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/ THE MORNING NEWS.
J Established ISM. Imoobporatbd 1888. V
J. H. EBTILL, President, )
OHIO’S JOINT DEBATE.
CAMPBELL. AND M’KINLEY TAKE
ADA BY STORM.
Ttio Town Filled With Chearingr
Crowds of Demoorata and Repub
licans—The Rival Candidates Dine
at the Same Table—The Governor
Show3 Up the Dangers in the Re
publican Policy.
Ada, 0., Oct. B.— The little town of Ada
wa3 in gala attire to-day in honor of its
great political event, and not only did every
front window present a likeness of either
Maj. McKinley or Gov. Campbell, but from
many trees were suspended above the streets
portraits of the distinguished Ohioans.
Flags and banners and bun ting fluttered
everywhere, and so generous was the
friendly rivalry of the decorations
displayed by the demoorats and republicans
that the very horizon was obscured by the
familiar lines of the national colors. Great
decorative taste was displayed in various
triumphal arches, the most prominent of
these structures being a non-partisan “Wel
come” arch which rose above the main
street and bore the words, “Welcome to the
leaders." From a keystone were also
suspended portraits of Maj. Mc-
Kinley and Gov. Campbell, and
as the various marching clubs marched
under the arch they cheered lustily for their
respective leaders. By noon there were
over 5,000 strangers in the city, and
although great enthusiasm was manifested
by both parties, the rivalry was a friendly
one, and entirely devoid of unpleasant inci
dents. Many Indianians and a few people
from Illiuols came, and they numbered in
their ranks some of the most enthusiastic
partisans on the ground.
MUSIC AND TIN HORNS.
From early morning until the opening of
the meetiug the music of bands resounded
through the streets and occasionally the
blast of a tin horn disturbed the martial
tnalcdy. There was an object lesson
however, in these tin horns, for .they were
understood to be and were
lsbelied as the product of
American tin. A handy walking cane dis
played with much ostentatiou by various
marcniug clubs was also alluded to as hav
ing an origin in the tin mines of Dakota,
and no occasion was lost to denounce in vig
orous language the bate noir of the Ohio
Republicans, ‘ 'the democratic tin plate
liar,” On the other hand the demoorats
retaliated by displaying badges bearing
ail sinus to the inconsistency and irnpoter.ey
of the McKinley bill. The ladies wore a dis
tinctive badge, which attracted much at
tention and reoeived special allusion by
Gov. Campbell. It bore a portrait of Gov.
Campbell, and below it were the words
"American wool, 24 cents
oa account of the McKinley
bill." An American tin badge
displayed with equal pride by the republi
cans contained a portrait of Maj. McKinley
and bore the words “Protection and Honest
Money." There were many prominent
Ohio politicians in the grand stand, and
both parties were fairly well represented.
ARRIVAL OF THE LEADERS.
At 11:15 o’clock a special train bearing
Maj. McKinley, Senator Humphreys and
otters rolled into tbe depot, and cheer
after cheer arose from the crowds
as the Napoleonic features cf
the great exponent of proteotion
wore recognized by tbe multitude. The
major bowed smilingly to the crowd and
quickly entering a carriage was driven to
toe residence of Prof. Lehr, under the esoort
of various marching clubs, led by an ex
ultant brass band.
Promptly at 12:30 o’clock a Hocking
Valley train bearing about 1,000 cheer! :g
democrats and republicans hove inti sight,
snd attached to tbe rear was the special car
’Buckeye,” containing Gov. Campbell,
Dr. Norton, Chairman Norton of the state
central committee, Lieut. Gov. Marquis ana
Mew prominent demoorats. A repetition
M the enthusiastic ovatioa extended to Maj.
McKinley was the reception tendered Gov.
Campbell. As the cheering multitude
presse 1 around the oarriage in waiting to
r y C t Te t ’ le K° ver nor, not a few insisted on
snaking hands, and the proceedings were
temporarily interrupted while Goy. Camp
bell extended his bands to a few of the
wore demonstrative. The band struck up
lue Campbells are Coming,” and again a
series of enthusiastic democratic cheers rent
t;.e air.
THE RIVALS UNDER ONE ROOF.
I j°(s OT9rnor was rapidly driven to the
'jAirteace of Prof. Lehr, wherejh" met Maj.
ctuKmley, anc * they took lunch with Prof.
j- j r ad personal friends. For a brief
. u . r , politics and the great struggle
_ ale “ 18 being waged for partisan
w„ P ™ T* Cy ' Q the Buclceye state
‘orgotten and these two go itlemeu,
i cn acknowledged by his opponents to be
r,i„ ? r 3 , ' CO . Rood folio wb,” met in special
ri lemishlp i n fulfillment of their mutual
Pledge at the opening of the contest that
‘, 6 .old he a oampaign of measures
Per."n°al, 0 ty mea; * pri “ olplea and not of
OPENING OF THE DEBATE.
un ion political meeting was
f.j_ * Ta, t ampitheater on the
. h „ ( 'i ounda -. Ureat taste was displayed
„ ecorations, and in the center of the
a larice pole trom wUioh floated
proudly the star, and stripes. Ar
to * called into requis
•w?* TrL - the two distinguished
® p j p ®f r * d rteht. the governor’s
Peer,le on Among the prominent
K the grand stand were Cougress
fiL 81 ”?* Taylor, Gen.
ley, ex-Congressman Yode , E. W. Poe.
ot t h! p “m ?*“ candidate for auditor
J- P. Bailey, demo
•l‘Chi£? v * or att °rney gen
'Wtaitnl S? of the state oentral
ttee ’ * r °f- D- 8. Leiper and many
TWO CHAIRMEN.
