New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-28
A WOULD.BE REFORMER.
WHO WOULD BE AGAIN THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF THE XVIII DISTRICT.

WHO WOULD BE AGAIN THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF THE xvTH DISTRICT.
CONGRESSIONAL cAREEns coNrRAsTxD - IN
fEuExcE or THE TARIFF ISSUE.
tsAoa AsrAvv ooaAsePoSpsxf OF SnS raisuxA,
MldAlssswn, NJ Y. OCT ~ .--Constcssman Moses
d. Stivers, the gentleman who % ably eprc-
sented The XVIII District at Washington Tor the
last two years. - en- emiaently sasseious suo
sonservaHve observer Of pelitaesl ssndcneieS ana
his epiutoA on the prevent contest n Snerciore
entitled to great weight.
.T1e soN particular" be sAys. "in which Mr..
Bacon, the Democrat wha aspAres to Do my eoc-
oessof, may b sa!d TO have greater strength than
~. Leaow, his Republican opponent, Is In his
superior acquaintance with the Individual mem
befs Of the constituency. This Is especially the
case In this part Of the distrios. But thar - not
surpsising, since Mr. Bacon lives In the ne4shbo1-
hood and has already served term tn Congress.
Az the same time, Mr.. Lexow. / think. eau over
come this by dint Of effort. He hos smade an es-
eeIlspt impression on oil who have net him. His
,,sesh Of acceptance did credit to his sound Re-
pAblioantsm, and his record commends him to all
thoushtfui voters.'
Tia upselAsh seal with which Mr.. Stivers II
Supporting Mr.. Lexow's candidacy, both in per-
"a end through the medium OF his excellent
newspaper. The Mddletown Press affords suni-
Gent testimony as to his title to the thanks OF
al ssoA Republicans. In fact Mr.. Ssivess II one of
the most popular representatives this district has
ever had, and many who couple respect for bus
vdbhe actions with knowledge Of his personal
attractiveness regret the necessity which oom-
Ssssd him to deolihs denomination. The Pln-
rauty Of "A by which be defeated Mr Bacon ut the
last election f 10 believed he could this year have
s.6asS increased. His stax has wsxed ~ ti1st OF
his old opponent has wancd. Personally he is the
isoet genial and agreeable Of men. snd adds TO
Mr.. Baoen's culture and breeding an unanec1ea
frnhkness and good nature invaluable In q candi-
date for public office. As Editor Of The hioo'e.
town Press" Mr. Stivers has long been we'll and
widely known. His papef has larger eIcna-
ton in Sullivan County, which belongs to this
district, than all the Sullivan County journals put
together, and has been responsible for cerre-
spending dissemination of sound political doctrine
He has also held various important local ofhces
which have made him personally acquainted VITA
all tbe old residents in Orange County, ana his
handsome house. on the brink OF the blum over
looking the town, is constantly the scene OF gen.
clous hospitality.
His own record In the House has been In
gratifying contrast with that of his lordly preae-
cessor. For the placing Of the duty on milk ana
onions he was mainly responsible, and his adj
mirable speech on the Original Package question
won him hearty enc0miums from the 1,l0O FRO
hibitionists in the district who in 1855 opposed
him at the polls. Most people suppose that milk
being easily perishable, is commodity against
which dairy farmers hereabouts need no artmcmi
protection. 1t is said however, that the Canaulan
article has been successfully delivered IN soOd
condition In the New-iOrk market, and the iocai
daifymcn have regarded with alarm the multi
piestion of relriseratins appliances by which, WIN
fast trains, they could have been placed At the
mercy of Canadian cowkeepers. The duty Oh D
cents gallon imposed by the Mckinley bill has.
however, enectually quieted their apprehensionS'
and the duty of 40 DENTS bushel will not only
stimulate their onion industry, but warrant the
xmployment Of more hands at higher wages.
Right here in Middletown there are enough per-
sons interested in the handling Of farm produce
and in the manufacture of condensed milk-the
Auglo-Swiss Company Is one Of the largest IN the
world-to Justify the expectation OF Republican
majority of $50 or 200 on November A. and the
Now industry of the manufacture OF sugar
of milk will unquestionably derive incal-
culable benefit from the protection ior
which Republicans are responsible. Inc
town of Walden In this county owes lte being
70 the manufacture Of cutlery, and IL is instructive
Tn consider what the overthrow Of Mr. Bacon
meant In its case alone. 1t hos population OF
about 900, and the patterns it has evolved have
acquired all assured popularity in the market
In the absence Of an adequate duty, what hap
pencd? BUYERS were flooded with cheap imlta-
tions of the Walden patterns, sent from Ter
many. whose continued sale would have lnvoNed
the practical extinction Of that thriving COM
munity.
Middlctown is one Of those unfortunate places
where the use Of money at election time Is not
always confined to the legitimate chanhes. vi
this the Democrats have perfect knowledge. MI
Stivers doubtless frightened away foaters' who
were ready to turn on honest penny py ais open
declaration in accepting the nomination that he
wonld do On only on the condition that he would
not be EXPECTED to spend "a dollar or dime" in
,nv i,pnroper manner. Mr.. Bacon, however. prob
ably dissusted ct the small return for the ex-
eessiye outlay in his own behalf, made himself
ridiculous by charging that the Sugar Trust had
expepded the specific sum Of $4,000 to secure Ms
lBacon's) defeat The story Of the true inward
nets Of tie charge will give voters In the AVN
District d fair idea OF the public usefulness OF
tile Democrat who is again soliciting their sup
mort. Mr. Bacon having been honored oy an ap-
nointmcnt as chairman of the House Committce
nm Manufactures, girdcd his loins and set out 70
.paralyze his supporters by q bold piece OF aems-
Gogism.
Isn't there any dodge by which can make
the populacc swear by me ?" he asked his faithful
Achntas Of Goshen.
That worthy, mindful of his colleagues unalter-
oble frigidity, hopclcssly shook his head. But
M. Bacon, nothing daunted, vent off pondetin1,s
70 Washington, and when Billy, Mason. OF IN
nos, introduced his resolution calling Tor an IN,
cbanSs Ike \ hungry gudgoon at tempting bait
IA chairman Of his lituc committee he began
with much ceremony TO perform the heroic public
Snssr Trust Nobody of course doubted that
CuSsA .A.sJ.,~w oxie;Ad b,,k the faithful Achates