, 1880-10-30
REASONS AGAINST A CHANGE.
AdLrcAa OF tho 2IuRtnrRs.DlonsS Anko.
cintLOn OF AlhMslyt n. y.

REASONS AGAINST A CHANGE.
Aldrcaa OF tho lgussacss-rlon's Asso.
cintlOH of 4A1bnHy, N. u.
Tile I,uslness-Mcn's Association 0t Albany.
n. y, haze signed aml Issued nj, address to
tllo people Of tl!ns Statc, giving eogcnt rea-
sous against IN change" and IN favor 1T tito
Of tho present i!scnl policies ut
tho noycrs,nicnt. The document Is signed by
nearly 600 busincss-tirnls, mid rcltls rs fol-
lows:
nov divided politically, howcvrr they may
,Ilrer III Utsier respects, hgrco III regarding
the common snfGty nni prosperity rs lllc only
Legitimate end of p'l!iical 2ctio l'iat1ins
ourselves uI1n this M se!l-eSit!snt Ir,WStln',
betwecn tllc principles aud representatives Of
the two UnWslnE parties, TOR trast1ilS which
nppear to us tn lc conclusive anu cntltnile, w
lnye sfTectetl I'LL organization having fnr us
Republican cntlAEilntc. Il!e c1!tsitleEAtl1!s
wliicI, Aave Influenced tis 50 10 do arc briefly
these:
First-Baatncss III tts nn,ltfoitI branches
Il .fho.i tt'ua IL protng better cNerll tns!i.
Is prospcrt,g. white thu, dntlook Is TINT to-
lldrrnw stla! be as tss.tlay, atitl much m0re
abundant. Money ,ls plenty, rnptfnl Is cnntl:
dent md invests frerly,; , ti;ego Is p|fty ,, o.
N(lh ILL ltllt HAHcA aUt hll hIu NGSl!S I've AAo
now enterprisrs ..re many,-tl,e failures are
fow. 4 chNngo III parties wnnlt mean I'LL
ccrtulnty-if Il meant nuthlng. nnre-,in re-
gard to tho financial tmilcy Of the Goyrrrli-
s a strns s1fes ia ~ aaYE offgi TMcr
RepMl,Ilea., management. tl,e Nnti1n has sue
cessfuity weathrrcd tic panic, which
was ono Of ne natural lesacies Of Of
times lntte Eoo.l times. Thareiorc, i seems
il 11Y tl,nt ordinary SHHnctty Niul prudence
suggest That It Wni1ltt bv the hight Of fully
for the Aa'erical people t. elinnEc p.rtlss
nnt pt'!icles l!nw. II tEo lsrpHllic'ln mfty
t;overn,nent tO business, Judging the future
II nd 50 saiisiactory. fIe larty, Which y ;spite
Of strenuous ,ai1tl persistent Democratic ott
payments, can bG trusted to i!ild Il wise s0!1I.
tlull OF tho fiscal problems that SGT ret,ntn.
But We do not know, Wy cii!11ot Eituw. tho
ilnitirc n1lt sfEiflcntlcu Of The nailcinl policy
which wou!,l be lnamgnr,tetl II thy tna'.'!ge-
NjnlIt of nifnFrs WIS turned over to the Dei1lO-
Scco'.ti-Incre arc good grounds for as-
snmfng that ihc fnHnctdt n1lfcu r Mc uur-
crnment 1'itler Q nGnnGttc .t 5lMmIm5St'r t's
ttslrn,ts. TRUE, thu Cincinnati Cnnyontios,
PRONOUNCED Iii favor .Df llunGst lIiN!ley.
True, equally, tint tho Democratic IHlrLy tn
1ay ts IL n!Mn aud notorious al,;!l!ce w'tl! ~!
country, md that this fact insittics the apprG-
hcnston tint If Hancock were elected tho
l)on,ocracy would put IN prac.lce, financial
llcrrsics wlloso fruit woil!tt 10 4 llsarrnnge-
ntel,t OF values Rlid depression VI the eur
re,.cy, with lhcir nttclltlant evils 10 ot1r mate.
siui Interests. MUrn thAn tl,ls, tho recnNl
Bhnws That MI tile vicious tinNNclal thcnr'es
cnncrrnilg silver, lnper ,1nnry, nn,i rss,lMl,.
tell yenrs have rcndtly grayltated to nlM re-
cctvcd tho couHtcnNllco Of tho Drntncracy.
An organization. will. such y reputation l.
fufrly to Ge nIiudEnd an Nt'sAte tcrositury nf
trllr to the unstable a1n! u'ltrnstwnrthy clnr-
nc,cr it has established SersoNsly to dssai-
range the. curroncy irM Inipltr tho puhliG,
crcllt, and IN 50 dnlnE, to parnlyze our Varied
| md rtlIlplex lt1Atcrlal Interests.