"ja® presided over by two
(W, “• -d- Tleet of the Hardin county
1 C c . emral cominittJ’, on behalf of
p .,' r ?j S a . n .d James C. Kowe of the
*Xhsh’ I ,y a aim r ‘ im coull, y central co nmit
-I%cl.ir£ • the re P u biica ie. It was
ll Bss 16 afternoon when the meet
‘■ SL. fi:* Ito 1to order by Rev. Campbell,
f % ~ mlllister . and at that time
''™ people were on the
t>t l “ e | d fcr * Cß * gentleman inlro
ai t ini* IWo Presiding offloers of the meat
* sjdh_ a, ‘® o “n*d ‘“at Oov. Campbell
1 j firrt speaker. Chairman
prosidiug officer,
■ oonKratuiatton to every
fc* 4 ktrfl nou ' leed tliat Oov. Campbell
* tu Sby ot °*t J,n ß and
Tie *kL'SUCO BLUNDER.
An ."T** 0 00 ' "fitted a slight bull by
‘'it* g c o, ® rt ** , Hy to Maj. McKinley as
* * i , tu# republican*
i '■a*'* , ***“ obairmau blusned
■*' I'. h ,' 'To*. Campbell, after Using
#Wiw , r n * of Ohio’* greatest gov
■.* into the debate. "7 re
...} *‘OT, Camp'etl, ib
w,J t*ri hf* I **. * have not tune to
an Indictment of that
M ' u *ss<rfc w *iei*s. masquerading
Kotecuoi, su heists on the
wago worker and agriculturist. [Applause.]
Yearly farming is growing more unprofit
able. ° ur com| Derce is swept from the seas
and that industry abandoned; under pro
tection the splendid palaces of protected
manufacturers are crowning the hills, while
imported Huns, Italians and Bohemians are
displacing American citizens.
THE ROTTEN RICH.
“Those who are sometimes called ‘rotten
rich are defying the people, seeking
through a venal press to destroy the repu
tation, honor aud estate of any who mav
wage war vigorously in the cause of the
people. [Applause.] We are rapidly
reaching the condition which was
predicted by Abraham Lincoln
when he uttered thess words: ‘As a result
of the war, corporations have been en
throned, an era of high prices will follow,
the money power will endeavor to prolong
its reign until all wealth is aggregated in
the bands of a few and tne republic is lost ’
[Applause.]
THE PREDICTION BEING REALIZED.
“To convince you that the prediction is be
ing realized, I cite you the utterances of a
republican congressman (Butterworth) from
Ohio, vvho said In congress that he could,
upon ten Angers of his hands, count the
men who had added more to their wealth in
the last ten years than had
been added to the wealth of all
the agrioulturists in any state in the
union. [Democratic applause.] The Ameri
can Economist says that the number of
people in the United States who own their
own homes has in twenty-five years fallen
from five-eighths to three-eighths. How
many years will it take them to fall to one
eighth.
HISTORY’S STARTLING BHOWING.
“The Progress of Boston save that when
Egypt went down, 2 per cent, of her oeo
ple owned 97 per cent, of her wealth, the
people were starved to death; that when
Persia went down, I per ceut of her popula
tion ownod all the land; that when Home
went down 1,800 men owned all the
known world. In 1850 in this
country capitalists owned 37>j per cent, of
her wealth. Yet, he who goes before the
people and without com nent, without
temper, points to these faots that are statis
tical , is sneered at as a ‘calamity croaker.’ ”
THE YEAR’S BAD RECORD.
“Brndstreet, an authority in this ooun
try, says the total number of mercantile
failures in the United States for nine
months for 1891 are 8,868, as compared
with 7,588 in a like period of
1890, an increase of 17 per cent.
This is under the McKinley bill. [Ap
plause.] Yet, In 1890, when Maj. McKinley
accepted the nomination for congress, he
said that if his bill passed the
Senate this country would win a
boom more marvelous than itgghad
ever known. [Laughter.] Whore s is that
boom? [Democratic applause. “Free sugar.
Free sugar,” from the republicans.] Wore
it not for the prevent abundant crops, the
best in ten years, these failures would be a
great deal worse than they are.
TOO MUCH TAXES.
“One of the greatest causes of the de
pression aud failures of the present season
is that we are paying too much taxes.
Maj. McKinley on May 5, 1888, at Phila
delphia, said that the tariff was a tax.
[Democratic applause.] Now, who pays that
tax? The major says this tax is not
paid by the consumer. Now the supreme
court of the United States, an authority in
the land, has said who paid the tax. In Che
caseof Brown against the state of Mary-*
land, they unanimously announced that “a
duty on imports is a tax that is paid by the
consumers.” [Democratic BDplause.]
In 1870 William Richardson, onoea mem
ber of the court of claims and ex-Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, iu reply to an in
quiry of Senator Sherman, said that the
importer acids the duty to the cost of the
goods aud the consumers pay it.”
made as plain as dat.
Gov. Campbell here caused a board to he
hoisted upon th stage on which he demon
strated by methods ot bookkeeping the al
leged injustice of the high tariff. A man
goes to England and purchases goods
to the amount of *5,000, the aver
age duty on these goods would
be *3,000, making SB,OOO the total
sum paid by the importer. Here another
board was hoisted on which this $3,003 was
charged up to “profit and loss,” indicating
that if the importer did not charge the
duty to thejeousumer lie would lose $3,000
paid in duties. 'I bus the foreigner did not
pay that tax. Another board was hoisted. It
was shown that if the foreigner paid the tax
the cost price of the go ds offered to the
American consumer would be *5,000 instead
of *B,OOO, which would be absolute free
trade. Now, when genuine reciprocity
comes in we would have not a little one
sided reciprocity with the little countries of
South Amerioa, but substantial reciprocity
with England, France and the world. [Ap
plause.]
THE PUTT ON PLATE GLASS.
“The duty on plate glass is 140 per cent.
Last year we imported $160,000 worth of
plate glass. That was the value of the
goods In England, yet upon that glass there
was paid *3*3,000 duties, or $03,000 more
than the cost of the glass in England. Who
paid that tax? Did the English manu
facturer give us the glass and pay
*63,000 beside* to get us to take it?
[Applause and iaughter.] A Chicago paper
oays that last week a Chicago firm received
*1,400 worth of pearl buttons from Austria
and the duty on these buttons was just
*3,000, or a trill) over 200 per cent.
Who paid that duty? [Laughter.] Did
the foreign manufacturer pay nearly
$2,000 for the privilege of sending pearl
bu tons to us? [Laughter and applause.]
