Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-24

AREAL AND IMPORTANT ISSUE.
 One of the prominent manufacturers of Connecticut, who is also a prominent Demo crat, is reported in the Courant as saying that in his opinion the election of Hancock would be followed by season of depression which would last at least year. Demo- cratic friend to whom the remark was ad- dressed inquired why this should should be the result and the manufacturer cited his own case as an example. His con cern, he explained, was obliged to make large purchases, carrying large stock on hand sometimes for months. It was essential to their safety to know that no detrimental changes in the tariff would be made by which profits would be materially lessened. With Republican administration they knew that they were safe in making contracts for term of months, and consequently they had confidence to buy largely and to take advan- tage of the market. If there was change in the government it would be unavoidable that a season of uncertainty would follow. lasting until the policy of the new administration is settled Under such circumstances the inc vitable result would be that busi ness would have setback for season, the continuation of the hard times depending upon the length of time occupied by the party in reaching settled financial and tariff policy.
 This statement of the case by a Democratic manufacturer is none too strong. With the Democratic party in power and it's "tarif for revenue only' in operation manufacturers would not only suffer until the policy of the party was settled, but many of them would be ruined by that policy. And the manu- lecturers would not be the only sufferers. Thousands of workngmen would be thrown out of employment and many thousands more would be compelled to work for insufficient and unsatisfactory wages. The workingmen of the North, as well as the business men, arg waking up to the menace to their interests offered by the free trade policy of the Demo cratic party notable illustration of this oc- cured in Cleveland, Ohio, the other day, when a great procession of those who are insured plenty of work and enabled to live comforta- ply by the policy of protection marched through the streets Some of the inscrip- tions on their banners are worth copying n0r6, IOE bncy we're very HULL CO 0A1O POAAo. We make the following selections:
 'ssTariff for revenue only means British free trade.''
 ssBritish free trade means pauperism to American workingmen."
 "A protective tariff has built up American industry we want no change"
 "No competition with foreign pauper la- bor"
 "Charity begins at home"
 ssWe shall not submit to the nonsense of a revenue tariff and low wages"
 Protection and good clothes free trade and rags"
 ssUnder protection Cleveland will become the rival of Birmingham!'' !''
 stDo not steal our bread by striking down the steel works with a low protective tariff. D
 ssIet the South establish mills and shops and stop yelling free trade. "
 ssNo low wages tariff for the benefit of Englandl" !" Protection, prosperity, peace and plenty.
 Protective tariff and plenty of work" 'sWe are now having plenty of work and good wages No low revenue tariff for us. v
 'sNo pauper wages for us. "A protective tariff enables us to own our own homes"
 This is the feeling of Ohio workingmen, and it is also the feeling of all workingmen in the West and East who understand the situation. There is danger to their interests in the triumph of the Democratic party and it's free trade ideas. The time has not yet come when we can safely "legislate for the whole world'' in the matter of trade, and the Republican party, which is fighting the fight of the business men, the manufacturers and the workingmen, has no intention of do1ne it if it is kept in power. That party should therefore have the hearty support of those for whom it is doing battle.