New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-16
THE Dirty or BUSINESS MEN.

| The business men of New-YOrk have more
at stake, in the coming Presidential election,
than any other class of citizens. They have
securities which may be repudiated; banks
which may be ruined life insurance and trust
companies and savings banks which may be
wrecked and vast commerce which would
be Frustrated for years by any act of National
dishonesty If they see fit to throw away
| hundreds of millions by ignorance, partisan
prejudice or neglect, the result in Maine warns
them that they can do it very easily. What
| they do within a short time to come, to pro-
tect the honor of their country and their own
business interests, may have effect. What
| they do not take care to do within very
short time they may as well consider that
they have definitely refused to do, and may
expect to face the consequences. They can
exert powerful influence in the coming elec-
ton if they please. Or they can count for
less than an equal number of the crazy and
ignorant Democratic Greenbackers of Maine,
who are now shouting over victory achieved
upon the following declaration of principles
and purposes:
Resored That all currency whether metallic paper,
necessary for the and convenience OF the people,
should issued and its volume control ed by the Gov
ana not or through tnc Danhlng cOIlOTa-
tons the country, and when issued should be full
legal ill payment of all debts, public and pri
vate.
Res0Yred That that portion OF tie interest bearng
debt Of the United States which shall become rcdeema
bic in year 1881 prior thereto. being in amount
S7s2 O0O should not be refunded beyond the
OF the Government 10 cal IN said Obligations ana pay
them al any time but should be paid rap posi-
bic and according to contract To enable the Govern
ment to meet these obligations the minis Of the United
States should be operated 20 their full capacity In the
coinage of standard silver dollars and such other
age as the business interests OF the may require
These resolutions form part of the platform
of the Fusion which boasts that it trIumpbed
in Maine. The Democratic, or dishonest end
of the Fusion, adjourned without making any
platform for itself, but took the candidate
and seconded the efforts OF the Greenback
end. The Greenback, or sincere but mis-
guided end of the Fusion, numbering $4,000
voters against 1000 of Democratic notions
unanimously adopted and with great zeal
supported the declarations quoted. That is
the doctrine which will prevail in Indiana
next month, if anything but the Republican
party prevails That is the doctrine which
will rule the Government of this country for
four years to come, if the business men do
their influence.
The case is not one for argument. We
have no time Just now to talk t. those who
do not know what these resolutions mean, or
what effect official action in accordance with
them would have upon the public credit, the
solvency of banks, savings banks. and other
financial inst tutions, and upon the prosperity
of industry and trade. Any man who does
not comprehend that these notions mean ruin
to all legitimate business in this country, for
a considerable period. has not financial ihtelli-
gence enough to make it worth while to adj
dress him. But the men who know what those
doctrines mean, and what effect would result
from action in that direction, ought to think
over the matter seriously. The Greenback
party Is in dead earnest about these things.
The Democratic party is In dead earnest to get
Office, whether it ruins the country in so do
ing or not. 1t can prevail only by the aid of
the Greenback voters, and by committing
itself to their ideas. In Maine it was willing