and David Bennett Hill, Governor of the
State OF New York. step upon common
platform, clasp hands in cordial greeting.
ana q stand side b., side while the mighty hosts
OF Democracy roll past them in review"
But David Bennett Hill said that he would
form no part Of the show. The reason given
yesterday by the governors campaign mana
gers Tor his refusal was that his engage
monts would not permit him to accept the
invitation for Saturday. as on that day he
was billed to speak at Herkimer in the after
noon and at Amsterdam in the evening But
1t was understood among the well-advised
that THIS was only Deat excuse ON the gov
ernors part to get away from a disagreeable
duty. When the news of the governors
decision reached Democratic National head
quarters. Secretary Whitney and Chairman
Calvin 5. Brice paid hasty visit to the
Hoffman House, and were closeted with the
they strongly urged Mr.. Hill to change his
mind and told him that the President had
been induced to come to New York solely
on the representation that the governor was
TO De his side-partner at the review, and
that MS withdrawal from the arrangement
after the public announcement would be
certain to receive an Interpretation unfavor-
able to condition of peace and harmony by
both friends and foes.
But Mr.: Hill was inexorable. He left
MS private secretary, Wm. G. Rice, and
AdJutant General Porter. 1t is said that the
Governor told Messrs. Whitney and Brice
that he thought that it made little difference
whether they had any more reviews here or
as saving, "wifl come to the Harlem River
with $4,000 to $4,000 plurality for Harrison.
Ii You can overcome that in New York, Long
Island and Richmond county, all right. II
you cannot Mr.. Cleveland is defeated
man. Whatever he may have said, the
Democrats for some cause were in detected
frame OF mind at national headquarters last
evening.
To Detect Fraud.
JNEw YORK, Oct. Ex-senator Matthew S.
quay has been interviewed by the Republi-
can National committees literary bureau,
and announces that committee has been
working grand scheme to reduce the illegal
Democratic vote in New York city to 10000.
lie says that at an enormous expense, COM
plete street number directory was completed
IN August and September, two independent
sets OF eanyassers visiting every house and
asking the householder to tell them the
names OF every adult male living there. The
canyassers supposed themselves and pro-
1essed themselves to be collecting material
Tor new directory. "We got the name of
every adult male resident of the city," says
Mr.. Quay. 1.-THE list has been made up into
books. a bopk for each block. and compared
with the city directory and last years regis
try. Any name on all three lists has been
checked off as not to be meddled with"
What he calls "a comparatively small por
tion, though the aggregate is still formid-
able" remained for a special inquiry. He
says: ''With this examination we shall be
able to arrest any illegal voter when he pre-
sents himself at the polls" John Daven-
port, he announces, will look after the ar
rests.
The first arrest for false registration was
made ON Friday. George Gordon, who pro-
fessed to live in the basement of 143 Madison
street, registered in the 9TH election district
of the 4th assembly district on the first day
day of registration. The Republican club at
once began search for him, as in reality
John Barrett. good Republican and a mem
ber of the Fourth Assembly District Repub-
lican Association, lived there. Gordon was
found on Friday, and was promptly arrest
ed.
Ready for the Fray.
New YORK, Oct. 22.-The efforts of the
German Democrats to procure the with
drawal of Mayor Hewitt and Sheriff Grant
as candidates for the mayorality and union