New-York tribune., 1880-10-30

afford to see the result of the Presidential cleo
ton clouded with doubt. A period OF splendid
prosperity, every man of them knows, can be
| counted upon surely, if the policy of the Repub-
lican party can be assured for four years. 1he
country knows what that policy is; knows that
it results in enormous growth OF industry ana
trade and will feel entirely free from appre-
hension as TO the future of trade manufactures,
mining or investments if that party holds the
power On the contrary, nobody knows-not
ev en the Democratic leaders themselves can
know-what the policy of that party VIII be, II
the party succeeds. Its leaders are divided III
Opinions and aims. Some are violently Tor frte
Trade some for Protection and some, Ike
General Hancock, are incompetent to form any
opnIon Like differences exist az to the cur
rency, the banks the ref1ndlng OF the pubic
debt WOlse yet, if the leaders were agreed
there is by no means any certainty that they
could control their wild-eyed, half crazy, rave
nous followers the smaller politicians OF the
parry. Again aud again the Democratic mon
has Iun over its respectable leaders, and per
petratcd some piece of sheer idiOcy IN spite OF
their resistance Now is there any substantial
man. of either party, who thinks it safe to ex-
absolutely unknown and inscrutable
Even il, in the end, conservative men in the
Democratic party would prevail, and shape ITS
policy. there ctn be no certainty about 1t III the
public mind For many months tnat party
could do nothing tt Prove Its Intentions. Dur
ing ali that time the country would be tor
tured with the most serious apprehehSlons'
The new Congress would not naturally meet
until December of next year; the wtangles OF
leaders would make them opposed 10 an oXIia
session. IN which all their differences would be
exposed TO the country and 1t would remain
utterly impossible to form any idea what Con-
gress would do until some time after 1T had as
sembled. shipload of promises IN an IN
augrra address by man VIGOROUSLY SO weak
and incompetent as General Hancock would
lave no effect to allay the apprehension. In
short. q vote for Hancock is a vote for more
than "A full year of compleCe, pasylng, ana
ruinouS uncertainty.
Is il not the manifest interest, therefore, OF
evcly man who has any stake in the country,
or any prospect of a share III its prosperity, to
put an end to all doub,s at once by securing an
overwhelming Republican majorllyl AS to the
Presidency it is in the last degree important
validity of the result Another electoral contest,
in the present syate of the public mind, would
cause disasters which no man can wish to wit
ness.
As to the majority in Congress, business men
may well remember how devoutly they have
thanked God every time Democratic Congress
has adjourned and ceased to curse the country
with its performances. The parties IN the next
House, ii is already evident, VIII be nearly OF
equal strength. But the members from this
city. and from neighbOIng districts III which
business men of New York have influence, will
certainly tuIn the scale if the Republicans
carry all the districts III which they lave
reasonable prospect of success. 1t would be
worth millions TO the solid men of New York 10
put an end to that public nuisance, Demo
cratic House.
As TO the City Government, intelligent and
sagacious business men have lately begun to
realize how terribly New-Yorl is retarded, in
commercial and industrial progress by the
blind. solid. reactions ~, aud incompetent
minority which has controlled city affairs.
There have been many efforts 10 put an end to
this stare of things by electing n non -parti-
san" Government. They have failed because,
like Mayor Cooper, tue nOn-Dartlsan has al Ways
proved Democrat at the pinch. Think what
this city might be, if the actly" progressive,
vigorous, taI-srcilg spirit OF The Republican
rarty, in close sympathy with all lis vast bust
ness interests could direct its public affairs for
three years. Is it not worth wAile to try the ex-
permontf Is ii not worth while to work with
an energy never yet put forth, durng tine short
time that is left. for the success OF the whole
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