The McKinley bill provides that 99 per cent,
of the duties on some articles shall be re
funded, provided the e articles are exported.
Last year the Standard Oil Company Im
ported tin to this country upon which
they paid more than $1,250,000
tax, or duty. If they did not,
if the foreigner instead paid that duty, then
the United States has put its bauds in our
pockets and presented the Standard Oil
Company with $1,253,000 of our money, for
this amount was refuudel to the Standard
Oil Company.
A BIG SCOOP FOR MANUFACTURERS.
“There were manufacture 1 in this country
last vear *5,530, 000, u00 worth of goods. If
the tariff on dutiable goods is 60 per cent.,
it is fair to presume, taking the
protected and unprotected industries
toge her, that at least one-third
of that sum is paid in lieu of duties to
manufacturers at home upon the American
product. It is said all this is done for the
upbuilding and maintenance of manu
facturers. ‘How long, O Lord, how long’
shall this upbuilding and maintenance go
on? [A voice ‘for all time.’] [Applause.]
Then it will not stop with eternity!”
(Applause.) Go*. Campbell continued
m this manner hi* analysis of the
McKinley tiriff aud then read from the
ce tidoute of toe republican secretary of
the Ohio state board of equalisation show
lug that in ton year* the appra sad Talus of
farm lands baa depreciated $98,000,000. and
asked: "Have the other classes euff.red
aiikef"
M’kIMLKY INTRoDUCBO.
Col. Hoar*, the republican ihairuiah of
the meeting, introduced Maj. McKinley as
“au ideal typical American, one known
m* Elf atVms. but .broad.”, [Ap
pteuee, I “It gi as m pleasure, 'mid
M.j McKinley, after the oveU-u which
greeted bis appear*** nad eubstded, *0
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1891.
greet this great audience and pleasure to
speak from the same platfi.rm and to the
same audienoe with Gov. Campbell, that we
may present the cause that we respectively
represent. The issues between us and
between the parties for which, for
the moment, we stand, are fixed
not by ourselves, but by the platforms of
our respective parties. t’here is one or two
of them which I propose to present. One
of them is the question of silver and the
other the question cf taxation. One re
lates to the standard with which we shall
measure our exchanges with each other and
the rest of the world, and the other relates
to tiie methods of taxation by which we
shall raise revenues for public purposes.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
“ Upon this question of silver, the demo
cratic platform has declarod for free aud
unlimited coinage of silver of the world as
freely as gold is now coined, and upon the
ratios now fixed. The Republican party
stands opposed to that, insisting that it can
not te safely done until the
great commercial nations shall
have fixed tbe ratio bet.veen
gold and silver. Tuo Republican pirty
stands for a dollar worth 100 oents, whether
it bo gold or silver or paper, and approves
of the legislation of the last oougress, whioh
requires the government to buy 4,500,000
ounces of silver every month at
its market value. That is a little
more than the entire silver product of the
United States, and for every dollar’s worth
of silver thus purchased tbs government
issues its treasury note which shall be legal
tender for all detits, public or privato, and
redeemable in coin at the will of the holder.
The treasury note thus issued has
behind it a dollar’s worth of silver pur
chased at its market value. The difference
between the commercial value of the silver
in the dollar and the o Jin value of the silver
dollar went under the silver legislation of
1878 to the treasury. The cost of
the silver in a silver dollar aver
aged to the government 80 to
81 cents, the government putting
its stamp on it and making it legal
tender for 100 cents and the difference be
tween what the government paid for the
silver and the face value of the silver dollar
amounts in twelve years to $67,000,000,
which went to the benefit of 63,000,000 of
people. Free' and unlimited coinage would
give that profit to the silver producers of
the world.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Coming to the tariff question Maj.
MoKinloy said: “The governor’s plat
form commits him to a tariff
for revenue only, that is. a tariff
upon foreign products, levied with no other
objeot in view but revenue, unmindful of
every other consideration but reve me, not
caring for the industries and occupations
of the people.
m’kinley’s claims.
“A revenue tariff will raise revenue for
the government. A protective tariff will
do that. A revenue tariff will do nothing
else. A "protective tariff, besides raising
revenue, will also stimulate the Industries
of the people, encourage the skill and genius
of American citizens, develop the resources
of tbe government, and secure to it, as it
has done in the past thirty years, the first
rank in mining, agriculture and manufac
turing. Tell me why the foreign producer
should, be permitted to enjoy this market
equally with au American citizen;
why he should have the same
Drivilege to enter this market with
Bis competing products as Amorioan citi
zens enjoy? Foreign producers contribute
not one dollar to our state, c aunty or mu
nicipal improvements or expenses. They
are beyond our jurisdiction. You cannot
reach them. You ca mot oompel them to
pay one cent of tax. You
have built this country. You have
made us great highways and canals;
you have maintained your state institutions
of every character, and you have dona it
by taxing yours Jives. The foreign produoer
owes no allegiance to our flag. Why should
he, upon any considerali* i of justice or fair
play, be permitted to share this marxet with
the American people with his competing
products without condition or restraint*
The only way we can reach him is when he
brings bis produots to our shores.”
M’XINLEY EXPLAINS THE REBATE CLAUSE.
Mr. McKinley then analyzed his tariff
hill from his own standpoint, and in reply
to one of Gov. Campbell’s points said: "The
governor complains that in this iniquitous
law of 1890 we have a rebate of 99 per cent,
on imported raw material made in the
finished product when entered for the export
trade. That rebate principal has been in
every tariff law since the seoond administra
tion of George Washington. It was in the
Mills bill, which the governor voted fer.
Let me remind the governor while on the
subject of rebate that the committea on
ways and means over which Mr.
Morrison presided presente 1 a report which
was written by that able democrat, Abram
S. Hewitt of New York, aud recommended
that a rebate of 99 per cent, be given
on imported raw material entered
after finished for the export trade. He
recommended it as in the luterest of labor,
stating that it furnished just as much labor
to America which would be employed
abroad and the very proposition lie suggested
and which every democratic member of the
ways and means committee voted for is in
the new tariff law, and is the provision
made which Gov. Campbell clamors so
loudly. Now I want to give
you some experience, for that is a better
teacher than a chart. [Laughter.] There
is nothing in the history of our own ex
perience to justify the reversal of our pro
tective system or change our protective
laws. A low tariff has always increased
tbe importation if foreign goods, multiplied
our foreign obligations, produced a balance
of trade against us, supplanted t:.edomestic
produoer and manufacturer, undermined
domestic prosperity and robbed labor of its
just rewards.”
