New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-01
AMONG MEN WHO DAN TALK.
WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ON TIMELY
MATTERS

MATTERS.
The experiences Of wealthy mon sometimes novel
and striking. o. NJ Lombard, the Maine capitalist
who spends much Of his time in Eew-iork, told mo
recently Of an occurrence ct Newport which Is an
excellent Illustration OF the ups and downs OF rch
men. subscription paper was being handeu aro"na
for the erection Of building for public or charl
table purposes. Mr.. Lombard had Just met Win
severe losses which had crippled him financially ana
left him without resources. This was several years
ago. lie was at his wits'cnd to conceal his condton
fr.n tho public. knowing pretty well that IL IL sho"'a
DO ascertaInod that he was "lame DUCK no wou'u
soon BIO a dead duck" He could not very wen nc.
fuse his signature t. the paper, because that WOMB
reveal his position and to sign tho paper ana 'hon
not to pay, would only to posi- pono tho agony ior
n few weeks While stln In distress over the matter
| he d'nplei into one Of tho welllnown cacS Va NOV"
port where no discovered two or thrco Ola H'en''
| from Mano and they sat down to dino toSethor' ino
society reporter Of a Ncwpmt paper coming aions
about this time discovered Mr. lombard and his nichus
with the result that in the society columns tho next
morning there appeared item relating no" Mr.
Lombard, the pc)pcr)us millionaire had just mace
great "coupD whereby he had nettcd half mihon
Of dollars in a single weeks transactions ana had
given dinner Of his friends TO celebrate MS
success This is how Mr. Lombard rotated tho sequel:
There never was any anything happened to mo quito
so opportunoly OF course after that paragraph, no
ono would base my refusal to contribute 10 iaoK VI
funds When tho subscription paper came TO mo l
able to put on bold 'front.' anu opJootoo si"'oA'
to tho object Of tho charity, coureously out Nnuy
| refused nv contribution and was thus saved tho
| humiliation OF disclosing my financial disability
Three months later could have paid tho entire oo'
trIbution easier than / could havo paid a dollar az
that time. have always had KIND fceihg lor 'ho
| newspaper men since that one saved NO."
Another man of wealth who holds himself unoor
! obligations to the newspaper men Is SAM Scott VI
Kansas City lie told his experience tho other oay
in his
have made money for me than made II myself
| When / was worth half a million, they reporo" n'o
| as being worth double that amount. "heh oa'"o "
count myself millionaire they reported mo ~ woi
two millions, but the most rapid accui'uiauon VI i
| tune I ever underwent was whom cane East au0"'
| three months ago. when tho reporter OF New-iorh
| paper reported me being worth hvo minors -
could get that to go into the real esta'e business
with mo- and he could make money as fast ~ lie can PUG
It up with his pen we would soon own 'no o"''0
| country west OF the Mississippi
rx.Governor Bullock OF Georgia, has sncceooeu
| after many months In dispelng tho IMPRESSION '"a'
| got abroad through newspaper paragraph 'na' no 10
| advocating tho denomination OF ex-Presideht HAYES
| for tho Presidential Office next year fio says
! d,d mako n remark about a year ago that Thought
| that OK President Hayes would mako good Pres
Dental candidate for the Republican party lor io0o
NV reason for that statement was that oehc'o
that the time has come when tho public recognize
nostlve measures In defiance of strong element In tho
marty TO bring about q condition since recognized as
being for the good of the entire country roicr "
the liberal course which no put sued In rela'ion W o
South and the confidence reposcd ID MN anu
Hayes by the moral religious anu ION ta mo IN nj
OF tho country. Mr. Hayes medateiy wIo m io TIC
he in sense an asprant ior e .n changed
situation at the present tlmc mas 50 I'LL ia
that the matter Of candidate Tor the sue, @
office in the Republican party Is not OF sucn W. III
no"ance President Cleveland has created an issue ID
politics by his Message when mas ,, New Jersey
indiana, west Virginia Virginia and North Carolina ma
and all these States II am nor mls'ah h M no,cy
Z obnoxons The Republican party can succeed with
any fair candidate who = IN favor OF a Ino pnd
consequently In favor OF American prosperity
Covernor Bullock has always been Republican In
National politics. but since he resigned his onico as
Governor OF Georgia, no has studousiy a'o,ucu any
connection with party organizations an" l" ''" .
local politics Is Independent Whom asked apon'
tho negro vote said that tho negro vote
might relegated to the antique furniture Oh inc po'
,t,caI sbops Local issueso said he "such as pro-
hibltion local option and public Improvements anu
taxes have served to bring about divisions among the
white men OF tho South and with these DIVISIONS lho
colored vote become thoroughly protected as any
other In recent elections In Georgia, Texas, Virginia.
Tennessee North Carolina tho negro vote was I'D
no wise suppressed and the negro had as mnch iecuom
and security and protection as tho white voter. III
some OF the elections there was no issue at stake I'D
which tho negro voters had any substantial interest,"
In the Georgia elections where IN re was an issue az
colored vote of our city poed and counted Our
loo al issues longer marked by color lines Mnen
tho issue shall como ween candidates Tor ConSSs
on the questions of projecting our industries an az
vclopng our resources ~hch see ems 10 10 he corcd
by both sides OF that great controversy ana ,nat 1T
rer mon II by the Free Traders rho hand and
tho Protective Tariff mon On tho Other
J. b. Haggin the millionaire land owner OF Cali
forna and we'll known patron OF the turf, was born
in Kentucky. His ancestry is Irish A biography
writer seeking Information about Mr. Higgins history
nom urfman the other day, received THIS WHY ro
ply: sinister Haggin, sir, Is Thoroughbred ha'"
luck, from imported irish sire"
One great fact which tho Free Traders ignore In
their political schemng is the predominant POSITION
OF New-York City as a manufacturing contre, whch
they aver IS fIeetrado city. In talking the other
day about some phases Of tariff, Samuel J. Randall
called attention to this position Of New York as a
manufacturing centre. Tho manufactured produet OF
this city by tho last census was valued at some
1925 OOO, 900 annually and has Increased at least
500 100000 since that time. These figures DO not In
clude Brooklyn Williamsburg, which arc really as
much a part OF New Yorks manufacturing and com
mercal life ANYTHING on Manhattan Island fh nl
lions When New-YOrk Is tho recognized politlcai
pivot and Issue Is brought out which Involves a.
manufacturing industry OF such extent as thrse ng
ures Indicate the result hardly be looked forward
to as doubtful
The shifting and changing OF manufacturing centres
are among the that bring about changes In local
sentiment on the tariff This is what caused General
Hancock to declare the tariff local issue Missouri
was at ono time thoroughly mpregnated with Free
trade ideas. Now there Is protection element
growing IN there Elk Senator Vest, who s sturdy
and pugnacons Free Trade advocate is obliged to defer
10 loo al sentiment and vote in the Senate for high
tariff on certain articles of local production Mr.
Randall referred to protected industry which for
merly had its seat at Philadelphia, but has In twenty
Vnttc c
white lead Tho entire state OF Missouri formerly
proes ID against q customs duty that protected WHO
| lead manufacture Now they would DO up IN arms
| n tho removal Of tho tax was even suggested
The day the great Northwestern came roaring down on
Nav York from Dakota, y the weather clerk kindly
| nal AcIan no Of