New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-30
4 BUSINESS MANS ARGUMENT.
no FREE TRADE WANTED IN DoLGEvILLE.
MR. DOLCE. THE MANUFACTURERS. DISCUSSES
TIE TARIFF WITH MARX d. WILL
BER or BROOKLYN.
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tBf ThLEGbAri TO THF TRfBUNE.'
Dogcvllc, n. Y, Oct. 29.-Alfred Dodge, the larg
est felt manufactures In the country has thrown
himself with much vlgor into the campaign for
Harrison Morton that tho Democrats of the north
crn part OF the State became alarmed His speeches.
both German and English, have had tremendous In
Hucnce in turning voters into tho Republican camp
The Democrats challenged him to public discussion
on the tariff. Dodge accepted expecting some local
business man manufacturer. Tho Democratic
state Committee put up Frank D. WILDER, District
Attorney of Brooklyn WILDER spoke first one hour,
using the stock arguments. He claimed that the DEM
ocrats were all protectonsts denied that they wanted
free trade and tried to prove that higher
wages were paid I'm Europe than In America, and that
therefore the people need not fear the Mills BILL which
in reality protective measure for American la
Dor in admitting free material Tho hundreds Of
worklngmcn present laughed this, Dolge's men,
over 600 I'm number, the majority Of whom have
come from Europe, well paid that large num-
Der have been enabled to buy and pay for their own
homes The town Of Dolgevllle was built up under
protection. within ten years the population has
risen from fifty TO over 1000; schools have been
built stores opened roads improved, hundred new
houses a year put up Strikes unknown The
town is lighted by electricity and there Is ~ 600
invested In factories alone. The men have good
homes, reading rooms, clubs, magnificent public
park, and the whole Is the result Of one mans en-
terprise under Republican rule. WILDER stormcd and
raVed ana was applauded by the Democrats present,
but his argument was dcmagogIc clap-trap. lie made
number Of vulgar attempts at humor
Dodge Is not trained speaker, but the simple facts
he put before his audience carried them away.
He said he stood against WILDER
like David against Goliath, an amateur against one
Of the ablest speakers of the Democratic party.
Like David he trusted I'm his cause, and like David
he would Stay this champion by the cold stone OF
facts. He was simple, plain business man, while
Mr.. Wber q paid speaker, who DistJct-At-
torney had to stump the country because II his party
beaten, he would have to get out. lie demolished
Wilbers argument that with free material the
nottingham would be better Off, showing that the
Government returned 90 per cent OF the duty paid
on imported material, when that raw material
used I'm goods for export. He ridiculed the Mills
bill, which made in the interest of the solid
duty lumber and wool. He showed that he
would not have TO close his factories If wool
put the free list but would have TO reduce wages
to compete with Europe, because the Mills bill took
Oft the greater part Of the duty manufactured wool
and felt well.
Mr. WILDER had talked largely about the small aver
age reduction of the Mills bill Mr.. Dodge gave an
Illustration of the Democratic system Of calculating
averages. Mr. Cleveland had a salary OF $50, 600,
Mr.. Wlbcr ono Of 70 600. Suppose the Government
expenses had to be cut down by reduction of ten
per cent, would Mr.. WILDER be satisfied II they wiped
out his salary and left Clevend's unt0uchcdl