I7frl-I2lC rclhtlpc posi-! Lon nf tho ten
pHriics o,t Tic tariff issue. t,t our oplnfon,
Jurnts'es ~ orcrirhelmtau .'T'Mnt.'lt q
GlrWr4f co''tiMnlnn t'.e rnft 1f Inc lfcprl''
tc, f61 ,sE fs' ns Hars Y tot t"F ta Fts G ! eRy R,
! for tho purpose Of roynnlIe, shaIl So aiscrln,-
| iMatc .as 10 favor American lalor: Gen. Ian
| cock IL rMnttig ou platform which calls tnr
at ir seyse r fm. to hf 'oTest 9f y se te
businessmen nj Albany 10 lnlurses TN
triumph Ut llaMeork II! thu overthrow Of tt.e
present. tnrlit. which II wonl accomplish
would lnrritably CAUSE revolution ~ ~, t'G
Worli. u.'l tins lcayo our, homo pro
duets luInusa market. It. would ca.sGmllls,
furnaces, fNclurirs, a'ltt ~! nts to sn'Eli1st'. I'll
On starvation warrs. TlIc protective tnriifpnl
Icy ri TIM Republican pafty flAs called tnt'
being a.stl nhIiIsileu n','nberlcss great isnt!lS
tries, ntMt Unless 0ir Mesehahts ntHt t,a"ts
tacttlreia Alv ttesIrous 0f scclnc thcir pro''
tI0lla, null their ntler Accolllts nrnportln!,
ntely dwiNttc. they canGot, NJ wo IOok At It
yota in tasorni tIle Nominees of pmrty tia
faF,s f%rfne VIII t5 ta,Iia, asyn"n '!y i pycxcn
III 1t'fth II lHtancs sheet sflst,sc 1.nt,nretf''
ulIir Hvttlts tie'unnxtr!tc That u tt.'scriT
1ccit ii nit 1Hcn tcl4h hare II sfnht; n tn
t nsriy s oS 5Sq'sfS y to pcess r!S t * e
funding tllu Interest atcoaMt hss hern ~
.ls,crd trlnt Sill ,0Ul 600 Ecr nnMrn, II 'sH5. I
$7N, ,kN. .tKD Ill is,n. The last tinsn t!io BemC
crat!e lnrty held !he n!tiees %!Ils!. t'.ey ar
sold i0r !? prl.ts; q lunM nf Sls,oD.MM =
lIaustctl the market for SIX months, whl!o III
bRlaMee Gf tra,ln was axnl'lst lls over SA} ,0o
@ Ipny atsr twcny 4;,i ysG!s % INC !It c
bond srlla ut II premium nf o .per cunt; II lon
for S,sa,.0kA 900 Is absnY',es! III 81 s!ss!e s!a!
while tho tAl1llgH Of trntn Is aver SltahMQ,M
" ntir faynr Such rontrasts' .l:.t sstlstlrs
MI argument for Republican principles, IL
publican Ioliclcs, and Republican a%lininlssr'
tln,,, which Is MtluNsWurAftle.
lnsayiilv this, md In whit wo havo dnn
aa,, by whnt .wo propnsa to do. wo irene
mum no 1nal!'s rights mud liil'llgti no lihl
motives. 4 We clNtn for ntraclvcS--tl
right to rnfnrcn MIR csnyiet,ons By. hpsec
alitl vnto-we cnncede to others. We sl@a
us wo think. nlt.t VIZ sllall yote as VIZ srea
because wD bplfayD tic permanent wnlfAs
0f tho e0l,l,try tlepuntls upnn tho conttnMl
'sre,,,lenny If tho pytmcsn'rS we a.tys,rn
nnA tho pnticy W. npllrnye, nut No Hlla!l k0l
Il tnr. Us we lnvitr. the cObperasl1h OF nll vi
L wf4lI &! hnv0 enterprise rewarded. labor We
It pni', tin National credit preserved, MIR I'll
K trncy nullrstlnlctt, tho Investment ri IN
), lsn! encouraged. and American Industry pf
Il tuctetl against thB rnln0us cnMpetitlnn ~
. bgggarly wages duled out to tic pa'lpcr lab
q q pf tho It'd Wprtl.
= l}cIIeyiNg ttiat these results en.l lM bp
"a y secured thFtfIEh tbs agency At this ItepN
- llc.ll pnrty, WI shall! ynto for the men W!
o represent lts principles Rtld who favor l
j. policy which has given 10 tho country Il
j llealthful pr0spurlty. Whtc!. HOW uFerywl!G
T. pv@va!!s, &!A We lsv!tu MI who Ara OF "
4 opIn!on to co1pasAte with lis to secure t
= = results VIC have In yIow.
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q UDnanxa Farming,
d Much Interest ha4 been manifested In rr9a