New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-15
nsturcd, but rather stupid. However In that VIC werc
worse than masters
BITS or TALK on TIMELY TOPICS.

One Of the gentlemen who were instrumental In
the formation Of the American Protective Tariff
League, having been connected with similar organ
izson, which was merged into 1t, is Colonel A. W.
soper. He is railroad man, whose time is occupied
with the construction OF railroads and the intouuc
ton Of railroad inventions He lives in New-Jersey'
but has spent much of his life in the Mohawk NaeS'
in NewYork whore he was born. He had Just come
down from trip through the Mohawk Valley, when
he was the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where he SAID
among other things: "Unless am greatly mistaken
there Is going to be uprising In this country neAt
November the like Of which we have not seen s'hcc
1860. Among the manufacturers and laoorers III 'Dc
Mohawk Valley there is but opinion on this tarn
question: which is the vital issue before the country
They are up against the Mills bill, and 'hsS
propose to fight for Protection at the polls as they
never fought before. The workingmen In the MOHAWK
Valley understand this question fully as well as Mr.
Mills or Mr. Carlisle, who trying 10 shape THIS
country on an English pattern cut for kentucky and
Texas"
Among the Democrats who became prominent In
Ls76 through their connection with Samuel J. Tilden
was Colonel Henry II. Finley, who was In some way
disantly related to the sag Ct Graystone Colonel
Finley is at present an attorney In this city. lie Is
six footer, OF robust presence, with wel-rounded
features indicative Of good living, sandy complexion
sandy mustache and goatee. lie was met accident
ally not long ago in Broadway and went to taking
about politics. when he said among other things: II
looks TO me as though Harrison and Morton would De
elected without doubt. All the Republicans have ia
do is to attack this Administration on its record
am an Independent Democrat AS Democrat am
not prepared to say that shall vote for HARRISON
and Morton, but will not support this Administrator
or vote to put back into power II has proved u
self unworthy of confidence and untitled for trust
It's Civil Service pretensons have been simply hum
bug am very glad that Cleveland turned out
great many Republicans and put Democrats ID their
places but am dis gusted when see It done In a
hypocritcal way. ] would have every republican
turned out because he IS a Republican.
"As an example, what this Administration has
been doing in the matter Of the public lands is fragrant
Lamar and Sparks sus pended the operations Of the
Homestead law in the most arbitrary and Illegal man
ner There not a particle OF excuse lot t Il
action They have asserted that by their action tnes
saved 10 this Government great tracts Of land but
they cover up the fact that thelr lhlauus
ssyyaop ~ and death of over 600 homestead settlers
These men and their families who were honcstiy
endeavorng 10 take up Government LANDS ana create
homes in which laudablc purpose they should have
been encouraged by the utmost enency on me par
of the Government instead of being stricken down 10y
tyranncal and arbitrary ana cranhS ruin WrIt ~ ~
another example the action OF Audtor NI4dIns, w
Sonb Thai he audited accounts which had been four
times rejected by his predecessors ana theh SlenP ~
o3lr frjeinc examples. and all the Republican party
need do to defeat the Democratic Candidates Is 10 az
|
ingt0n"
Colonel w. P. Canaday, SergeantatArms OF th'
United states Senate was In NewYork the other day
on flying business trip. The Colonel IS North faro
! lima Republican, who knows the Democratic "ork ii
the South so thoroughly that in his State they have
! constant dread lest time or other nc shal
take IT into his head TO carry 1t for the kepuoi can
party and be supported in his movement by the Ike
ublican National Committee. In chatting reccn'S
about some phases of southern politics Colonel cana
dav said "You always hear, about mis- time every
four wears about negro Instructions and riots IN the
Southern states. The Democrats up North generally
ins st that these shooting are gotten up by h
pubcans for the purpose of making bloody shirt po
ltcal caDital in the North AS fact, they are mostly
instgated and promoted by Southern Democrats 'hch
selves as part OF their plan Of keeping the SCUM Sol "
Democrats down there Immediately raise the color CRY
after they have started up muss, and insist that inc
| negro has got to be put down and mat eVeIy
body must vote the Democratic ticket for that PuI-
nose II is one Of the curious features or these rOs
| tbat no VIII 70 man is ever hurt. 1t IS always some
| inoNensiye colored man who is shot Ihere IS
changing tide of affairs all over the south, py reason
of the growth protective tariff sentiment ana some
Of these DAYS there be division OF the waite wore
| ON that question: which will protect every negro III
his rights and when that time comes there VIII ne
| change in the political complexion OF NUMBER Oh
| States"