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mean: Hancock holds an Interview with the
Paterson IN. J.) Guardian, and says that
the tariff Is a .'local issue"; that it was
> brought UP once in his native town in
Pennsylvania and that it Is q matter
with Which the General Government
seldom cares to Interfere ,"-as if it were
petty question to be determined by
town meeting! What marvellous statesman
ship! What Intelligent comprehension Of.
the magnitude and character Of the probleml
But this is not all. He next writes letter
to Senator Randolph, Of New Jersey, in
which he says: ut Is all folly to talk about
free trade; that it will be necessary to raise
money for administration, as long as human
nature lasts.'" Hancock doesn't seem to
have the slightest comprehension Of the first
elements Of the tariff question or the re-
motest conception of the distinction between
a protective tariff, which levies its duties
upon articles that come into competition
with American manufactures, and a tariff
for revenue only, which taxes articles that
we do not produce. He doesn't understand
that to raise fifty millions on tea, coffee,
sugar, spices, drugs, md wines IS revenue
without protection, and to raise fifty millions
from iron, steel, machinery, woolens, cottons,
leather. lumber, etc., is protection with
revenue And this tat sabreur, without civil
experience, who doesn't even comprehend
what the tariff question involves, is put for
ward as q fit man to be the custodian of our
great National iMterestsI
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have more than sso, ,0o0, GOO invested, employ
1l3,00o hands, pay out S37, ,615,381 In wages,
use up more than S1Bo,00o,ooo worth Of
material, and turn out products which
aggregate $25s, 4o5, COS III value during the
year. Yesterdays procession was a fair
representation Of these vast interests.
The capital and the labor we're alike
represented, and the combination showed
that both employers and employees feel their
interests to be Identical so far as the National
policy affects them. It was not demonstra-
tion in favor Of, Protection alone; 1t was
monster protest against the threatened
change In tariff, in revenue, In finance, In
the business management of the public sery~
ice, and in all that affects commerce and In
dustry. 1t Is this change which the Demo-
Gratis have been urging upon the American
people. It is this change which the people
dread. The capitalists DO not want it. The
manufacturers do not want it The mer-
chants do not want 1t. Yesterdays demon
stration proved In an emphatic way that the
mechanics and laborlg:men do not want 1t.
This was the real meaning of the demonstra-
tion, and its great success cannot fall to exert
a decided influence upon thinking men in all
walks Of life. Prosperity is common boon
of which all men partake in various degrees,
and the people are in no humor to expert
ment or triAe with it.
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:pubiIcans. Personal visits will adj .h..
sands more to the Republican vote in u caas
County than will be obtained BY snn;noI,. ~ y.
posing upon the confidence which tho .1s ~
look OF success and the superiority ~ Nv ~.
Republican local nominations have insn,rs1s -.
- Every man actively interested in tha D:
publican campaign in this county eEos1,
take pride in building up the largest Renas 1a%
lican majority that has been given: ~.
many years. It will be fitting resnonea ss :
the sentiment throughout the stata e!s =
serve to swell the State majority to ~ -
thing like the oltl-tlme figures. The Rpnns :.
1ican managers have good material IT, sas 1saas
upon.' The local nominations in almost avs.s< Co.,
instance command greater respect and ~!
fidence than do the Democratic contestant. uet''
The Republican nominations for tho e..
Legislature and the County Board :.
whole, are vastly better than those 1nada =.
the Democrats. The record of the Cnnnt..
Government under Republican auspices ~
sents strikingiy favorable contrast tn ".
previous administration Of county atf,,,s !:
Finally the ''tboom'' for Garfield hero ~,
everywhere throughout the North win ha =
powerful auxiliary to local triumph. j,nt !.
make all these advantages effective thass.
must be earnest and Individual work uith:
the direct aim Of offsettng the prostitution - :
the city offices by Harrison for partisan :
work. =
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The people Of Ireland present the strange
spectacle Of q division among themselves
upon question that intimately concerns
their well-being and prosperity, and in an
emergency Which has called out the sympa-
thy Of the whole world. For years the
peasantry of Ireland have been ground down
by the landlord class. Their property has
been taken from them. They have been
eyicted from their homes. They have more
than once been reduced to starvation, and
have had to call upon the world to help them.
