New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-18


many more who choose to speak through
others. freely announce their intention TO sup
port Garfield and Arthur and a tariff for tho
protection of American labor. Below will So
found stated the reasons which impe the m 70
this course.
4 DEMOCRATS FINANCIAL VIEWS.
CONVERSION FROM THE PARTY ON ACCOUNT or rs
FAL1E FINANCIAL POSITION.
The family of Thomas +. jeremiah, president Of
the Pacific Fire Insurance Company. have been
Democrats the days of Jefferson. This year.
however, Mr. Jeremiah has come TO the Republican,
ranks and one of the first things he did to signify
his emancipation from political error TO sign tho
call for the insurance men to turn out with tbs
parade last week. \ TRIBUNE reporter called On
Mr.. jeremiah and asked him if it was true that 40
had cut loose from the Democratic party.
1t Is" he replied. Il have voted with tho
Democratic party for many years. have believed
in its principles and gored in Its success, and # .
single shred of the principles of the party remained
in the present organization | would vote for il
But one gets tined of voting for sentiment and tho
memory Of what once was'
What effect DO you think the election Of Ham,
cock would have on the financial condition of tho
country ~
cal views are, and | think he has never publicly
stated them but believe the of the party
would be detrimental IN that respect. IL Is trus
that Blyard and Seymour and the few pr0minens
men that think with them still preach the soRnd
financial doctrines of the Old Democratic party sas
they 90 not appear to have controlling inhucfco
on the majority of the party. In the late and pro-
viOus session Of Congress the Republican kesre-
sentatiyes not a unit IN favor Of sound hnaa-
cia legislation but whatever there IL of good IN ouf
present policy we owe almost entirely to thsrs
while large majority of the Democratic meInh~rs
were, in my opinion, hopeiessy wrong. always
ready vote for any scheme of paper and silver IL
haton and to weaken or prevent the eHor to return
permanently 20 specie payments"
Which party do you think would better umte
do not think the success of either party on the
present issues would unite the country After this
canvass if Garfield is elected, some new conditions
must arise winch will divide tho people on other
issues. 1 would like to see the people of the SOglh-
ern States have far representation IN every de-
partment of the General Government. but so long
they ann at entire control, aud nothing else VIII s1-
sfy them. suppose the political battle VIII have 10
be fought out that line, however much thought
| tu aud patriotic citizens may depiore IT,"
WHY THE REGISTRATION Il Sn LARGE.
FORMATION or CLUBS AMONG TIE LABoRso
CLAssEs-LARGE ACCEssIoNs To IHE REPUBLi-
CANS FROM The DEMOCRATs-THE "TARlFy-
CARD" CAMPAIGN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Mr. Cooper chairman OF the Merchants AID
Manufacturers Republican Association OF New-furx
City. was called upon at his store. No. $40 Broad
way, by a TRIBUNE reporter and asked about Sas
work being done by the association.
We are bending every energy to secure the else
ton of the Republican candidates" said Mr.. Cooper.
q" We are working especially among the laboriag
men, distributing documents and organizing clabs
in all directions We ud these cards OF great efrcs
in the work banding the reporter card printed
in English on one side and German on the other, ex-
hibilng the tariff issue brief and pointed way
and showing the prices paid for labor in Europei-
" We are daily distributing 10000 OF these cards
among the work ingmen of this city. and 500
among the wOrkingmen of Brooklyn. We have az
ready had go 900 of them printed and are about to
print as many more They are very popular every
where among manufacturers. The men VINO hays
factories the commission merchants, Wholesale
dealers. all seem to want them. We have had ea!Is
for them from New-Jersey, Connecticut and Penn
sylvanIa and have sent numbers Of them to those
States They are also being distributed along the
| lines of the New-York Central and Erie Railroads.
Besides printing these cards we have men en-
| gagged m the work of distributing them and In Of
! oauiziug clubs A great many clubs have already
! heen or.anized among the w0Tkingmcn Of the Last
| side of tins city, with large membership-th0aga
that part of the work is OF comparatively recent be-
| gnnIng. All tins, too, ~ volunteer W9fk' OeinS
| Jone nv our ASSOCIATION. We do not call upon any
! of the Republican Committees nor upon outsiders
| far a single cent. We are doing tins on our own
| aeeuuuf. The merchants ana manufacturers NDo
comprise ASSOCIATION feel thSt they nave 2reas
interests at stake this year. ard they are simply eli
pagng IN this work IN order 10 protect these m ter
| estS Heretofore we have been working rather
| nuietlV but our work is so well advanced ana -
| Stroug that ANYBODY may know about IL now.
| Wher we we're weaker might have been annoyed
! nv our opponents bad they generally known whas
| was gong on. Here is Mr.. Leweng0od, VINO has
been engaged IN raising Republican clHDS among bno
workn gmen; he can tell you more OK the details af
| that part of the work than can"
| Mr. Lewen good said Although we began tho
| oryaniZltIon of clubs only little more than week
| ago we already have established tweNe clGbs,
| with a membership of over 2,OOO YoicTs, most OK
| whom We have rescued from the ranks OF the DEM
| ocratIc party At every meeting OF the clubs tho
| membership is increased about nltY per ce3t, and
| we have meetings almost every nlgut in OgCer tp
keep up the strong interest that Is tet and 10 taAe
I'm recruits As fast they are willing 10 come IN Ad
siln their names. Before very long We intend hay-
ing a parade III whlcI these clubs Will purtcIp1te,
aud the line of march VIII he thr0ngh those paEts
| of the city in which the working classes hNe
Where are you laboring hardest =
| ION the East side principally; nEht IN tne
! srr0nQ Qbolds of the Democracy. We are doing good
| work IN the Tenth, Thirteenth and oeyentes snta
| Wards Hundreds OF men ale com hg over 10 W
from the Democrats. The great object oI the move
m.nt il 10 make converts and We congr1tulate our
selves that we are succeeding admirably. The tarih
| cards are our most effective weapon. NOrhlhghen
| read them aud soon make up tneH minus "hich
| Marty nromlses most 20 them. lhcy arc not go'hS
~ vot,e away the means of subsistence Tor their
! families
TIE JEWELLERS PROSPEROUS.
| nvvocRArs IN NEw-JERsEY FACTORIES INFLUENCED
| THE RIGHT WAY.
| 4 Awell-known Broadway jeweller. who has always