, 1880-10-22
A GREAT CHANGE.
Democrats Ftopping Over to the
Republican Ticket by
Thousands.
Thoy Want to Lot Well Enough Alone.
and VIII Vote for Garfield.


and VIII Vote for Garfield. =
Large numbers Of Democrats In New York
llnye come ont for chnnRe, but I'll n chnhEc
from 1lnilcock 10 t|ariielt1. We quote fcw
expressions of opinion Us sample Of hun.
dretls:
". l., Strong, lry.goods merchant, u
Worth street, was ut 0llU time disposed to
support l1nnc1ck, but liNs "cllRt1Eetl OH
TINT point. Ills ext0Mded lnterenursa with
businessmen coliylccs Him that the l,lercn1-
tllo community Is strenuoussy opposed 10
vii sccinsa!u,osts Suicidal snld Mr.. Strong,
"to talk Of n cllnnge w,lnn Wu nre fairly on
Thy way to Irosrcrlty b!lsii,css H. ~ go!t M
ntflirs extends t. almost every branch OF
trt,tlc. l il,,d that the majority Of the peno-
Gratis meet are also Gpl,osed 70 = Gi!a'igc,
and some Gt them WI! yote Tor a Hari!, ii!
from casting their. ballots with the Republic
nrs, ntltt rs they don't want to SEQ 1lnncDck
elccteu they Will keep away from tho polls.
single Republican that will vote tic Demo.
cratic ticket. sro-aay three prominent Dcnio-
crtltlc lllvrcllRnts told mo they would v0tu for
t;aIilel Int III" not at liberty to Elvo you
franklin i. james, manufacturer OF papert-
street, SAll that In Ills own factory out OF 100
nien q number had beet conyincea by tho
terest 10 vote tito Republican tlckct- Only q
tuW Democrats remained to be converted,
md lle thought that they would Con nvor OIL
tic light side beioro;elsstl9n.tay MANY i, Of
can fs,llS appreciate Nc condition Sf work;
inglnen lh Etrope. Tlat plank wtll be fatal
tO tho Democrats In tits city aud Stnte. for
the w0rkingii'cn nre brlnE convinced t'Ht u
wagcs will BY reduced corresponllnEly. l
hnye written 10 manufacturers III this State,
Ald Massachusetts, and ConNecttcut for lists
Of their employees, nt,d stlall se1ltl tho tariff
curtlY' To tho ltig1i Us soon rs possible"
*l{ow do the DemocrntEc merchants you
meet feel III regard 10 n cnngc."
"All tho Democratic merchants know
have freely confessed to ms TINT they t!aro
cock. Judging from tho feeling Of tho btlst-
ness ulei With wliom mn thrown in con-
tnct, tho Democratic party has no more
el,allso Of saErynE this ssat9 tnnn ', Of carry
ber when there wts mora universal scnti-
ilcnt IN tic business community tlat tho
country Is prosperous. and tint NIL tint Is
wante y; ,,,s y continuance Of tho present state
a. y, ,Juil!Iard. commission merchant, at
M. Gd Worth street, contrOls, witt! Ills part-
ncrs, nbuut 700 elnpl0yts. Mr.. .JHltf-
lard is the only Republican nlelnber Gf
employees will vOte tllo Republican ticket
this year, ntth0ugli many Of them voted for
Tlden At the lust. electton. Circulars III re-
gard to the tnrlf, aud tho attitude Of tho
dnstry lad been freely distributed among tho
Mill operatives, and tasl In Vaany. Instances
w0rkcd conversions to tue lsen1ib'ilean faitl.
"rNrlit and WAges,n ar. JulIllard sait!.
clNsscs. The Foreigners hero say. they know
what l0w wngcs mean IL tho old country,
ami that they don't wantto work for the sa'no
,aonay r. Ausfisa. e.. lusinsss.''nsn don't
Atr, Colby, Of Harding, Colby l. Co., COM
mission merchants, ut No. u Leonard street,
snil he l'att heard FROM several Democrats
that they would ;ote for llapcock slMply lMs; M
cratic banker told ar. Colby tint he Ind TO voto
tho Democratic ticket because he was per-
so,,al friend Of Hancock, but that he had no
fact ha didn't want 10 SEQ him III the 1'1esi-
| 1entinl ctnir. From lis intercourse with
business men, 3lr Colby llAs! learned that
merchants lild manufacturers did not want n
L. S. Higgins. c1rpet manuf1cturer, en-.
phys nbout |, 800 persons, ot whom .nenrly
| 600 nre voters. III his establishment I'll For
ty-ttlrd street large plncard in regard to
conspicuousfy o., q table where anybody Gal
read it. Foreman Campbell explained that
It was desired to impress ,:non every votor
srs ef tt liz car psfSsixs srx aT a at s m efg we1y
reduced wages would Naturally, DO reduced
proportionately. lie thought the placartis
were leading tho men to sec that thelr. Inter
ssts de'aea !t, tlat u;ey s.fpport the Kspii?,
he many conversions bcforu electton+lnr.. At
vote th8 Republican, ticket
ilow dspensft1t. sft1 j. y tS snrpet ;n'ssry On