New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-18
c. II. COUGH. Secretai
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS NUMEROUS.

INDEPENDENT DEMOChAlS NOMEkOUS.
MANY WHO WILL NOT VOTE AT ALL-o1HrRs WHO
SUPPORT GAiFIELD-FAITH OF BUSINESS MEN
FREYLY EXPRESSED.
W. l.. strong, dry goods merchant at No. 10
Worth-st recently sent G,OO0 :" tariff cards " to
mills in Massachusetts, New-lIampshire and New
York State and has received very favorable reports
as to the number of converts TO the Republican
party which the question of protection has brought
about. His extended intercourse with business men
copyinces him that the mercantile community Is
strenuousy opposed to change.
cit seems almost suicida" said Mr.. Strong, " to
talk of "A change when are fairly on the way to
prosperity. Business is as good as it can be, and
this favorable condition of afrs extends TO almost
every branch of trade. ] find that the majority of
the Democrats meet are also opposed to a change,
and some of them will vote for Garfield. ] also
know of many Democrats who will not vote at all.
Loyalty to party prevents them from casting their
ballots with the RcDublicans and as they don't want
+, see Hancock elected they Will keep away from
the polls On the other hand have not heard of "A
single Republican that VIII vote the Democratic
ticket To-day three prominent Democratic mer-
chants told me they would vote for Garfield, but |
am not at liberty to give YOU their names"
Franklin Il. James, manufacturer of paper-hang-
ipgs al Tenth-ave. and Tbrty-seventh-st.. said he
n
work among the factory employees in the vicinity OF
his place of business. In bis own factory, ont of
100 men a number had been convinced by the pro
tectiye argument that it their interest vote
the Republican ticket Only few Democrats re-
manned TO be converted, and he thought that they
would come over the right side before election
day.
1T has been represented to men," continued
Mr. James d" that If they want steady work and
good wages they should vote for the policy that
Will continue the present prosperous condition of
affairs but If they want goods brought 10 this coun-
try from France and Germany and TO be thereby
crowded to the wall then they ought to vote the
DemocIatc ticket. The comparison OF wages paid
here ana abroad goes rght home 10 every working
man, and the Democratic party never made greater
mistake than when they in-erted N Their platform
that plank about tarf for revenue only Many of
our operatives are OF foreign extraction, and
fully appreciate the condition OF workingmen in
Europe That plank Will be fatal to the Democrats
III this city and State, for the workngmen are being
convinced that III the event Of any reduction Of the
tarff their wages will be reduced cOrrespondngly.
have written to manufacturers IN this State and
Massachusetts aud Connecticut for lists of their en-
DlOyes, ana shall send the tari1 cards TO the men
as soon as possible.
{" How do the Democratic merchants You meet
feel in regard to a changer
"All the Democratic merchants j know have
freely confessed that they dare not for bust
ness reasons, vote for General Hancock. Judging
from The feeling Of the business men with whom |
am thrown in contact, the Democratic party has no
more chance of carrying tins State than of carrying
Ohio or Massachusetts,. don't remember when
there was "a more universal sentiment in the bust
ness community that the country Is prosperous and
that all that is wanted is Continuance of the
present state Of Things"
a. A. d. Juilliard commission merchant. at No. GO
Worth.st CONTROLS with his partners, about SIX
hnndr.d employees Mr. Juilard Is the only Re
nnbIcan member of The firm, but he says that
nearly all their employees will vote the Republican
tcket this year. although many Of them voted Tor