Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-27
The HERALD.
Let Business Men Answer,

We desire to address few candid
words to intelligent business men
to such as are concerned in the bust
ness, industrial, manufacturing, and
agricultural interests of the commun-
ity. We wish to avoid any appeal to
passion and to preseut only such
considerations as will be recognized
as fair, reasonable and just, 1t is ad.
mitted on all sides that the first req
uisite to full revival of business aud
industry is restoration Of confidence
and feeling Of certainty and secur-
ity as TO the future. Be the means
what they may, this ia the prime
condition. Whatever assures stabil-
ity and faith promotes return TO
prosperity. Whatever tends TO Gre
ate uncertainty and distrust impedes
it. So much will be readily conced-
ed by every body.
The political action OF the country
this year will affect its material pros
perity precisely as it bears upon this
question of creating or destroying
sense of confidence and security.
Now, we submit to the candid judg
ment OF intelligent men whether the
success of the Democratic party will
not unavoidably tend to disturb con-
fidenee and promote uncertainty in
two directions In the first place, it
will inevitably reopen the Southern
questions. We put it moderately;
we do not say here that it will over
throw tho settlements of the war
but it will at least renew the agta-
ton, and that is enough to do infinite
mischief. We do not suppose there
is single candid man in the State OF
New York but that will admit that
the success Of the Democratic party
would give the South new sense of
strength, stimulate its worst clements
to fresh hopes, and lead to disturbing
troubles and complications. 1t may
be answered that the Democratic
party would not yield. We do not
say that it wonld. 1t isn't necessary
to suppose that the settlements of
the war would BIO OVerthrOwn. No
matter whether the party has the
virtue to resist the demands or not,
they would at least thrust themselves
into the public councils and would
lead to agitation. There is danger
GUS element in the South, as every
body knows, and the man who does
not, believe that it would be quicken
ed into fresh activity by Democratic
success is too innocent for this world.
Whatever the final result, the South
err questions would be re opened,
agitation would be renewed, and all
this would produce uncertainty and
disturbance. For the return of pros
perity We want repose and security,
and this would impair both.
In tho second place, the success Of
the Democratic party wonld create
universal uncertainty and distrust as
to the financial policy of the Govern
ment NJ business M: n would know
what to calculate upon. 1t will hard.
ly be disputed that large majority
of the financial incendiaries, imitation
lists and repudiationists belong to the
Dem ocracy. Undoubtedly there are
eCme on the Republican side-we
mean to treat the subject with per-
feet candor-but the great prepon-
derance Of this cIAss are Democrats.
Every attempt in Congress to depart
from the steady policy derived its
chief strength from the Democratic
members. Now, there may be differ
enccS of opinion upon particular ques-
tons of detail but we put il to the
reason of every intelligent business
man whether the business cOmmuni-
ty can feel as great sense Of secur-
ity under Democratic financial poll,
cy as under Republican Do not
business men see and feel that under
Republican ruiz there will be no vio-
lent and disturbing change, and that
the general tendency is steadily to-
ward ithe Eight direction, whilo un-
der Democratic rule, with large
bOdy of rampant il fationIs.s and re-
pudiatIoui5ts, there wUnlG be 10
guarantee against sudden and
sweeping movement that would de-
range all business affairs? In
word, would not Democratic success
increase the uncertainty and distrust
which are at war with the revival of
prosperity
1t seems to US that these consider
atoms, apart from other reasons
which might be adduced, are concla-
sive that Democratic success would
be injurious to the interests of bust
ness, industry and reviving prospect
ty. We submit Thorn to the refec-
ton of thinking men confident of their
verdict.-Albany Evening JournoI.