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Alfred Dolge on Campaign Issues.
Smith <& Nixon Affairs.
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OK ASSETS, SEPT. 4TH.
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DESTROY TWO-THIRDS OF THE
T a mass meeting held last week in
Dolgeville to ratify the nomination
of McKinley and Hobart Mr. Alfred Dolge
presided, and in introducing Prof. Gunton,
who made an elaborate and unanswerable
argument against the free silver fallacy, he
uttered the following remarks, which are
well worthy perusal.
This is the first public utterance of Mr.
Dolge on the great vital issues which are
now engaging the earnest attention of every
man engaged in industrial enterprises in this
country—in fact of every one who loves his
country—and coming from such a promi-
nent figure in the music trade, a man who
has made a close study of the present crisis,
it deserves the closest attention of our
readers. Although an impromptu introduc-
tory address it contains great truths, forci-
bly and clearly expressed.
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MR. DOLGE'S SPEECH.
Ladies and Gentlemen:—It is proper
that Dolgeville should open the campaign
of 1896 on the part of those who oppose the
doctrinesembodied in the Chicago platform.
Dolgeville stands, perhaps more than any
other community, for all that is implied in
the term progress. .
Four years ago many of our best and
most patriotic citizens believed it would be
beneficial for the country if the system of
Protection were overthrown. We heard
college professors, students of political
economy and other learned people proclaim
that America should turn back the wheels
of progress and adopt free trade.
Although we had under Protection be-
come the greatest industrial nation on
earth, and prosperity reigned all over the
land, we were told that we should turn
back and accept the theories of the Man-
chester school.
Experience has shown us that these free
trade theories, which unquestionably de-
veloped England's foreign trade, but not its
home market nor agricultural interest, had
with us only the effect to almost destroy
our home market without increasing our
foreign trade.
The reason why the home market suffered
in both cases under free trade is that the
wage-earners' income was reduced.
Progressive statesmanship demands that
the conditions of the masses should be con-
tinually improved.
The past four years have most forcibly
convinced us that free trade is disastrous
for the manufacturer, the farmer and chiefly
to the wage-earner, whatever his calling
may be.
Our free trade experiment has cost Dolge-
ville, at a very conservative estimate, not
less than two millions of dollars, and every
one of you had to bear his share of that loss.
Compare your incomes of 1891-92 with
MANUFACTURER
PROTECTION
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ATE last week application was made to
the Insolvency Court in Cincinnati,
INSTRUMENTS OF INDUSTRY."
for a public sale of the assets of the con-
cern. In the petition it is claimed that
those of '93 to '96 and you will find that my since the assignment about four months
ago, nothing has been done toward settling
statement is correct.
The Chicago platform again declares un- the claims of the creditors.
qualifiedly for free trade, but this declara-
The Court granted the application, and
tion might almost be called harmless com- the following notice has been published in
pared to the other declaration embodied in the Cincinnati daily papers and forwarded
it: the free coinage of silver. This means to the creditors of the defunct firm:
repudiation of all debts honestly con-
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
assignee of Smith & Nixon, by order of the Insol-
tracted, utter destruction of confidence, vency
Court of Hamilton County, Ohio, will offer at
national dishonor and national bankruptcy. public sale, in lots to suit purchasers, in the sales-
located at Nos. 10 and 12 East Fourth Street,
Statisticians tell us that 97 per cent, of the rooms,
in the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, beginning at 10
business of the world is done on credit. o'clock, a. m., Friday, September 4, the entire stock
pianos and organs and other chattels of said firm
This modern medium of exchange, credit, of
of Smith & Nixon, located in said rooms. Also 1,000
rests entirely upon honesty and integrity, shares of $100 each, common stock of the Smith
& Nixon Piano Manufacturing Co., a corporation
the two greatest elements of modern civi- organized
under the laws of the State of Ohio. A
lization.
complete list of the make and numbers of said
and organs, and any other information,
Transactions amounting to millions of pianos
will be furnished upon application by letter or in
dollars are daily consummated, securities person, to the undersigned. The sale of the stock
the Smith & Nixon Piano Manufacturing Co.
representing fortunes pass hands at our ex- in
will be made subject to the confirmation of the
changes with nothing back of it but the in- Insolvency Court.
D. D. WOODMANSEE,
tegrity, the honesty and of course, ability
Assignee of Smith & Nixon.
to meet their obligations, of our leaders in
This order allowing a public sale sets
finance, commerce and industry.
aside
apparently the ruling of Judge Me
Destroy that confidence and you destroy
Neil
made
some time since authorising the
two-thirds of the instruments of industry.
assignee to sell the Smith & Nixon assets
The Democratic party is now controlled at a private sale.
by the most reckless element which ever
In the petition to the Court for a public
tried to control our destiny, and we are
sale it was also asked that the books of the
asked to throw away our national honor,
Louisville firm, which goes under the same
and accept a heresy which would force upon
name, be examined, as, according to the
us the conditions of those nations which
creditors, there is about $60,000 of assets
are at the very bottom rung of the ladder of
unaccounted for.
civilization.
Mr. Smith of the Louisville firm when
Of course the people of the United States
interviewed said that his firm was not at all
will resent such a fanatical, unreasoning
concerned in the affairs of the Cincinnati
request.
house. They were formerly under one
We find the better element of the Dem- management, but on January 1 last, the
ocratic party and even the fanatical free local house was incorporated separately.
trader arrayed on our side to protect the It is largely owned by different people, and
honor and the credit of the nation.
has no connection with the Cincinnati house.
Once more the cry goes through the land, This firm has not been concerned in the
Protect the Union! Protect our honor!
litigation regarding the Cincinnati branch,
The enemy is using the weapons of the and Mr. Smith said that they would pay no
demagogue. They do not appeal to reason attention to this claim.
nor patriotism. They appeal only to pas-
sion, hatred, ignorance and all that is low
The Burdett Piano Co.
in human nature.
They have the advantage over us in so
ULIUS N. BROWN, who formerly rep-
far as the question of finance is much
resented the Colby piano in Chicago,
more difficult to understand than the ques- and who recently became connected with
tion of Protection, which latter permitted the Burdett Piano Co., of Erie, Pa., has
an honest difference of opinion.
purchased the interest of Geo. A. Webb,
With the silver question an honest differ- the former treasurer of the company. Mr.
ence of opinion is impossible.
Brown is a brother of the president, and an
.Since it is a new and very intricate ques- experienced piano man, hence the move is a
tion, the people need to be educated upon it, very important one for the concern. The
and we must have the benefit of the Burdett Piano Co. are preparing to move
thoughts and conclusions of our greatest into their new factory, which they recently
secured at Payne avenue and Twelfth street.
scholars, men of science, our savants.
The best has always been just about In this building they will have increased
good enough for Dolgeville audiences, and facilities for the production of a large num-
our Republican club therefore reached out ber of instruments.
for the highest authority in the land, to en-
lighten us on the question presented, to fire
THE pianos manufactured by the Kroeger
the first shot in the campaign, knowing that Piano Co. are sold in Honolulu, H. I., by
this shot will be heard around the world.
J. W. Bergstrom.
MONEY THE SALVATION OF THE NATION
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