New-York tribune., 1880-10-11
CHICAGO DEMOCRATS ALARMED.

A WEAK ATTEMPT To REMOVE TIE DIsTRUST OF
BUSINESS MEN-THE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO
SPEAK FOR THE MERCHANTS OF CHICAGo-RE-
PUBLICANs PREPARING 10 ACT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUSE.l
CHICAGO Oct. lot has remained for Chicago
Democrats to put forth the weakest campaign dOcu-
ment ever yet issued. 1t came ont last night, and
was devoted to showing as Senator COnkling said
Pulizer's speech tried to do that prosperity is
cursc" The document was vigorously and some
times viCOusy crcuatcd for three days. and now
fully completed and rounded up contains exactly
twenty-fy names. An analysis of the position OF
tue siguers shows that what is lacking in numbers
is more than compensated by the diversity of their
characters.
Thus. there is Mr.. Levi Z. Letter, whose partners
Mr.. Field and Mr.. yelling, are staunch Republi-
cans There are several other members of firms
whose partners are as strongly Republican as they
are Democratic. There are also two or three time
worn Democratic olice-see Kers, who, being dsap-
pointed IN the continuity and persstency of their
absence from office of any kind. have been ready Of
late to rise and shout for any change. There is one
of the erossest OF men in private life; there is
corrupt pohticiau-a man who figured III the scheme
TO buy Florida There are two or three speculative
gamblers broken-d0wn zeal estate speculatOr the
worst Mayor that Chicago ever had, note shaver"
and mingled with these are saving half dozen OF
reputable and presumably honest minded, but GER
tainy mised, Democrats.
These are the gentlemen who put their names to
badly spelled paper which Is addressed, somewhat
comprehensivey "tO the people," and which deals
with subject evidently far beyond the grasp of
those who composed it. 1t sets forth that the i'm
preston which las been made by certain Rcpubil-
can orators that change in administration may
work danger to the business interests Of the cOun-
try is an insult 10 the intelligence Of the people.
II declares that the Republican party has been IN
power when dlsastor was the most widespread III
busines circles that the country has ever seen. but
it fails to point ont the cognae fact that
that disaster was the result OF war
brought about by a Solid Democratic South, whose
allie. were the very men that compose the Demo
cratic party OF the North to-day. They declare that
the present era of unwonted prosperity is due only
TO bounteous iarvests and economy in the method
of living and not in any way to the Republican
party 1t Acknowledges that the past four years have
done wonders in purifying Government Offices and
in maxi nG the public service reputable bat never
thcess 1T insists, somewhat illogcally, that AL
though the management OF pubic atalrs by the
Rcpubican party growing better all the time, 1t
would after al be much safer to turn the whole
business over to the Democrats and see what VIII
come of IT.. "
and worthy OF the party whose cause 10 cSpOused In
fact II was gotten up head oil a really important
meeting of the representative business men of the
Community who Will shortly set forth their VIEWS On
the political situation. This movement Will be joined
by representatives, Of nearly every important busl-
ness firm in The city. IL Will represent al there IS
in Chicago of wealth, intelligence and progress. IL
will be i'll marked contrast to the thnly signed and
weakly worded document which the Democrats
to-day issued, and Will call on business men through
ost he country TO rally to the support Cf Republ!-
cans IN thcr campaign against reputation, lGnOr-
ance fraud, violence and commercial ruin.