New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-23
INTHE ADIRONDACK REGION.
GUIDES AND MINERS FOR TBr RKPUMICAN TICKET

GUIDES AND MINERS FOR TBE RfPUMICAN T.CkEi
The GOOD REASONS WHY.
rRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
CHAzY LAKE, ~ Y, Sept. 22.-Up here among the
mountains one would expect to find comparatively
little interest taken in politics. He would be mis-
taken The coming election is the chief topic OF
conversation The correspondent Of THE TRIBUNE
has made something of tour in the Adirondack
region during the last three weeks, and has taken
some pains TO ascertain the drift of political senti-
ment. Ii is not all one way. Yet The strong lean
ing of the denzeDs of this wild country to the Re
publican ticket is strongly noticeable.
guide was asked, recently. how 1t came about
that the Republicans are so popular here.
His answer was: Now, friend, III tell you. We
fellows arc pretty good hands TO take care OF our
selves. We've been used to 1T since we were
knee-high TO a muskrat and it is our nature. Per
haps this applies to politics as well as
anything else, and we Will vote the RepuD-
hoan ticket this year in seli-defence.
You see IN the first place. nearly all our people III
the mountains are engaged III the iron business
either as miners ill the FORCES or sepaIatofs or
else rs charcoaburners, and coal is used IN the
iorges. SO while We do not pretend to know much
about the tariff we feel that it is best TO vote for
that party which protects home industries. The
miners aud other men connected with the iron bu'-
and farmers and these will go slow before Jhey vote
against the IRON men. This is the principal reason
Why we support General Garfield. Ban IL Ia no' the
only one. Many of It's were sOldiers. We fought TO
preserve the Union and although the war Is over,
still we hate to go back the party we fought
with"
See here,' be continued suddenly Frightening.
a. don't believe there is a rebel or copperheai
who won't vose for Hancock. do you {"
The reply was that few of that species would vote
for the Republican ticket.
Well" said the guide. again, " III tell YOU what
set me thinking ABOUT that. read WADE lamp
TOMS speech IN IHF IRBUSE, and | showed II TO
some of the other fellows and then gentleman mere
from Brooklyn had copy of HarperS Uecky, with
that pcime representing General hancock viewing
the graves OF the rebels Al LED at Gettysburg, and
labelled BE will miss them on election da'.
Ne AL agreed that IL was shame the UencI al
sheud now be a catspaw Tor the party he helped 10
wnlp."
. Is this feeling widely extended p was asked.
"les: ID u.s." the guide replied. I've been
through the mountains twice this GUNNER, ana nave
only seen one of the guides WHO VIII vote the Dem
ocratlc ticket"
This NAV be taken as fair sample IF the feeling
in these Northern wIids. The railroad has Drought
ein nearer to civilization. and the great newspa-
pers are continually received by the people. As
class the guides are intelligent men, and read ana
think The miners have the same feeling as tlti
a0ove expressed and although there Is very httle
noisy enthusiasm among them, tharel quie oetsi-
mined spirit at work here winch augurs well tor the
success of tie Republican ticket.