New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-18
CLOSE Dls7RIcTs-THE IVrH CONNIE CIT.

The WITH Connecticut is one of the districts
upon which Democratic Free Traders will con-
centrate all their efforts in the coming contest
1t is now represented by the Hon. Frederick
Miles, who was elected over Mr.. Seymour by a
narrow majority, though President Cleveland
had at the same election small majority over
President Harrison in the district. Mr.. Miles
also had plurality of over 500 in 1880. and
had been elected by a still larger ma
jority in 1878, but in 1882, 1884 and 1886,
Others being candidates, the Democrats carried
the district. 1t will be seen that the people
have repeatedly placed confidence in Mr.. Miles,
and have como to know him as a faithful and
useful member. But this year, the Free Trad
ers being desperately anxious to control the
noxt House, great efforts are made in all the
close districts and now the people of the man.
ufacturing towns in that part of the State are
asked to support Democratic candidate who
will hold himself bound to 60 into a caucus
controlled by the extreme Free Traders, and
to support even Mr.. Mills himself, or any other
Free Trader who may be nominated. The
election of such man over Mr.. Miles would
be simply o vote to break down the American
policy of protection for home industries.
Considerations pertinent to many close North
ern districts are illustrated here. Ten years
ago the manufacturing establishments In this
district employed 1890 males over sixteen,
besides $500 children, while there were in the
same district about 10000 farms, third of
the whole number in Connecticut. 1t Is es-
pecially for the benefit of farmers near the
seacoast and the Canadian border, whose mar
ket for articles largely consumed in seaboard
cities has often been taken away from them BY
heavy foreign impOrtatiOns. that higher duties
were most earnestly asked by the Master of the
Connecticut State Grange and the president
Of the New-Jersey Board of Agriculture three
years ago, and have now been granted by o
Republican Congress. The farmers of the WITH
Connecticut District have reason to know how
much their prosperity has been affected. at
critical times, by foreign competition In sea-
board markets, and the complaint long made
that this industry has not its fair share OF de-
fence has now been met in the fullest and most
satisfactory manner by the Congress OF which
Mr. Miles was an active member
But the farmers also know. as the men en-
ploycd In moro than thousand manufacturing
establishments in this district know, that the
surcst and most lasting prosperity comes from
building up close BY them homo market for
their products. The further development OF
mnnufactures-the advance Of our industries to
produce many articles In which they have as
yet been unable to compete with success, be-
cause inadequately defended against competi.
ton, the building of new works. and the en-.
,sreement of the demand for American labor
and for its products-is the chief object Of the
new tariff which has just gone INTO effect
Already there are published almost every day
accounts of new manufacturing establishments
opening, which have been called into life by
the promise Of more adequate protection 1t
would be strange indeed II there were not some
Of these already In Western Connections, and
beyond doubt the increased demand for labor