They have been robbed Of their earnings,
and stripped Of lands that rightly belong to
them. Whenever they have protested they
have been put down by force. Since the adj
vent of the Liberal Government to power
they have made some progress towards a
mitigation Of their sutfertngs, and have suc-
ceeded in raising sentiment in their favor
so strong that there has been a possibility Of
obtaining legislation tending to improve
their condition and help them out Of
their troubles in o measurable degree. At
this time, however. when determined
union of the Irish people and hearty sup
port of their leaders might be Of some avail,
in the securing Of some Of theif rights at
lea.t, an Intestinal quarrel has broken out,
and the Oransemen are arraying themselves
upon the side Of the landlords. and opposing
the land agitators with even more bitterness
than the latter. In some sections they are
threatening to use force, In others they
have passed the most violent resolutions.
Their newspapers are even more bitter than
the landlords organs. The Derry Sentinel,
for instance, says: "At all events, so far as
Ulster is concerned, she will not shirk her
duty; and it will be well for our rulers to re-
member ere too late that If they leave the
loyal and well-lisposed people of Ireland
much longer to the mercy Of demagogs and
assasins, and the present reign Of terror is
allowed to continue, the men OF, the North
may be again compelled to seek stronger
remedies for the protection OF their lives,
property, and liberties" To this remarka-
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TIE South Park Commissioners have not
yet named their two parks, but have called
for suggestions. Why not name the south.
eastern one LAKESIDE PARK. and call tha
other one GRANT PARK2~ We, have tRa
parks now named after two great Illiuoisans,
Lincoln Park and Douglas Park Oh
the North Side and the other on the ,West
Side A third great Illinoisan is ex-Prest
dent Grant, the greatest General this eoudh.
try has yet produced, and remarkable man
in many respects. Why should not: Tia
South Side name, one Of its parks aftei
him? There is no, sense In waiting
until he is dead before this is: done.
His fame is secure. His name will lire IS
long as that of any other American, Wask-
ington possibly excepted. He has filed. tM
highest Of earthly Offices, and entoJaa Aa
highest honors. He is now q private citizen,
but the first citizen OF tho Republic now =.
living. It would be the right thing to call
that beautiful park after this great nlilolsaa
and great man, and link their names together
forever. Have the South Park Roard tha
public spirit and perception Of the ithessd:
things which will cause them to do it? AZ
to the other park, what more approprlateor:
descriptive and yet distinguishing name than
Lakeside Park? " 80:
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THERE is reason to doubt whether the
Committee Which is managing the Repub-
lican county campaign has thus far deyel-
oped the capacity and shown the attention
to detail to meet the superior activity and
adroitness Of the other side. 1t is not too
late to remedy the fault- From this time on,
every member Of the Republican Committee
should devote his entire time to the work in
hand. A full week remains, and much may
be accomplished In that time. The county
should be parceled out among the managers,
and each man should devote himself to the
thorough organization OF the district in
trusted to him. There will be no difficulty
in securing volunteers to assist In the work.
The Republican managers can make up lists
Of voters as we'll as the Democratic man
ayers. the advantage Of argument and the
prestige Of success are on the side Of the Re-
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Yesterdays INDUSTRIAL nEM0NsrRA-
TION.


The procession of the Industrial Ieag1le
promised for it, and more. It can scarcely
fail to make decided impression upon the
voting masses. 1t was n turnout Of the
workfngmen. Its extent and the character
of the men who rode and marched in line
left no doubt that the people who are now
earning good living by honest work are
opposed to any political change at this time
in the currency or tariff which shall threat
Ell the laws and policy that have secured for
them their present advantages It is espe-
claliy significant that so many thousands of
men and so many hundreds Of horses and
wagons should be taken from work at this
busy season. and be devoted to an anti-change
demonstration during the business hours of
the day.. This fact means that both the EN-
ployers and the employees are persuaded that
their Interests demand steadfast adherence
to the existing systems Of finance, revenue,
and tariff, and that they are willing to make a
material sacrifice in order to impress this
conviction upon the public. The enthusiastic
crowds that lined the streets to watch the pro-
cession and to cheer those who participated
in it proved also that the purpose was recog-
nized and appreciated:
-. Yesterday morning, as a fitting introduc-
ton to the industrial demonstration iii behalf
OF the Republican party and its policy, TIE
TRIBUNE printed the manufacturing statistics
of Cook County which have been made up
for. the census Of 1850. These statistics
show that there are S,759 manufacturing
establishments In this county fall except
50 being located within the city limits, and
those really belonging to Chicago), which
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DO ONCE. no AGAIN,

Certain partisan businessmen" office
holders, and 0ttice-seekers Of this city have
put forth a manifesto contendlng that " it is
an insult to the common sense of the busi-
ness class " to assume that any political
change OF men or measures can damage the
present good times, or be dangerous to our
future prosperity. Their argument Is, that
the Democratic party has not heretofore and
will not hereafter advocate or enact any
bad fiscal measures. But these red-hot
Democratic partisans do not claim that their
party has reformed its principles or changed
its Instincts.
