New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-23
a end reached their

manufacturing shaped their action end reached their
conclusions without the slightest regard to considerations
other than those affecting the pockets OF distinguished
Democrats the OF political innuence ana inc
results Of forthcoming elections The Democratic mem
bers Of the Ways and Means Committee had been crying
aloud that protection robbery but they apparently
changed their creed before they got through WIN their
bill aud concluded that IL was ROBBERY only when
Republicans secured the profits a protected article.
But when leading Democrats like Mr. Barnum or Don
NJ Dickinson. OF Smith Weed or Edward cooper pocket
the profits protection becomes the nooest OF virtues
Republicans believe In protection as phc'pe Oh general
application TO American industries The Democrats OF
the Ways and Means Committee seem to believe In II
only when their party friends can have pront and gain
from It.
WOOL WAS LEFT WITHOUT AN ADVOCATE
When tho Democrats Of the Ways and Means Com.
mtee csmc TO the material Of WOOL they found no
representative Democrat peeunariy Interested In It, The
wool interest divided and subdvided among the farmers
OF the countrysoe having five ten sheep some from
fifty to 100 the great owning under 200 few having
as many as 500 still fewer 1000 and still fewer yet
owning large nocks on immense ranches
The entire clip is worth 100000 .ooo
every year. and subdivided. as It is
that vast hundred thousand fam
lies in tho land. No big Democrats there protect
No Democratic votes trembling In the balance there
Wool only farmers away OF in the country men
engaged honest industry not in packing caucuses nor In
Controlling conventions men who were not OF any par
euar use to the party the Of
whom were in Republican States, and therefore not
specially deserving Of the consideration Of the Democratic
Congress So wool went on the free list and was held
there against protest notwithstanding the injury thereby
indicted upon so large number Of families throughout
the entire country
Thank Heaven the Ways and Means Committee. wnile
taking Of the duty from wool cannot take from the wool
growers their Though the wooerowers were NOT
admitted through backdoor influences TO the committee
ROOM Sugar Trust has been. they have the right
left phern to express themselves at the polls ana viii
doubtless be heard in the approaching election.
Never Mr. Chairman never before In this country nav
s,ch scaudalous revengcs been attempted In legssuon
II stamps the Mills bill from beginning TO END as meas
ure full Of personal benefits and personal wrongs the
last place in which naturally you would suspect petty re-
yenres unworthy spites and gross favortsms "ouu oc
h raising revenue the support OF the Governments o
tho Democratic Ways and Means Committee have acheVeo
that diseputable end. and but for Republican SENATE
they would have embodied all these monstrostes IN 'o
law Of the land. -
Mr. Blaine will speak in Rochester tomorrow
evening. and on Wednesday will address tne
,vorlxinQmcn at Madison Square Garden ms
ends his engagements for the campaign IN New
York. although it is possible that he may return
70 New-Yorlz City to review the Business mens
parade on the Saturday preceding the elecuon'
THREE SPEECHES BY WARNER MILLER
,up REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE TALKS AT JOHNS
TOWN. CANAJoHARIE AND AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam. n. ", Oct. 90 (speclaD.-warner NIL
Ter gave the Republican campaign big push tooaS
by making speeches at three different points III INC
State namely, at Johnstown, at Canajoharie ana al
Amsterdam All of these places depend for their |
pros pcrity upon the business done by thcif many
manufactures Mr. Miller, therefore, in his speeches.
In each one Of them pointed out the danger
10 their particular industries by the NILS Dill nan
n, the time of the last speech was devoted 10 the
State issues champloncd by the Republican party
temneranco reform and ballot reform Mr. Mlers |
sucecb at Johnstown in the morning was impromptu'
Several thousand workingmen OF the grove
factories of that place gathered az 'he rair
road depot and requested Mr. Miller TO make
speech to them. This he did from tho rear platform
NJ one OF the railway cars His speech was OF only
ten minutes DURATION but in that time he gave ex
cression to the chief ideas of the day in respect to
protection by the tariff and protection Of homes from
tho influence of the saloons
travelling onward to Canajohare, the orator there
addressed 1000 Republicans In the wagner opera
House. Ex-senator James Arkell, the chairman OF
the meeting upon introducing Mr.. Miller, said that
he was the man who "by his active, able and In |
telligent canvass Of this state, has not only mace
possible but probable Republican success in the state
OF New-Yorks In the course of his, remarks SON.
corning State issues Mr. Miller read portions u Coy
ernor HIPS speech at Brooklyn on Thursday last In
defence of his vetoes Of all temperance measures
Mr. Miller pointed out that Mr. Hill, in giving his
reasons for veolng this or that temperance measurc
talked as II he was advocate Of the liquor-deaers
Governor Hilln said Mr.. Miller, says that this
temperance measure will hurt liquor dealers, that this
one will hurt the country hotels and so he goes on Try
ing 10 prove that he must veto every temperance
measure because It will work hardship to some
portion Of the liquor trade. Not one word does be
say for the protection of yuth from drunken
ness not one word about the vicious influence OF
saloons 1t is all the speech of an advocate defend
ing the uQuor trade Gentlemen, would not have
made the speech Mr. hill made in Brooklyn con
corning LIQUOR selling If he had given me COM
mission as Governor OF NewYork for the rest Oh my
life (Creat applause But gentlemen any poll
tician who runs for Governor and banks upon mem
beers of the Democratic party all being In favor OF the
saloon makes a great mistake, and as the protection
Democrats are coming 10 US because We DeneVe IN
protection TO American industry, so are thousands
because of the great and grand stand taken by the
Republican party in behalf of temperance and temper
laws =,
When Mr. Miller arrived here this evening he
found the city Illuminated In his honor There were
six thou and people in the streets and he was es
ccred to hts hotel by Republican clubs. little
later Mr. Miller delivered eloquent speech on
State and National topics in tho Opera House The
Malone Gee Club presented and delighted every
one by singing campaign songs. Mr.. Millers speech
aroused great enthusiasm, and he was heartily con
graduated upon II its conclusion. He subsequently
held rece ptOn at Hotel Warner and was introduced
TO many thousands of people.
PREsBYTERIANS ON PROHIBITION.
THE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT CONDEMNED BY