Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-09-09

a statesmaulike summary OF Immense
interests, treated in a plain, dignified
and frank manner, that can be easily
understood bv all.
THE Democratic Free-Trade party
get nothing but cold comfort in their
bootless search for leading Repub.
lican deserters from President Har-
rison's support. At first they hoped,
believed, and finally made sure that
the President and Mr.. Blaine had
quarreIed, and that his resignation
as Secretary Of State was the result
Of antagonism in conducting diplO-
matte affairs with Chill; they even
invaded the privacy of the White
House, and represented that Mrs.
Blaine had fallen out with Mrs. Har-
rison and the President because her
son in-law, Major Coppinger, was
not promoted in the army; but it has
all turned out to be cold comfort for
them, and Blaine is still the Presi-
dents friend. Next, it was Chair
man Clarkson, of the Republican
Central Committee, who had turned
his back on the President. Here
again they found cold comfort, for
Mr.. Clarkson is still member of the
Committee, and doing yoeman's SER
vice for Harrison and Reid. Next,
they would have bet their bottom
dollar that Senator Thomas G. Platt,
of New York. could never be plaza
ted and support Harrison-but he
is. OF what occurred between the
Senator and the President at 0phir
Farm, Mr.. Platt said to an inter
viewer "The Presidents remarks
were those of broad-minded, sensi-
Bile man, who had the right view of
the dignity of his office-a view that
the American people admire and sus-
tain. Much of what was said of his
forthcoming letter of acceptance and
of the manner and method in which
he proposed to treat the issues be-
tween the parties. We went over
the more important public questions,
such as the tariff, finance and fair
elections, and the manner in which
our principles as to those questions
should be placed and kept before the
people. We talked of the State of
New York, and of the condition of
the Republican party here; of what
was necessary to bring out its full
strength, and to render it most effec-
tive on election day" The Senator
further said: "My friends are Re
publicans. They are the sort of Re
publicans who can be depended on
for hard and steady work. They
will be found in this camuaign-as
they have always been found-dOing
their full duty Don't that sound
like cold comfort to Mr.. Cleveland s
friends? Why, they hoped through
Senator Platt's disafection to carry
New York for Cleveland.
Then again, the Cleveland Demo-
Gratis fondly hoped to conciliate SEN
ator David Bennett Hill; but he re-
mains obdurate, refusing to treat on
my terms so far as known. With
'ut Hills friends support, Cleveland
stands no chance ofcarrying his own
State. This is decidedly cold COM
ort. But the unkindest, bitterest
old comfort of all came from a,mem-
'er of their own party-Charles F.
'eck, Labor Commissioner of New
york-appointed by Cleveland in
1888, Mr.. Peck shows in his report
hat under the workings Of the Nc
-inleyTariff," the wages paid in man.
factkring establishments in New
-ork in 1891, was net increase of
6.577, 925.O9 over what was paid in
800, year before the tariff went
ito operation; and lbf.-she increase
production for ing compared /
ith 1890, was $Sl Of years" 1t c
ould be putting it mn staa say that =
lie publication of Nh. Peck's re-
ort, at this particular time, is very s
nbarrassing and inopportune-just Il
sfore the appearance of Mr.. Cleve- b
nd's letter Of acceptance of his :
animation for President. 1t has :.
rocked out of that document all S
e force of his arguments against 81
e beneficial effects Of the McKin- e'
= tariff bill on wages and produc- &c
1ns; it has paralyzed the tongues Of sc
red anti-tariff stump speakers, who 81
ere instructed to praise free trade; lie
has consigned to waste baskets N
d paper mills tons of anti-McKin- ST
Z bill literature, and confounded
e Democratic party worse than did p'
sneral Hancock's famous and fatal
that 'the tariff is mere no
al issue" lii