New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-02
AT CLEVELAND'S OLD HOME.
INFLUENTIAL DEMOCRATS TURNED AGAINST
HIM
BUFFALO DEEPLY MOVED ON THE TARIFF ISSUE
AND A GREATLY INCREASED REPUBLICAN
AJORITY PROMISED

toVhiH u'-Ch uuiluug az d COrNcF III ." 1850
city, in tho thick of tho big retail drygoods stores
which has law Offices In its Upper stories that are
reached by staircase Of iron that runs up 10 the
second story on the outside Of the building. only
four years ago one hanging 10 this staircase
lawyers little tin sign bearing the words Cleveland
Bisscll Sicard' and every was told that is inc
law Office Of Grover Cleveland and Of his partners
There was then some lingering regard In Buffalo for
citizen who had become Governor OF the state, but
whose acts as Governor had aicnated many OF his
former supporters.
How does Buffalo look upon Grover Cleveland nowi
Perhaps her attitude best expressed by the Facard
one sees to-day upon the railroad scapers offices:
"Cicvcland cheap That has reference Of course TO
the price OF railroad tickets Cleveland Ohio, but II
aptly expresses the feeling toward Mr. Cleveland now
Of all Republicans and Of large proportion OF the
Democrats of Buffalo. The dislike Of Mr.. Cleveland
Is partly because OF personal acts and partly because
Of his acts an official Chief among the personal
acts which have aroused resentment toward him Is his
surrender of his residence here. Ont Of pique that
Buffalo did not give him larger vote for lreSideht
and that James G. Blaine had majority OF l,4oo IN
the entire county of Erie Mr.. Cleveland gave up MS
legal residence here and his friends said he had deter
mined TO return TO Buffalo upon the expiration OF
his term President That seemed spteful and Buffalo
did not like IT, Moreover. old friends and cromes OF
the President who went on from Buffalo compaincd
that they not treated courteously az inc MIC
House. Mr. Cleveland had cOurted the favor OF inc
Germans of Buffalo when running for Office, ana as
Buffalo has the largest German population in proper
its population Of all cities in the United eta'es
this was a diplomatic movement upon his part. AT
Washington, however, the Germans have been treated
with no courtesy and consequently they also now have
no friendship for him.
Yet the chief hostility against Mr.. Cleveland in
Buffalo has been excited by HIS free trade message of
last December aad by his swinging the Administration
congressman to the support of the Mills BILL Buffalo
has one of the largest lumber markets in the United
States; she is third among the cities in the prOducuoh
Of SOAP and owing 10 her position at the loot OF inc
great lakes and the large number Of railways centrne
here she Of the greatest manufacturing cities III
the State Moreover, the farmers of western New
York send their potatoes hay and other articles OF
produce here TO be sold, and they subjected to the
competition Of Canadian farmers with their hay and
potatoes II lumber should DC put upon the free list
as provided by the Mills bill, the lumber markets OF
Buffalo would be flooded with cheap Canadian lumber
So 1t is with iron pipe, soap and other articles manu-
featured in Buffalo The Mills BILL therefore,. has
brought over to the support Of General Harrison hun
dreds OF Democrats
One of the chief Of these Democrats who Will not
support Mr. Cleveland IS jonathan Scovillc, former
Mayor of Buffalo, and also former Congressman nom
one Of The Buffalo Congressional districts. Mr. scOvle
Is man of large wealth, millionaire, and has always
heretu.t re been lavish contributor the Democratic
campaign treasures. lie is said TO have given
$4,000 TO William II. BaInum, chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Committee for the use of the Demo
cratic party Nr. ScOville IS the head of car wheels
manufacturing company here and also Is largely in
terested in a company which makes iron pipe. There
is a duty Of 900 ton on iron pipe, which the NILS
bill reduces to SIo ton. But the profit on making
iron pipe now is only SO 81 ton. There Is there
fore reduction OF duty Of rs a ion Under present
conditions the pipe makers of Buffalo could not make
iron pipe except loss of 81 or 50 ton. The
Daily News Of Buffalo. which supported Nj. Cevc-
IN hut hi
Harrison, owing to the opposition of the people of
Buffalo the Mills bill, particularly says respecting
this reduction OF the duty on iron pipe Wh0 STANDS
tho loss First, the manufacturer and then the men
he employs, for firm can make pipe or anything
else 10 sell less than cost The cost is nearly all
labor Jonathan scoville, commenting upon these
facts says: "The proposed Mills tariff vitaly attacks
our iron pipe business The Mills bin proposes 10 cut
down the tariff on iron pipe from ono cent pound TO
Eixenths Of cent. That IS IS q ton reduction
Now we have never seen the time when we made %,
and there is not "a profit per ton now. You see
what that results in. II the Mills bill becomes law
It Just shuts up shop reduces the price of labor
for pipe is pretty much all labor. ton of pipe IS
ton o. labor I for protection In this fight, as l
have always BEEN for my interest I'm part and also be-
Is for the interest Of the employ There
are 500 Of them in that pipe works who must ncces
sariy suffer If this Mills free-trade programme goes
through"
tho largest concerns engaged in this business is the
United Lumber Company. II IS confederation Of
numbering firms who miles and miles Of hemlock
forests in Pennsylvania, large number of sawmills
and rallroad-the snnamahOning Valley. They
sell amount OF the and cheaper grades
Of lumber IN Buffalo, In Now York State and in New
England. The leading members of the United Luul-
Der Company Frank II. Goodyear and Charles W.
Goodyear, brothers and leading Democrats of Buffalo
They are also close personal friends of President
Cleveland, and of them, Charles W. Goodyear,
raised large amount of money for the campaign ex
penscs of Mr.. Cleveland in Buffalo in 1os4 But Mr..
Cleveland IN his message and in the NILS bill has
SSaled the chief of prosperity of his friends
tho Coodycars. Frank II. Goodyear said the present
wcok ave opposed to the Mills Tariff blll-but
We shall vote for Mr. Cleveland Tho Tariff bill, II
it becomes a law, Will admit Buffalo and to tho
New England States vast amount Of cheap Canadian
lumber which is shut out of our market by the
duty. AT present Canadian lumber Of first
quality which afford TO pay the duty gets
Into orr market, but the cheaper lumber is excluded
There is question that If the NILS bill should be-
Law, the Canadian lumber would severely
Compete with us"
1t cannot be said this year that The Goodycars
running about collecting money for the campaign cX
penses Of Grover Cleveland in Erie County, nor that
they seem anxious for Tire coming into power again
Of the Democratic party with a Mills bill tucked away
In IFS pocket putting lumber upon the free list
George D. Briggs, another member OF the United
Lumber Company. said: Canadian lumber Of a low
grade formerly held the market in New England, but
we have succeeded in driving IT out, and now only
lumber worth 40 and $50 thousand feet can De
sold there Tho low-grade lumber that we sell.
SIS and $40 a thousand. they cannot compete with a.
The 81 duty thousand feet acts as a protective
tariff. But remove that 81 and they can bring IN
cheap lumber here by the hundreds OF carloads The
duty higher grade lumber of 81, If removed would
also admit to markets vast amounts OF higher
grade lumber, and would especially hurt those who
deal in Michigan lumber
Then there is soap The duty on all Kinds OF soap
except fancy toilet soap, IS removed By tho NILS Dill
-Four yeas ago there stronger supporters OF
Mr. Cleveland in this city than Lautz Brothers. one
m the lesng soap manufacturing firms in the United
States This year all the members OF the firm are