New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-21
WARNER MILLER TO MINERS.
AMONG THE WORKERS BY LAKE CHAM
PLAIN.
sprrcurs AT GROWN POINT. PORT HENRY AND
AT THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR AT fhAIlS-
BuRG-TALKING TO MEN WHO FEEL
.nr.r, >rrn on A pROTECTINE
TARIFF.
rnr TELEGRAPH To THE rRrpuss.

TARIFF.
rnY TELEGRAPH THE TRrpuss-l
PIattsburg. n. ", Sept 20.-Warncr Miier plo'"s.u
the Republican State Convention al Saratoga directly
after he had been nominated for Governor 'na' no
,o,In davo,e all the ability and strength that he
possesscd TO the Republican party until elecuon uaS
IN efforts 10 carry the State He VIII Keep MS picuse'
He showed in a remarkable way to-day the energy
that he intends 10 put into his canvass Le"'"s
Elmira al midnight, after making poh"cH SpooVh
therc TO the Republicans of southern Ne"-forh' Ho
travelled pcar, four hundred miles across the country
20 this place address the Republicans OF Northern
New-York He was joined at Whitehall by cN-Con-
gresham Henry G. Burleigh. General George >
Batcherer of Saratoga, and Edward {. o'BrcA' OF
Plattsburg.
When the railway train rolled into Crown Point IL
was plain that something unusual was In progress
There was a crowd of several thousand men, women
and children about the station. and no sooner had tue
talns motion ceased than several leading Republicans
Of the place Jumped aboard the car In "mch MI
Miller was seated and warmly greeted hlm A''o"e
the visitors were c. NJ. Pcase, H. L. heN' '""''S
Deane Thomas r. Kneil and J. f. Pond. inos HI
formed Mr. Miller that the Republicans s'ahu's
about greatly desired 10 hear him make spce H.
a. ,,n,ar Good naturally complied. Appearing
upon the back platform of the car he said
Ladies and gentlemen: Allow me to thank you most
sincerely your kind reception DO nov "ssui"' "
you farmers storekeepcrs aborers have lett your WORN
leans Interested outcome of this campo gH '0'
the Republican party saTs firmly upon the PLATFORM OF
Protection American labor. That system mas Ooe"
attacked a deadly fashion BY the Dehocr''e parry
Fonr years ago they came into power 'hcy S"'o
tina. they would nrotec the system, and now before
tho close Of Administration they arc assans ~
know they say President Cleveland Is not &c ua
but the Mills BILL which he approves puts on the ee s'
over one articles As far as those articles are
concerned the Mills bill absolute free trade The bill
attacks your iron industry. 1t reduces the duty onehd
on some articles. II the Mills bill should become
law 1t destroy the chief industry Of this town. that
Of making iron. industry has grown up here IN
the twenty-five years. 1t has made you prosperous
But fortunately you thus be injured without your
own The centre OF the battle is In NewAofh
and New-Yor which is the most largely Interested IN the
prosperity manufactures Of all the cities IN the Unoh
decide this election in favor OF the Republican party
which believes Protection American industry Great
spplausc) NY travels about this state have iouhd
everywhere Protection STANDARD
They what terrible injury IT would be to the Hnus
tries Of the country the Nils bill become law
My time brief. that have only moment or SO
word about State issues The Republicans Oh
New-York when they held their State Convention al
Saratoga Endorsed nomination OF Harrison and Nor
ton and approved the National platform and the state
platform, temperance reform and ballot reform You al
know they these temperance and BALLOT reform
blanks. 1 an content TO the people OF this
the decision Of the question whether or not the
number OF LIQUOR shall be reduced and whether or
not shall bribery the polls suppressed ana
pure ballot deposited and counted. content to leave
to you decision all that We have gained
in the last twenty-five years By tariff laws protecting
American industry lost by retaining in power the
Democratic party. Loud and prolonged applause
As Mr. Miller ceased, the crowd gathered about the
steps Of the railway train and several hundred men
shook his hand. Several in the hrong told Mr. Miller
that they were old soldiers with him in the 9th New
York Cavalry
The train sped on to Port Henry, where there was
another surprise for Mr. Miller Some 1000 iron
miners who had come from the iron mines I'm their
mining clothes TO Mr. Miller. stood about the depot
and cheeled heartily a. they saw The Republican
leaders face A transparency borne above the
crowd with the words:
warner Miller. the miners friend has raised the
duty OH iron TO IS cents ton"
This recalled an incident gratifying TO them in Mr..
MeI's career when United States Senator, In 1883
he upheld the duty iron ore. Mr. Miller, in his
speech TO the miners. said, with great effect:
Fellow citizens: thank you all for this kind greet
ing 1t is plain your great business interest here
is the iron industry. In 1888, when the tariff was
under and it proposed reduce it, had
special charge, member Of committee Of the United
States nate, ;he preparation Of the duty 70 be I'M
posed iron The duty then per cent
ed VI N, which made duty of forty fifty cents
ton. / attempted to raise the duty to 81 ton and
fought for IT, (Applause) On the first vote nearly
every Democratic Senator present voted abolish the
duty on altogether and put It the free list
is the Democratic Senators desire to do TO-
day-to put upon the free list. They say that
iron is a material. l appeal TO you here
whether seventy.fye per cent Of Is
wages. Without protection 1t could not be mined any
where in the United States OF the Allegheny
Mountains. The iron when comes in competition
with that mined here in this Chaeaugay region comes
from spaln where only eighteen day
labor and where much Of the iron is mined
by cOnvicts who do receive penny for their labor
That be laid down in New-York at less price
than iron mined here. Put iron ore on the
free list and you every iron mine the shore
Of Lake Champain. The Democrats do not far
put iron the free list, but President Cevc
land declares that it should be put there 1t stands on
the next list. They have put wool, lumber and salt
on the free list. One hundred articles all tho
list Continue them in power another four
years and they will be strong enough strike at ion
orc. They DO wholly abstain from touching iron
They reduce the duty Bessemer steel IS Much
o the you here is used making that
OF what will IL be TO mine iron here, If you
sell It, A. the rate al which the Democrats arc
going they will certainly destroy the iron industry here
This manufacturing Of iron Is simple question OF wages
you prepared indorse the Mills bill, then you
prepared money out Of your own pockets.
As 1 have been travelling this great State
have been able observe its political condition, and
happy 70 state 10 you that there never has been
4 grander uprising OF the people defend homes
from the liquor and American protective tariff
from destruction. Thousands Democrats coming
TO us because they that the Republican party s,ands
pledged temperance reform and ballot reform We
say every shall have the right to deposit his
ballot and 1t counted. and that corruption az the
polls must be stopped. Great appausc.)
The train then went on to Plattsburg where Mr.
Miller was met at the station by Smith NJ Weed, ex
Assemblyman ". r. NOOers. cX-COector stephen
Mofit and by other leading Democrats and Rcpubli-
cans and escorted 10 the fair grounds, where
although Il raining, he found 1000 citizens
awaiting his coming IN his address Mr. Miller dwet
considerable length upon the relation OF farmers 10
the common school system of the State, and urged
them 10 take steps 10 improve il by introducing
manual training aud the study OF agriculture "a a
science. There political bearing whatever 10
the speech but the farmers showed keen interest in
what Mr.. Miller said and applauded him with great
vehemenoe when he ended his speech.
DEMOCRATS WHO ARE FOR PROTECTION.
The headquarters Of the Protection Democracy at No.
<27 Fifthave under the leadership OF eX-SherG James