1t is a perfectly fair Inference that what it
has done In the past it will do again. Let us
consider its recent record. For nearly ten
years the Democratic party has been the per-
sistent enemy OF honest money and the pub
lie faith Its opposition began in 1869 with
q nearly unanimous vote In Congress- against
making the grecnback legaltender. Seven
years later, when the act to strengthen the
public credit was passed, there was in both
Houses OF Congress only one Democrat who
voted i'll its favor. All the others voted
againstit In 1870 they appear again, solid,
with single exception, against the Funding
act. On the question of resumption their
record is part of the same disgraceful his
tory We give below the official vote OH all
these questions 1t is Of itself conclusive
against : change" for no man
can vote to put the financial affairs Of the
country In the control Of party whicl, made
this record unless he wishes for financial
revolution:
LEaAL-TENpEn AcT-vorE MAKING TIE GREEN.
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TIE general election will take place only
nine days hence, and it Is about time that &C. eco
careless citizens Of Chicago should under
stand that some attention to is necessary. It
includes the election of President and Vice
President, members Of Congress, a Governor
and full corps of State officers, General
Assembly, OF which three Senators and twen-
ty-one Representatives are to be chosen In
this county, a Sheriff, and various county
officers, and, hardly less important than any
Of these, five members of the Board of County
Commissioners. TAKEN as whole, the eiee-
tion demands the serious attention of every
taxpayer in this city,
It is not sufficient that every Republican in
Illinois believes that Garfeld's election is
almost beyond doubt, or that it is certain that
illinois will choose Garfield Electors, those
opinions afford no justification to any Repub-
(ican voter for absenting himself from the
polls on election-day and falling to record
his vote in favor of his own principles, or to
support his own convictions. In Indiana, a
few days ago, the popular vote was the
greatest ever polled in that State. Every
man who was physically. able to go to the
polls voted. Yet, had three Republicans out
Of every 100 In the State-a very small per-
centage-failed to vote, the whole Democrat
ic ticket would have been elected, which
would have given the Democrats hope Of
success in November.
For many years the rule In this city has
been for 25 to 80 per cent Of the voters to
carelesly stay away FROM the polls on cleo
tion-day, thus depriving Chicago OF her just
weight In the election Of. National, State, and
local rulers. The time has. come when this
system Of non-yoting should cease, and this
great city should show by its turnout the
vitality Of its population and their deep III
terest in all that pertains to the Government
Of the Nation.
'rhe Republicans OF Chicago can, If
voters will perform their duty, poll $1,000
votes on the sd Of November. Win the Re-
publicans all turn out and protect them
selves and their own interests by the per
formance OF the duty Of every freeman?
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: GEN. HANCOCK wrote to Col Blanton Dun
can on the 1st OF November, 1879: "n Iwere
nominated by a party acou1d be gouer7,ed
,byfts platform, or 7coatld not accept the
nomination." In his letter Of acceptance,
Gen. Hancock wrote this: "Thc principles
eraunciated BY the Contention, are those I
haue cherished IN the past and shall CIT
deuuor TO 71aintut7, in the future, and
among them the principle Of "a tariff for
revenue only.". There was no exception, no
qualification no reservation. The platform
on which Gen. Hancock stands declares for
:" tariff for revenue onlu." The platform
fixes the position OF the candidate. Here is
the whole case in its first part: First, the
platform for tariff for revenue only";
second, his acceptance Of its principles;
third. his declaration that he would be gov
erned by the platform, But what does this
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pending election is ''for keeps" and every
State that the Democrats can carry by fraud
they can hold byfraud, for the Congress Is the
returning board Of last resort, and the ma
jority of Congress is q body Of desperate
Democrats. Before the election In Indiana
it was common to hear Democrats say,
Vauntingly and sneerlngly: It the electon Is
close We propose to count ourselves in. as
sou did In 1876" This is the purpose OF the
Democratic partisan.
It is always dangerous to underestimate
the strength of q political adversary; and it
is donbly so when behind that adversary the
last ditch yawns ready to receive the. re-
mains of his defeated cohorts. Even now
the Democratic party schemes for 'fusion"
in Indiana with the remnant. 14,0o0 strong,
of the Nationals. To bring about this union
every principle will be ruthlesly sacrificed.
To consummate the disgEaceful bargain Bill
English's barrel will be tapped No stone
will be left unturned to reverse the verdict
Of October in the l1oosier State. tHe is mad
who thinks that the Democratic managers
have surrendered before the great battle, and
he is fool who doubts that they can hold
the rank and file Of their ragged army ''upto
the scratch" ."
There Is need, then, of the utmost vigt-
lance. There is need Of the most perfect at
tainab1e organization. There is no need Of a
loftier esprit dc corps. The Republican
party has the courage OF Its convictions and
the audacity Of justice. But there must be
that high degree Of discipline By the aid Of
which the wicked often triumph over the
good. While Republicans loudly jubilata
over the glorious result in Indiana and Ohio,
Democrats, with silent tongue md clenched
teeth,'' struggle for the mastery by all the
appliances of fraud. Let Republicans, then,
gird their Ions for the fight. There are
frauds to be prevented and frauds to be over
come by honest votes, and there,are but ten
days to work. Ten days are not too much
time to give to the country. Let victory be
organized, and then let it be won,-won
grandly. EVERY map to his tent, 0 lsraelp'
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The bogus letter on the Chinese-labor ques-
| tion attributed to Gen. Garfield was very. ex,
tensively circulated in this city yesterday
| Of course the Democrats who engaged in this
work knew perfectly we'll that the letter in
question is a forgery; that it was concocted
by an INSCRIPTIONS and characterless Bohe-
milan In New York; that it is addressed to an
imaginary member Of al, imaginary associa-
ton; that its authenticity has been denied
and disproved circumstantially, and TINT re-
spectacle Democratic newspapers, without
exception, repudiate 1t altogether. We pre-
sumo that the Chicago Democrats who have
done this dirty thing have read the following
in the Chicago Times (Democratic):
The alleged letter of Mr.. Garfield to an al
legged Secretary Of an alleged "Employers
fabrication. ] Mr. Garfield s 7 denies navi1e eve ever
written such letter to any person, and says ne
never heard Of d man named H. L. Morey.; 1t is
Lynn that no person Of that name was ever
connected with an Employers Union" at that
place, and that no Employers Union" ever
been found ut that place who ever knew. or
heard Of a man by the name Of II. L. 3forcy.
The proof u that the alleged letter was ..sseak
1atiye and conclusive.
Also the following, from the New York
World (of1cial Democratic organ):
The Uor1d has been careful not to assume the
gclutucness Of Gen. Garfetd's letter on the que3-
ton Of chinese labor.
It is impossible to suppose that this thing
has been done in ignorance. The Demo-
cratic managers have circulated forgery,
well knowing it to be forgery; Hence they
are as guilty as the original rascal who fab
ricated the letter. Further evidence Of de-
liberate intention to deceive and defraud the
public is contained in the same circular, in
the following alleged "extract from Gen.
Hnncock's letter" (the Implication being that
it is from his letter Of acceptance):
am too sound an American to advocate nny
departure from the genernl features of a policy
that hns been largely instrumental in building
up our industries and keeping Americans from
tho competition Of the under-paid labor Of En-
rope.
These words are not in Gen. Hancock's let
ter of acceptance. They are in his letter to
Senator Randolph, written since the October
elections, in which he goes back on the Tariff
plank in his party's platform. They do not
relate to the Chinese question at ali. Gen.
