New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-28

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told about were so plainly imaginary and without
foundation that the paper which published 1t ana
the writer who wrote IL have been the SUD
feet Of much ridicule on al sides. A'e
paper which had the temerity to publish the chshge
without making the least investigation In so far rs
known has lost all Of the former reputation Una.
might have had for being halfway honest and truthful
Mrs Fassett and her home friends are especis4S
hurt by the publication Of these fasehoods regarding
the Senator and among those who are most vigorous
in denouncnc them Is The Rev DR.. Henry, the pastor
of the church Of which both Mr.. and Mrs Fassett are
members He is a constant visitor at the f%sse~
home and he knows that malice alone is the only
foundation for the articles.
The young Republicans OF Chemung County are uoi"s
an enormous amount OF work for their young leaoer
They think that it will result in majority iof rln
equally large that given 10 David b. hl III 1909
Mr. HIS majority that year was 99l' ana hepuDh-
cans are predicting that Senator Fasseu WIZ seV
majority OF at least 200. This is pretty my" e.
innate for the county Is naturally Democratic oy at
,os. ooo or 400 VOTES when party lines are closely
drawn There is in Chemung County large PuahtlV
OF that article called local pride 1t showed 'c1 IN e
DAVIS OF Lucus Robinson when ne ran lor "o'c"o' VI,
the Democratic ticket and IL mas sho"eu '>c"
in the case Of David B. Hin when ne mas Oeeh 0au-
didate for Governor. Mr.. Hill always received tie
vo+os NJ 400 or 500 Republicans in this city simply
bscause his original home was here. senator Fas'e'I
too has twice carried the county as the hepuDCah
candidate for senator, and the only nme aI I've IosV
II was when David B. Hill brought 10000 INTO the
comfy 10 defeat him. This was where the Slo'oOo
vent that Hill obtained the Aqueduct contractors
Mr. Hi is not so popular in Chemung County as lie
/ ros This wear he is coming home TO vote and II IS
said that he take active part in the canvass on
| election dav He used 70 know how to handle money
behind the Emira wood piles and 1t Is pretty certain
that IN this direction his hand has not lost us cunning
II Will he bv bribery alone that ne viii be able to
prevent the Republicans carrying the county. FOR
number Of years he has not paid the attention 10 MS
Democratic friends here that they think was due them
and he now has lost much of the influence that he
formerly had II onehal Of the good news that comes
IN Mr. Fassetts friends is true the vote when ne
will receive from his home people will be indeed
aatterng one Democrats Of years standing 90 not
hesitate 10 declare openly that they intend to vote the
pepubucan ticket Many Of them do not know him
nersonaIly but they admire the plucky fight he IS
making and they do not admire Tammany HAIL
The older Democrats do not forget the days When
Lucius Robinson sold out in Tammauy Hal Ihat
act Of trcachery is not so remote but that many OF
e Younger element in the Democratic party remember
IL we'll and they do not TO be extremely anxious
"a mt that organization in power. The Democratic
rress and orators throughout the State have taken
considerable comfort TO themselves In what tey eai
the bitter fight against Mr. Fsssett by the FLOOD facoh
II has been told and published that the hepuDhcah
candidate for Governor would lose hundreds OF 'oes
bprp
him. This sort Of thing has carried some cheer to
the hearts of those Democrats in the county who see
daily the growth Of public sentiment in favor OF senator
Fassett but il is far from true. Perhaps the Deno
cratic press and orators know that circular mas Dee
sent out by those in control of the Flood iscuoh Oh
the Republican party in Chemung County declaring IN
favor Of the Senator and requesting all of the Repuo
Ucans interested with them to support Work ior ana
vote for him. Every one in this part OF the STATE
knows It. Mr. Flood and his friends are enutied 70
much credit in taking this manly and patrouc s'anu'
Their motto seems TO be Whip our enemies nrs'
and then settle our differences afterward further
than this, at a Republican mass-meeting Wmch was
held at Big Flats last Wednesday night joseph
Van Duzer who is one Of the leading spifitS
of the Flood faction, was caliea upon
for a speech In response he said that he was glad
NJ the opportunity to correct wrong impression which
was abroad that he did not intend TO support Ms
brother william Van Duzer, the Republican candidate
for the Assembly this district and the rest OF the
Republican ticket. He said that he was with the
srtire ticket heart and soul and would do all that he
coud TO elect every candidate upon it. from senator
Fassett down. The Democratic press ana orators say
nothing about this. 1t is possible tlat tine senator
Governor will make speech here Oh saturday night
He Will If the Democrats can buy of theatrical com
pany which has the Opera House engaged for that
date Senator Fassett Is expected TO make speech
here next Monday night and to close te esan pSisi
which he begun 50 ably AZ koC DC 3h Rbcans win
ming n member OF Assembly this fall Dr.. X. +.
Bush who has represented the county In the Legs
lature for the three four years, is getng ABOUT
TO the end of his rope. Last year ms majority was
bv no means fiatterng one, and now ne mas one OF
the most popular young Republicans In the county
against him. william Van DuZer the Republican can
dfdate for the Assembly is one Of the strongest men
that the Republicans in the county have dominated
FOR many a year He lives in the town Of Veteran,
nate Of Cornell University and he is man who IL well
able to represent his county and TO do it fairly and
! Justly. II Governor Hill speaks here saturday
night ne may be asked pertinent questions that
are likely bother him, that Is II he takes up Ma
tOnal issues. The farmers Of this beautiful Chemung
Valley have had this year profitable example Of the
benefits of the Mckinley bill This is the great to-
baccO growing section of the State and tins year the
farmers OF Chemung County alone have In their pockets
in the neighbOrhoOd Of 81 100000 which they have
ceived for their tobacco OF this amount 100000
came TO them through the Mckinley bill. Last year
the tobacco which was grown throughout this valley
was dear 10 the manufacturers at from to II cents
q pound Now they paying the farmers from 20
to 90 cents pound for the quality Of tobacco
they bought last year. The farmers who raised to
bacco this year have realized in the neghborhOOd OF
$500 while last year the best that they could
do a little over 300 an acre. They do not want
any better argument than this 10 prove 70 them which
Of the two great parties Is egslang in their interests
There have been much the results In the barley
barley growing sections OF the State AS Democratic
farmer said the other day II money talks why this
year have got the strongest kind Of argument before
US TO vote the Republican ticket