New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-24
POLITICS on LONG ISLAND.
,rpr-RrJCANs SEEKING TO REDEEM THE
1sT CONGRESS DISTRICT.

Jamaica l. L. oct. 23 (SpecaD.-The Repub-
- ~ the Ist Congress District are equally
~..tunate in their candidate and in the in
.n,orces which are working to win the fight for
n,n, In ex-Governor Richard c. Mccormick the
s,i.uencv would have a representative who
..,ld do honor 10 it, He is man of wide ex-
..r,orce IN National affairs. 4 Congressman
,,s i,,nortant duties besides those Of taking part
=. debates and voting; there come to him many
,,,r,unities TO be of aid TO people of his dis
-. and Ex-Governor Mccormick acquaintance
18th the methods Of the departments at Wash
,.,on and with public men would stand him
:, GOOD stead in many ways.
CONGRESSMAN James w. Covert. of Long
,.,or1 city. is row ending his fifth term as the
.o,resentative Of this district He declined to
oocent a denomination. and the Democrats We're
=, loss to find some one to take his place. They
81, unon Joseph f.. Fitch. of Flushing. to his
rrsat surprise. Mir. Fitch is lawyer, with an
oHoe in New-York, and was twice an Assembly
or He seems TO be hampered by the fact that
=" Is 50 little known. A prominent New-York
rsner referred 20 him as "Mr. Neitch' few
Us ago and another one. which had asked all
Candidates for Congress In this city ana on Long
Island their views on the income tax. seems
- 70 have heard of Mr.. Fitch al all 1t is
.ad however, that Mr.. Fitch wrote strong let
,ar in defence Of Maynard.
Trs
morsnt Richard G. Mccormick is a native Of
>Ttew-York city. His father had a summer home at
Wo,lhaVen. Queens County, and early in the
sf,ias Ex-Governor Mccormick became perma-
n resident there. In 1sj4-55 he travelled eX-
..rsralv in Europe. For some weeks he was in
,hn camp Of the allied forces before Sebastopol.
ami letters which he wrote thence were pun
iisbed in the New-York press and afterward in
hook form After time spent in business with
bis father Mr. Mccormick. in 1860, became con-
rected with The Evening Post" The first two
h. Doh hA u
sspecial correspondent of that paper in Wash
i ip1 and with the Army of the Potomac.
HIS POLITICAL CAREER
Ex-Governor Mccormick entered politics in
1850 when he was nominated for Congress in the
Long Island district. His competitor in the
convention was George William Curtis. who
worked manfully for his election. The district
was too strongly Democratic to be wrested over.
however In the following year he was ap-
T9infed Secretary Of Arizona by President
lincoln 70 be promoted to its Governor in 1866
nv President Johnson He was thrice elected
~ Congress by The Territory of Arizona and his
services there impeed James G. Blaine to speak
~ him in his book Twenty Years Of Congress,
as having become distinguished for the zeal and
ability with which ne guarded the interests Of
his constituents" Mr.. Mccormick was exceed
ingly popular in Arizona, and every one there
As United States Centennial Commissioner.
by appointment Of President Grant. Ex-Governor
McC5rmick gave important service to the Phila-
dephia EXPOSITION. The mission 10 Brazil was
offered him in 1877 by President Hayes. but he
declined II. and instead was made Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury by John Sherman.
He resigned his place in year and became
Commissioner-General to the Universal EXPOSE
ton in Paris. His task there presented many
win the hearty appreciation OF Secretary Evarts.
One Of his co-workers In Paris was ex-Nice-
President Levi p. Morton who was an honorary
United States Commissioner
Drasi mt
mick Minister 10 Mexico in 1879 but he preferred
70 retire TO private life at the family homestead
affairs there at all times, and for five years
was president Of the Board Of Education He is
now president Of the Board Of Managers Of the
State Normal School. In 1856 Mr.. Mccormick
vas the Republican candidate for Congress
against Perry Belmont. whose plurality Of 1000
in 1884 was reduced 10 less than 1000 OF that
figure all but about 200 was contributed by
Richmond County, which is no longer in the
district.
ELOQUENT REPUBLICAN ARGUMENTS.
There are many workmen in Queens and Suf-
folk counties who, owing TO the closing Of fac
tories and reductions in output, have been con-
verted into strong believers in Republican
doctrines. Long Island City has a NUMBER OF
factories which have o-en affected by the tariff
agitation and legislation and the quota OF men
our Of work is large. There is, consequently. in
tense dissatisfaction there with the Democratic
party. and this is also the case in College Point
PatchOgue. NOrtnport and Glen Cove, which a.So
have manufacturing interests.
But the greatest hOtbed Of Requirement. is
at WoodhaVen. 1t is said 10 be difficult 70 find
a nam there who avows that ne Will vote the
Democratic ticket. The big factory Of the La
lance & Groeiean Company, employing in the
good Republican times over 1000 men. is situated
there This establishment was closed part OF the
time last summer. and has only part Of its regu
lar force al work now. Mr.. GrOsjean, who was
formerly q strong Democrat is now an equally
strong Republican. His company makes the So
called agateWare, and haS telt dIecuy the re-
duction in duties affected by the Wilson law. In
a month after the bill was passed marked
Interference was felt in the business or me com
pany Customers who mad bough, goods of II be
gan 10 send their orders abroad for similar aru-
cles This explains why there is no work FOR
some Of the former Wage-earnefS or the com
pany The responsibility Of the Wilson Dill Tor
loss OF employment is direct ard unquesuonaple
THE TARIFF AND HORTICULTURE
considerable part Of the constituency Of the
Let District depends on market gardening ana
on farming for a livelihood. These agricultural
Industries have felt the heavy hand OF Demo-
cratic RUE in two ways. For one thing. the VIII
son bill opened the way for considerable I'M
portation OF caulinower. potatoes and cabbage
Great quantities Of cabbage are grown In ana
about Jamaica NewtOwn and Flushing. ana the
producers have k-enly felt the conp -.loh Il 'l
Canada In the second place. panic times les
ths demand for vegetables ana tHus aheSO
their price The OYstcrmen have been mace
aware OF this far-reaching influence Of business
depression ard are not over-enthusiastic 10 haIe
the party continued in power which brought II
about
Some Democratic orators on Long Island have
attempted to make political capital OF ms very
feature Of the panic. They declare that the
Democracy has cheapened the prices OF t1f neVea ,
sares Of life But this argument does not
strike home in the cases Of those VINO were
Producing these articles and of those VINO are
out Of work - .,
What the use Of getting as Hluch loI 81
now as used to get for 81 10. when maven
got the 81 now and used to have the u "!
asked one workingman. AZ last accounts Nv
Democrat had been able 10 reply 10 'hIS
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
Ex-Governor Mccormick is aided IN making
an effective canvass by his long resloehce ."
Long Island and by his extensive acquaintance
among its citizens. He IL making spSeciIeo
nightly, and is finding many responsive ledi -
r.. the hard times