New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-26
AT TIE ORANGE COUNTY FAIR
uEBApE BY EXCoNGREssMAN CURRY AND


JUDGE YEAMAN.
port 1er,ris n " Sept o5.-Five thousand persons
hoard the tariff debate this afternoon between ex-
CONGRESSMAN ". W. Curry. Of Indiana, and Judge
E. L. Yeaman, Of New York, at the semt-centennis
fair of the Orange County Agricultural society.
Fifteen thousand persons were on the grounds zen
eral sherman was visitor ut the fair and spoke
briefly before the debate began. Each speaker was
limited to forty five minutes for the opening, and
ten minutes for the concluding argument. Mr. curry
opened with the proposition that portion OF the ex-
pendtre OF the Government must be met by revenues
raised from duty on imports all parties agree. III
terna revenue taxes were criticised as unusual, III
ouisitoral and contrary to the settled policy OF the
Government and essentially war tax. tart
for protection defined as duties laid SO as 10
discriminate in favor Of home products and to pro-
cct home labor and capital and tariff for revenue
as duties levied without regard to the RESULT En-
amplcs were cited where protection was needed 70
develop the country's great and natural resources It's
mines forests etc, to diversity It's industries ana
to mako it independent In peace and war Protection
helped the farmer by increasing the number OF MS
consumers and lessening the competition in agriculture
A great statesman should at the social Utopia WHICH
wa, when all things consumed by Americans should
be produced by them and foreign trade elm mated
Tho speaker dwelt on the disadvantage and waste I"
transporting agricultural products long distances tr
foreign consumption and the corresponding advantage
of the home market, all OF which fell to the farmer
Judge Ycaman criticised Mr. Curry's proposition u
reduce the Internal revenue taxes. They were 10
sad levied on luxuries which the consumers cou'h
afford TO pay for. He denounced the policy u taxing
o tax OF luxurics and placing it On the poor man
coat a woman's ribbon and baby's blanket, farmers
ttnware,, etc. lie satirized Mr.. Currys decias~on
that It would be sufficient to cut OF foreign trace Gay
Ing New York City is the market OF orange 'o"h''
farmers. How long under such system oe'of7 mo
streets OF New-York would be covered WIN graz liz
It's palaces become the homes OF batS anu wv
characterized the Mckinley bill a, coi,In a .Sr
enable some men 10 compel Others To support "'ew'
VIC p BRECKENRIDGE IN RHODE lsLAND'
Providence Sept % (special-rh.s was the iour'a
and chief day OF the Rhode Island STATE Far ~
Navragansett Park The day was perfect Us 10 NV
weather and the attendance is estimated ~ So"r
Governor Davis and his staff Ex-Governor L""',
Congressman W. C. p. Breckenridge Of kentucky' anu
DR.. E. B. Andrews, president Of Brown 'hi'e''
verslty, In attendance. Governor DAVIS mauo
short speech, and introduced Mr.. BrecAinridse' "'
made the principal address OF the day lie oe'''
larCsry m generalities but favored organization anohs
farmers. Concluding he said: Remember thas
! partisanshp and prejudice 30 hand In hand, wmie
peace and plenty found only among the true ana
loyal hearts of . patriotic people, President An
drews spoke on the coming agriculture, in scholarly
and entertaining manner. The show In all particu'
| lars Is the largest ever known In New England
There were moro than 1000 different entries. ana y
no department. wus there any weakreSs snown::
The attendance yesterday amounted to so,US soS
that the financial success Of the great exhibition y
| assured.