New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-01

wArCoTT g. CAMPBELL HAVE NOT INSULTED
THEIR woRKMEN BY Debating HOW
THEY SHALL VOTE.
To the EDITOR Of The Tribune.
sir: In its issue of october c5 "The New-fork
World, published special from ou'"
an article bearing date Of october "a with the lolio"
ing headlines: "WageS-Utca MIL own'rs o'u',
Their Worhmen TO Vote for Harrison-A heoucuoh VI
Wages tho Penalty OF Disobcdience, etc" IN 'hl'
o-,,cle special mention IS made OF the w->orK Mills
nd Of Wacot a. Campbell. gentlemen cOnnectcu WIN
these mills. Among other statements II 'o""''S '"o
following aspersions. ! quote: Wdicot camp
he'll large mill owners, have sent word 10 'heF ''"
Moves that unless they vote for Harrison their wages
rtl be reduced and that In the latter part Of the
asa campalcn this irm sent superintendent George
u Warner among the men to tell them that II Ol'Vc
land defeated Harrison wages would be icluo-o ''9o
:. In the last town election the nrm urea 10 u'tdc 'o
e,ction of an Excise Commissioner, etc. luru''r. "
has been common talk for month past In th' .>o"o'
uus that the firm i, doing everything IN IT'S power
N have its employees vote sohdly the Kepuonoan
,,n. and that great indignation is felt in the town
,.or tho action OF the FIRM that they cohti'oueu
largely 10 the corruption fund In 1850 ana 'S year
they have clipped in good sum TO carry NV '.",.
and county for Harrison" that "Waicou " Oampoe"
have made two reductions IN 'her 'hploS's "HsV
g., ,b las, four wears" and other statements OF Ike
import. ,,. ou,c, ,o
IN anv previous one. have Wacot 4 'nmpOc'i' OF
either Of them personally, or through any "Eo". .,
sbperintendent. sent any sach w"id or any "''u VI
nv kind about politics their employees or 10 any
~ -, ,ben, mr. sought i'm any way whatsoever TO
oerco or influence them unfairly rs to bow or lor
uhom they shall vote. superintendent george H.
Warner never went among the men ana "a'leu 'V"
that ~ they voted for Cleveland wages "ouu w 'c
duced neither in ISIS nor in 1s9- nor NJ any o'c'
,ime The wages Of the wor,men have not '"loo
a., contrary I'm some instances. they have been an
vonced Walcott d Campbell desire and seek Only TO
exercis. their rights like other cIuzeh' Ill m'''0in "
excise as in other things which concern inc "en'iV
If this community. They favor temperance all" ~
briefly among their employees, and do not favor uto
LIQUOR traffic and In this respect are III "o'o." VIZ"
ins,vn,ne ont OF every hundred OF the people mere
Domocrats and Republicans alike; ior III 'HlS com
nunity at least, Temperance Is not eANIuSN''
pubucan virtue. quote further th''e "ie nun
areds OF Democrats in the New-lork NILS III ,c i"'
presidential contest their sympatmes were win 'hea'
marty candidates. and the same sentiment prc>N,
tbsre now All over the little place are dlSpaSeH III
IN. windows pictures Of cleveland and Stevenson CIV
The truth IS this village is and always mas oe'" o'
rheImingly Republican. There are It" De"'. =
,ome Prohibitions and not SnSe Mus"""p' -'"
tepths of the voter, Republican. the "''uo"S a.
sued with pictures OF Harrison ana keid' VIII P''
hans here and there altogether. hall doheh OF
C,av.and and steyenson. Just enough 10 einpha'lHc
The overwhelming prepOnderance cf Inc iormo'' Inc
noope here arc Republicans. not IN 'ohso4"'''
toercion or by the influence OF NaIco't &" 'aInP''"'
tut by their sovereign right, which tcy ai""H
rise OF heinz politically what they peAse to pc inc'
arc Republicans from principle. and bccau'e ''y u"
uave that pary represents what is best for thm anu
,o tho country cenc.aly. They a.c INTEL gent anu
,ndependent, and rot the Kind OF p'OpIe HNeN q" w
ooerced by any one. or even LOT a "oi"cn uV
nv such staff as appears in "Ihe NoIN 49,
Iva n
village, with large membership made up mostly o.
or,ers in the mills: they take the lead In all Su'h
matters and do not wait for their inspiration uPo"
their EMPLOYERS They give their time ana ti'r mohe'
freely I'm proper Tor the Succc Of Ac lt:' anu
the principles they believe in and 'hcn elntaoI. J
no more and no lrss WAicott a Chnpbc'l neNe. 'iI'
noliiics win the Democratic wOFkmct ~ iheT I'm
o neither pc S2nay nor Or 6 !T TG word people
i've 10 publish a Democratic newspaper. NO lc'
s"y Ma on account Oh n@tcna, liic, or ie
,glon. Go beheNe ever VIII BE- lle '' he Ne
Juiitd are god coniuct d s"gi N".N, AM Iia i ~
usually get In good mt a>hIc Every Oe II ~ ,,i.'',
free TO exercise hi nsn.' IN r,cH h ~ i, lIsi.ti
interference the wind IS TO DION WI re u la
OR rs any Democrat Is ahy"h'c IN TINS oi"iI i"
10 Tor the MuswuEip c4luar, OF ~ S Eprlc
If Hill viii nc To NDc A. nN'li'i ~. n,,rocrof,c
cochran Richard C:Okcr and many otN"T pcloc! ~;
lights sid they wond yoie IN eng Win Democrat,
voter, IS a reha,il OF an Oh. cd 'Hmptl9f nv, md
ali 90 90 any n ,very successive Presidential ca
areo ard by the people who will know The aOsol'
falSi OF
fabTic of a dream In 1873 II was male ne snol,n'
20 on Indignant protest by the Dem icr'ts o lhs vi
age. signed by Them ard published in me Mr" oorS
Cd I-tica par,.rs. St. IN way II continues 10 ~
90, NJ Tho si,c and trade Of certain einoc alc h"s
paners and stump orators who seemingly bci'.e lhsl
} effectiveness as a campaign argument i IN inverse
,sfio To lis trujhiunesS as q fact II "puid NsIl'
hrvrcver that such tactics would prove NOR oahE,
nYs In The recoil than In any other way. NO IcpuD.
iicon can he converted b, It's u> ana 'hcIf "a 70
~ Losing 10 the party Of Free Trade some o. the Jew
,o,ers ihey count here now for, while u Is OhN
Incl ,,ryon the employ crs, II l. an lhsut 10 c'",N
workinrman Taking this view OF it, ", might Iei me
rbnIa mailer r,,i In nnocuOls dosuettde sun d.
dnuht Tho next and the next Presidential contest %ll
end it rebaliItated and put upon ltN trhDiIhS FtS
o. 40 duty In some shape, though erpW'nr NOR am
80 decrpDt and detaNcd. until us condition in th
as, scenc of ali that ends this >tIange cyeMfi HI
- is second ciidishness and mere oOlNon SH'
.oa,b saus taste. sans everything.
In 'cnnclu.ior Will summarize by yng IN "ln'
wn,ids article 4. n tissue OF missia,cinctS ana hiN
snrnseniaons from almost the first word In the hist
se,ence 10 the last word IN the last without dpDt
Known so 10 be by the p rules VINO mace ihcm. D.
navc whatever may be the outcome OF thc present 20
u,icsl contest the persons, "HercNer hhV"n TIP
M for them ,cil receive a they richly me'lt the
cnntemnt of all honorable men. whatever tEeir lsIN
affiliations. 1900 . =, -, - 100
r,,,r ,gJSST\C, PLANK.