The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-10-21
lSRAELlTE BUSINESS MEN.
HOW THIS sHREwD AND VEAL
THY CLASS ARE INTERESTED
IN HANCOCK's ELECTION.
The Changes Are All From the Republican to
the Hancock Side Interviews With Few
Representative Jews on the Political
Situation.

| pldy6u NY Guo Ih0puollOah ioauOio III thO
campaign here in Cincinnati is being re.
sorted to at the present time. They are
privately spreading the report that the
Israelite business men of Cincinnati, al
most to unit, are working for the Rs.
publican ticket this year, fearing the
effect of change on the business inter-
ests. OF course no publication OF this
falsehood was made, because they knew
it would be resented Toshow how thor
oughly untruthfHl this report ls, an En-
QUIRER reporter yesterday got the views
of number of leading Jewish business
men whom he met in the neighborhood
of Third and Vine and Third and Race
streets. The result in every instance was
to show that while not an Israelite Dem
ocrat has declared for Garfield, qnite
number, who were heretofore Republi.
cans and voted for Hayes in 1875, open
ly declare they will vote for Hancock,
Mr., May Fechheimer, of the firm of
FeChheimer, Feukel & Co., one of the
largest wholesale clothing and cloth
houses in the city, is an ardent Demo.
crat, who not only votes, but works for
the Democratic ticket and is we'll posted
in the politics of his people. H wac apt.
ly described yesterday by another .rael
ite to be "the only Jew in Cincinnati
who is a better Democrat than julius
Rels," Mr.. FeChheimer said IL am
Democrat and go is Henry Fechheimer
and Jacob Fsnkel Of our firm. The other
members are Republicans. NJne of US
have any fears of the election, whatever
it's results may be, affecting the state OF
business"
DO you know any Democratic Israel
| ties who will vote for Garfeld?'
Not one.'
DO you know any Republican Israel
ties who will vote for HancoCkP'
There goes one now,' pointing to a
man who was passing. 81 can't give you
his name, but he is book keeper for
Kahn, Nathan & Co. He has always
voted Republican, but this year will vote
for Hancock, Three or four of our Re-
publican employees will do the same
Abe Block, am told, will also vote for
Hancock, and he has been Repubi |
can. could name other converts but |
consider it impolitiC, as it would set K ;. |
publiCans upon them to try and drive |
them back to camp. The men l have
named all voted for Hayes fur years |
ago.
Then the accessious are all to the |
Hancock ranks"
Yes, sir; every one
How are the Israeites divided polit.
icaly in Cincinnati p
1 think they are nearly eqVally divid.
ed now. though a few years ago they
were largely Republican. All the
changes, however, have been to the
Democratic side Of these earlier chan
yes can give you Isaac Mack and
Charles Seasongood as apresentatiyes.'
Just before meeting Mr.. Fechheimer
our reporter met Mr.. Nathan Mender.
son, head of the extensive clothing
house of N. henderson & Co. He indig
nan ly branded the statement to be
false that one single Democratic Israel.
ite in Cincinnati had declared fJr Gar
fed Said he: "The facts are inst the
opposite While number of Republi
cans have declared their intention to
vote for Hancock, not one Democrat has
decided to vote for Garfield. Not an
hour ago was surprised by we'll
known Republican l+raelite telling me
h > would vote FIR II ,ncocR, but didn't
want it generally known, because it
would poster him with Republican
workers.
Z Then there is no scare among the Is.
raelitesP'
'Scare-not bit fit. Your Israeite
business men are too shrewd to be
caught with such chaf az that. Why,
the Democrats among them have never
been 30 much interested in the success
of their candidates as they are this year
Myself and brother, Marcus FeChhei
ner, Henry F5chheimer, Mr. Marble
ston, Mr.. Grapfeld, Fred Mayer M.
than Drucher and other we'll known Is
raelite business men are not only earn.
estIy desirous to to see Hancock elected,
nut have contributed to the campaign
fund
why are you a Democrat, Mr.. Men
derson?'
Not because l was born Democrat,
or that my father was Democrat But
| believe it is dangerous in Republic
for one party to be too long in power. l
fear that ne or two more successful
Preside ntial f yhts to the Republicans
would induce them to perpetuate them
selves in power. Why, even now,
with the will of the people dead against
them, they are boldly discussing the pro.
priety of fOiling will by changing the
mode of election in the Northern States
from the people to the State Legislature,
which, with two exceptions, happen to
be Republican. Isn't this inducem mt
enough for me or any other man to be
DemoCrat2 l was not ALWAYS a Demo
crat, but / believe it is time the Repub
ican party should step aside and let the
books be seen. Moreover, know that
there is more religious liberty in the
Democratic party than among the Re,
pubiCans.'
Mr.. Louis K. Liebenstein, who hap
pened along at the time, said he believ-
ed two.thirds of h9 Israelites of Cincin.
natl would vote for Hancock.
A call at Sfean, Mayer Il Co.'S. who (ths
frm) are all Republicans, was not sue
cess as an interview. Mr.. Shires of the
firm, said that, while they were Repub.
iCans, they never let politics interfere
with their business. Two.thirds of the
employees Of the firm will vote for Han
cock, though the members of the firm
are Republicans.
Mr.. Henry Six of thu firm OF Stix,
Grouse & Co., one Of the principal cloth
houses In the city, declared that he
knew Of not one Democrat Jew in Gin
cinnati who feared the result of Han.
cocks election. my brother William
and myself will botn vote for Hancock,
and ex pect to see him elected. / have