New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-26
FIGHTING FOR PROTECTION.
THE LIVELY CAMPAIGN FOR MESSRS
QUIGG AND SIGRIST.
INsuLTEO wORKINGMEN MAKE SINGING
REPLY TO COLONEL BROWNS ATTACK ON
THEM AS LIARS AND "TRAMPs''-
THEY PROMPTLY CALL HIM
DowN"-CAN HE ANSWER?

The Republican, campaign against the Wilson
tariff bill and for the election Of Lemuel r..
Qugg and Frederick Sigrist to Congress in the
| XIVth and XVIII districts is going on with ex-
cellent results. Every day witnesses great in
roads upon the ranks of the Free Traders.
Colonel Browns speech at Columbus Hall on
Tuesday evening, in which he lost his temper
| and called the four members Of the wage-earn-
ers' committee who had investigated and ex-
posed his labor record "tramps," is reacing upon
the Democratic candidate throughout the dis
! trict 81 believe that they are tramps" he said
of these workingmen land not citizens This
| is the language the Colonel used about them. as
given in the report Of the meeting printed in
that excellent Democratic newspaper. THE New
York Times" "The Tfmes's" report attracted the
attention Of many Tammany men yesterday
whose sympathies are with the laboring men OF
the city, and they did not hesitate to condemn
| the Coloners conduct outrageous and indefen-
sbe, and said that it would lose him hundreds
| OF votes.
The tide against Brown and Straus is plainly
rising in both districts. Republicans, Anti-Free-
Trade Democrats employees and wage-earners
are banding together against the atrocous Will
son BILL and in the three working days which
remain before the special election of next Tues
day great deal Of work will be done to bring
about the success Of Qugg and Sgrist En-
| ployers are realizing how important 1t Is that
| their employees should be allowed plenty OF time
to vote on Tuesday Manufacturers merchants,
bankers, business men and all others who have
voting employees in the X1Vth and XVIII Con-
gress districts will find it to their own interest
to give their men the whole day off
DO not forget that the polls in every election
district. or those in the XIVth and XVIII Dis
tricts. will be open from A. m to 4 p. m. on
Tuesday next, January 30. the day OF the special
| Congress elections. Vote early, and see that
your neighbor who equally with you. is inter-
csted in smashing the Wilson bill, puts IN his
vote too Keep in mind the Congress district
boundaries They are follows: The XIVth
/ District extends from Fifty-secOnd-st on the
West Side between Seventh-ave. and the North
River and on the East Side from Fifty-ninth-st.
/ t. Seventy-ninth-st.. and from Central Park
to The East River The XVIII District takes In
all that part Of Manhattan Island east Of Cen
/ tral Park and Seventh-ave. above Seventy-nnth-
St extending north to the Harlem and east 10
the East River
A LETTER FOR Mr.. BROWN TO ANSWER.
William l.. Brown meeting in Columbia
/ Hall Seventy-eighth-st. and First-ave. on
Wednesday night referred to the workingmen
I who had signed a report, charging him with
lodging labor questions while ne was in the
/ Legislature as tramps and not citizens. A meet
ing Of workingrnen was held last night in Ii
brarv Hall One-hundred- and -fifty y-sixth-st. and
/ Amsteriam-ave., under the auspices or the
/ Joseph 10th & Sons Branch Of the Working
mans Protective Tariff League. at which
/ Colonel Brown was severely taken to task for
his remarks The meeting was strictly work
inEinans meeting. and all the speakers were
men who worked in Joseph Loths factories; at
M ~ of fhn
/ bill threw them out of work Joseph Bayer pre-
/ sided ald made the opening address. +. ID.
Chatterton was secretary ana also spohe,
/ severely dcnouncing tho tariff tinkering In
/ Washington John Clark and Samuel Well
wood also spoke. The following letter to Colonel
! Brown was read:
January. 25. 1894
Dear Mir Rrown: We learn from the newspapers
T.n"x Hail last night We are glad to know you
were eloquent, and hope you were not ansry You You
would be the proper word To use that Is. what
or against bills that the workngmen and women
Of the state are interested IN. We think dodger
very good We would IKE TO give one one more morn, IN
address last night YOU dld not deny any OF the the
alcg'uons IN ,hat crca ia, fUn @ ar Spy ty,mns Ta,
/ man without 'clouuence call other men liars.
but we would expect a man of your, standing to
state what particular part OF the circular is false
JOHN CLARK. foreman OF twisting de-
enlist and Elevcnth-ave. in present
position over six years
THOMAS W O'KEEFE machinst. Elm
Flax Mills. since March, 1855.
A. +. HERSmAFr [crsman Of spinnngs s,n IN
Xe!rs in present position -, r,,,,,,o
shop for Travers Bros. Company for
AT THE WEST SIDE CLUB.
The Republicans of the XXIIId Assembly Dis
trict met last night In the rooms of the west
side Republican Club In West Eighty-second-
st. and listened for several hours to strong and
! interesting speeches by able orators in support
of Iemuel T.. Qugg. The XXIIId Assembly Dis
! trict Republicans turned in big majority last
| fall for their candidate for the Assembly. and
by the hard work that they have been doing
IN the present campaign they hope to roll up
even larger majority than last November.
| There was plenty of enthusiasm last night and
| even number Of unemployed workngmen VINO
We're present who have little cause To be happy
save In the hope of a Republican victory,
! showed almost effervescent good spirits. Gen
eral Sheridan. who made the principal speech OF
the evening. had no trouble In convincing every
man present that Republican victory on Janu-
! airy 30 would be the first step in the road which
will bring prosperity back to this country.
| Edward Lauterbach was expected To address
| the meeting but he unable To he present.
Strong arguments for protection and the doc
| trncs of the Republican party were made by
Thomas =. Wentworth and John l.. n. Hunt.
! Mr.. Hunt. who Is president or the West side ke-
! publican Club presided
LIVELY MEETING IN BOHEMIAN HALL.
There was a redhot political meeting in Bohe-
man Hail. at No lS4 Avenue last evening.
! The hall was filled 10 full Of men that those
In the rear of the seats Obliged to stand
wedged in solid mass Most Of them were
! Bohemians and they heartily appauded speech
! in favor of the election of Mr.. Qugg AT the
opening of the meeting The speech was IS IN WINE tne
| Bohemian language and was delivered by Will
! lam Pavelka. Bohemian Hall Is in strong
| Democratic district. and resident OF the district
who attended the meeting said: There are AT
! least 500 Democrats here tonight. ana they are
all going to bolt the Tammany ticket and vote
| for Mr.. Quigg on Tuesday
Mr. Quigg arrived at the meeting early. was
! introduced by :. Oppenheimer and was greeted
! with cheers. He made speech which occupied
| half hour. he was forced. by the enthusi-
asm of the listeners and by the questions wnich
gcme OF them asked him To answer. TO continue
! speaking longer than he had Intended Inc
! questions referred to the Republican doctrine
! of protection for American industries ana 10 ,he