Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-07
Business Men Favorable to Hancock.

The Philadelphia Times Of the 4th prints
number of interviews with business men upon
what effect the Presidential election will have
upon business. These men represent more
millions of money than any equal number that
could be selected in our community. The men
who are lntrusted with the hundreds of
millions invested in our great railroads are
heard from, and the merchants, the manufac-
turers and the bankers express their opinions
from every political standpoint, including some
who seem to have no partisan views to declare.
In addition to those whose views
are given, half as many declined to
express any opinions on the subject beyond the
general remark tha.sousiness would best pros.
per by freedom from disturbing elements. The
opinions differ considerably. Col Thomas A.
Scott says: 81 do not believe that the business
interests of the country have anything to fear
from the election of either Garfield or Han
cock. We have had a revenue tariff ever since
the war, and it has been more than ample for
protection, and the present generation will not
see tariff, under any party. that will not be
ON THE REVENUE STANDARD,
until the national debt is practically paid.
The moro business can be separated from pol
itics, the safer and more prosperous it will be"
George Bullock, of the Coshohooken woolen
mills, said: II believe the election of Gen.
Hanco ck will secure on q frmer basis what has
been established by the war. The people of
the country will see that no party shall destroy
its prosperity or yitiate the great principles
the war has accomplished" William
Massey. head of the great brewing
delphia and Atlantic City Railway COM
pany said: 81 am Hancock man, but am
business man, and don't like my name to get
into the public prints in a political way. 1
think, however, that the election of Gen. Han
cock will have good effect upon the country,
and will unite the North and South stronger
than ever before" Thomas G.. Hood, head of
the wholesale dry goods firm of Hood, Bon
bright d Co., said: las long as Providence
blesses us with good crops business will be
good.
NO MATTER WHO Is ELECTED,
or what the politicians say" franklin B.
Gowen, one of the receivers of the Reading
railroad and coal and iron companies, said:
81 think the business pros perity of this coun-
try depends upon natural causes, entirely un-
connected with party politics, and that it is
very unfair for politicians to attempt to
frighten timid business people out of their
prosperity bysrepresenting that the election of
their opponents candidate will affect the
ratural business interests of the country.
Robert Patterson of Hughes d Patterson, pro-
pretors of the Delaware rolling mills, said that
although Republican, he did not belive all
this talk about ruin to business it Hancock
was elected. He was strongly in favor of pro-
lection, "but," he added, ''the Democrats are
business men, too. They will not do anything
to hurt industry, for when they are in power
they will be self-preservative. OF course, they
will tinker with the tariff to show what they
know, as every person does who comes into a
new place, but they will not drive the country
to ruin" B. J. Jameson, of the banking
firm, said: II think the business men of the
country
ARE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES,
and of the politicians also. The election of
either Garfield or Hancock will, in my opinion,
have no material effect upon the business in
terests of the country"