Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-27

The business considerations involved in
The campaign are many and important
After long and hard struggle with adj
verse circumstances and an opposition
party which magni6ed the evils that af-
flicted Us. the business interests of the
country are in prosperous condition.
The currency question is settled, the
financial condition of the government Is
satisfactory. gold flows into our Golfers in
streams sufficient FIR all purposes. public
confidence has revived, and all over the
broad land our industries are awakening
to new life and activity.
Now suppose Hancock is elected next
November, what will the effect be upon
business? Is there not great reason to be
alarmed about the probable conse-
quences'
There never has been time in this
country yet when party which rebelled
against the government got control of the
government. If Hancock is elected it
will be done by those men and that party
which fought against the flag four years.
The men who saved the government will
then have no voice in its management.
The men who fought it with powder and
ball will be absolute masters Of the gov
eminent. The flag will be in their hands.
The treasury will be in their keeping
The army and navy will be under their
control. They will be in supreme COM
mand Of all TIE machinery OF the govern
ment. They can and will WELD it to
make themselves even" with the North
for their losses incurred in the rebellion.
A change of power like this will most
assuredly try the temper Of the people OF
the North as it has never yet been tried
And when to the fact that the government
has passed into the hands of rebels there
is added that other fact that fraud and
outrage placed it therefor only through
these can Hancock be elected if at all
who can answer for the result?
But suppose Hancock is elected and III
augurated peaceably and no attempts are
made to pay rebel claims and rebel pen
sions, and the wheels Of government run
smoothly, there still remains the fact that
the democratic party is pledged by It's
platform adopted at Cincinnati to make
war upon northern industries for the ben
e. Al. rtt IL. tnIn
to free trade. which means the destruction
of our manufactures, our shipyards, all
the great industries of our northern cities
and towns, the bringing of wages of la
borers down to starvation rates, the pros
tration of business far below that which
followed the panic of 1873. Setting aside
all the other possibilities of disaster which
attend the election of the democratic can
didate for President, the inevitable effect
upon business of The adoption of the free
trade policy by the government ought to
be sufficient to deter business men from
casting their votes and influence for Han
cock. Business men of sagacity already
see this. As. an illustration take the fol-
lowing which we find in the Tribune OF
Saturday:
An active young republican from Glouces-
ter, Mass, who takes a prominent part in the
politics of his State, was at the National
Committee rooms yesterday, and said to a
Tribune representative:
1.-The committee cannot accomplish more
in any one direction than by making a strong
argument to the business classes, showing the
danger to their interests of the democratic
party coming in power. Many intelligent
democrats appreciate this danger already and
more can be brought to see it. | met, the
other day, a friend who used to be member
Of the democratic State committee. How
are things getting on?' he asked. oh. first
rate, replied. We are getting ready to
beat your party well, you won't have as
hard a job as you suppose he answered,
greatly to my astonishment | asked him
what he meant. He told me he was going to
vote for Garfield because it was for his bust
ness interest to have him elected. In ex-
PLANTATION he said that change of admins
tration meant change of the business pol
icy of the Government He had gone through
five terrible years of prostration. and now
that his affairs are prosperous once more he
did not want matters torn up by democratic
administration. He went on to say that the
democrats were pledged by their platform
to abolish the protective tariff. which meant
to ruin the manufacturers of the North for
the benefit of the cotton growers of the South.
He was democrat, but a manufacturer, and
he cared more for his business than for his
party"
What this democrat uttered others are
quietly thinking. When business interests
would be affected disastrously by change
of parties in the administration. then it is
business for men to vote against such
change. and business-if not politics
should make them active in promoting the
election of the Garfield and Arthur ticket,
the success OF which alone promises a
prolongation of the business prosperity
which has dawned upon the country.
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