At tbe conclusion of Maj. McKinley’s
speech tbe adherents of the great exponent
of the high tariff burst into cheers aDd long
applause. Hats aud parasols were waved
in the air, and the band began to play.
CAMPBELL’B REPLY.
It was some minutes before Gov. Camp
bell could obtain order, and not until Maj.
McKinley had signalled bis friends to
cease. “ Ladies and gentlemen.” said Gov.
Campbell, " I concur most heartily with
Maj. McKinley that this is the greatest
and best and proudest | nation on earth.
But, unlike him, I would distribute tost
greatuess and that wealth as God dis
tributes the dews of beaveu upon the un
just as well as the just. [Applause.] I de
picted a picture of the farmer, and
the answer of the major is not
only that I am a calamity
croaker, but in tbs words of somebody
else,you must not grumble. [Laughter.]
Y *u, Findlay gasworkers, wb > have had
your meager wages reduced ; you,
steelworkers of Cleveland, who
have had your pittance further
out down, you must not grumble because
your uoverty adds to tome other dish’s
wealth. [Cheers—a vote# “give it to him.”]
I will take oar of hlin now if you will just
let me alone. [Laughter. J Tti * is a good
natured fight, for we an b >lb good
mm. However, as only on* of u
can b# governor an t i am there
already, way, per nape i had better stay.
[Great UtiKbcer.] The major ha* not
pointed out ou wge worker, as I re
quae ed bin, tit ail this broad land who hat
i.ed his wage* raised on acouunl ef the Mr-
KiOiey bfil lApplause.] Tea repubiletu
soeg this yen tt: * With sugar
and tin we aro sure to win.’
ILaugbter.] They take the tiriff off
sug ir to make it cheap and they put a u r ff
on tin to make It cheap [great laughter],
but no acrobat was ever vet able to ride
two horses going different directions
without falling to the gr. unci
[renewed laughter,] I will not ask wheth r
sugar was not reduced by t o .Mills bill,
and whetner iu the ways and means com
mittee when the question was up for dis
cussion, he did not oppose any reduction in
sugar.”
“I want to say injanwer to tba courteous
query of Gov. Campbell." said Maj. Mc-
Kinley, “that the Mills hill did
reduce the tariff on sugar about
18 or 20 per cent. In the ways and moans
committee room of the House if Representa
tives in the last congress that revised the tar
iff I was in favor of reducing the tariff
on sugar, raw and refined, 50 per cent.,
thinking wo might need the revenue, and
giving no bounty to the sugar producers.
That was my position.” [Applause.]
“I just wanted to know,” resumed Gov.
Campbell, "whether the peopleoweu all that
free sugar to the major or not, and I
have found that they do not. | Laughter.]
We are paying about slo,ooo.oooduty upon
tin," said Gov. Campbell, "an in
crease of $40,000,009 under the Mc-
Kinley bill. Finally they claimed
to establish tbs industry in Piqua. There is
a man in this audienoe who was told by the
proprietor of the Piqua iron worts that he
had spent SIOO establishing that
industry. [Great laughter.) The SIOO
was spent establishing the industry
in tbe purchase of a stamp to make this
badge inscribed ‘made out of steel and
California tin.’” [Laughter.]
“How about the 80 cent dollar?" cried
someone from the audienoe.
“ Maj. McKinley in oongress,” re
plied tbe governor, "said that
the Republican party had done ail the
financial legislation in this country for
thirty years. If there is any 80-cent dollar
in this country it is a republican dollar.”
The governor now devoted some timo to
refuting the reoublican claims that tin wns
being manufactured in the United States,
and insisted that a few samples were ineroly
being manufactured for campaign purposes.
Again ones of "Silver, silver,” broke out
from the audience, and the din beoamo al
most inconceivable.
THE LAUGH ON THE MAJOR.
“The only trouble I and my frieudi have
about tbe money of this country,” said the
governor, "is not as to the kind of dollars
we get but a* to the distribution of those
dollars among the people. [‘‘Right,
right," and democratic applause.]
The major predicted that after his bill
passed wool would be worth 40 cents a
pound. The only thing you farmers need
now is to find some fellow who will pay
you that, rGreat laughter and applause.]
John Sherman says the affect of protection
in all industries has been to greatly reduce
prices. Bo lhe price of your wool
is to he reduced by the tariff.
[Laughter.] Tbo major wants to know
if 1 would put a tariff on tea and
coffee. My answer is that under the demo
cratic tariff from 1840 tolßsl toa and coffee
were free [epplawe], a,;id when the republi
cans pnt them on the fr e list they only
made that one step in th*direction of good
old democratic doctrine." [Prolonged ap
plauso and obeers.J
At the ooncigdoa of the joint debate, the
two speakers wwe taken in a carriage, and
under the eacorVbf various march!> g clubs,
were driven through the city while cannon
boomed and bands played in triumph.
A FATAL_TRUV WRECK.
An Engineer Killed in H's Cab and Two
ether tden injured.
Binghamton, N. Y„ Oct. B.—A fatal
wreck occurred on the Albany and Susque
hanna road shortly before 1 o'clock this
morning at what is known as Dyes switch.
The road at this point makes a shar p curve
into a cut. The seoond section of train No.
33, a local freight, made up at Oneonta, w as
c >miiig east in charge of Conductor Peter
Harrison, making this curve at the rate of
about twenty miles an hour. When the
train reached the switch the locomotive
jumped the track. Engineer James Patter
son of Oneonta blew tiie signal for down
brakes. Fireman George Bowers of Oneonta
jumped and sustained a fracture of the loft
log. He was also cut about tho face ar.d
body.
't he engineer remained in the cab and
was killed.
