New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-24
IN THE UPPER HUDSON VALLEY.
Mr.. MILLER AT CATSKILL AND KINGSTON.
ANSWERING THE ATTACKS OF THE PROHIBITION
ALLIES OF THE RUN POWER.


ALLIES OF THE RUN POWER.
IBr EGRAPH To THE TRIBUYE.l
Kingston, Oct. 23-warner Miller looked to-day upon
le faces Of thousands Of residents of the Upper ud
son Valley who had gathered at Caiskll, in Greene
county and at Kingston. in Ulster County, to hear
speech from the Republican candidate for Governor
Mr. Miller previous the meeting at Catskll held
reception in a hotel parlor and thus made the ac-
tuaintance of hundreds of and women of Cats
kill and the vicinity. There was large number of
slergymeR present who thanked MI. Miller for his
.ham pionshp of the of temperance EX-As-
,emblyman Walters, of Greene County, who voted for
the High License bill Of 1887, and who is again the
Republican candidate for Assemblyman sat on the
platform at the Catskll meeting and warmly APP
plauded Mr. Millers temperance sentiments. Mr.
Miller earnestly advocated the passage of High
License law, and in the of his remarks upon
that subject seized the Opportunity TO correct mis-
statement concerning himself which has been indus
inously circulated by L. J. Wheeler in the Prohibition
organ, The Voice. and by the Prohibition leaders.
Mr. Miller said:
The leaders Prohibition party this fall have been
Gaiticulary bitter their upon the Republican
party upon myself the candidate Of that party for
Governor No one yrulent in this respect
than the Editor Of The Voice." and he has been es
pcoialy denunciatory Of my having advocated High
License system that member OF the Metho-
dist Church committing sin in favoring that sys-
ien The Editor OF The Voice" should remember the
,a n,overb that warns man who lives in glass
An. n throw stones The Editor of The New York
Tribune has recently printed letter written &C. him
rear ago of The Voice. in which the latter
sys half loaf better than bread the Prohib
uoists would be satisfied number of saloonsw were
reduced TO every hundred voters That would mean
In such town this, Catsk, that two-thirds less
saloons would licensed than are now licensed II the
High License BILL passed by the Republican Legislature
had been law the persons licensed would have
been reduced half is IL greater sin, II sln
u license the number OF saloons than IL Is 10
license one. third Of them7 Yet the Editor OF Ibe
Voice. after writing such letter as he ala 10 Ihe
Tribune is extremely denunciatory of myself for advocating
High License.
Moreover he does stop at this, but attempts TO
,,ov, that acted In way member of the General
Methodist Church and in another as the
Renubcan candidate orGovernor. lie that voted
Cor resolution against High License passed by the Confer
enc. and yet am advocating the passage OF High
Idcense law have hitherto refrained from speaking
.,rd nm this subject because L would have to bring
the Methodist Church into IT, The Methodist Church does
not control the political actions OF its members
fAprlause) resolution passed by the Conference
uaey an opinion a. individual members and
a. might nail the the lie OF The Voice here
well as elsewhere permit 10 that was not present
I'm the General Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church when passed the resolution respecting iilgh
License and did vote upon 1t at all
Mr.. Miller upon arriving here, was taken TO the
bouse of General George II. Sharpe where he met the
leading Republicans of Ulster County Later in tho
evening Mr. Miller attended gigantic Republican mass
meeting held the Academy of Music, ana delivered
an elOnuept speech National and state topics Tho
meeting was attended by 1900 people, and far sur
present tho meeting addressed By Governor Hill here
last week.