Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-18
LATE POLITICAL NEWS.
Roswell p. Flower Welcomed Home to Wa
Iertown BIZ an Immense Gathering.

for governor, arrived at Watertown, y. Y, at
$50 o'clock las. night, accompanied by Daniel
6. Griffin, state COMMITTEES: his nephew, Fred
! Flower o. New York, and 5. l.. George Of Water
;OEn. Eight thousand citizens turned out to
I welcome Ir. Flower home. He was met at the
railroad station by a brass band and was e.
cOrt1l to lis carriage. Tho crowd unhitched
the horses aud some o. the leading business
men Of :he city drew the carriage TO Mr.. Flow
er's residence, where cx-Colgressman Lansing
! o: W.tertovn welcomed him in a snort congrat-
: Ulatory speech. in which he said the demon
stra:ioa vas not partisan affair, but Ole in
/ which all Of Mr.. Flower cid neighbors joined,
\ irrespective of politics. ". ID. McKinstry OF
| behalf of the press.
: Mr.. Flower then spoke as follows:
| yellow citizens Of WATERFOWL: With O hear.
| full OF gratitude | thank YOU for this friendly
| demonstration, recognizing the fact that you
| 90 not greet me as allies III the coming politi
| cal battle, which rightly must divide our peo-
I pie. but "a, my neighbors and old-time friends.
| bound together by ties that will not sever. by
ties of interest, of sympathy. of duty and,
hupe j may add, by bonds of mutual regard.
/ The nomination 20 the office of governor has
come g. me IOm my party unsolicited. am
! not msensIble to the nigh honor-proposed by
I the suffrage OF our people to be conferred
J apOn n.e--of presiding over the destiny of this
I
thSt position, for this lis the greatest state in
! the Union.
Nowhere else on earth have 50 many inhab-
ltdnt7 In so short period of time been gath
cred tugcth over small territtfy in
: the state of New York, and only fourteen ma
uuus of the world have more inhabitants than
thl- commonwealth. In amount and variety of
production she ranks first among the states OF
she Union, well Us Cor the number of persons
. emI lUycd In various pursuits. To preside over
Il, IA fC h. alla IN ont m
valuable 20 the prosperity of such people,
might well kindie the rIldo Of any American
citizen and fill up the measure of his ambition.
love much to the people OF Jefferson county,
whore i was bonn and spent my early manhood.
w nile my residence tor the past twenty
Years las been in the city of New York my
summer home has been with YOU. This honor
conferred upon Ele Is not alone personal one,
II Is AL nOnUr 20 this northern section of the
. state. Not since the days of Silas Wright, in
!s-ii. has a gubernatOrial candidate been Sc
iectcd by either .arty from this section and
never before has the choice fallen upon n JEFF
Ierson county boy As one of ner sons, hope
4 ca. her !aUrcls. 1t will partly repay the
debt OF gratitude | owe her, for as the arrows
OF political hate hare been aimed at NE in the
last surrounded as | have been by the armor
ci your esteem, they have fallen harmless at
! my ieet.
Your presence here tonight treasures me
Tor the future. Fidelity and zeal in the dis
charge OF duty and an earnest desire TO ad-
vance the welfare Of our commonwealth must
he the only pledge | can offer for your prefer
ence' and the confidence sought to be reposed
III me. should 4 be elected governor, and l
UeiIcye shall be. shall cndeavor to faithfully
serve all the people of this great state seeking
aid from Him who docth all things WELL
After the speech Mr.. Flower shook hands
with the people for fifteen minutes and was
then driven to the Union Club, where u num-
Der OF leading citizens of both parties gave
HIM = reception.
Gov. Campbell Opens the Democratic Cam
paign in Ohio.
Gov. Campbell opened the democratic cam
paISn yesterday At Sidney. Ohio. to a fair-sized
assemOlaSe. He said that one of the most en-
cOurnglng features OF the campaign WIS the
apprehension exhibited by the republicans il,
regard to the tariff. The republicans. by the
nomination of Mckinley. had made the tariff
The issue ami now they were dodSing 1t. Re
ierrlng to SefatOr Sherman predictions of the
result OF Zee coinage the governor said he
was a false prophet. and cited instances in
which what the Senator predicted had not
come about. Interviews with free sill
yer men were read to show that
they claim Mr.. Mckinley as being one of them.
The truth was he said. that both parties are
divided on the tariff. The democrats Of Ohio
do not agree upon free coinage. but they do
agree that nothing could be quite as absurd
and unnatural the circulation of ware
house receipts. or pawn tickets, based upon
uncoIned metal The democratic platform de-
nouEces the characterization. Who defends the
characterization Of silver? Every man con-
nected with it except Senator Sherman denies
having knowledge Of 1t AT the time.
President Polk Denies the Report About
the Tar and Feathers.
Mr.. Polk. the president of National Farmers
Alliance. who arrived in Kansas City yesterday
morning. en- route to Iowa. was interviewed by
a represe NATIVE of the Associated Press in re-
gard to the report that he narrowly escaped
coat OF tar and feathers yesterday afternoon in
Wichita. Kan. at the hands of a crowd of ex-
Union soldiers. He said There is no truth
whatever i'll that report. 1t Is simply one of
the many inventions OF my political enemies.
During the past fifteen DAYS have been in all
the principal cities of Kansas and nv reception
has been continuous ovation, and from the
hundreds of Old soldiers whom I have met every
day have heard nothing but words of good
cheer and InIathy."
Forty Thousand Persons Listen to q Speech
Dy Senator sherman.
Yesterday republican day at the Ohio
state :air. There were forty thousand people
present. Senator John Sherman was the
speaker of the day. Senator Sherman's speech
was devoted to the tariff. The great strides in
the Industrial arts were only possible. he said
under a protective tariff. He said nothing on
the SILVER question.
Jones is Not sure Yet Whether He Will Rum
Independent.
In response to inquiries to his position re-
Ca- ling the democratic ticket Lieut.. Gov
Jones yesterday prepared statement for the
Associated Press. but he declined to specify
ias; what steps he proposes To take to accom-
u.isL his declared purpose.
lie says that not only have the interests O,
tEs people been sacrificed, but the existence of
THE democratic party jeopardized, for behind
the nominations and in absolute control of the
party aye men whose every sentiment of patri-
Jtism Is subject either TO their personal ambi-
ton or their selfish greed. He adds: "Contin-
Uod subservience bat makes the condition too
DE- grading to be quietly borne by American
citizens There Is but one way to di,lodge
these usurpers- The temporary defeat of the
party Will be harmless compared with the
effects OF their control
''Go- the welfare of the state and in the inter
at of lie democratic party to me nv duty an
ie.ir clear. which ~ to oppose the election of
the nominees of the Saratoga convention To
such CNtcn: IS may be within nv power and in
such manner as may seem best to accomplish
tina; YarpoSe."
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