A BHAKEMAN’S CLOB2 CALL.
Joseph H. Lynch of this city, a brakoman
on a pusher, had been dropped off his
engine a short time before to flag another
train, and boarded the engine of the
wrecked train to rido to this city. He
jumped after tbe fireman. His right leg
was broken below the knee, and he was also
out and bruised about the faoe and body.
He srates that Engineor Patterson stuck to
the throttle aud gave the signal for down
brakes, but the cars kept crowding into toe
engine.
Engineer Patterson’s dead and mar.gisd
body was pulled from under bis engine some
hours after the accident. He was probablv
killed iustautly.
Both tracks were blocked by the wreck
age, which was piled up in great heaps. Ail
the iraiu’s crew were reside its of oneonta,
aud the injured aro married. Fifty-five
cats were mixed up iu the wreck. The
damage amount* to over $150,000.
SEA ISLANDERS DON’T COMBINE.
The Scheme Pronounced Impractica
ble After Discussion.
Charleston, S. C.. Oct. B.—A meeting
of planters of sea island cotton was held to
day. It was attended by most of the plant
ers on John, James, Edisto and Wudmalaw
Islands, the area where Carolina’s long
staple is cultivated. After full
discussion it was decided that the
plan to combine in order to
prevent the sale of sen island cotton seed
was impracticable and the,project was
therefore abandoned. Iu the discussion it
was stated that during the past season a
new variety of cotton had appeared which
was grown from green seed and was
entirely distinct from the sea island,
but which nevertheless had a staple
of from one to one and one
half inches. Tne opinion was expressed
that iu a few years this variety wonld for
midably compete with the sea island?.
Toil ends the attempt to form a combina
tion against tho sale of sea island cot Pin
seed, which is purchased here by tbo long
staple cotton growers of Georgia aud Flori
da for planting purposes.
B ACK ii.’A KAILL Ft J.
Trustees) Appointed to Manage tho
As*, ti
Nr.w York, (Jot. tt—A majority of the
creditors of Note Broker Abraham Backer,
who failed recently for several loilfiocs,
bavu agreed to plaoe their tnwraste in the
bs d* of a trust con posed of Assign** Eta.
*• • . Henry Rtc* end Herman Myer,
.Savannah, Ga. Tb* terms of
to - I rust agrecoie.it provide (or ca-rfui
tim>)ng of tne assets, which, if fur and.
would realize a large Inst, and the trust is u>
fail ini*** 53 ■ # it* ‘iu tbs and diar 1* ulti
mately paid iu dividends. Thar* >* an ad
vwory board to the t ttstees, *n J tbs tru>'.
agrees**** is sow Retag > trcuistad among
the out of town creditors.
GOTHAM’S RATIFICATION
CLEVELAND AND HILL STIR DP
TIE INTHUSIABM.
The Fx-Presldeut the Chairman of tho
Meeting—He Urges the Managers to
Keep National Issues to the Front
During the Campaign-Hill Talks on
the Tariff.
New York, Oat. B.—The demoorats of
this city assembled in mass meeting in the
large hall of Cooper Union this evening, to
ratify the nominations made at tho Saratoga
convention. When the doors were opened
, there was a wild rush, and within ten min
utes every seat and every inch of standing
rooqi in tho largo hall was filled. Then the
gates were closed and lines of policemen
held them fast against a crowd large
enough to fill three balls as large as the one
selected for the mass meeting. It was 8:20
o’clock before the meeting was called to or
der by Charles W. Dayton, who stepped for
ward and announced that that duty had boen
deputed to him by the state exoutive com
mittee. He read a long list of vioa presi
dents and secretaries aud the selections made
were unanimously (approved. Tho list was
headed by the name of ox-Fresident Grover
Cleveland, a name that elicited much
applause. The committee presently con
ducted Grover Cleveland, chairman of tbo
meeting, to the obair.
A TUMULTUOUS GREETING.
Tumultuous applauso greeted the appear
ance of the democratic ox-President. In all
parts of the hall men stood up and waved
their hats, chosred, clapped their haudb and
stamped tbe ftoor with their canes. Waiting
for the applause to subside, he stood
quietly at tho reading desk dressed iu a Mack
frock coat and trousers, aud at length ob
tained slleuee by waving his hand. He
said:-
Mv Fellow Citizens— l acknowledge with
much satisiactlon the compliment paid me by
my selection as yeur presiding officer to night.
I am glad to meet an assemblage of my
fellow townsmen on an occasion when
their thoughts turn to the politi
cal situation which confronts them at
a time wheu their duty as citizens as well as
member* of a grand political organization
should he tho subject of their serious consider*
tion. If I may be Indulged a few moments, I
shall occupy that much of your time In pro
sentlng some suggestions touching the condi
tion and responsibilities of the democracy to
the people of the country, and the obligation
aud duty at this particular time of tne de
mocracy of our slate. The Democratic party
has at oil times been by professlo i and by
tradition the party of tbe people. 1 say bv
profession aod tradition, but I
by no means intend to hiut in the us* of
this expression that in its conduct and action it
has failed to justify Its profession or been
recreant to Its traditions. It must, however, be
ad mil. ted that we hare had our s- aeons of re
vival, when cousclousness of what true demoo
racy really means lias been especially awak
ened, aud when wa have been uunsuallv arous td
to lively appreciation of the aggressiveness and
activity wiuoh c-mactenca exacts of thosa who
professed tne democratic faith and who are
thus enlisted la the people's cause. Wee n
templatu to-night such a revival a id the stu
pendous results which have thus far attended it.
a stern octy he folk the party.
