New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-29
POLITICS IN THE SWAMP.
FORMING HARRISON AND REID CLUB

WHY LEADING LEATHER MEN FAVOR PEoTEC-
TION-A GORGEOUS BANNER TO BE RAISED.
The Republicans among the hide and leather men
OF the swamp are organizing Harrison ana keid
Club and September soon afterward they
propose TO raise big campaign banner. which VIII
hang SprTicest., In front OF the store OF
Fayerweather adew. The club is not yet organized,
but the banner has been ordered and Mr.. Ladew,
Eugene II. Conklln, OF Milford. Cary Conkn;
Charles A. SclIeren eX-vce president OF the Hide
and Leather Bank: Richard Young. Charles b. Fos-
dick. president Of the Hide and Leather Bank, and
Messrs Keck. Barnes. Hoyt and other prominent
business men In the swamp. who are interested in
the Of the Republican party, say that there
will certainly be Republican organization In the
swamp, Just there WAS last year
The Democrats OF the Swamp have already raised
their Cleveland and Stevenson banner and ever since
that occurrence they have been doing much loud
talking They have boosted that there were not Re
pubicans enough in the district TO make up club,
Int they will soon learn, Mr.. Schieren and other
Republicans say, that there more Harrison ana
Reid men In the Swamp than there are Cleveland
and stevenson men. The hide and leather interests
are not to any great extent, directly anected py
the tariff so no bitter arguments in favor OF either
the Democratic policy or the Republican policy are
advanced when the tariff Is mentioned "s
benefit TO the leather trade. The sole-leather
mon. however rather favor free trade, while the
others are for protection. The great argument winch
the Republicans make, as outlined by Mr.. Ladew, Is
this:
eve are I'm favor OF Harrison and Reid because the
candidates represent party that has made the country
prosperous 1t has built up the cotton Industry the
woolen industry. the lace Industry ana many o'herS
that could MENTION and for the party that
does the best for the people. When one business IL
benefited by a protective tariff, no matter how re-
mote It Is from some other business, that other bus
ness IS benefited. 1t Is just this way with the mae
and leather business. II the tariff has benefited the
cotton woollen and lace industries-and The Demo
Gratis cannot deny that 10 has-then the hide ana
leather industry is benefited. The policy OF the Re
publican party creates prosperity, and the more pros
per,ty we have the more business will the hide and
leather men DO.
"The Democrats need not make the claim that the
number OF Republicans in the swamp Is not large
enough to get up club among the men engaged In
the leather business. We had a club last year and
We let the people know that were here. We In
tend to have larger organization this year Know
It will be a larger one because the young men are
Joining the Republican party. 1t is rather difficult to
get the club organized at the present time as many
OF the Republicans Of the district are out OF the city
In order to avoid the hot weather. But they VIII
be back by September l, and then We shall begin
work In earnest"
Charles A. schieren, Of Charles A. schieren d Co..
speaks most enthusiastically about the outlook for
Republican victory in the swamp. 1t Is my opinion
said he that this business district O whole will 80
overwhelmingly IN fsvor Of Harrison and Reid There
are lots OF FreeTraders in the soe1eafher business
in the swamp whose interests II is to have American
ports thrown open. They fear no competition with
foreign markets We still have many bark lands In
ths United States. and get cord Of bark for nom
50 to 81 while 1t costs so5 In England Besides that
the bark Is so bulky costs considerable to ship It
here The soleleather. too. that comes from Europe
is inferior that thSre is no demand for IT, Con-
sequeny the soleleather branch Of the trade is in
favor OF free trade, rather, not opposed to It. But
there are other and greater interests in the swamp
than In the sole leather business There are the glove
makers, the cslfshin manufacturers and the upper
leather men, who do not favor free trade. They are
emphatically in favor OF protection. The glove
makers especially have been greatly benefited by the
tariff and II is now only q question of q little time
when the people Of Europe will have TO buy. or Will
buy. their gloves from MS. But tho Republicans OF
the swamp are not much in favor OF protection
simply because the shoe. hide and leather trade Is
directly benefited by a tariff but because protection
Is great benen 10 the country and Will no TOT some
time to II benefits many industries directly
that cannot help but feel the beneficial results In
our business
Mr.. ganes is another Republican In the swamp
who that the Democrats will soon learn that
there ae Others besides Free Traders and Cleveland
and men in that part of the city There
are more Republicans Than Democrats In the swamp
and therefore We propose TO put mp bigger cam
paign banner. more expensive banner, than they.
Taking ls altogether. the Democrats VIII not he IN
IT," laugitnsly remarked Mr.. Barnes. That cheap
looking banner which friends the Democrats have
stuck mp near the Hide and Leather Bank represents
a small percentage Of the voters who do business In
th, district The Harrison and Reid banner, which
will be- put up early in september. Will represent TIE
real feeling OF the majority Of the business men IN
The hide and leather business The hide and leather
men who Republicans ara not in favor or their
party simply because the tariff directly affects the
leather business. IL doe, many otner industries
They are for protective tariff because II benefits the
country az large. and when We have universal pros
perIty naturally follows that the leather industry
4 benefited 80
T. X Conklin IS another enthusiastic Republican In 1
the swamp argues that the protective policy Is
the best policy for the hide ami leather industry
There are some free-trade cranks I'm the swamp who
will vote for Cleveland but business men will
support Mr. Harrison than Mr.. Cleveland" said Mr. |
Conklin. - have carefully looked over the siiun- |
ton. and think the Democrats will lind II harI 10
carry either Newyork or New,Jer'ey: Mr. Cleveland
has many friends who held office under him who VIII
make a desperate struggle in his behalf Therefore |
the Republicans in every branch Of business should |
contribute their share. The Republican hlde ana
leather men Intend to do their duty. and will work |
hard for Republican Success