The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-10-23
An Iron Mans Views.


There appeared ia the Harrisburg Patrioi
on Tuesday, letter from Col. Henry Meteor,
mick, one of the largest iron manufacturer.
in the State, in favor Of the election of Gen.
Hancock. Colonel Mccormick is connected
with the Paxton rolling mill, the two Paxton
furnaces, Lochiel rolling mill and the Harris
burg nail works, located at Fairyiew, few
miles from Harrisburg. He is noted for hi.
political Independence. The following letter
will explain itself;
"HARRIsnuRG, October. IS, 1880
''B. r. Myers, Esq,
Dear Sir; Yours Of the 10th Is received
You are right IN your inference that do mol
think business interests will be in any wa,
imperiled by the election Of General Hancock
The efforts to create q panic in business cir.
Giles are mainly based upon alleged danger 10
industrial interests dependent more or lea,
upon the tariff. Nov, il the Presidential
election has any bearing ut all unon the ques
ton, ] infinitely prefer Hancock, born and
bred IN the valley Of the Sehuylkill, amid
mines and furnaces, in community where AL
parties are a unit on the tariff question, and
whose only published utterances on the sub
Jeet should be entirely satisfactory TO Penn.
sylvanians, TO Garfield, member Of that "a.
nous free trade club, "lrhe Gobden," whose
tariff record was so odious to Pennsylvania
Republican members Of Congress that they
bolted bis nomination ii caucus for Speaker
Of the House, and who is supported as cham.
pion OF revenue reform by the great free trade
organs of New York and Chicago. But We
are referred to party platforms. They are
only traps set to catch gndgeons.' They are
only framed to be misunderstood. When has
the dominant party regarded them in legisla.
tom For exampl", ! may here refer to a
highly polished plank that has served in moro
than one Republican platform. mean that
oil civil service reform, 50 much preached
aud so little practieed By the party,
"huH the real power Of regulating The tariff
devolyes upon Congress. The present Con.
gress is Democratic Ia both branches, aad
why has no, the threatened rein already bar.
alyzed our Industries? II the country can
survive and thrive under Democratic Con.
gress two years, why not longer9 A Prcsi.
dental veto has no power to prevent the pas.
sage Of any measure through Congress, and
we have right to suppose that il the Demo.
cratic party as such united upon any modif.
cation OF the tariff, they would have adopl ed
one.
but the fact Is, il 10 generally conceded,
except Tor campaign purposes, that the tariff
Is no longer . party question, aud il is almost
sure during the present Congress TO be sub.
mlIed to the hands Of commission Of ex.
perts for the preparation OF measure thai
will be Just toall interests. This will be done
BY common consent OF men Of all parties
after election. For The above reasons / have
no fear that Democratic success In Novcmbei
need disturb The equanimiiy Of the most ar.
dent protectionist.
Again the Republican party pretend ia
claim credit for The present gene raj prospect
" OF the country. Is not the Legislative,
branch Of the government Democratic! Sure
" 4 IS more powerful for good or i'll TO til,
public credit aud welfare than the executiv,
department, and is in great measure respon
sible for improved credit aud enforced econ
omy The Republican administration deserve
no credit for resumption Of specie payments
Twas merely done IN obedience 10 law passed
years before and against the protest Of il.
most powerful wing Of the party A happy
conjunction Of accidents loyer which part,
would scarcely claim eoniroll rendered re
sumption a success and has thus far enabled
Us 10 continue H. Foreign war, wasting The
grain fields OF Europe, our bountifal crops ane
Improvements in transportation have brought
gold here in abundance and make Il easy 10,
Us 10 pay in specie. Knowing well the con
sentative character aud tendencies Of Genera
Hancock, ] feel confident that the interests o
labor, capital and the whole reuniSed State
would be snbserved by his election 10 III,
Presidency Yours Respectfully,
HExRY McCoRmcK.