New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-04
for the reflection whether he ought not to be
pLtJy FACTS roR wQREINGMEy.


would not be- more f"o.Sh t""h 10 p'''- ~
vcur votes commercial disaster upon thoSe WIZ
nav the wages. Their interests are yours
Disaster for them means lower wages OF no
WAGES mt al for you. They cannot pay money
If Won 80 vote that they cannon get ihohcN'
democratic success means sh0ck to CONNER
ciol credit. DO you know the probable cohHe-
o,,crcrs7 Thousands oi fms may fail; thou
sands of workmen may he discharged. WEI
Democracy give you food when, having voted
for Democracy and greater uncertainty anu
harder times, you march IN procession through
wIntry streets, hcgging for work or brea"
Yet il is possible that eighty thousand oi you'
who now earn wages may vote the Democratic
ticket For the sake of the wives ana Itae
ones at home, pray that you may he outvoled'
The banker or capitalist thinks OF the pun
lie credit. But commercial credit brings the
corseouences home 70 the workIrgman. If n
blind vote shakes the public credit, the work
man is sure to suffer, because shrinking coln-
uarciol credit brings reduction OF wages or
discharge. I'm case of Democratic success,
great distrust is sure to fail upon capital be-
cause of the utter uncertainty respecting the
currency. For that party demands repeal Oh
the Resumption act and indefinite postpone
mcpt of rcsumpton, and will begin wild
strurglcforinfltion the end Ofwhch no man can
forc,ge More paper means cheaper paper. Inc
man Who las legal tenders now worth 5000 IN
cold will not he in haste 10 lend with the
prospect that legal tenders worth only 5000
may discharge tie debt. il proportion to the
uncertainty as to the value OF tine legal tender
at the t:mc of payment Will hc the refusal OF
credits and Withdrawal of loans. Democratic
success, involves the utmost uncertainty as to
thc future value Of tine currency. Thai means
violent contraction of loans, and ruin to ihou-
sands of merchants and manufacturers; hut 1t
means no more wages To ten tunes ~ many
clerks and lahorcgs, operatives and >rrN nls.
Are the workmcu anxious to vote themselves
out of work
Already wages are low. and thousands seek
work in vain. The reason Is that already cap
ital is afraid, and shrlaks from venture.
Money lies idle 10y the millions. But nine
thousand firms have failed since imitation 50
nearly triumphcd last Fail, because they could
not borrow necessary means to continue business.
Greater dStriIst and alarm must bring more
failures ard more hungry workmcn praying IN
vain for work. Men who earn wages, whether
a. operatives or mechanics. clerk, or portcrs.
Iaborcrs or house servants, cannot Afford 10
bring ruin upon employers by their votes.
The capitalist does not Ike To lose interest
Ly refusing loans 10 merchants and MANI
facturcrs The merchant or manufacturer
doe, not like to close business and discharge ms
men. Bat the worst Of it comes to the work
men, when the wages stop and the little ones
beg for bread. The capitalist may hlundcr'
but he only loses part Of his wealth. The
merchant or manufacturer, if hc bundcrs,
may lose means and credit and be- forced to
work for wages. But the worlingn"n OF all
CLASSES have the greatest possible reason not
To deceive themselves nor 10 be deceived
For them a mistaken vote may bring suffer
ing or starvation before the next hard Winter
ends.
There is danger. Those whose business COM
prls them to borrow know how many loans
have already been refused renewal until the
election has decided whether the currency Is
10 bc disturbed. The men who lend money
the leading capitalists and bankers, know bet
ter than anybody else whether Increased DIS
trust, alarm, and contraction of credits VIII
follow Democratic success. When men like
Mr.. Astor, and Mr.. TAYLOR hold it their duty
10 warn voters that Democratic success in
wolves financial danger. i, it not time for those
who earn wages to consider what CONNER
cal disaster would mean 10 them : In the chief
cities capitalists and merchants and manuiac-
turers hold great meetings 10 make known the
danger. They claim no right 10 dictate to
others, but would be criminal if they did not
give warning of pcrils which their position
enables them TO Sec Hence they appeal with
great earncstnesS to worl.iugmcn not to bring
disaster upon business by their votes. These
men are not in the habit of taking part in
politics Many of them are Democrats who
would like to vote for Mr.. TIldcn if they could
do 50 with safety. But they declare that
which their business cOmpcls them To know
that profound distIuSt as to the future
and utter uncertainty as to the currency
would result from Democratic success, aud
would produce general contraction of credits
withdrawal of loans, and disaster to business.
They speak from their own standpoint. They
know that business weakened by the strain
Of the past three years, cannot stand another
shock. But TO them the question is of loss of
profits. To the wOrkmcn it is Il question OF
wages and OF livelihood. Yet thousands of
workingmen are preparing to vote for the very
peril which the ablest capitalists and most
sagacious employers urge them to avert If
thousands are begging for work next Winter,
having ruined their employers by their votes
do they suppose that Mr.. Belmont or Mr.
Tildcn will feed them
NOW, CONF NONE!