New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-23
REPUBLICANS AT POTSDAM.
HUNDREDS WELCOME WARNER MILLER.
SENATOR ERWIN PRESIDING AT THE MEETING
A CAMPAIGN EVEN MORE ENTHUSIASTIC
THAN USUAL IN ST LAWRENCE COUNTY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


THAN USUAL IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Potsdam ~ Y, Sept 22-The farmers OF inns
banner Republican county of the State. namely
st. Lawrence came here in hundreds to-day TO
listen TO political address by Warner Milier'
the Republican candidate for Governor Mr..
Miller arrived here this morning from Malone
and was escorted from the railway depot to his
hotel through the chief streets by the Potsdam
Harrison and Morton Club, which has several
hundred members Leaders of the Republican
party visited Mr.. Miller subsequently from all
parts of the country, among them
being Congressman A. y. Parker, Sena-
tor George T. Erwin, Asscmbyman
n NJ Curtis, the department commander
of the Grand Army of the Republic in New-York
State, and ex-Assemblyman Worth Chamberlain
These leaders told Mr.. Miller that the Republican
party was never stronger than 1t is now in ST.
Lawrcncc County. large number of the DEM
ocrats and PrChibitionists had joined the Repub-
lican party in the county and there were no de-
sertions The usru' Republican majority in the
count, is 900 votca
Il think ST. Lawrence County will give the
Republican National and State tickets 5000
majority said Assemblyman Curtis TO Mr.. Miller.
Il hope you will do even better
than that said Mr. Miller, earnestly
The meeting, which was held in the Opera
House, attended by large number of ladies'
Two thousand five hundred persons assembled
in the hall to hear Mr. Miller's speech. The
hall was prettily decorated with flags. On the
platform were large portraits of Benjamin IIarri-
son and Levi F. Morton and Warner Miller
The chairman chosen was Senator Erwin, who
said that he was taking dinner recently at
hotel overlooking the Zuyder Zee in Holland when
he received letter from Potsdam stating that
he had been elected president of the Harrison
and Morton Club of the village.
:" l turned to my companion, Senator Vedder
said Mr. Irwin, and said, ! am going home.
Mr. Erwin upon introducing Mr.. Miller said:
The Republican party has nominated man Tor "oN-
who has had honorable life and Who II elected
will be Governor Of the whole people and not OF part oil
the people. have the honor Of introducing to you inc
Hon. Warner Miller. Great appause.)
Mr.. Miller opened his speech by saying that u
seemed almost unnecessary to make Republican
speech in the county of st. Lawrence. 1t was
the county which gave the largest Republican
majority of all the counties In the
State, and he confident that 1t
would give the largest Republican majority
this fall it had given. Mr.. Miller then at
considerable length described the attack made upon
the American protective tariff by the Democratic
party and the efforts of the Republican party
to defend the system lie dwelt upon the benefits
derived by the farmers of America owing to their
possession Of such large market Said he:
We ship about per cent of our farm products
The remaining products consume ourselves Ihce Arc
30 100000 people who not engaged In agrcut
ura pursuits they fed Suppose that you had
the Engands market or your own home market
England has 600 900 Of population but you know
that England supplies Of her market or she gets
what she needs from India. But We always have our
home That Is not an unstable market ike that
OF England. How much do you think We would nave
to Increase our population consume all our own farm
products? Only about G600O,00O. You Know that
there has a rapid growth OF agriculture but In the
next years it will not increase at such fs'e Inc
home demand for products Will surely Increase ana 'n
price will somewhat increase The great pu" u
our farmers are employed producing food for those en-
gagged in our mills and manufactures do you suppose
that manufactures be destroyed by such bl as
that introduced by Mr.. Mills and not suierf Drive
our manufacturers out OF business and you GER
,ainlv must lose market for your products
and prices will 60 down There Is
no doubt that increasing its wheat production Is
It any that Englishman. who can get aooier
for about fifteen day In India TO work III thc wheat
fields OF that land compete with the American farmer
There is prospect Of your losing the market In England
for your wheat being compelled TO sell your wheat
merely to your neiehoors. 1t is therefore highly
important that you should preserve your home
market defend from attack Look at this from any
point view you please. farmers and you will be con-
WINGED the protective tariff has built up your home
and that 10 Is the most NdludUc YOU
Moreover the raised the price of your products
What was the price in ST. Lawrence County be-
oro the War,
volce-It was from three to five cents.
Mr. Miler-I glad to get that testimony, for per-
haps Democrats will then that the farmer is getting
GOOD deal higher price for his cheese Now take agri
cultural implements You get a reaper for $50 or $40
you would have TO $50 for the same reaper
in England. 1t is with nearly all manu-
featured articles. You get them cheaper than you
did before war; while get far higher price for
your farm products. The effort Of the Democrats to
prove to that they will be benefited by
lowering OF the tariff will fail
The Republican platform demands an advance In the
cause Of temperance. Appause.) 1t approves Of the
passage of the High License law, and 1t promises II
ntrusted with the control of the State Government to
pass High License law If you prefer to call it So
a restrictive law. We all upon the evils OF liquor
selling Can lessen theml Has not the expert
ence OF Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, Minnesota and Mis-
shown that a High License law does reduce the
number Of saloons? The results Of the High License
law in every have been beneficial. In Pennsyl
vania the saloons OF the lower and vler class have
been wiped OUT but better than that the morals of
the towns have been improved and the number OF
arrests has been decreased. Those who
that they Will not support restrictive temperance
law and wait prohibition will pass of this OF
action afraid before such law is passed (Cries
Of Amen.r) Tie liquor dealers said at their state
Convention thar they were opposed to High License
law IL seems that this would be sufficient nstruc
ton 10 such temperance In doubt about the
attitude OF the liquor dealers on this subject The
liquor say that they want the saloons open on
They propose 10 raise from the retail liquor
dealers $3.50 Ooo and from the brewers similar fund
What are they going do with this money! They say
that they going support their friends the Demo
cratic party and It's candidate for Governor. This Is
not my cause than your Governor Hill has
said that he regrets that dragged this temperance
question politics. should be glad TO have IL taken
out OF politics. but taken out rightly. IL VIII
never be taken rightly when Democratic Governor
Executive Chamber at Albany and vetocs every
temperance measure Will b. taken Of politics If
you will elect Republican Legislature
and Republican Governor this fall Great
appause) We Will restrict liquor selling and follow the
good example for by Pennsyi vans NewJersey and
other States and pass High License law Great ap
plause)
And them finally, there Is the question OF ballot reform
propose pass bill similar in principle to the sax