New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-23
THE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
WHAT THE woRKMEN OF NEwBURG THINK
OF THE TARIFF.

AND WHOM THEY WILL CHOOSE TO REPRESENT
THEM IN coNGREss-THE RIVAL cANDI-
DATES
tyRoN STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuSkl
Newburg, u. Y, Oct. al" Are you alarmed at
The Democratic activity hercabouts?" leading
Republican was asked this morning.
Mot at all" vas the sententiOus reply. They're
doing the talking, but we mean to get there
This terscly expresses the attitude of the Ne
nubican party in this doubtful district. ana any
body who has learned to esteem deeds ratner
than words will argue hopefully from critcai
examination Of the situation. The AVth Oongree
siona District, in which Newburg is si'uaVeN' "
already noisily claimed by the Democrats Oh '''e
strength of the narrow plurality by whic" -hONe'
d. Stivers was sent to Congress at the ia'' o"
ton. Hold together and we shall cer'a'',s WV
our man." cry ardent disciples OF hiil anu N'eNs
land, and the local newspapers couple soieha ""-
iurations of harmony with pathetic appears 70
yo,srs N take off their coats and work ike
s,~.,,, ,or Horny Racon, who has been 10 Con-
gross bcforc and would like to 60 there again
Workincmen are exhorted to oppose the occult
in;ou;,v of tho Mckinley Tariff bill. Mt bacon.
they are reminded, was an outano-ou' supPoi "i
of ROGER Mills, while Clarence Lexow Is pieugeo
to the principle of protection ana mgr prices, anu
in order that natural ohtuseneSs or want Oh edu-
cation may not impair the value Oh DVhiocra'ic
suffrage, the local committee has eStaoilshed a
sort of evening kindergarten or poli'lcai nlght-
school on the lines of the renowned lammany
institution, at which the rank and file are sed-
ulously instructed in the principles of the new
ballot law.
All this hustle and demonstration have sgnally
&bo r,if< If
A casual observer, indeed, might take alarm at
their apparent inertia. were the canvass i'll the
hands of less shrewd and capable men. As it is,
their fear neither Mr. Bacon nor the principles
no represents Newburg contains nearly fourth
NJ tho population of Orange County, and more
,bon a fourth Of its wealth 1t is the centre
NJ an extensive river and back-cOuntry trade, and
;s full of business men, who, in the absence of a
single local issue of Importance. are only TOO
ready 10 signify at the polls their gratitude for
thc benefits conferred by tariff revision on them
solves and those they employ There are IN New
burg barge owners largely interested IN the snip
ming Of country produce, eight or ten creanerles
which gathcr in farmers milk a cotton factory,
an iron shipbuding yard, where steam yacht
was built for Dion Boucicault and the Keel OF
lanes Gordon BENEFITS NOurmahal was lald
a steam-engine works. employing @oo OF ooo
Working1nrn at protection wages, lawn-mower
factory which sends its machines all over 'his
country and Europe. an artlhcml 1ce-niachlhe
,,orl-s wire factory, muslin bleachery and a
,a,ao manor mill. EX-Nlayor Odell, sterling
ponrb,ican is extensively interested in the ice
,;no.s and last winter transported his hands
20 Lake Champlain TO make up for the failure
- ,bc local crop. All these establishments are
,rosncrous' their workmen receive good Wages
I'D sunnort n savings bank with an unusually
,o,re surplus: and disposition to sunVert inv
h.no6cent regime under which they thrive Is
81 rare as TO prove that the Intelligence oi 'ho
community needs no vindication
WHO is LcNow? Whence comes ne anu
whittier is he going?7 asked facetlouS Denio-
cratic editor the other day.
lilo &c the Republican candidate for congress
man "Thc journal pertinently replied ne
came from Rockland County, and he Is going "
CONGRESS as the representative OF TINS uS'i"..
1T'. 0,est;on who is Bacon?" may oe an
s>vered at greater length. lie IS i'"S,-'
law Of Brandreth. of pill fame has an
office in Wall-st. and handsome ho"'' "' nd
w. has all of Daniel Websters aus'erlS ai'I
,,s;,.orcss without his genius; contrlVeo "
-..o :, Conoress without any particular crcui' ~
,:1t or his constituency, ana so"1ho ~
- triords of everybody by promising p's'-
a.. ,o ebout four times as many c"'i"i"'','
,ro ,,oro vacancies He has lhcurre" INV
Utility of every wcll-rccuIated "l''u any
80, hv ncr>istcntly oh>trdctlnG pehsio'i
,ior and won distinction by opposing 'i'e S''..
in Congress of that stanch ola War'ioi" 49, 49,
Wbitc Of Fort WAYNE, Ind, who WIS he".,"" 'o.
ho 1.nion while Mr. Bacon was cultlN"'i"S w
homo . taste for elegant leisure, nut "h"N nov
r,,i,o,ion paucrs were not free from ttcii,,"'
e, Democrats there are who remem"Vi -
E,ron as n vehement Republican, anu UNIV "' y
,o, foroottcn that the prospect Oh ii ee"V VII w
Sunrerne Court bench tempted MN I'd
49, ,,;,t His energy in thrusting himself on tht
last convention against the VIII oi III, ~ .Io
Courty dc!r-ltes moreover, reminds them VI vi.
.;,a;., ho,,,eer the present situation and tha'
,iL oaused the rejection of Bounding bee'N
ro,,,or,ion Of the cpithet would aptly descrio'
,,o cordition in which Bounding Bacon may
find himself when the people announce '"e''
choice at the polls. ,, a.,
.wo are going to elect Mr.. Lexow," salo 'he
gentleman quoted above. The Dehnocr"'' Il"
tofore have sometimes been able to count OH us
scn.ions among us. but, so far as the Nohsi'oo
man and Assemblyman arc concerned we "''
absolutely harmonious. -.
This is the opinion of such representative nv
puhicans as Mr. Richie. of The Newnurg S 9,del
ri y Colonel Dickic State COmmlttcenan IL, Uuo
n"Li Ind"r lanes G. Graham. The Repuoiic't
n"miHree ioi is,iI Of Highlands, formerly New
b h"m' hro,eikccpcr, and man of sound pusln
,;n,rs and vide experience. Ills oppoht'r' ui"n
j.. lhNlpi. tos,i~.ls and could confidently count
strawneliS MS Of Sentimental spnsterS who dot'
n% and me @an nn% f%f I TSTS
Mr, dHi" ~, o,,,t;nn of Annie Rooney and In Tho
fFha,H has brought tears to many eyes a.
he Es rmse t" make the Rcfs 'a9 TN
JESS ne can oh Si Of election slim. l'rin4
,"rT rc hs c i%ni he unfortunately
M % to Of Hcw s'G IS serious
winch from Il 20" Wbcthcr he will cvnce al
enspI peter opposition to religious freedom witt
t6S, Which marked his support Of ms ia ON s
ppu a,S 'op fnrm irish voters will probably IL