New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-27
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD.
THE TARIFF THE SUPREME ISSUE.

r,RMERs As WE'LL As MANUFACTURERS
AROUSED THROUGHOUT THIS STATE
Charles W. IIackctt chairman Of the Executive COM
mitee OF the Republican State Committee, received
a large number Of letters yesterday In when IL
was made plain that the tariff Will be the great
ssuc Of the present political campaign In this state
Manufacturers protest against the adoption OF the
,ocv Of the Democratic party as declared at Chicago
that the tariff shall be framed for revenue only, ana
with no thought OF protection to American labor
The farmers also kceny Interested Henry
F.. Abell OF Albany County, president Of the state
Farmers League, who visited the rooms or the Re
publican state Committee In the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Yesterday, said that the farmers irrespective oil party
were forming protection clubs fearing that the duties
levied upon foreign farm products by the Mckinley
act would be abolished II Grover Cleveland were
elected President.
"Thc farmers OF New York State' said Mr.. Abel,
arc more exposed to the competition Of Canadian
farmers than any other farmers in the United states
and before the Mckinley act was passed they felt
kccnly Canadian competition In tho sale OF nay eggs
barley potatoes. horses and hops. Before the Nc
Kinlcy bill wa, passed the ralscrs OF hops In Otseso
County we're exposed 10 crushing competition from
hops raised in Germany, and many times had to sell
their hops for less than 1t had cost TO raise them
look to this tariff issue to bring New-fork state INTO
line for the Republican party
Mr. IIackctt received from Utica yesterday eXcelient
evidence OF the higher wages paid In the United
states for the same class OF service than those PAID
in foreign countries. This evidence was furnished by
The Utica Observer" the leading Democratic news
paprr Of Central Now York. The Observers evil
dcncc was given I'm the Of an article when IL
printed relating to the Thousand Island Park AsSoca
| ton The newspaper says:
Tn, Thousand Island Park Association IS in trouble
again difficulty will be serious than the
gate affair. Yesterday morning John Shanahan. John
McKIn John - Bfien and Thomas Mccormick, who aro
Canadian lalocrs from Kingston Ont, wer" arrested OF
thousand Island Park Tor violating the Contract Labor
law association IS doing considerable work back OF
Tabernacle and in order T. obtain workmen as cheap
A. possible r. g. Weeks OF Skanca,clcs. chairman Of
the executive committee u the association communicated
with s Birch Of Kingston ont. requesting him 20 look
up four mef capable doing drilling and send them 3, the
Park Men D. do such work IN the United states are
paid per day while In Canada there are plenty ready
10 accept 80 M Birch looked the men and sent
them down the river When they landed Custom House
officer GATES questioned them n their destination and
Inquired what they going to do at the Park Not
hnowng the Custom officials the Canadians showed letter
from Mr. Birch to Mr. Weeks from which the inspector
% rn.d that Canadian lsborers. and that
hey were going b the Park The inspector called
Weeks house but he not at home Ms Weeks.
,ccne tc men ,ad that her husband desired them tuncd
Yer Mana-er Brown. u the assoc attn. who would
men, took ands Wits and sent them back 70 Canada