Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-16
CYRUS w. FIELD
Makes an Appeal to the Business Men
and WOrkingmen OF the U. States.


Cincinnati Commercial.
The following letter from Mr.. Cyru:
W. Field seems to us so clearly and
strongly to put the issues of the Presi.
Dental campaign, as they relate to the
gfeat business interests, and we give il
to the country, though it was not writ
ten for publication:
NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 1880.
have intended for some days past to
write to you and express my admiration
for the spirited campaign which your
paper is making, but the pressure of
important business has prevented me
from doing this until the present mo-
ment-
Ibelieve that the fight which you and
others are making in Ohio and Indiana
will win, because it is earnest, and be-
cause it goes down to the roots of the
controversy.
But iti seems to me that some OF our
politicians fail to see the situation as ii
is seen by business man like myself.
What is it2
We have before us two candidate, both
OF whom are worthy and educated gen
tlemeR. Hancock was educated at the
expense of lhe Government. Garfield
obtained a much more liberal culture, at
his own expense and by his own hard
labor. Both fought to save the Union.
Hancock fought, the Government hay
ing educated and paid him for that pur-
pose; Garfield, who had made himself a
College President and State Senator, sac
riiced apparently brilliant prospects,
and volunteered and fought his way up
to be Major General.
Hancock is without civil experience.
Garfield has had nearly twenty years of
service as legislator, two in the Ohio
State Senate and seventeen in Congress.
In both he quickly became leader, and
he has always been diligent student of
political economy and the principles of
government.
Garfield has shown as much courage
In Congress as he did in the field. In
1866, while yet young member, and
when few appreciated the dangers of
our irredeemable currency, he was bold
enough to say in the House: so on as
you are now going on, and a financial
crisis, worse than that of 1857, will
bring US to the bottom. /, for one, am
unwilling that my name shall be linked
to the fate of paper currency. be-
heve that any party which commits it.
self to paper money will go down amid
the general disaster, covered with the
curses of ruined people" Of course
he alluded to an irredeemable paper
currency. The financial interests of the
country will be safe with such a man as
President. There is no question con-
cerning the financial policy of the Gov
eminent, the tariff, taxation, or any
thing else on which Garfield has not a
full, honorable, and consistent record.
The people know exactly what he will
do if elected.
But If Hancock should be elected, who
knows what his policy would be on any
great practical question? Does he him
self know? Would he not be wholly "in
the hands of his friends z"
And who are the men most likely to
be called in as his advisers? Who was
the man he went to see after receiving
the the news of his nomination? Sam
uel j. Tilden, the hero Of the "cipher
dispatches" the uncle and employer of
Pelton.
Who is the only man to whom, since
then, Hancock has made formal visit,
and at whose house he remained over
night? Samuel J. Tilden.
Who is the Chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee? Tilden's
right-hand man, VIM. H. Barnum, the
famous mule buyer"
Who is the second in command? VIM.
L. Scott, Tilden's bosom companion and
confidential manager.
Samuel j. Tilden has so long divided
his party in this State, and endangered
its success to crafty his own ambitions,
that it is not at all likely that he will
support Hancock in good faith until the
latter is mortgaged to him. Was that
mortgage executed on the dark and
stormy night when Hancock went to
Greystone and remained until the next
morning?
1t is the belief of many that Tilden
will be Hancock's Secretary of State, if
Hancock is elected and Tilden be not too
infirm to fill the place. If he is too in
firm for that, he will be "the power be-
hind the throne" He will make his
own terms with Hancock, and the latter
will be obliged to yield to his demands.
Who are the men with whom Garfield
Is likely to surround himself? The
ablest and best statesmen of the country.
who are to be found among has old as
sociates in Congress and in public life. |
He knows what they are, what they
can do and what are their strong points. |
He is master of the theory and prac-
tice of government. He has been tried |
and found not wanting Oh every ques-
tion of the day. Our prosperous finan-
cial condition will not be put in peril |
through his ignorance, inexperience or
weakness as President. For the last
half century NO man has gone to the
White House with such splendid train
ing for the duties of the Presidency as
James A. Garfield.
prefer the certainty of continuing
our present prosperity under Garfield'S
Presidency to gambling on the chances
that Hancock may learn a business to
which he has given neither time nor at
tention-the business of craftsmanship.
remain, my dear Mr. Halstsad. very
Sruly your friend Ia
CYRUS w. FIELD. I
kurat Halstead, Esq, Cincinnati.