New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-06
NOT FRIGHTENED BIZ NOISE.
REPUBLICANS ~ THE STATE HAVE 80 BOSS AND
FEAR NONE.


Amsterdam, Y. March (SpecaD.- John Kel-
logg, OF this city, who has served in the State
Legislature and for a number OF years a
menibc. OF the Republican State Committee. yes
terday expressed himself az follows concerning
the Machine and Ant!-Machine controversy in
New-York: 1T Is the Oh cry OF mad dog The
most OF the noise about Plat is not made by Re
publicans but by Democrats for political effect.
The opposition always drives at they are
afraid OF, and find when the Democrats are aDus-
ing a Republican leader he is pretty good man
for Republicans TO stand by. | was for a number
Of years associated with Thomas G. Plat on the
State Commit &c. and always found him straight
and loyal. | him the least oicious or
inclined TO be a boss lie always a hard
worker for the party; he r.ised money for It's ex-
penses. and he spent his own money freely for the
partys good H made mistake when he lis
tened to COnkling and resigned his seat In the
senate. but that ough. not 70 be laid up against
Mn. We ali make MISTAKES. We want no boss
H. tn Republican party, bus Thomas {. Platt Is
not Il boss. Ine party cannot afford 10 lose the
services % 80 cucient worker
When asked abou; ballot reform legslaiio Mr..
Kellogg said. Il think the Republican Legislature
VIII make a decided improvement Oh the present
law. They can easily DO 1t. The eNpens@s OF mold
!ng elections and registering voters ought 10 be
OF election be equally divided between the Two
great parties. kascaiity al the polls must be
means. The safety OF the country depends on fair
elections Mckane ana Maynard have greatly in
decent Democrat can cOrntthancc such acts az
they committed. No paTty Caa succeed by thcV-
ing or fraud. The enlightened sense OF the peope
Vii never permit suca a party to triumph.
all II VII be greatly amended. The voters max
ing themselves heard in no uncertain terms. the
people opposed 10 the Wilson BIZ and their
Wishes viii BE- regarded. The rrccn: election IN
Pennsylvania showed how the people gel on that
point This same feeling Is entertained over tho
North and West The Wilson biz Wi, noi be pass
III It's present shap-. | nave been in the linserd
oil business for the las. forty-elght years. There
dat. g- IN ID hon | mod in Z nd
tho mills Of VcrpOo. ana HUI were accustomed 10
dump the DRAWINGS 81 tn-ir watts into tis country
The o! CT poor quality, for they usel damaged
seed AMI Il sod for from 60 u - per gal
lon Now undo protection. Il can be- bought for
from 81 q cents gallon. ana - Of much better
quality II Is all made from good seed. 10. IL does
not pay farmers 10 snip damaged seed. Tnanufact
urers VIII not II. The duty irs le,lcd on fax
seed was IL cents per bushci This was afterward
raised to 20 cents. ana the Mckinley BIZ further in
creased II TO - cents.
Il was % me committee who conferred with
Major Mckinley at the lime he drafting this
pill He said that the addition was made a: the re-
uurst OF the farmers Of the Wcst who were raisIng
fla seed We consented 10 the addition ON condition
on oil which was raised from - 10 g. cents uer ga
lon. In the early history Of The llnseed oil
business he oil made from seed imported from
l'acutta. We have sometimes Imported 100 Oy hush
~ in year. Now American farmers raise enough
seed 50 that they sl(ply m" home market and *.
port from on" 10 three miOn bushels vAorlv This
great industry has been built up by protection L. il
nOt far better Tor our farmers 10 get foreign gold
India after seed?" Mr. Kellogg was Of the opinion
that the charter election In This. city on Tuesday
would Republican by n decided mai ority and
said: The people Of Amsterdam know what has
caused this Industrial depress on. and they have no
use FOR the party which has brought 'A's suffering
upon them"