In view of these things wo cannot be honest
and sincere and fall to see that a storu and in
exorable duty is now at our door. We saw the
money of the people utmec-ssarily extorted
from them under the guise of taxation. We
saw that Ibis was the result of a scheme per
petrated for the purpose of exacting tribute
from the poor and for the benefit of the rich
We saw growing out of this toheme wholesale
deoauchery and corruption of the people
whom It impoverished. We saw the party
whioh advocated and defended this wrong
gaining and bolding power in the government
by the shamvless appeal of selfisbne s which it
invited Wy saw tne people actually burnish
ing the bonds of misrepresentation and miscon
ception whioh held them, aui we saw tbesor
dianess and perversion of all that constitute*
good clitlzenship oa every hand and sturdy
Americanism in jeopardy We saw a party
planning to retain partisan ascendancy by
throttling and destroying the freedom aud in
tegrity of the suffrage through most radical
and reakless legislation. We saw
waste and extravagance raiding the
public treasury and justified In official places,
while economy iu government expenditures was
ridiculed by those who held intrust the people *
money. We saw the national arsenablsgs of the
people’s representative! transformed to the
mere semblanoe of u legislative assembly by the
brute force of a violently craat-el majority and
by unprecedented arbitrary rulings, wuilu it was
jeer ugly declared by those who usurped its
functions to he no longer a deliberative body.
TUB DBMOCHACY TO THE RESCUE.
Then it was that the Democratic party, stand
ing forth to do determined battle against these
abuses which threatened tot welfare and happi
of the people, called upon the n to tru t it,
and promised them that Ido warfare shoiud be
reJeutfots and uncompromising. Asa result of
the struggle then enteral upon, nev.r
has the resistless force or the
awakened though- of our countrymen
been mere completely demonstrated, and
never has the irresistible strengtn of the
principles* of democracy been snore fully ex
emplified. Prom the wost and from tne east
caina tiding* of victory, in lue popular branch
of the next congress the party whicn lately im
pudently arrorat.'d to it ed domination of that
oody will All hardly snore than one quarter of
its seats. Democratic go/ernors occupy the
enemy’s stronghold in lowa, Massachusetts,
Ohio, Wisconsin aud Michigan. In Peaasyl
vanla the election of a democratic governor
presented conclusive proof of the republican
corruption exposed and republican disaonsaty
detected.
THE WORE STILL UNFINISHED.
But witts all these results of just and feat lass
democratic policy our work it aot y*t com
pletely done; aud 1 want to suggest to you that
any relaxali >u of effort within the tines estab
lished by the national democracy will be a vio
ation of the pledges we gave tbo people when
we invited t elr 00*0 Deration and undertook
their cause. Ido not forget that we are gath
ered together to ratify the staio nominations,
and that we are immediately concerned with the
btate campaign It ‘eeras to me, how
ever, that while national questions of
toe greatest import are yet unsettled, and when
we Are on the eve of a national campaign in
which they must be again pressed upon the at
tention or the voters of the country, the
democracy of the state of Nw Yorx can
not and will not entirely ignore thorn. If we
fail to retain the ascendancy in the Empire
6tate, no matter upon wnat Issue it is lost, and
no matter how much our opponents may
to avoid great and important topics, it will be
claimed as the verdict of our people against the
principles and platforms of the national
democracy. It 1* evident that if our opponents
ar permitted to oho< se the line of battle they
will avoid all national iseues. Thus far this i
plainly their policy. There is nothing strange
in this, for, whatever may be their fate in other
fields, they have b*en decisively beaten in the
discussion of national question*. It can hardly
be expected that they will com?; to the field of
Waterloo again unlrns forced to do so.
don’t want to pudge state issues.
I am very far from having any fear of the re
sult of full diecuesiou of the sub] cts which per
tain to E.ate affairs. Ws have an ab <ndsuce of
reason* r. > turulsu wbv, os these m | alone,
we snould be further triffled with the gov
ernment; hut it dees not fellow that it is wins
to regard matters of national eoticru entirely
foreign to the pending canvass, and es
pecially to follow the enemy In their
teal entirely away from the iesues they
BJ'>t fear end which they have the b**t of nm
s*>rn to dread, i ttu very fear and dread give,
Ui this pert c'dar case, ntreegth to the duetrie*
tfisf the party aaouki at ad Urn* m aui 14 all
places h* made to feel the coue*i muoss ef
tfcrir itiledevds a long as tbey justify and
jsr'ettd laeir wrujg doing 1 •?otf vt.<?
eel with u> no rely isctuw they
a; prove the present Million ef the
r auenei de ?a./ ana the reform*
we h*v# ui4et*aen cud whtjeppove la aetioeei
effeim the feinMoeec pt4lny ec . mrthed*. a* and
w*v e(U 11 Line c?*e state 'EiipM -t* we neve Ui
h* i see bn r- isUte '<* the briootyU* end u4it7
* Uef epprotr .are m iteffsr uf fa*-.mm
hU A !!•• mttnr Oot dUMesU le the pee 4
ing canvass, though now striving hard to hide
their Identity In a cloud of dust raised by their
iteration of irrelevant things, constitute
a large factor in the party
which, still far from harmless, seeks
to perpetuate all wrongs and abuses of republi
can rule in national affairs. Though thoy may
strive to appear tame and tractabl -■ in the state
campaign, they but dissemble to gain a new op
portunity for harm.
dpty of the demoorats.
In the present condition of affairs it is not to
beauppoied that any oouslstent and thought
fill menib-r of the democratic organization can
fall to see it his duty to engage enthusiastically
and zealously in the support of the tioket and
platform which represent our party m
this campaign. Taey are abundantly
worthy and deserving of support oa their
own merits and for their own sake. Wo s -ek to
place at the head of our state government a
man of all airs who In a long business career ban
tarnod tho sood opinion and roepact ef all bis
fellows, whose houesty and trustworthiness
have never been impeached and who,
1 am sure, will administer the great office
to which ho will he called. Independently,
fearlessly, and for the good of all the pe ,p!e of
the state. We seek further, to secure tho em
pire state in her democratic steadfastness, aud I
wo seek to win a victory which shall redeem
the pledges we have made to regard
constantly the interests of the people
of the laud, aud whioh shall
give hope and confidence to the national democ
racy in tne struggles yet to come. With these
incentives, and with these purposes in view-, I
cannot believe that any democrat can be guilty
of lukewarmness or sloihf ulnesa With the party
united and zealous, with no avoiduucti of any
legitimate Issue, with a refusal to be diverted
from the consideration of great national and
state questions to the discussiou of misleading
things, and with such a presentation of tne is
sue* involved as will prove our faith in the in
telligence of the people of the state, the result
cannot be doubtful.
