New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-08
NOR gESJyESs MEN WILL TOTE.

lis the con plant Of Democrats that bust
ness men in Vermont have urged their en-
ployes to vote for the Republican ticket, show
lnc them that business prosperity would be
promoted by such a vote. We hope the charge
Is true. Business men ought to tell the Truth
to their employees. il they sag anything. They
cannot tell the Truth without saying that a
vote for Garfield means cont nued and increased
national prosperity.
II is waite OF time TO bubble about the
causes Of that prosperity. Staunch Republic
ci,s will show that the measures adopted by
the Republican parry, and executed by Sccre-
tary Sherman have been the cause Of the great
change in the condition of business. Demo-
Gratis will claim that as great prosperity wOul6
have been attained had no such measures been
adopted But the tree is known by its fruit.
We know that Republican legislation has been
followed bv wonderful revival of trade and
industry. We know that business has been
checked and pMayzcd whenever there has
been fear that Democratic measures would
prevail. Adjournment OF a Democratic Con
gress means improvement in business Can
there be better test
The truth is that intelligent business men
have good reason to Iegald the Democratic
party as hostile to their Interests. Having this
conviction, il j. their duty to make the fact
known to their w0Ikingmen, so that both may
vote as well as work for the common interest.
ANY manufacturer would deserve censure If he
should STE that portion Of bis workingmen
we're liable to vote against their interests and
should take no steps to warn them. For twenty
wears Republican victory has meant prosperity
for American labor aud there is better reason
than ever before to expect tfat Increased pIOs-
perity will follow another triumph of the Re-
publican party. Sensible employers and sea-
sbe workingmen know that this is so, and
they would not be true to each other if they did
not adopt every honorable means to make their
convictions known.
The country prospers because it has had Re-
publican Government. In many ways that
Government has contributed to the prosperity
attained. 1t has set apart lands for the land
less. and that has brought To this country mill
ions of industrious workers. whose products
swell the exports every year. 1t has made
certain branches Of manufacture and mining
reasonably profitable, and thus has drawn
thither thousands of workmen and millions of
capital. Ii has caused dIversiicatiOn of indus
try in many of the States,b building up manu-
features which could not have existed without
favoring legislation, and thus has created a
larger home market for the products of the
farm. When Democrats assall the Republican
party, they may as well remember that every
hill and valley in the land bears witness to the
wisdom of its policy; that the working people
know how greatly that policy has helped them !;
81, how tn Oi lpI
dencc to party which dcmard Dis, in its naiona
platform, complete reversal of the Republican
policy, and yet, iii the States most helped
thereby, pretends to be more devoted TO that
policy than the Republicans themselves.