New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28
ENVY THEIR NEIGHBORS
NORTHERN NEW-YORK FARMERS FIND
THE TARIFF AIDS THEIR NEIGHBORS.

THE TARIFF AIDS THEIR NEIGHBORS.
HOW MINES C1osED-Low PRICE OF HAY
NOVA SCOTIA PoTAToEs-CoNGREss AND
ASSEMBLY PROSPECTS.
| IrRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT TRiBUSEl
| Malone y. Y, Oct. 27-The counties forming
this northeastern angle of New-York State have
| almost invariably given majorities to Repub-
lican candidates. State. National and local. ever
since the Republican party gained prominence in
| 1857. Only OF them Clinton. has ever wa
| vered in fact: tine others. Warren. Washington.
Essex and Franklin. have steadily year after
year upheld the Republican banner. The pres
; ent year. as Republicans living elsewhere In the
, State will be glad tc know, every one OF these
! counties will give a larger Republican majority
than they did even in 1898. Then john Palmer,
| the Republican candidate for Secretary OF state.
had the following majorities in the counties
named. which constitute the XXIIld Congress
| District
Clinton 2- warren ..''..''.'''''i
Essex .................lSs9 Washington ........lNs
r rn,n 9575
Among these counties, Clinton. Essex and
| Washington fringe the State OF Vermont. Their
| population is occupied with similar pursuits to
those which are followed by the Nermonters. II
Vermont has eclpsed this year its Republican
majoriies for many years past. there Is every
reason tn think that New-York voters Of similar
business experience this year and with similar
political ideas Will follow their example and give
an unexamped majority FOR Morton. Saxton and
IIaight. senator Saxton. the Republican candi-
date for LIeutenant-G Governor. has just traversed
the New-York portion Of this Lake Champlain
region making speeches for the Republican cause.
Every where ne has looked upon ~ Re-
publican enthusiasm. There is not dark cor
ner. ready - give an increased Democratic vote
in the entire territory from the borders OF Rens
selaer County. within hfty miles OF Albany. to
the Canada line. l25 miles in extent by seventy
Ave miles In width and containing a population
Of nearly 200 oO0 beings.
HURT by THE TARIFF
One cause Of the earnest support II the Re-
publican candidates IS the Democratic hard
times when Governor Mckinley asked In
West Virginia the other day what he thought
Of the Force bill he replied 1T Is the board
bill not tho Force bill. which is troubling the
worklngnan this year" 1t IS their inability -
pay their board bill which Is driving tho working
men Of this Congress district by the hundreds to
the decision Of supporting the Republican party.
in the hope that this party will bring back pros
perty TO the country and t. the district The
Wilson Tariff act has most disas;rously
affected both the workingman and the farmer Of
the district. The LAX, Champlaln farming and
mining region is a comparatively poor one. Its
soil IL not very fertile. and high mountain chains
and rough hills cover larg" portion Of It's terri
tory. The chief crop II the farmers Is hay. The
Wilson Tariff bill reduced the tariff upon that
from 81 e. s. a ton This reduction ~ the tariff
on hay has greatly Increased the competition %
the Canadian hay dealers. FOR the Canadian hay
is better article and can be raised AT les
cost Canada * close a. hand. only a 70"
miles distant from this place. and the American
farmer already feels tha' ne has uttered "A
loss The American dealers in hay cannot afford
10 pay as high price as they did last year.
Speaking upon this subject to-day. Mr.. Hyde.
II the firm II Barmore Hyde extensive buy
and press"rs ~ hay. said "A year ago we
paid American farmers $ll a ton for their hay
in the barn Impressed Tnen W. pressed II and
sod II for Sls ton. In Canada one can now buy
pressed hay 81 the choicest kind for 81 a ton. You
can buy ton Of impressed hay In Canada for
g. "A Ton. We shall have To reduce 81 ton IN"
price "" pay for American hay. That will be a
sad loss t" the farmers % Clinton. Essex and
Franklin counties"
Senator Kllburn. of Franklin County. talking
upon this same topic to-day. said: Hay was
selling here IN Franklin County year ago from
so TO tl2 ton. To-day IL can be- bought here
from s. 10 s. ton Then our farmers have been
badly hit upon hops. The hop crop Is one Of
our greatest. and hitherto one Of orr most prof
itabc crops \ year ago hops were selling from
II 10 20 cents pound. Now they are only bring
ing from To- cents a pound. The Wilson
Tariff bill reduced The tariff on hops from 10
10 $ cents a pound We raise large quantity
Of potatoes The Wilson Tariff bill lowered the
duty ON potatOss from - 10 L. cents bushcl
Potatoes from Nova Scotia have come into our
market ana driven down the price sadly. Last
wear they were selling AT from 40 10 so cents "A
bushel Now the highest price obtainablc is 80
cents bushel. one ~ the results of the de-
crease Of the duty is that the hay dealers have
broken their contracts with American farmers
and are now buying hay In Canada.
CRIPPLED IRON MINES
Another large industry Of the Congress Dis
trict which has been badly affected by the Will
son Tariff bin and the general attacks made by
the Democratic party the Republican protec-
tive system Is the iron industry. There are large
iron deposits In the counties of Essex Clinton
and Franklin and iron mines OF an extensive
nature have been developed at MineviNe. In
Essex County and at Lyon Mountain. In Clinton
County. Connected with these large iron
mills at Port Henry. at Crown Point and at
other places in the region. The attacks con
stantly made upon the protective duty upon
iron. although resisted by Smith NJ. Weed and
other protection Democrats OF Clinton County
have paralyzed the industry. There were 5000
men employed at iron mining In clinton and
Essex counties Now not one ~ employed, ana
the iron furnaces employing 700 men are closed.
The Republican party has nominated Tor CON
gross I'm this district an able young republican.
wallace r. Foote. Jr.. OF Port Henry Mr.. Foote
Is cnnently the champion Oh the IRON luu~''N
~ tho district His grandfather. Lucus I. FOote.
developed the iron mines OF Essex County. His
father Wallace r. Foote. built the hrst iron
stack furnace put up in Essex county ana mas
long been known In the iron trade. The son.
william T. Foote. jr.. after graduating at Union
College returned to Port Henry and learned the
business Of iron mining az n laborer In the mines
of WItherbee & Sherman. MIR. Foote Is now a
member OF the firm But the firm Is not doing |
any business: the Democratic attacks upon the |
tariff on iron ore have. temporarily al least
killed the business Mr. Foote stated to-day that