New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-29
HILL, HEWITT AND CARLISLE.
THK MAYORS LETTER CALLS FORTH HIssEs-EvAI
ING THE ISSUE OF THE CAMPAIGN.


The County Democracy Office holders have been
making great exerons for the last two weeks to hold
a ratification meeting that would overtop the Tam
many meeting of June -, which was cotton up in
two days. 1t came off at the Academy Of Music last
night and while 1t perhaps eQualcd the Tammany
gathering In numbers 1t failed TO equal 1t in cns
thusIasm D. Willis James presided and after a list
of vice presidents and secretaries had been read,
number of letters from invited statesmen were
presented. Only those from Perry Belmont and
Abram S. Hewitt were read The applause which
greeted the Mayors name was strongly interlarded
with Kisses. Mr.. Hewitt wrote:
find that give any time politics without
neglecng my Official duties Mayor. (Dersve laugh.
er) shall not therefore, take part in the active
work Of the approaching Presidential election but never
theless be- and not Indifferent to the novel
issue which it presents For the first time within my
recollection what may be termed the personal equation OF
candidates eliminated from the contest inasmuch as
either Of the gentlemen who put In nomination for
President will undoubtedly I'LL the Office with credit and
This fact fortunately makes possible to con-
public attention the principles which the
candidates represent expressed in tho platforms adopt
ed by the respective National Conventions.
After discussing the question Of taxation and tariff
at some length, and attacking the Republican legis
lation on the subject Mr. Hewitt stradded the Demo
cratic measures before Congress thus:
L have made this statement in simple language as
without indorsng particular measure for the
reduction of taxation The Democratic party is pledged
make this reduction " in spirit OF fairness to al in
terests The Mills bill may may not fulfil this pledge
but shall appear that 1t discrmnates unfairly against
any existing industry, 1t violates the Democratic
pledge and should be amended 50 as not to put the occupa
tons OF the people Ia peril In any direction whatever
materials and waste products OF Industry should
In all because the revenue collected IRON
them deducted from the fund available for the payment
Such duties increase the cost " the consumer
and diminish the earnings Of the producer They constitute
useless obstruction TO the growth OF industry ana the
employment Of labor The Mills bill IS defective In not
70 as 20 fundamental principle the basis Of tarn
reform. - - -
Isle, IN sorry prcdicament. His voice was
hollow and his utteranco alfhcarted. He did not
assume boldly to declare for his favorite doctrine
of free trade, and show; as he would undoubtedly
have preferred how much better workingmen would
be off II the tariff were removed and their wages wage,
were cut down starvation prices of European labor
ers On the contrary he was Obliged 10 resort to
thc ancient dodge that the Democrats wcrc against
free trade. Democrats were represented as really
better protectionsts than the Republicans and the
Mills bin as a good protection measure He abused
the Republicans but made 10 effort 10 face the real
Issues of the campaign. .
Governor Hill followed with practically the same
speech that he made before the Tammany meeting.
The other speakers Ex-Governor Leon Albeit.
of New-Jersey, and Congressman McMiln, Of Ten
ncSgee.