Mr. Cleveland was frequently interrupted
by applause.
GOV. HILL INTRODUCED.
At the conclusion of Mr. Cleveland's
speech Gov. Hill appeared, and turning to
him with a bow nod then to the audience,
Mr. Cleveland said he had now to p rform
a work of uselessness and supererogation,
but he did not think it neoeseary to say
more aod be could not say less
than that Gov. Hill was there.
Ae Gov. Hill stepped forward
to the reading desk he was greeted by an
outburst of applause similar to aud as pro
longed as that with whioh Mr. Cleveland
was reoeived. When tbe applauss had
subsided sufficiently to permit him to be
heard he began bit speech with this
declaration: “Wo insist that no more
revenues shall be l sited than are necossuny
for tho support of the government, eoononi
ioally administered. The true aud princi
pal purpose of every tariff bill should be
the raising of revenue, aud not discourage
ment or prohibition of imports for the bene
fit of favorite interests.”
EVERT CONSUMER AFFECTED.
" Every oonsumer is more or less injuri
ously affected by the McKinley bill. It ha*
heavily taxed nearly every article of wear,
manv agricultural implements, your build
ing materials, and your household furni
ture. Whet is worse, its burdens fall par
ticularly on the poor. The poor man’s
woolens are made to pay 30 per oont. more,
while the rich man’s broadoloth pays only
10 per cent. mere. The duty on sealskin
sacques is reduced 10 per ceut., while that
on silk plush sneques, which the poor
woman wears, is increased 60 tier cent.
Tiie duty ra worsted shawls, wbioli
the farmer’s ami laborer’s wife
wears, is raised fr>m 62 to 80 per cant,
and on woolen shawls the increase varies
from 16 to 30 per cent. On women’s and
children's cheap dress good* the increase is
nearly 100 per cent., while on higher
priced goods the increase is much less. The
tax on flannels is increased at least 50 per
cent. The increase on readysmade
olothing is from 54 to 80 per
ojnt. The increase on hosiery
is from 40 to 60 per oeut. On cheap blan
kets tbe increase is over 100 per cent. On
theche*peit wools i hat* the lncreaie is 111
per cant. On cutlery the duty imposed is
equivalsnt to over 100 per cent.
Ou milk pans, tin pails, bin cans, coffee
pot*, kettles, cups and other articles of tiu
ware, tho increase is enormous. But why
enumerate further? Sufficient has been ex
hibited to show that tbe whole bill, while
nominally framed in emigre**, was in fact
prepar'd by tho third bouse, by that large
body of selfish hanger* on.
TUB SILVER QUESTION.
“The Democratic party baa planted itself
firmly anil soundly upon tbo principle of
bll-metallism. VVe not only reaffirm that
pithy declaration of the national platform
of 1884 in faror of “honest money, the gold
and silver coinage of tbo constitution, but
we go further and denounce the
present Sherman silver law, not merely
as authorizing the coit ago of a silver dollar
whose value is c astuntly fluctuating, but
also as a false pretense but artful hindrance
to the return to bi-metallic coinage and as
tending only to produce a change from
gold to silver mono-T-netaliwru.
“Parity between the two metals, equality
io the intrinsic value of all dollars, gold and
silver, are alike impossible, if the Re
publican party seeks to attain this
parity and tbi* equality by means of such
defenseless seta as.toe compulsory purchase
law of 1300, the issue l- plain between the
two parties and the difference is well pre
sented in the two party platforms. As well
iu principle might the Secretary of the
Treasury blue warehouse receipts upon
bu beis of corn or wheat as upon piles of
silver bullion."
WHAT DEFEAT WOULD MEAN.
In conclusion Unv. Hill said: “Republican
victory tills fall will be a serious blow at
the growth and prosperity of this state. It
will have an important effect upon the
federal policies during the next few years.
It may mean a republican national viotory
next year. It will nuan a
triumph of McKiuleyism and the
war tariffs. It will moan an indorsement
of depreciated currency. It will mean
popular approval.of the sectional force bill.
It uill mean a verdict for bounties and sub
sidies. It will give new hope and courage
to the jobbers and political schemars who
have dictated tiie republican policy and leg
islation at the rational capital since 1888.”
Frederick It. Coudert and others spoke.
Thun the band played “Ibe .Star Spangled
Banner," while rlx-President Cleveland
held a hand-shaking levee and when the
band bad ceased, notwithstanding ones of
“Fellows.” tbo ex-Presldent declared the
meeting adjourned. Ex-Freiideut Cleve
land and Uov. Hill were escorted out
tnrougb the crowd by Inspector Williams
and were driven to the residence of the
former at No. 816 Madison avenue.
By 10:45 o’olciok Cooper institute was al
most deserted,
BE .M'jNT BURNED OCT.
His L-sscn the content* of His Fifth
Avenue Home $200,000.
New You*. Got. B.—A tire that broke
out at 11 o’clock this morning destroyed tbs
ffve-story brown stone mansion at 101 Fifth
avenue, owned by Mrs. Haywood Cutting,
and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. August Bel
mont. Mr. Belmont was not at him#, but
bta wife, two children and the servants had
narrow maeiMS from dettb. Tbs house
was tUlad With costly furniture and taps**
tries. Tii i build leu was co npiw aiy gutted.
The loss u estimate! at IkOO^tAJ.
Uma. Lee Improving.
Ai.sx senaiA, Va.. Oat. I. Ots. Lea
aowUouei to improve sloely and is *M* to
Iftki sUgbt twvr
I DAILY, $lO A YEAR. .
J 5 CENTB A COPY. I
( WEEKLY, 1.85 A YEAR, f
THE CHURCHMEN’S WORK
DISCUSSION OF T.HE TOPICS FORM
ALLY OPENED.
The Present Status of Methodism
in the Eastern Section the Subject
Be ore the Conference at the Morn
ing Session—The Position of Metho
dism in the Westera Section Taken
Up at the Afternoon session.
Washington, Oot. B.—ln contrast with
the dull, rainy skips of yesterday, it was a
bright, sunny October morning which
favored tho delegates to tbe ecumenical
Methodist conference when they assembled
for tho seoond day’s seeslon this morning.
