New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-29
THE RHODE ISLAND BATTLE
DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS REND EACH oruvn

SA"OA si"nN"HA W THE FREEwOOL MOVE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FULLY Salts.
FED WITH THE PRESENT TARIFF
CAMPAIGN RALLIES
trHohA srAFp CORRESPONDENT oyrr,,,,,rv,,
providence, X L., March 2s tSpeciaD.-The Do
litical se>ation opens this week without ANU mo.
'efiai change Democratic dissensons continue,
and apparently the breach between the fsctions
in Providence is rreparable. To.night,s Tele-
gram published in the interest of the Brennan.
ites charges James McNally, the rival leader with
treachery to the party and ASSERTS anurilv that NO
voter, Democratic or otherwise, can afford to have
sUci. man in public Office Of any klud Il j.
known that the McNally faction Is In secret alliance
with Mayor Honey and his supporters Whit the
Brennanltes suspect that it Is resolving financial
Md from Newport The story was told on tho
street this afternoon that Mr. NoNally had re-
peived . Large check from Mayor IIonoy az an
nstalment OF tile New-fOrk campaign fund News
Of this kind travels rapidly in the Dcmocratio
quarter. and the Brennanites were In an exceed.
irgly resentful mood Such gossip woul, not be
worth repeating If the suocess Of the Democratic
canvass were not wholly dependent upon the en-
ployment OF money on q large scale during the
closing week of the canvass The Brennan fac
ton is ready to believe that Honey and AIcNally
ave the financial agents Of the New-York syn icate
OF campaign capitalists. and that the money 10 be-
used IN the canvass is not 10 be fairly divided
Its grievances fully shared by the Carroll
faction Of Pswtuolset, which h In sy,puotny
with it.
Ibe Democratic canvass hnEuishes Conoress
man Bynum, after voting for free silver. made a
tarin speech In Providence, and craftiy evaded
the nnahclal issues. Among the Democratic cam
palSh orators whose presence is promised from
washington eight out Of ten free silver men,
Apparently this is the only practicable method of
convincing the voters OF the State that the Demo.
cratic party is sound on financial questions Lead
ing Democrats who have been voting with Con-
gresham Bland to be exhibited in Rhode
Island and placed under bonds to discuss party
issues in general, and Republican iniQuity in par
ticular, and not to say word about silver.
Free raw materials they are at liberty to discuss
without reserve. and ohey are taking full advan-
tage of their liberty There is prevailing idea
on the Democratic side that that issue is a popu.
lar one in Rhode Island That is
sorry mistake. asked one Of the most
influential mill owners today how many
woollen manufacturers wanted free wool. He
counted them upon one hand; two were Dem
ocrats, one having been a Free Trader for many
years, while prohting largely by the protection
system two wore Independents. one Of them
having the reputation Of being political crank
and the other not having large interest in the
manufacturing industry. The fifth WAS Repub-
lcan who had been known favor free wool. but
whose sympathies in tue pending election had not
been declared. These five manufacturers
according to my informant. represented
possibly one-ffteenth, but probably NOT
more than one-twenteth, Of the wooilen
interests of the State. Opposed to them
Of
manufacturing works, representing the great bulk
of the cspital invested in woolen mills The
woolen manufacturers, with the I'VE eHceptlons
referred 10, were united in supporting the tarih
legislation Of the last Republican Congress.
The Mckinley act had not only strengthened
the woollen industry in general way, but 1t had
also enlarged the range Of manufacture. and pro-
NOTED the production Of finer grades
of goods The woollen manufacturers were
heartily supporting the Republican cause In
the pending election and were not IN
favor of either free wool of tariff revision. The
cotton manufacturers were on the same side ana
were wholly satisfied with the Mckinley Act III
had enabled them to introduce finer grades OF
goods, to improve their plants and 70 increase
their production All the woollen and cotton
factories Of the State are cunning on full time ana
doing an excellent business. Dissatisfaction WIN
the tariff in these trades there Is none. except In
the case of the five malcortents TO whom have
Referred and they are not willing ~ nave 'hrl'
revision carried beyond free wool for they fhliy
annrcciate the disastrous results of lowering the
tariff schedules on woollen manufactures
Democratic orators do not limit their argument
to free wool, but extend it generally to free raw
materials Rhode Island is great centre lot
manufactures of iron machinery ana steam en-
zines This is one of the largest classes of man
facturer Of this class, 50 far as have been abe
n ASCERTAIN. after careful investigation is clam
orinp for free iron or free coal. The manuiac'-
n,.rx are satisfied with the Mckinley Act. and
are exceedingly hopeful III regard TO tue oehencia'
or~,ations of the reciprocity conventions. since
large orders for engines and machinery have oeen
received from Brazil, Cuba, and other oou'ne, n
conntries year ago the Dem0criuc oCac III ~
vention declared its faith In ireer ,r" ~. rts
Iii Countries exchange and barter being tne Hie
NJ business Reciprocity is giving the hHao o
freer trade with Southern countries ou. ,ie ,Sev
ocrats are not satisfied WIN ge,tn ard free IN
cid they wanted. Now free wool ana lrec , Ia"
Materials are the chief demands made ron 'i. ,
platforms The manufacturers Ger s.h;es arc
sunnort these demands. Their N'nP"'"'o'
"I VIC iii owners are contented with the opera
ton Of The Mckinley Act so also tue gre1h o. mr. nI.s
factory operatives have reason 70 informed me
.na, ~. Ieposits made over his counter iep -
sentcd At least 81 600 900 of surpis. ,ad mil
added that he asey Which e enabled
n"t.ntnrers 70 carry on busine's sucy 10
1 fs si"oe i loaned them as they I se
need Of it. That was neat i isho1 AU nc
MUTUAL dependence Of capital ana a eTs SEQ ooo
S"s ie DEPOSITED in tie bank and that "0Tk
people lave cs sPs, s9tne sn' aHa q she families
aSe ueSs in Rhode Island under the pro'eG
tive system and that they lave e, sSU c Mckinley
be contented with the operation Oh ''''
Act. .ss ia conducted with spirit
and o1S %rS ses E ssSSpn w much
forty clubs ana o s,Utbusiasm The afternoon Re
y oSSns o1 iourna The News is doing gooa
pu9iican Gective in this campaign tbah nv