New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-01
BARNUM fDREW OUT 4 SCORCHER.
GF,TrRA1, ZONES. OF IOWA, AN HoNoRED DEMO
GRAFT FOR HALF CENTURY, is FOR
HARRISON AND TELLS WHY.


GRAFT FOR HALF CENTURY, is FOR
HARRISON AND TELLS WHY
rubuoue Iowa. Get 31.-Undoubtedly the most
notable convert In tho West from the ranks of the
Democratic party TO the support Of Harrison and the
Republican principles of protection to American IN
dustres is General George W. Jones, OF
Dubuaue. a man known throughout the whole country
because OF his eminent public services IN the state
and Nation. General Jones to-day is OIL OF the most
remarkable men of his age in the Northwest Tor
which no other man has done 50 much IN many
ways Although past egbty-four years oia
having been born on April Il, 1904, he Is iuii OF
activity walks and talks with the vigor and spright
Illness of a keen man of affairs not over forty, ana
takes deep interest IN inc ooihss Vi inc ""i"
Us he ever dd.
A few DAYS ago General Jones received from New
York the following litter from Chairman BaTnum' OIL
the Democratic National Committee;
Headquarters National Democratic COMMITTEES go, ~
n EST Twenty. ninth-st., New York. Oct 10. 1880:
Dear Sir: write YOU as one who, like myself has
reached that age when selfish interests can nav u
little influence upon our political @ rs for our of
spring and onr country rather than ourselves aho
principles Of Democracy were never IN pet'T s,,cSon
in the completeness of ties which bind hlm 10 nr
peops Ms cp aS largely
public trusts. We want honest men IN once s sit
no more money taken from the people than actually
necessary for proper administration OF public affairs.
ask Won as PERSONAL favor TO lend ali the aid you
carr to the success OF the party your locality 90
COZ, ago the Democratic boys and nay DC me means
OF checking fraud Of The eDem' Nina fegafu' "
Yourself and Mr.. Ham. Yours tu.Y
Chairman Don .crauc Nate. cor nittee
Irnon recent Of tl.. i.,.e.. le. Jones, :" he
ucb, of present and Va. .r ut. lfred y io mo
pitch Of what may - trnel 70 ? tec - indignation
The substance of hi tod ..l iy 20 Chairman Bar
mn, xvr,t,en he h.. ven IN a bold and steady
hand IS as follows
ie Iowa. Oct 30, 1895.
To Han " II Rarnr rman Democratic Nauon-
al Gommittee Mn 4 Twenty nlntfSt, 4'o"-
York. ...o..,,,arv letter
Dear Sir: Your %. 1T extraordinary E nn,T
% tho 18TH inst Is LefO. e. say eNtraofulhaly,
because am very cont si' that have never n nn
the honor of being intlr iucet TO you, Deceuso a
sure that neither would recognize the otner %eru NO
TO meet today, and Dcca lse you cannot VIII PiVP
ask me- as yot do, the personal favor Son Isried
private and therefore return IL VII my Ip Snr
anxiety and haste its f,ll purpor note that your
letter is all In writer print save your o na and Mr.
The words e for r gaed hat YOU were prompted
thrs to address By some friend a, the Mnns
House in Washington CITY, or In ms place, sn
potcal actions You. or thos' for whom you
write greatly misunderstood my cha ~ II you sup ,
pose that | am OF the spaniel breed NJ INC iou
President Hnt Of T the United states f. period Of
and II l did not fear that won .iore req yam
and egotlsucal would say IN. DO sseu 'ne NJ M
fdence respect and PERSONAL e' u al u ''
Cleveland predecessors but one I o'
Like Mr. Cleveland and his de- Rotary OK INC
Treasury, Mr. Manning. you now sy III Ms ,ro
1885 did consider me TOO old to h. Jnice, put you,
nevertheless, strange to say, urge a. 20 ~ W 'No
polls and stay all day That tHou0b is o,tco q
a candidate myself before the 10; nor have |
ever engaged in the "mulc-buying ness nor M ad
I ever open rooms at the Aringt House IN mash-
ingtOn TO solicit, or cXtort rathe' uCh Door cieIhs
in the departments contributions cor tlon iuiu
10 further the reelection of an 'an To ice. NOT
can get my own consent TO the '-'Iectioli VI
Mr.. Cleveland, who voluntars eclared soon ai'er
his election that man on, ' l DO cnsible 10 OF
ask for his own reelection To- 'res,nc,'!, onul
since which time he has done ng IN us powe,,
q subsdlze the press and 10 - those VINO haa
tho tcmerlty 10 oppose HIS ecC D. to the Executive
chair: a man who contrary 10 the plain provisions OF
tho Constitution, has used his official position 70 Is-
prve the people of the Territories OF me rght OF sen
aught TO say as to who should be selected to fill tho
offices created for those Territories. n, he nor
used his position as President to deprive ne people
NJ Dakota of the self-governmen 10 which they are
entitled uncer the Constitution. which he has sworn
10 support Dakota has now eight OF nine times as
much Population as any one OF the Territories Of
wero admitted into the Union rs soverei On States.
Dakota has now more population than lght of the
States OF the Union. and yet She through inc inhi.
eure Of President Cleveland. is not only debalred
from the right Of admission one or two stafcs or
more but her Intelligent and patriotic people arc
sim deprived OF the privilege of filling the Offices
with the immortal Jefferson to Andrew Jackson.
Martin Van BiIcn. jams X. Polk or Franklin Pierce,
or any of his predecessors hyperion 10 d Sa''i
Upon sober second thought, viii go TO the polls
Oh an the o OH eec PO Harrison and Morton and to make
amends for the folly was guilty OF four years ago
in supporting Cleveland S SEy YEA them ne Ws
over Mr.. Blalne who has shown and is every DAY
M his Ige nosHn r Of the esdency
Respectfully yours GEORGE W. JONES.