New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-29
REPUBLICANS AT WORK.
MANY ENCOURAGING FEATURES.
SENSIBLE DEMOCEAT WHO HAS LEFT HIS
PARTY-CALLERs AT HEADQUARTERS.

PARTY-CALLERs AT HEADQUARTERS.
There wcro Pre- sent at the meeting of tho National
Republican Executive Committee yesterday, Chairman
Quay, Colonel Dudley Senator Hobart, Of New-Jersey
Mr. Haynes, OF Maine. Vlce-Chairman GARRISON and
Sec rotary Fassctt. The proceedings were purely ex-
ccutve. They lasted throughout the forenoon A
feeling OF satisfaction expressed by the members
AT the progress OF the Senator Quay seemed
in especially good spirits, but declined to express his
sentiments except in a general way. Particularly
favorable reports were received regarding Republican
organization among the Germans. The German Re
publican Central Committee has resolved 10 increase
tho number OF delegates in the committee from five to
ten in each Assembly District, and In districts whore
the German Republican vote exceeds 1000
10 have fifteen delegates. Morris Friedsam,
the chairman Of the committee, is to select number
Of members who are posted the tariff question, to
distribute protection literature in factories and else
where during the campaign. Excellent reports wero
received from the Irish American Associations, the
Hungarian, ana in fact from all tho foreign born
citizens who are work for the Republican ticket.
One OF the most Interesting communications received
by the committee was letter from George f. Wright.
a well-known farmer OF Putnam County. lie is
Democrat and always has BEEN but the present ati-
tude OF his party toward the tariff constrans him to
write as follows:
Patterson, n. Y, July %. 1883.
J. S. GARRISON Vice Chairman Republican National Com
mittee, New.York City.
Sir As Democratic farmer wish say 10 you that
in favor in sympathy with Free Trade have
always been Democrat. and insist that am now Demo
crat voted for Cleveland four years ago. but Will not
do again. but will for Harrison and Morton. Ny
party IN convention has in1orsed the Mills bill. which
Just examined and is than childish TO say
that It is Free Trade bill. 1t permits Canada TO
ship free Of duty state the very things wants to
ship including salt lumber milk vegetables, etc. while
Canada has high tarir which prevents US shipping 10
then ercpt things mentioned which do not and
ship to them In words Canada, under this
BILL gets Free Trade with and get absolutely moth
ing In return.
We farmers in Putnam County have raised thousands OF
dollars worth OF tobacco In the past but have stopped be-
eannot compete with cheap labor countries and
while Southern tobacco Is protected By tariff the KIND
raise il the North is not protect At all BY the MINIS
bill Although do not raise sheep, feel natural SYM
pahy with do and opposed to free
wool And think any farmer who hurts any branch OF
farming hurts himself Farming property
in many be bought to-day for the value OF the
buildings upon We pay for our labor. and can't
compete with farmers OF other Countries Some Of my
Democratic friends labor is high don't agree 70
this. 1 when ator plenty and wages nigh get
ready sales and good market for the products OF my farm
which are principally sent to the city .,, -, q, &.
simply question whether l. being taxpayer AMI bearing
all the burdens OF citizenship shall have any advantage
over residents and foreigners who are not taxpayers
and have burdens OF citizenship claim that as an
American farmer should have advantage over foreign
unless 1 willing give the advantage to the
American laborer. merchant AMI manufacturer
l and have been IN favor OF reforming the tariff,
particularly on those things produced in this country
and wherever the tariff protects any article made by
trust" find examination that the great trust that
is the which Is at present protected by the
tariff fully and carefully protected by the Mills DILL
While 1 Protectionist not in favor Of protect
ing what produce in reasonably fair quantities
While cannot yet produce 10 per Of the sugar we
use It might be well to encourage its production and
manufacture, but certsny net when one monopoly con
trolls whole business and limits the supply II neces-
sary raise The gree ~ suit Themselves
In flycr o. flee wLiskey Tn' NILS til Is In
favor OF allowing the manufacturer to be his own Judge
OF much he should pay The Goth and 5o'h sections
Of the bill open door defaud the Government and are
more directly Of free whskey than the proposition
to allow cities whiskey for the benefit OF
the locality where made sold can see no justice
in allowing the States and localities where no whiskey
is sold 10 have benefit OF the whskey tax @ they 90
have now by going defray their part OF the General
Government EXPENSE And Il seems TO me better to take
every Government of Of everything produced in this
country rather sacrifice the protective system under
which have always prospered and without which we
have always fallen behind
Many Of nv Democratic neghbors feel as do about
this case They will speak themselves Some OF them
may not be heard from until election day then they viii
speak in no uncertain way. Very respectfully,
GEORGE Z. WRIGHT.
Another meeting of the committee Will be held on
Thursday.
There was the usual crowd Of visitors. Anna DICK
lnson the well known lecturer was one Of them she
called with Frank Carpenter, the artist she is
heartily in favor Of the Republican ticket Other Wis
itors were President Foster Of the National Repuo-
llcan League; william E. Griffith, Editor OF Inc
Cumberland (Idl Daily News; Martin Frohman, OF
Mexico: p s Webster Of Dubuque Iowa; Robert
b. Beach. OF Philadelphia; NJ. N. Hobert, OF Cieve-
land T. H. Vance and George Stewart. OF Washington
and Ellis r. Meeber, Of New-Jersey.
In the afternoon a handsome now banner, ordered
especially by the committee for its headquarters, was
put in place on the avenue in front of the hedquar
tiers. 1t measures As by 50 feet, and contains tho
portraits of General Harrison and Mr.. Morton the
American shield. about which are entwined American
flags and an uplifted arm and hand, holding nam
mcr The inscription reads: