New-York tribune., 1880-09-25
WOEKINGNEN MUST CHOOSE.

THE TARIFF QUESTION PRESENTED TO THE INiiAb-
ITANTs OF MANUFACIUEING TOWN IN PRAC-
TICAL WAY.
GLovERsvILLr n. Y, Sept. 2i.-The Republicans
Of this place have had their attention strongly
drawn to the tariff issues of tins campaign
comparison OF the Republican National platform
with that adopted by the Democrats shows no start
ling d diferences to exist between them, except III
very few RESPECTS One of the differences is in regard
to the tariff and If the Democratic party should
accidentally come into power, and should carry on
te work of throwing open the home markets to free
importation OF foreign goods, which it has already
begun in Congress it can point to It's Natio'a pat
form and say that the country was fully warned
beforehand and that Democratic supremacy IL
tinctly meant free trade all along. Tie impress on
this tariff question is making on Republicans Is so
great that they have issued the following poster
for campaign circulation
MANUFACTURERS and wORKINGMEN!
WhIci gs to YOul Interest
a Tain for Revenue only"
democratic Platform, ls30l,
A Tariff that will S, Discriminate as to
Favor American Labor
0sepuUlican Piatfom leso)
These bills have been printed and posted up i'll all
the manufactures of the towr. and they have had
good -ffect, particularly among workingmen. They
present the question to the voter sqnareiy without
any prejudice.
so CALLED CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS
Chickerng Hall was nearly filled last even
ing by an audience gathered listen TO addresses ny
Colonel John w. Forney and others, who alleged
to be Conservative Republicans who had announced
their n;erton OF for General Hancock. There
was notable absence Of familiar Republican faces
either on the platform the audience, and the cheers
which greeted the names Cf Gencas Hancock and
Mcclellan and the declaration OF Colonel FOrncy that he
had returned TO the Democratic party after an absence
of tventvwo years showed that the major part Of tue
audience was composed OF Democrats who were drawn
hirher by curiosity had been sent there by Demo
cratic leader. insure the of the meeting. On
the platform when the meeting was called to order by
Leonard W Jerome besides Colonel F0rney, were cx-
Register Patrick II. jones' +. B. Wakeman. Charles l.
Polhemus, Waldo Hutchins, Andrew Jackson Plumb.
Colonel H. H. Hadley, Samuel 5. Porter and Paul s.
Forbes.
Mr. Jerome delivered carefully prepared and printed
spccch and thcn an address to Conservative Repub
cans and InGependent read by Colonel H. H.
nadlcy In this address OF large number OF
Union Generals were read. IL was noticeable that the
name Of every Democrat was loudly checred and every
the mention OF whose uhnc called fOrh
several hisses followed by aInt cheers Colonel fOrny
SAID that he liked the meeting 1t was a gathering
of free ances. He formerly Democrat. and alter
wears hc returned 10 the Democratic fod But Ec
had re eurncd with The creed OF the Kepublcan party
which had been adopted by tie Democratic party. He
liked General Grant VINO nad been good TO hiu ana TO
The country Ielt his hour mad come when Hanc OK
was nominated. II like gleam OF Nsht covering
the whole future with nope.