New-York daily tribune., 1842-10-04
r HE T RIB u N E.
arse Rich azain.. the Poor"

!, 4, Editor of TIE Tribune:
J Tbeuever the Loco-Focos have found 1t neces-
10 arouse their party to action, they have re-
-, to The cry that the Wings are ArIstocra's'
/ .a.bey are the enemies Of the People shal 'ne5
:. no sympathy for them in their suherlnss, anu
I !. ,seir's is an unfeeling contest of ths Rich
,slt the Poor! ,h, b con-
Ne approaching Election will no doubt De con-
IA ft,;ng occn.ion 10 revive this talsehoCd,
,.ao peonle will be called on to give the tnal
,ho.a wbo have arraycd themselves against
= ..for,uoatc. But there never was time when
4 =. .,,0,a,ion could be retorsed with more scver-
:, IA ,c,b upon our assaiIants than now, and we
.'l 80 ean demonstrate this to positive GER
] ,a,. Letus see;
Tss Wings openly contend that they are in favor
.l,,srual improvements, and are resolved to com
,.,be Enlargement Of the Erie Canal, and to
n.b aid to the Eric Railroad as will insure
& & ..noleton. 1t is probable also that to fcac
4 :, nubc werks they would extend their help
.i..d The Leco-Focos on the other hand,
I .,,Dosed to Internal Improvements. In the
8 .r,of the Legislature where they have 4 deci-
4 minority, they have in both sessions declared
9 s.,so,,jlity to the systems Their leading men,
! ;. Young, Mr. Flagg, Mr.. Hoffman, and others,
70 nken the most decided means to overthrow
nd though Mr.. Bouck is put forward to con-
I l,his opposition for time, Yet if he succeeds,
,,,r, will succeed with him, over whom his in
Nssce in this particular will be utterly worthless.
lie Of the grounds of this opposition to the sys-
In /, based on the assertion, that the public credit
Il suffer if our Internal improvements are still
l. sustained In other words, the bonds of the
I,g gvill probably be deprecated and the holders
| irn may suffer loss.
4 Sslst US strip this question of its limsy Gov
ia Public credit at present exists in the faith
y aain the ability of the State to pay its obliga-
and these obligations are in tic hands of i
uRCn MEN!
lie Loco Focos therefore, in order to protect
sEopeny Of fer Rich Men, to ensure them
alss when every body else is losing, to make
L. coutcnted and prosperous, when almost every
y sse is suffering from the pressure of the times,
1 u determined that the whole People of New
Ink shall! be ground to the dust ruined, perhaps,
1 ssscd the hope Of redemption, in order that John
Iros As,or, or Stephen Whitney, o perhaps some
& ueat English Banker shall go along unharmcd and
{ lnscsthed by the mstortunes which assai every
one else!
Yes! These men must not risk FIVE cents on
alhs dollar Of TIER property, bu, every one else
say and no. word must be said. Yes The Lu-
ss the Merchant the Mechanic, the Farmer
,aa s,hrye, il they like, in order that few mil
aaFas may ride in their coaches and leil upon
t4hurious cushions, without feeling of pity
q Il hae over whom they almost ride. There
1san Internal improvements because these
timnploymea, to our Laborers, Timber Deal
asIaons, Mechanics and Farmers, by thousands
"A m!aireds Of thousands, and because some lord
d il:piaisl will possibly lose five cents in the
Ra. This is the whole SUM and substance of
sHesent contest The good of the greatestnum
ss entirely lost sight of by the men, and even
ss Evening Post which is always boasting of its
q do7e Of the Democracy Of numbers, is willing to
sandOn them and their interests in order to pro-
4 Stlle rnh capitalist, and to save him from
a'u at the expense of this vast State, its yet un-
srlopsd resources, its industrious population,
abOne, its muscle and its blood
sthis right Isl, just! Must all the various
,aess Of this State be sacrificed TO few monied
fasew holders Of scrip, or shall not be COM
sat In these disastrous times to run the risks
a,0lstr men have to rum
isgsnow they will be eventually paid or they
Saaot have risked dollar. Let them then
Gaiemporary injury, as others do. They are
"A ron than nsortals, and are often not half so
sVns as those who shoulder tho pick-ax, or
swl,h the spade. We 60 then for Internal
TWenents, employment for the Poor, and
ea OF business. Let the Loco.Foc go for
times, and the destruction of the Public
as 1t Is their vocation, not ours.