Hancock has not written and will not write
a line on the Chinese question, for the very
plain reason that the planters in the South
desire Chinese immigration aud coolie labor.
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ble statement one Of the land-reform papers

aptly replies:
LANGUAGE OF this Kind Is, no doubt, considered
: lated to strike terror into the "dem0Roxs pns
it occurs to ia that 1t would be more likely tn
produce that eIcet 4 !angnnKe o. the s;tSt Snm.
anything having come OF It. VINO docs no.
recolleet the threats Of rebellion that were
uttered in the North ut tha period Of Dtsestao-
threats we're never fulfilled. though the con
tingency arose In which they were TO- be matlo
goodr Why we wnnt to know dld not drd[1,, the
the Church was touched? The general opinion,
after ali, we are afraid, will bo that the Orange
bravad0 resembles more the marria1 nTe OF bop
Acres than 1t does anything else.
These demonstrations In the Orange sec
tions OF ireland are simply intended to noti-
fy Mr, Parnell and other leaders who are
working for the emancipation Of the Irish
from the grinding tyranny OF the landlords
that they must cease. It is strange specta-
Gle. It is strange and almost revolving
revelation OF the blind, savage religious ami
mostly between Orangemen and Catholics,
which, even in the midst Of common landlord
persecution and misery, with the victims Of
greed and rapacity all about them, will
not allow any sympathy with u movement
that is intended to give the people, irrcspect-
i've Of creed, a chance to live, to wrest the
country out Of the grasp Of the vampires
who are blood-suckng It to death, stripping
the people Of their production, and period
ically bringing them to actual starvation.
Rather than help to rescue ireland from this
horrible condition, these Orange fanatics
urge the Northmen into coalition with the
landlords who are robbtng them. Rather
than unite with the followers Of other re-
Iigious faiths, they prefer to endure this
horrible imposition and to let persecution
continue, when by hearty and united effort
they could shake 1t off and rescue the island
from the grasp of the octopus Such blind
malice is almost impossible to conceive, and
it Is all the more pitiable because 1t helps to
put farther off the prospect of Ireland's re-
lease from poverty, beggary, and wretched~
ness.
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GEN. GRANT presided at Ill immense Re-
publican meeting held at Frankltn N: j.. yester-
day, and was enthusiastically received. He
made a short speech, the sentiments OF which
seem to hare met With the entire approval OF
his audience He 1ntinnted that the Democrats
had NO principles that they would not freely sur
render in order to get Into power. He referred
to Hancock's tariff letter as proof Of his state
1nent, and said that 1t would be great calamity to
allow the Government Of the country to fall INTO
the hands Of those who sought to destroy it, and
who would do SO now had they the opportun1ty.
Gen. Grant was followed by Emery storrs and J.
Edwards Pierrepont
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Suppose the Democrats had succeeded in
defeating the bill making greenbacks legal
tender, how would money have been pro-
cured to put down. the Democratic Rebellion ?
1t could not, and the Union War would
have ended III disastrous failure, and the Na-
tion would have been destroyed.
The vote Of the Democrats against the act
to strengthen the public credit shows that
they were repudiationists, md sought to
weaken and destroy the public credit The
vote of the Democrats in Congress against
the Funding bill, which provided for selling
bonds bearing low rate of interest to take
up bonds bearing q high rate Of interest, is
utterly inexcusable, and simply proves that
they were full Of Copperhead malignity
against the National Government and its
credit.
The vote Of tho Democrats against the He
sumption bill, and their persistent efforts to
repeal it iii 1876, 1877, and 1879, exhibit them
as worse than malicious It proves that they
were incompetent to deal with such ques-
ton, and had no care for or comprehension Of
the bcnefcent results that would flow from
specie-resumption. Every cal1n-ninded, re-
t1ecting man must say that it is not safe to
intrust such party with the public credit,
the business interests, or the currency OF the
country. tits just as easy for blundering
or malicious party to inflct incalcuiable mis-
Chief. upon the business interests of the
country by its legislation as it Is for a blum
dering engineer or malicious switchnlan to
work ruin upon train on railroad-track: