New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28

70 attend the convention Ex-President Harrison
wrote as follows
~ indianapolis. Inl. June 70. 1895.
Job F. Hedges. esd. secretary etc. New-l0rk CIV:
My Dear sir lind your letter Of the I'm upon
my return from Chicago. regret to say mat ~ WIZ
not be possible Or TO accept your invitation 10 De
can League Of the state Of New YORK. AT saratoga on
the na and bs1e h nsS That would
give spring and summer months to rest ana mnod
| ing win be successful and think may add without
tram crossing the prophecies that Their no,nE Ill
the pre- ent business situation 10 suggest any ereas
gain 10 the country the result OF the inauguration Oh
Democratic policies may be In Newl ork NY som"
OF YOUR u inyaton to visit The cubroom therc very
,rui w." yonrs BENJAMIN HARRISON.
| Mr. Morton's letter was
! Rhlncclifc-on- Hudson. June IA. 1898.
| NV Dear sir | am in receipt Of your note OF the
| 10Th and very much regret that shall BE- unable 10
5 eSat S Mr Of M iS n to Ie % meeting
OF the Lcagc the eth and 27lh at sIri"Ia,
| have already made crgigcm ntS 10 VIZ CnoaSI9
on the .4h. and TO remain until july !. o'herwisc l
should accept the invitation with plea nrc; pTS SIN
| cerely yours, LEV l. ""'
| Mr.. Red's letter is given below
Job F: Hedges. esq, secretary hep"on'"h h'"s"'
acceptance of your invitation to attend The meeting
Of the League deeply regret ,h> necessary i an
Should b. mole than usually faithful and zealoms IN
the discharge of every political duty mi,er d Tire stIr
! from politics. any more than from war .,,,o
You ind hc country in an unfortunate H ev ccno rSt
thing in our power help the aTcSd'n onr an" party
cam cSnndentIy count, in Congress and throughout
the OF M ao on @ hH rPSrl n .ne he r de-
feat than from tie Democrats he helped to elect.
n, while Cyay ,oop%ransa t" ,n ec crc r them
The present condition.. whether FINANCIAL or lnu",saia
|
can legislation. In finance it Is the cuimi
naSn Of an mcr %" drVr ns Of D
Gratis and minority of Republicans had passed III
measure for the free coinage Of silver say third
above its market value. Twenty seven Democrats
Coinage measure in The senate while twenty two
Republicans and bcrcly three Democrats voted against
Votes we're irilI more sirnfcanI The eject, The
| compromise measure to which the Democratic party
leans ' We're bad but General coniidcn'o At HON:
and abroad. in the financial record and purpose Of
the Republicans. helped 10 minimize them ana though
| the tendency grew worse they did not c'ninate tl
Of that party the great body Of whose LEGISLATOR had
been steadily in favor of far worse measures ara had
been on the verge OF CARRYING Free Coinage two years
| before.
In ncnsry the Su@iop oy What do most ." us
the National Convention of your League last summer
at Buffalo had occasion 10 say that there was no
who did not know That the changes in The currency
and the tariff threatened ly our opponents. what
ever .her u,nn''c conscImen'e, i,. ~, a ~
business for at least eighteen months That result
the shrill protests of certain Administration spokcs
men tina, they didn', mean what they said and Will
NV wRncvcr they m,rnt. or whaicvcr they intend to
perform the demand of the hour is now. as II has been
uncertainty and let business men know where they
stand. ,ngress, 10 which body the Constitution con
| have been called Together I'm n fortnight The
delay for six months or more argues on HI, own part
| in he
Exnru.pv for mc"iins crisis Which has spread dis.
hi ncn ocrntic Conrress might do II argues aSo
an %trsordinorv WILLINGNESS 10 hermit Outrage
1nDmay %snSrcCd tb Rcpcan pole" Of
as a fraud on the labor Of The great majority OF the
American pc"pia for the benefit Of the few and the
twisting tarl0 ms ia. eliminating arociiy of class
lcei.ailon and promised is repeal Mr. Cleveland
made these declarations. said in reference 10 th.
listening to a G,usyc Story tl.q ills his mind with
visions of advantage, while his pocket Is robbed by
the stealihy hand Of high protection. Turn your eyes
~ sne pun p"pI Ig ~ , ,hn uri,stiv and rclcn,
nrccssaran and comforts Of e an nmonn, scarcely
mrt NV The wages Of hard and steady toll
leading ps%S,te GonsTsssIa" GolG s;ax I5Cs
presence NJ the last annual dinner Of the New ork
Chamber OF just after 81 TN, ,hcr nspy now
10 reverse tn. policy which the country hal pnr, !ei
for the last thirty YEAR. Why not 40 u; thrhl WY
sit still and look the continued robbery which
they say is gong on For four months now they
have taciiy approved it. For two months more they
propose 10 s stu without Hillne mana 70 stop j.,
And all the time the manufacturers, ana indeed All
! the business men OF III" country. are held by The
throat and told that this robbery must stop mat IN"
policy Of the last thirty years Is 10 be absolutely
reversed. We have right TO demand that the party
in power end the agony. surgical OPP ration should
! not be prolonged for months
ny In any case our duty is plain. Ey so much az
nta ,tan h :" nartv h XXI, have p,p lovnl and
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