Evening journal., 1888-06-14
cHAUNcEY vi. DEPEw
The New York Mail and Express
Collecting Good Opinions.


We invite the attention of our West
ern contemporaries TO the fact, so
overwhelmingly proved by the Mail
and Express the past fortnight, that in
the western part Of the state, which is
agricultural and was formerly the
headquarters of "GraDgerism," those
leading Republican organs, the Buff
falo Commercial Advertiser and the
Rochester Democrat. testify to the
uuamity and enthusiasm of Republi-
can support Of Depew. And it is not
many years since that rich farming re.
gion had as many "Graugers" to the
square mile as any western state
has now
The Albany Evening Journal quotes
the Kaneas City Journal as saying:
"It is one thing to be q rascal and
railroad manager. It is quite another
thing to be an able. honest and honor
able railroad president"
And our Albany contemporary's
comment is that Mr.. Depew is ''emi-
nently a man of the people and his
record as friend of the laborinG men
aud as one who has done so much to
close the breach between labor and
capital will make him very popular
throughout the western states. The
Grangers will feel that in him they
have found friend"
Our esteemed contemporary, the
World, recently published an inter
view with Mr.. Joseph p. Coates. a
prominent lawyer in Indiana, who
recognized the exact facts in regard to
the solid foundations of Mr.. Depew g
peculiar strength in this state, both
with labor and with capital, when he
said:
"Depew, in my Judgment. is the
strongest man before the people, and
will start off with a solid vote OF New
York in the convention. He is one Of
the most eloquent champions of the
cause of Ireland, and is popular among
the working men. You cannot find a
workman on the Vanderbilt lines who
does not swear by him, and his judg-
ment and policy nave averted many
strikes"
Even the Democratic Albany Times
makes this admission:
"Mr. Depew is strong with the labor.
ing men. No corporation has b1en so
free from strikes and labor disturb
ances as the railroad of which he is
president. 1t is estimated that there
are upwards of 90, GOO voters in New
York state connected with this rail-
road system, and it is fair inference
to believe they would be ready and
proud to vote for their chief. He hss
succeeded in making the interests of
capital and labor one, something oftsn n
talked of, but rarely done in actual
experience"
We have quoted the strong express
sions of large number Of the Repub-
lIcan country papers in this State that
represent agricultural communities,
where Grangerism was rampant not
many years since. To-day we get the
Fulton County Republican, which
says:
"The Republican favors Depew and
Harrison as candidates for President
and Vice President, and believes that
they are team of trotters that can
distance the Democratic free trade
mule and his ancient mate. The Hor.
David A. Wells, of Johnson, delegate
to Chicago, will vote for Depew and
Harrison."
In this connection, the statements in
the Tribune as to the German Republi
can Central Committee of 10 who are
going to Chicago, Mr.. Morris Friedsam
being the chairman. are interesting
The Tribune says:
"The sentiment of the committee il
favorable to Mr.. Depew. Mr.. Fried
sam said that he was travelling con-
tinually on the New York Central, ans
had not as yet found an mploye who
was hostile to Mr.. Dspew. From thii
Mr.. Friedsam argued that the laborinl
masses would not oppose Mr.. Depewi
candidacy especially as he would run
in case of his nomination, against {
man whose platform, free trade, is th'
only economic name for wholesale rob