The record-union., 1894-11-01

uSet Sounu, whether the Governor
OF the State of New York shall be
man OF clean personal life, a man
VINO illustrates in his own life and his
tory me virtues of high American citi
zenshlp, whether he shall be man
WHO loves our Tree institutions, who ap-
preclates the sanctity of the ballot box
and the equality of men before the law,
OF whether he shall be man VINO COM
panles with those who prostitute the bal
iot Dox, who companies with those who
degrade public Office and public admins
tratlon. 1t is OF consequence to the whole
people whether the great State of New
ork shall have at the head of her exec
utlve department typical, upright. pure
American citizen, or one who regards
these things from low standpoint, and
looks only to party advantage, rather
than to the public welfare. | have de-
parted from my resolution not to speak
out OF my own State because | could not
seem to be Indifferent to the contest which
IS on in New York, because in your city
on personal concerns | would not have
anyone think that | would be Indifferent
10 the success of one whom | esteem and
love as my personal friend. | believe
the Republican candidate, Levi 2. Nor
ton, to be altogether worthy of the sup
port OF his fellow-cltlzens, and altogether
qualified for the high duties Of Governor
OF this great State"
After further eulogizing Mr.. Morton,
General Harrison concluded: 81 do not
regard this great contest which is being
Waged IN the State of New York for pure,
clean, decent municipal government as
local issue. The whole country watches
tnat great struggle. 1t has read with
amazement and disgust the revelations
OF municipal corruption and debauchery
which nave been laid before The public; it
watches with anxious solicitude the deci-
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power in the body polite of this great
city to cleanse Itself from these impuri-
ties and reassert decent government. 1t
Is coming To be recognized by all students
OF pubic government that the question OF
municipal control and management
brings these institutions and principles
TO the severeSt test, and we watch from
all our cities, great and small, through
out the country this great contest which
is now being waged i'll the city Of New
ork. l sincerely hope we shall hayo
another Illustration to be added to those
which we have had in the past, when
things have become utterly bad, men
without reference 10 party rally to the de-
tense OF their institutions and their homes
and set things right once more.
There are national questions involved
in this contest in New York. A Com
gress is to be chosen, anu those constitu-
encles IN the great city of New York are
TO exercise important influence in decid-
Ing the question whether the control of
the House of Representatives shall be
Wrested from the Democratic party. Our
Government at Washington has a more
important relation to the business OF the
country than ever before. In the olden
days, when our money was nourished by
State banking institutions, and when our
interstate commerce was left to regulate
Itself or without regulations. we did not
IN I.n+A
which the National Government has upon
the business affairs OF the country. Now
all our money is issued in Washington.
Now the regulation of these interstate
railroads has been assumed by Congress,
and now we realize as we never have be-
fore that the question of the tariff touches
strongly every mans interest, whether
be be rich or poor, throughout the whole
country"
Mr.. Harrison dwelt at some length
upon the discussions that have mark ed
the history of the Democratic party in the
past two years, and particularly in it's
dealings with the tariff question. After
describing the manner in which each
Senator or Congressman had been con-
tending Tor protection OF a particular in
dustry of his district, General Harrison
touched upon the alleged attempt of rep
resentatives Of the sugar trust to lnflu-
ence legislation on the tariff.
Mr.. Harrison ridiculed the theory that
tariff reduction would open new markets.
1t might just as well be admitted" he
said, THAT this chasing after the markets
of the world involves scaling down in
the wages OF our working people. How
can one who pays So compete with one
making the same product who pays 90
cents day?''
Mr.. Harrison continued: 81 went
only week ago through the busy Sec
ton OF my own State, where industries
stimulated by the discovery of natural
gas as fuel, had sprung up in the last six
years with marvellous rapidity. [ walked
through lines of workmen from some of
those shops bearing on their hats this
legend: Wages y per cent. off, So il is,
down, down, down. My countrymen,
let us stop this war on American indus
try and American homes. Let the great
est OF the manufacturing States, by her
people in this election, speak so their
voices shall be heard from ocean to ocean
IN condemnation of those who have
brought the disaster upon the country"
HILL AT PORT JARVIS.
PORT JARVIS IN. ", Oct. Ex-senator
Hill arrived here at noon and spoke at
the opera-house from o'clock until 4.
His speech was devoted to apportion
ment, Federal election laws and the tariff.
He said the friends of the administration
are giving him cordial support every
where, burying past dissensions, for
which he thanke ed them.
DEPEw SPEECH MAKING.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-Chauncey NJ. De-
pew is out upon q four days speech
making excursion through New York
State in the interest of the Republican
candidates. His first stop was at Hill
burn, where be spoke for about ten min
utes. Other speeches were made during
the day at Middletown, Port Jervis. Han.
cock, Deposit, Biughamton and Owepo.
Waverly and Elnira being included.