The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-24
WHERE THE PINCH COMES.
EFFTCT or POLITICiL ENhVERf
UPON THE WORKING PEOPLE.

tngthc Bread cut of the Poor Mans Mouth
One of the most distressing features or
this political uncertainty i5 ita Indirect erect
upon the working men and women oi THIS CITY.
Merchants and manufacturers were encouraged
early Ia the fail hy temporary revival OF ttadc'
1t soon became evident, however thai the rnlo
of business depression during heated political
rontcsts was 10 hold good, and they a-ain pos
sessed their souls with patience To await the
popular verdict when the popular majoritios
seemed to assure the election Of Gov Tilden,
the mercantile countenanro frightened For
few days the sidewalks were made nearly inn
passablo by piles Of goods packages awaiting
shipment aud clerks and statesmen found pleas
anter occupation than sitting around whistling
for business.
This happy condition Of affairs lasted only
until IL became clear that there was to be an
attempt to count In the defeated candidate.
Then the customary salutaiion, "IIow's trader"
was answered, There Is none. Its not llt-its
dead" Merchants and manufacturers settled
back into the conviction that they would have
to wait at least another three months before
they could hope to turn their stocks. The only
trades that have escaped this general stag
nation are leather and breadstuns, and these
owe their exceptional good fortune to the pros
poets Of European war.
Other tradesmcn, compelled to take In sail
have discharged all employees not absolutely
Indispensable. The result T. that thousands OF
men and women. whose efforts at the best
Welded them but a meagre living are now
thrown out Of work and hopeless Il getting any.
SuN reporter bv dlligent Inquiry among inc
business houses, has been ahe to approximate
the number Of sufferers from this result oil TO-
ltical dishonesty.
turing interests l. the boot and shoe. There arc
twenty-nsc hundred firms and individuals M this
makers. me employ hundreds 81 hlnas ~
Immense factorc-. a lON esiimate OF their
A.. Ill I.lti1 - lkal
Tho larre houses on Warren street and vicinity
tho wholesale quartor-have been under storm
hE W iSr Mela mnnaeer y the cat4ee Pro-
tectqry shoe waicrooms ~ warren ,T[et;,
lit is not. We are not doing twenty-five per
cont. of the business we are entitled t. expect.
The works IRE run Oh three quarters time, and
every effort is makns 10 turn out no more DDS
when did your trade fall or"
We started with trsk September trade,
but our customers bought very lightly during
rho heated p'rt OF the campaisn. The day after
The election, when lildcns victory was con.
reded. everything frightened up was around
a great deal among ne shoe and leather men,
most OF whom are Rcpubcaus. but saw no
ono VINO did not rejoice tuut the long dispense
was over end exncct IN immediate revival Of
business under cconomict, government orders
flowed IN nri-aly Iuder the niluD n0e Of the
Foreign war news heather advanced, ana an i'm
mediate advance ia prict- OF boots ana shoes
wa ex ccted. hroc days afierward business
was n uuli ~ w the pane times.
DO Won my that ah the boot and shoe men
had The tnis export uce:'
"Yes. Almost without exception, "a far na
my nqulre- ~ nj. irns" AZ Increased their
force ia vitw q the urOu.i.ei revival began run
ming agaia on hali or inr.o quarters tItae. ana
some shgt dow ATTIC !e'hcr.
"Would n have made any difference II HAYES
had been elected ~ Enthusiastically IS IIiden
wGsr
think. however. thar even R5pubiran mer.
chants with whom taxed were hopeful in the
acn. o. economical 'O'' by PRESIDENT Ill
Further inquiry among manufacturers amply
cofrOnl rat q VIZ. Mt.a's ta'ement ~ to the ex-
tent Il manufecItiu- just now. with three or
iour tNe'ptlnls' In,.. ne are being run on half
and tnrtc. 81 r, RI tine; md no EXPENSE Is be:
ins inr..lt. i'' VIM u mere Is NOT prospect OF
Immediate reimbursement.
=, Ano.ner I'm. otlHnl srtde Il the, shoe manu-
canyassed. There ar, ~ the neish Dorhood IL
one hundred ieihi shoe merch 'nts IN tnis city
VINO manu- 'etut TIER own goods TO largo
extent. Tue "rdihHN mtchln" made shoe has
tmaiI sale anH a. m uitciure haud dc
shoe which command Liga'r piice In the
maIket. Thee manufacturers em'llS from
10 W hhhi@ ca'n. f"n-.hl itun -irls ana BOYS
who se" GA buttons ara ~ -;e Irpers and I'm.
ings togeih" I" .Hll 81 "mtDNho Hush the
eoou-' h1-t ui t.e "nih u, -ltcn cut Nv the
piece, nd hundreds "i ianllie, 10 tire tenement
distric'- WIN tuclr birai nyi. lnDns the EN-
iouftn 81 the business ,ua' We usually do. Feo,
pie don seem to want new shoes tins winter
Lney 3f'n4 "a. water Wear u De hHli soled,
heelen, ana pa'' ed lHsi "a VI ordering Tor
ei!eSt aHu eN mn; Nt.I - 1hti u'.4 10 ID.
n'M j. th's auecinR me incomes OF Your
en- etr' ,..,.,
WoIh ''t al i.h1t ~ J, We, iIc LOOK tholr
woih r"'' M maze 'lVli'%. Idoht know what
tnN arc ~ lh- now, .i"-t ~ ihi work ]. done
- ny leAuim h"s A.N ~ H'n. 81 aFh!lcduls
IQI W." di Th'd az az every d.l. Many Ct
them / ". O." u itt clV .nft'n week 10.
~ l'rl'" 'hs thc -h'' nen' TIC only proa-
porous Ir@lit -' I'D 20 n- tne cputIeia " osc
awe Hhe "'Ht NI- ale lisN hEit sd thf re-
pAlFihL iu' eu--pnn'r r. VINO tAt lutvlN considered
u patched "a badSt Of % - g.. Men Vol
terstd IA ih' '"hAil'' u 'He lcttl - mhnufic-
turing Interests llaCe .uc nut or II those IN
eniul't'n ~ .DEltit.tN thip!lytd ~ 5.U,O
Sous, ..,.,
=, ihel" !, plNtv tl'tt 'l H"'-hoN.r n VIII To
WIS 'uhl, lh- ninIni'.. .uie az ARTIFICIAL now
e's anu IL ic'a' treli,c is tlc Ha.ur nome Il
suun Nnivh-nn -1ht' ana .;i'9' OF iHys pAlsuih-
Nlr 'ri.huiac uie ~ t.pI, perS li tLIs cyuhiy
hIe fIch' Hcu. ihcy ll"sr Tue number ~
women a.. " 9"iuieu snW?fru IA tAls art IN
nrospeinus lln.s .. -,Nv' ne -, nous m'n-
uihotu.lns sAl hsNtn 80 out inc ~ TX o Ne
non, ~ ne h'lur- OF we WORKERS. LrudlN, as
hohu"l ,'lut" "plluh'h' IN uAut 10 aniltl-
pateo, us var pr iI'lons were made 10
thoVt W. ~ =, ecu c. ",iN' II nay u'Ne been
III, ~ '"lIlli't"'.' oul VIC manu- 'luiels say
,h 'n', y, nv'' "-,u- "'ufiS uuttnS
ane a9,,'". , ".'h 81 t',,' in"".u, lheh tht,
e.au =" ~. i.i 80 ne. u,-'''id' titru
800 49,, W'is'4 i.', e"e'eN' anu Low
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