The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-22
,SaNvERTs OF rHB WEEK.
sosae More Good Men Who spurn tho
uign-Tarif and Cheap-whisIkey
Party.

Perhaps the most notable convert of the week tc
the party of Cleveland and tariff reform is the Ro
man Catholic Bishop ireland of Minnesota, the well
1 known temperance worker. who was an ardent
Blaine worker in 1881. He says Cleyeland's tariff
message did it.
Thomas Richardson. of Hon. n. Y, life long Re
| publican and prominent lawyer in Herkimel
/ County, is out for Cleveland He said Il voted
growing out of the tariff matter but thought thai
the Democratic platform then was a straddle, while
the Republican platform protested 70 be in favor Of
a revision of the tariff. This year the Republicans
| have taken very different grounds. The fair con
struction of their platform interpreted by their
leaders, is that reduction of duties would increase
the surplus in the Treasury and would be disastrous
to the country, to the manufacturer the farmer and
duties substantially prohibitory am also opposed
to that plank in the Republican platform which says
We favor the entire repeal of internal taxes rather
than the surrender of part of our protective
tenn. am persistently and earnestly opposed to it
| for 1t means free whiskey and free tobacco"
Archibald Linn q we'll known wool manufactures
of Hartland, Me-, always heretofore rated rigid
Republican, will this year vote for Cleveland, Thur
man. and reasonable protection. He says: when
the tariff was put on wool, our wool went down and
has been low ever since, and If the duty on wool is
removed. am sure the price will advance"
Myron Bangs, cement manufacturer who lives
five miles from Syracuse, always heretofore Re-
publican, has contributed $1,000 to the Democratic
| campaign fund He says: MY business, that OF
special attention at the hands of Republican poll
ucians- employ 300 men, mostly 1rishmen- Ask
them, If you please, whether Democratic employer
is of less benefit to them than Republican employ
All of them have homes, and all of them, so far
as know, are contented."
Frank T.. Janeway of New Brunswick N. j., who
is now in Europe, writes home that he will get back
iii time to cast u vote for Cleveland. Mr.. Janeway
was the Republican candidate for Mayor two years
ago, and is one of the largest wall paper manufac-
turers in the country Besides this he is the Presi
dent of the Fredonia Publishing Company. which
owns the FREEDMAN, one of the Oldest Republican
daiies in New Jersey.
Prof. Charles Harden, formerly Principal of Con-
toocook On H. Academy, prominent and leading
citizen OF the town, and stanch Republican who
has never cast Democratic ticket in his life spoke
at q Democratic rally last week. He announced that
ed the Presidents tariff message the ablest doc-
ment in American politics since the emancipation
proclamation of President Lincoln. Another speaker
was C. q. Hawthorne, leading farmer and Stalwart
Republican, who said he should support the Demo-
cratic nominees.
Robert Smiley is a well known farmer and repre-
sentative citizen of Sutton, N. H. AT Democratic
meeting there Thursday he said he had been reared
and educated in Republican atmosphere, and
thus far in life had worked and voted for the Re-
publican ticket, but he repudiated the party as
having drifted from the principles of It's founders
whiskey,' he said. Il feel that cannot do other
wise than stand by my principles and let the party
go its chosen way shall cast my vote Tor Cleye-
converts 10 the principles OF tariff reform IN
that State Walter Claiming Hartman, son of
ex-Gov. Hartman, and late Republican Solicitor of
Rockingham county, who will take the stump for
Cleveland and Thurman; Welcome Jencks formerly
Superintendent of the Langdon Mills corporation
Manchester and his son. Welcome Jencks jr.. and
Dr. Robert Hail. proprietor of the Birchdae Mineral
Springs House.
D. W. Minshall of Terre Haute, Ind, manufac-
turer who has always been Republican, is out for
Cleveland and tariff reform. So is Henry G. Odds,
who has been an undinching Republican save that
casting his ballot for all Republican State officers.
John II. Bass, of Fort Wayne, does an annual bust
ness OF Sc, 100000, and EMPLOYS 800 men. Mr. Bass
is not free trader but says he believes low tariff
entirely sufficient for protection against the whole
world and this though the industries in which heis
largely Interested protected ones. lie Will NOtc
for Cleveland.
John A. Abbott of Lebanon, Ind. always Repub-
lican and veteran Union soldier, Is out IN letter
announcing his intention of voting for Cleveland
and Thurman. when Gen. Harrison was nominal
ed" he says. Il had not doubt but would support
him though deprecated and despised the platform
on which ne stood. But Gen. Harrison's utterances
at Toledo and elsewhere have convinced him that
the General is in full sympathy with the principles
proclaimed at Chicago. stephen Neal, of Boone
county Ind, has also written letter in which he
declares that he shall vote for Cleveland because of
his position OH the tariff question. Mr.. Neal is an
old time Republican, and was the author OF the
original draft OF the Fourteenth Amendment, which
was finally adopted substantially in the form pre-
pared by Mr.. Neal.
Lemon Thomson, OF Albany, an extensive lumber
manufacturer, and Republican. publishes a long
letter giving his reasons tor supporting Cleveland
The declaration by Colonel Rush C. Hawkins of
his intention TO vigorously support Cleveland and
Thurman, is an event of no small significance. COL
Hawkins represents a strong element in the commu-
nifty as a prominent Onion veteran, as well as pro-
fessionally and socially The interests which nave
influenced him to abandon Republicanlsm Will be
powerful with thousands Of his fellow citizens
Savannah Morning News: Mr.. Walter Aiken is a
manufacturer of hosiery in New Hampshire and
has heretofore been a strong Republican. he joins
the Democrats now, however, because he wants free
wool. Mr. Aiken does not live in one OF the doubt
full States but his conversion shows that tarin re-
form is gaining ground in the most reliable Re-
publican States
The revolt against the high tariff teachings of the
Republican platform is becoming ominous IN the
Northwest The Stevens Point, Wis., Gazette has
abandoned the party and declared for Cleveland and
tariff reform.
The latest reported converts to Cleyelands are
Albert Meyer proprietor of the Astoria, Long Island
SILK Works. and II, Z, Fahlestock, of the First
National Bank, OF the same place. \