New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21
"THE WORLDS SPY FoREsTALLED.
EMPLOYEES OF THE AMERICAN PROTECTIVE
TARIFF LEAGUE SATISFIED WITH

.rbe Wor,ds has announced an article 10 appear
IN fits columns this morning, in which IT. clafpis tha
IT, Will ex;ose the manner In which Tho WORK OF inc
american protective Tariff LEAGUE is done. and will
.,,.,n,. n convince its readers the paid
there are wholly insdequate. and that the people
employed there are badly treated EDWARD IL
Ammi1own, president of the League mas "r'ei I"
letter in whicl he SAYS thai he wa inform som y
ago that "The World had placed spy on 'he
premises Of the League and that this SPY was one "
the young women employed In addressihs anu ~,
= wrappers. She gave up the wcrk ana fel' mo p"e
after a few DAYS Mr. Ammldown says:
This scheme for getting information by The enlpioy-
rent OF spies Is Characteristic OF tleetFsav pono
sc,nt neoule appr,ciate such methods at their value
and view their authors with coHtemnr . Tho World,
@ &c 40 INV no' viii male up But it win probably b
IN harmony with the principles OF us ediOr' WHO az
clared to his reporters that II was ho' '"c u"''t
wanted, but something sensational
Not long ago The Herald devoted several column
account OF ou IIoceedihgs "iuch va, ,h p'i!
cency 10 send to duly accredited reporter, anu
make its attack in an open ana manly iasnon Ind le
given facility TO ascertain me eA,hu anu o"f a.
ac;er Of cur work, which IS open ana may pe III
ves,lgated by any one We have no secrets ana ~
methods which require concealmen,' we nav 5 a
excellent corps of employees men and women Man and
pay them wages which are Satisfactory or, 10 'hen w
are not engaged in any violation OF inc law
The empoyes of the League have written and
signed statement TO Mr.. Ammidown, in which they
say that they find their wages ample their employ
rnent agreeable and their treatment satisfactory In
every way, adding:
Although We felt satisfied that Miss Nelson {" Tht
Words representative was free-trade spy IN th'
employ of sensational paper, We did not hest
tale TO answer the Iuisve questions as freely a.
though She were imIosor obtaining employ
mcnt through Misrepresentation and on the plea
being a stranger and subject for Charity. We shai
he glad to lend aid at any time TO dssDnse -
pubc's mind OF such false ana unjust accusations.
PHILADELPHIA KEPU BLICANS WORKING.
Phi adelph.a, oct 20 (opecial-A close estimate
hv the Republican Ciy Committee places the vote
thai viii be polled in this city on November y a
ooA 600: that cas- at the Presidential election fou
years ago l99,32o.
Editor William NJ. sngcry has been made stake
holder of a larg, bet made between David Martin
who places the wager on Harrison, and James Doye
VINO suppors Cleveland. On accepting the Stake
Mr. sjncerly bet $50 overcOat with Martin thai
Harrison would not have 10000 majority IN Tho CITY
Every ward in the city held one or more Repubiicai
mass-meeings night and the uniformed c'uos vert
ont in gIcal force. The Young Republican CLUB
400 strong visited Mount Holly tonight, and toOh
mart In the Republican demonstrate ion at that place
Al both the city and State committee rooms The
most ac ave work is going on and II Is prcdc'eo tha'
Harrison's majority In the State VIII equal tha'
given Blaine In l564
60 NEW. Jersey ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES.
Mor,isiown n j., Oct. 30 (speciab.-The LIST AS
ssubly District Republican Convention was held mere
today, and Lieutenant Carnot H. Mechefs oi Ai'o'i
vas renomnated by reclamation
Iohp Norris of Rockaway, has the Repubhcsi
nomination nom the I'D Disrlc' anu eandidates II
pected thai the Democrats VIII pa cahuiud'os IL
onuostIun TO either Of tho above named.