The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-09
A Lie Out OF Whole. Cloth. Promptly
SoueIched,

n 4ae Gut OF w mole .CloJns Er0mptIy
Squslched,
The New York Tribune started, and the
other Republican papers copied report
| that certain manufacturing firm in the
east would build larges cotton thread
Imanufactory, costing million dollars ana
running $4,000 spindles If Garfield was
elected, and 10 the event Of Hancock's
election the factory would not be built,
and present work would be seriously
crippled. The Union was among the
number to COPY the item which was as
follows:
THE feeling of uneasiness created
| among business men by the bare possibili-
| ty of the success of the Democratic party
is strikingly illustrated by the attitude of
j. & 2. Coats. whose large cotton thread
mills are situated near Pawtucket. r. |.
| In the event OF the election of Gen, Gar
field the firm viii build a new mill of
| 80 900, at an expense of more than
81, OO0, 900: but if Gen. Hancock is elected
it will rely upon the 100000 spindles it
owns in England. The contract for the
machinery OF the proposed new mill near
Pawtucket will be closed if Garfield is
elected"
The New York San. of Oct, reports
the result of an interview with one of ,he
firm 10 regard to this matter as follows:
ln an interview with Mr. AuchincIoos of
At W bite street, the New York agent Of
j i 2. Goats, said yesterday that tbs
above paragraph is without foundation.
In the first place a mill OF that size would
would cost no such SUN of money. AS TO
the party which should be 10 power for
the next four years. 1t would. in his opin
ion. make very little difference. as far as
protecting American Industries. for both
parties had formally pledged them
selves to reduce the tariff So lar as the
election Of Gen. Hancock affecting their
mills at Pawtucket was concerned, be
thought the mills would go on just the
same, no matter which candidate should
be elected, and the market tor cotton
thread would hold IFS own in either event.
He did not believe in the cry that the
election OF Gen Hancock would ruin the
business enterprises of the United States.
Tsis interview was published in the
New York, San New York Herald. and
World. aud ,ffeetuaIy squeIches the lie
which was originated Tor the purpose of
alarming business men 1t is eur prisinS
that paper Of the standing of the New
York Tribune should descend 10 down-
right lying to hslp Garfield. but this OUT
rageously false statement relative to the
firm OF i p. Coats proves that the
leading papers as we'll as the smaller ones
are desperate. 1t is only by misrepresen-
tation the Republican organs can hope to
accomplish anything. Only a week or
SO G. 20. it was sent out over the wires tina,
the business men of Philadelphia were
greatly alarmed at the prospect of Han
cocks election, and were ready to con
Tribute fabulous suns to aid Garfield.
An investigation proved that it was an
tunwarrented Misrepresentation; that, of
over two hundred of the heaviest business
firms in Philadelphia, there were none
but were confident that Hancock's election
would not cripple business-while many
were sure that his election would be q
boon TO the country. The same alarm
was sounded in Boston, Cleveland. and
other points only TO prove q boomerang to
the Republican inventors.
1 ne 0AruelU mandRdTS must luucSu Cc
desperate when it is found necessary to
revive the dropping spirits of the followers
by circulating absolutely false reports. and
seeking to alarm business men by appeal
ing to prejudice.
| 1t won't win. however. and no amount
of Republican lying. not even when backed
By Influential papers like the Tribune can
be of avail to ward off the defeat of Gar i.
field. The people are not afraid to trust
Hancock and the Democratic party, They
understand the situation. and business
men are not so easily gulled as Republican
m managers imagine-they know who is
alarmed and why. They know it is only
the office holding army-the fellows who
have fattened at the public crib who are
alarmed and none others. 1t is the army
of postmasters, revenue officials, and
sinecure statesmen who draw pay from
the public treasury who tear harm to the
country from Hapcock's election, and not
| the people.