Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-10

will vote for Harrison and Morton because
these candidates represent American in
terests and stand on the platform of Ameri-
can Protection.
| Joining the Republicans In Crowds.
The Democratic editors of Maine are
alarmed by the avowal of the Bradstreets,
that they will not support Cleveland but
will vote for the Republican candidates,
because of the Free Trade opinions of the
former. But the numerous changes
among the Democratic business men of
this State, are small compared with the
crowd of voters who are abandoning
Cleveland in other states. The papers
are full of the proofs of the popular up
rising in New Y rk against the Mills bill
and the Democratic st. Louis endorse
ment of Cleyeland's Free Trade message
! The reasons are increasing every day for the
strong belief in Republican circles that
the Empire State has already placed her
self in the Republicans column, and in
far Harrison and Morton, by 5000 ma
iority. An intelligent reporter of the
New \ ork Mail aud Express has been
carefully gathering up the facts in New
York city. The following is from his
report to that paper:
If Mr.. Brice chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, would leave the hand
some headquarters that he is now presiding
over and accompany the Mail and Express
reporter about the city and hear what Demo
Gratis who have never been known to vote the
Republican ticket, are saying of the Demo-
cratic ticket, he might arrive at the coRclu-
sion that the handsome contribution that he
made to the Democratic campaign fund was
good money wasted. The Democratic work
ingmen and Independent workingmen gener-
ally seem very little disposed to accept either
/ the Democratic ticket or the Democratic
/ policy Of free trade If all the leading Dem
ocratic workingmen who are going to vote
I the Republican ticket this year because of
4 the protection policy that it represents, dared
/ to allow their names to be used, the Demo-
cratic managers might find occasion to feel
nervous. But many fear the results that
would flow from an announcement that they
| intend to vote the Republican ticket.
One of the more intelligent of the leading
workingmen of one of the important trades
/ in this city. to-day told Mail and Express
reporter most frankly that he would not vote
the Democratic ticket this year, simply be
cause of its stand on the tariff
Sc But don't want my name published as
saying this, he said. 1T might cost me my
position"
There are many who feel as this man does,
and this verties the statement made by Fore
man Reid, of the Cornell Iron Works. to the
effect that the Democratic vote against Cleve-
land will be a large one, but "a silent one.
joins MoqRIs, FLORIST.
The latest Democrat of prominence to
leave the Democratic party is not a working
man, in the accepted sense of the word He
has been a workingman in the truest sense
all his life, and has by his industry built up
a fair business. This is John Morris, the
well known florist of jefferson Market. who
has voted the Democratic ticket for twenty
eight years but who won't vote it this year
Mr.. Morris has been a leader in his district
for many years He was friend of Samuel
J. Tiden, and was one of his heartiest sup
porters in the war on the Tweed ring.
But Mr.. Morris is not going to vote for
Grover Cleveland again, and he says that
there are scores of his Democratic acquaint-
ances who are also in rebellion against what
they consider is a first step towards Free
Trade.
MATTER OF PRINcIrLE.
II have voted the democratic ticket for
nearly thirty years" said Mr. Morris to
Mail and Express reporter. at very pain
full for me to give up the associations that
have enjoyed. but cannot help it, 1t is
matter of principle. | have always been a
| Democrat. | am Democrat still. But
am also a Protectionist. | have seen this
country grow great under protection and
believe in the policy The statement that
am swinging over to the Republican party is
not true. | have not swung anywhere |
am standing on the same platform that have
always stood on. | have always voted for
the protection of American industries, and |
shall vote for the candidate who represents
the principles contained in that policy, That
candidate is Harrison. There is no use in
/ qulbbling over terms and charging Democrats
who will not vote for Free Trade with treach-
cry and desertion. We have not changed
/ 1t is the Democratic party that has changed
/ | am as good a Democrat as ever was aud
| shall vote for Harrison"
You do not believe the Democratic PARTY
generally is in favor of Free Trade?'
No FREE TRADE.
/ No, sir, do not. jefferson. jackson and
men of their day were not Free Traders Ii
was not until the Southern slave owners got
in the saddle that we had Free Trade. These
slave owners hated New England. They
sent their cotton and other products of slave
labor to England They wanted Free Trade
in order that their supplies, bought in Eng
land might get into this country free of
duty. They got it. England and the South
got the benefit of it. The rest of the count
~ suffered.
lit hasn't been that way under protection
which we have had since have voted The
whole country has been benetited and Eng
land has not grown rich at the expense of
our workingmen. That is the condition of
affairs want and am going to vote for.
SURRENDER TO THE SoUrH.
Il consider President Cleveland's surren-
der to the Southern contingent as being one
of the greatest deals in modern American
politics. Henry Watterson, Roger Q. Mills.
and the other Southern advocates of Free
Trade simply served notice on Mr.. Cleve-
land that if he wanted denomination he
must accept their views. He had no chance
of being nominated without them and he
went over to them body and bones probably
advised by Bayard who is Southerner, a
Free Trader and an aristocrat, and who has
no sympathy with the workingmen of the
North. This is the deal that in my opinion
has been made. 1t is the second time that
the workingmen of the North have
been sought TO sacrifice to suit the Southern
! Free Traders. This time. however, it will