At tbo beginning pf tbe session the attends
ance seemed smaller than on yesterday, bun
before the proceedings bad far advanced all
the available space in the body and galleries
of the church wa* well filled with delegate!
and sDoctators. Tho presiding officer’s chair
was filled by Rev. Dr. T. B. Stephenson of
Loudon, president of the Wesley an confer-*
e-ios. The session was opened with devo
tional exercises, a most eloquent prayer
being offered by Rev. Griffin \V. Wilson of
England, who bui achieved a notable repu-<
tatiou a* a mi.sion: ry in tho Fiji Islands.
When these services were concluded t a
secretary. Rev. l)r. King, called the roll . t
delegates, hog lulling with the eastern sec
tion, which comprises Europe and tbe Brit
ish dependencies.
Tbe business committee announced the
reception of telegram* of greeting addressed
to the conference from the Nushville con
ference and the United Evangelical ohurcts
council. Invitations were laid before the
oonfere ce and accepted as follow*:
For Thursday Evening, Oot. 15—Recep
tion hy the trustees of the Amerioan Univer
sity.
Friday, Oct. 9—Reception bv tba pastors
of the Afnoau Episcopal churches of Wash*
incton.
The assignment of the evening of Oot. 15
for a reception to the fraternal delegates
nos changed to Oct. 12.
PREHIDINO OFFICERS NAMED.
The business committee named Bishop
Merrill of Chicago and Rev. Dr. William
Arthur of London to preside over the con-,
fursnee during the second mission of the
third day and the first session of the fourth
day respectively.
Preliminary to tho dsli verv of tho addresses
Of the day Bishop Burst of Washington, in
a few appropriate remark*, called Attention
t ) the fact that a chair made from two
beam* of the City Road chapel, the corner
stone of which was laid by John Wo-ley,
was now occupied by the presiding officer
anu that the original Epworth Bible lay
upon tbe stand.
The subject assigned to the programme
for consideration during the morniug ses
sion was: “The Pretent Statu* of
Methodism in tho Eastern Section,” and an
essay was delivered by liev. Dr. Waller of
London, secretary of the Wesleyan con
ference.
SHORT SPEECHES ON TUB TOPIC.
Short speeches upon tho general topic of
tbe address wore delivered by Rev. John
Medicraft of Manchester, representing the
English Motbodiit new connection; Rev,
James Donnelly of Newry. Ireland, vice
provide it of tbe Irish Methodist oonferenoe;
Rev. J, H. liatt of the Bible Christian
church of Brighton, England; Dr. Hugh
Pries Hughes of tbe West London mission.
Rev, William Manly of New /inland, and
Rev. J. Travis, a Primitive Methodist of
England.
Tim secretary announced tbe receipt of a
memorial from tbe general assembly of the
Predjvteriau church concerning the settle
ment of international difficulties by arbitra
tion.
A recess wus then taken.
METHODISM IN AMERICA.
At the afternoon sea-ion, after devotional
exercises, Bishop Chevies H. Fowler of Rais
Francisco read an essay upon the proseno
status of Methodism In the wo,term (Ameri
can) section. One hundred years ago, he said,
there was in America, but one Methodise
denorni. ation and only one annual co iter
ance, only eighty-threo traveling preachers
and 14,988 members. To-day there are fif
teen denominate,n of Methodists, a fact
that is thought to show tuut they have soma
brains and independence, 'or there
would be lesi denominations, perhaps only
one or two. The one conference ha <
multiplied Into about 300, and the eighty
three traveling preacners have mul.lplied
int i 31,765, besides 30,003 local preachers,
aud the 14,988 actual communicants have
multiplied into over 5,000,000, with 5,000,-
003 Sunday school children, and a following
ot over 20,000,030 souls in the republic.
Methodism crowed the brook Into
this century ieauing on a solitary
staff. She wilt cross over out of this
cmury with more than two bands, besides
flocks and herds and camels aud asses. For
she has over 65,009 churohes and about
15,M00 parsonages, with church prooerty
worth more than *200,003,000, bishop
Fowler’s essay was greeted with prolonged
applause.
METHODISM IN THE 80UTH.
The presiding officer of the atteruoon ses
sion, Dr. A. Carman, general superintend
ent of the Methodist church of Canada,
announced that Bishop C. U. Galloway off
Jackson, Miss., representing the Metnodisa
Episcopal church, south, would next ad
dress the council. Bishop Galloway
dsvoted his remarks largely t
the subject of the status of
Methodism in this cnuutrv. Speaking
for the south, he said that it had u rich i
Methodist heritage. The first Meth disS
society was there organized and the firs*
chapel built. The Methodist missionary
society was also organized thero. Thai
spirit of Methodism seemed peculiarly to
fit the southern temperament as evidenced
by its warm reception and
rapid growth. The first native
Itinerant preao r.er came from under south
ern skies, and Jesse Lee went forth from
the sdbth to evangelize New England.
Every sixth soul in tiie south was a Meth
odist. Thero Methodism had passed the
apologetic period. The old period of perse
cution and ridicule had passed a- ay.
Methodism bad graven iteelf deapiy
into society, all g ads* of wealth,
all posit 1 ns of political responsibility were
open to it. In the south the original creed
was guarded aud theological adventurers
found no favor there. After a trial of more
than a century the people were saci-ttod
with Methodist itineracy and super
intuadency. Theirs was pre-eminent
ly a sent and not a called min
istry. With them it would be an
impeachment of honesty to be accused of
seeking a special place and ao ariuv had
ever had fewer men to desert the flag or
field. There a* little sympathy with those
who believed in shirking responsibility for
tnsa and Imposing a fancy franchise
upon tbs women, iApplause.] Thera
bad consequently been a healthy
growth in the huroh south;
a satisfying growth la the eitiss end a
majestic growth pi tu# rural districts. lit
the coonti y was raised purer, steadier eitd
senship, and b* would not oegi* tin favor
of the denizen* of to. cltlas urn m*u who
stood behind ib* plow.
TM* mures IS CAHAVA.
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