New-York tribune., 1880-10-29

millions, should be thus placed az tne mercy oi
Southern rebels and the ignorance of Dauper labor
ers from Europe. who have been rescued by our
people from the starvation which drove them TO our
shores and who were saved from destruction and
cared for in their hour of need, by the people upon
whom they now seek TO bring the identical evils
Which drove them to our land seeking for bread from
the very men they now combine 10 impoverish and
destroy True in their ignorance they know not
what they do ; bnt what terms of denunciation can
be too severe upon those, who, for selfish and party
purposes thus reckessly lead these ignorant crea-
lures, tO vote against themSelVes-lu iact'
20 vote to deprive themselves and famllles
of their bread and butter and % the abundance ana
comforts for which they abandoned tner homes ana
kindrcdf Are there none 10 befriend these blinded
foreigners Where are the rich and powerful of
their own cOuntrvmen amongus who have achieved
wealth and possess intelligence to enjoy it Have
they no heart TO avert from their ignorant country
men, the fearful cOnseq quences they are bringing
upon themselves Where are the intelligent and
humane among their priesthood That there are
SUCH we know and they know that % destroy our
tariff for the protection of labor to bring ruin, dis
tress ana starvation upon the aoorngInen OF thlS
citv-nine-tcnths of whom their honest, but g-
norant connfrymen. Have they no duty to perform
IN this crisis We do not ask that they be ad
vised to vote for the Republican ticket
with their IDEAS Of the holiness of Democracy that
might be asking too much but may they not be
told that to vote for the candidate Of the cXRebels
for the Pre- ency and for the destruction Of
tariff vhic; fosters and gives protection To labor ~
To make paupers Of themselves and all dependent
upon them and that therefore, they should abstain
altogether from voting or vote for continuance Ot
our present prosperity and tho abundant remunera-
ton 10 labor which 1t secures !
GENERAL HANCOCK's GROSS IGNORANCE
General Hancock has assured the workingnen Oh
Paterson that he will permit them TO suffer from
the repeal of our protective tariff that his election
shall have no influence upon the tariff question !;
that 1t ls purely local and not national
duestion that our Government cares nothing
about 1T that 1t is rarely heard or
although it was brought up once in my
native place in Pennsylvania" True, the Dem o.
cratic party has pledged itself in its PLATFORM to re-
pndiate tariff for the protection of labor; and Is
soeranly pledged to the country, for tariff for
revenue onlv;" and he General Hancock has de-
cIared IN writing that if elected. be VIII redeem that
pledge yet, It being only local question ID regard
10 which Paterson, Lawrence, Lowell, Ne"-iork'
Boston and Philadelphia can legislate tor Ihein-
selves rs repeal will not Interfere Win the III
dustrics Of the country"
Now every word OF this is absolutely untrue; and
vet nothing was further from General Hancock
intention than To give deliberate utterance 20 the
greatest falsehoOd ever cast before an intelligent
DubEc. He believed every word he uttered ana
what ne SAID s chargeaDe solely 20 his Ignorance.
He had once heard of 4 tariff IN his native town;
but lt being merely local question:, neither tne
uuDlic At large nor the General Government. cared
70 interfere with 1t. Ot course, never having
studied the Constitution, he does not know that
tnat instrument treats II the graYest or Nationa
uuestlOns instead of It's beng merely local one
0f course General Hancock does not know that I'M
mediatey after tho war OF 1917, the wb0le SOuth,
with MI Calhoun at their head. insisted upon tarlH
for N
traders North and East, TO adopt their views ana
pass u tariff for protection, ana gradually
increase the duties thereon, until the SOUTH
changed its ground and demanded tarlf
for revenue only and finally, IN ls2o, Mr.. Calhoun
threatened nulIlticaOOn, which " as revolution ahd
then General Jackson declared he WOuId nahS Cdi-
horn Mr. Calhoun and his friends thoroughly
frrQntened ; ana then followed Mr.. Claws coinDro-
mise 10 which, and its disastrous consequences, 1
have already ailnded.
Geueral Hancock has no dOubt heard Of the word
nunfcatIOn !" but as he believes that the t4rH
question a local question:, II follows that Ne does
not know that Its meaning IS, ana was, 10 hnlIuy
somethlng-fO render II non e5t Mr.. OalhOuu
threatened that South Carolina would nulHrY the
tariff In " of 1928 and General Jackson IN cOnse-
aneuce said that If II md. he would hang Calhoun:
ii Hancock had ever heard OF tns' OF Ol
tie compromise Of 1882, and OF the distress ana
ruin 10 brought upon the country OF the demand
of the people for change, and OF the tarlh Tor pro
lection which tOllOWedt OI the almost Nee-lIaue
tariff of 81 and the distress ana ruin II brought
upnn the country; and OF the trlGWpu Oh Ohe ne
nm bllcan party in arranging IN 1861, our present
tariff: of the Republican contests IN Congress Ior
the perfection Of that Janf, always opposed bY an
almost UNANIMOUS Democratic vote and nnalIy o.
Fernando Woods attempt IN 1867. backed by the
almost entire Democratic vote. and Ot ltS DelnG
kiIsd by General GaTtields notion 20 lay % On The
table and tho almost unanimous vote OF tine RepuO-
lican party "a sldy the mOnSterj-had ne ever
heard of these facts IN the history OF
the country OF OF the fact, that no
question ever has OF ever exercise 80 great an
influence upon the Nation "A National question: as
ba. the question of the tarIh,-he would scarcely
have told the people Of Paterson, that IL was "a
purely local question IN way 70 be affected ny
National parties aud their party platforms In SNORT
Hancock does not appear TO have read anything III
relation TO the political history OF tine United states
or OF the political parties which nave agltated ana
governed The country; ana however honest ne may
he he ~ "A bad instructor Of the Ignorant ana IN
the Presidency, would disgrace both himself ana tne
couutry If he acted npOn his own judgment; ana
Syoud destroy our prosperity and bring ruin upon
every great National interest H. true TO ms pledges
he .bould administer the Government as the mere
cafs-vay OF the Rebel south. J. WATSON WEBB.
Aeio- York. 80. Il Heot jjth-st
The foregoing received az this Office several days ago