New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-18

Tiden ~ the last election. Circulars in regtri 20
the tariff and The attitude o. the D.mociAuc
party IN relation To American industry lnd peel,
freely dSiubuted among tho mill operatives anu
had in many instances worked CONVERSIONS 10 INC
Republican faith.
"Tanif and wages" Mr.. Juilliard said. " are PARA
mount questions VITA the working classes. l"e
foreigners here say they know what low wages
mean in the old country AMI that they dom Want
to work Tor the same money III Americh. business
men don't want change IN tue ADMINISTRATOR,
A member of prominent hrm engaged ~ calIiise
manufacturing daily distributes ZOO copies 81 III
TRIBUNE among his employees, that they nay , we
correctly instructed IN reg I'd 10 The 'arlI' he
made tho remark recently that If Hancock were
elected he would have 10 reduce his large staH II
employees hui would increase It # Garfield became
Pre-. dcut. In regard 10 change, he Is ~ Inc upl
ion that some wealthy Democrats support Hancock
because his election would bring lard times, a'd III
that case they could loan money at m2hci rate "l
interest than IL would command III PROSPEROUS
period like the present lie thought the tari qieS-
ton had already made many converts amon1 nls
employees and would make many more before tic
election. II was an argument that appealcu 10 Heii
pockets. and consequently irresistible
Mr.. Colby, of Harding. Colby X Co., commission
merchants. at No. 80 Leonard-s:. SAID he had heard
from several Democrats that they would vote TOR
Hancock simply because they were Democrats, but
that they did not see how he cOnld be elected. a
Democratic banker told MIR. Co by thai he had 10
vote the DemOcTa Ic tlcke because ne was a per
sOna friend OF Hancock, but that he had no cXpec-
taiion that he would be elected. and IN fact he
didn't want Ia sec him IN the Prfsdeniirl chaIr.
had learned that merchants and manufacturers dld
not want change III the administration.
l.. s. Higgins. carpet Manufacturer, EMPLOYS ABOUT
1,S0O persons, of whom nearly 300 are voters. III
ms establishment in FOrtv-third t. large placard
regard to the wages paid IN Europe ana America
lies cOnspcuouslv 0ua table where anybody can
read #. Foreman Campbell explained That II was
desired to impress upon every voter there thdt pro-
ective tariff the very life of the Garnet industry,
and that II II were reduced wages would haiu a,V
be reduced proportionately. He Thought the pla-
cards were leading the men TO see that their ihteT-
ests demanded the support OF the Republican ticket
and he believed that there would he many CONVEX
sions before election day. At present abOni 10 per
cent have decided to vote the Rcpubi lcan ticket
How dependent is the carpet industry on pro-
tectlve tarIfl p asked a TRIBUNE rcyorter.
- Ii could not exist withnut It, Free trade would
force us To close up shop. Even tarif for revenue
only would bring down the wages we receive one
third, and compel employers 10 use poor class OF
help and turn ont poorer work.,
homas J. DAVIS, commission merchant ar NJ;
50 Leonard-st, SAID that he mad caused the "tar,h
cards" 10 be distributed among his employees win
gratifying results He was present at a meeflng
held with refcrencet to circulating me cards through
out the country. and about 100000 mad so lar been
dsir Dutcd. Nobody desired to cOerce employees INTO
voting the Republican ticket but he Thought en-
ployers ought to point OUT To them that their own
interests demanded their active opposition to the
reduction of The tariff, which Is the only thing that
guarantees them good wages.
Il find that business men generally" continued
Mr. DAVIS, are opposed TO change. hepu9t ca W.
are afraid their business interests would suir IN
jury by the election of Hancock, while Democrats
satisfied that their interests would not be Jeop-
ardzed by the election of Garfield TO-DAY heafc
one Democrat advise another 20 vote the Republican
ticket, and have heard of Democratic manufac-
turers IN TINS city advising their employees to do the
same for business reasons. One OF the cards cIcu-
lating among wOrkIngmen bears the legend:
No TARIFF, No WAGES.
No WAGES, No BREAD'
CHATS even more concise than the cards have
circulated among my men, although they con-
tain great deal of argument in very little space.
The country prosperous ana cnange lS nOt
aI tot luII hpS
mess and merchants and manufacturers feel greater
confidence now that CARTEL = election is assured"