New-York tribune., 1884-12-06
WILL HE EXhRT HiMSELF'

WILL HE EXERT HfMSELf'
II con hardly be pleasant TO Governor Glove
land and his supporters TO observe the deprcs-
s;on in busincss. which has increased so greatly
s;,c. bis election Mills have closed IN great
rrmhcr. workmcn have been obliged very
,,onor,l,v to submit To n reduction of wages IN
emIo, 60 soc,ro onv work ut all, and great num-
,,au. b,vo heep thrown out of employment
aI,.,other Tbus. in the dispatches of Thurs
dav il onpcarcd that q reduction OF about 10 per
cont he'd taken place among the worKmeh VI
thc Ncw-York and Ncw-liavcn Railroad, ana
an important reduction among the glass-workerS
ot Pittsburg while the suspension OF worE al
the different establishments OF Carnegie
Rrotbcrs is announced as about to take place.
Tho latter concern employs about G,oOO men.
Ahou, Q 600 are said to be idle in Ncw-liavcn,
and ohout 10 900 are employed i'll the cstab-
Esbments in which reduction Oi wages was an
,orrccd in Tbursdays dispatches alone. III we
c,rs;dcr that this has been going on without
irterrupion for about thirty days, the change
IN ,he condition of labor will be found greater
,ho, !, any other month since the Republican
n,r,y came into power. If Mr.. Cleveland and
h;a ;r,modiote friends are reasonable and
hnmouc pcrsons. they can hardly avoid feeling
that the triumph over which they rejoice mas
;u,,,,,.J already n great disaster to the people
of this country. particularly to thosc VINO
deserve most considcration-the producers,
who add to the wealth of the country by honest
industry. -
n ia in the powcr of Governor Cleveland II
these events impress him "a they should 10 40
q great deal 10 relieve industry from the con-
scnncuces of his election. Beginning with the
rrason, Contrcss. his influence there must
naturally be considerable. Many Of the mem
ho,, have been denied denomination, or
jor,olcd hv ,hcir constituents and are looking
f., the canning administration fot appointments
Many others owe their political existence to the
| h,,rn that they may secure places i,r Their
ui,u,i, E,,nnst advice rfnm Uuvrrhnr Nlrve-
Land IA nnmhnrs of ,nngtrss would unlursloh-
ahh have weight, II IA not Yet time ioi him
| uuhlly aud intm,llv ~ make ittbmmrhdh=
llama a. a. lngsla,ion, hni there IN nothing I"
nravant his eNeroise oi tho Influence WNlol IA
onioial head oi The party nov hel"i,H' lo hi'''
n he will hiring 10 the present condition oi IN
dustry that painstahing attention which his
friends rejoice to praise, he viii see that there
il great reason for exercising whatever ihHu-
ence he has to prevent further disasters To the
business and the working people OF the country
If Governor Cleveland will honestly advise
his pcrsonal friends in Congress- and all
members with whom he may be in com
mnnication, that there ought to be no
further agitation on the tariff question this
winter. that all propositions to cut down the
duties which check the imports of manufactured
products i'm a time Of extreme depression Ike
this ought to be deferred, and that it would
be better in any case to postpone all attempts TO
change duties until the subject could he consid-
cred by new administration and III The Iighl
of better condition of ministry, he will render
an important service which the people will be
sure TO al prcciatc. He will not forget that he
comes into Office by reason OF the support ol
thousands of working men in Eastern States
who were led by persistent representations tc
| believe that the Democratic party would be
carofuI not to render their condition harder
| Governor Cleveland himself, in his remarks n
Newark took especial occasion to give assurances
of this sort, and it would be most proper 10l
him. in the present condition OF industry, u
Use whatever power he possesses to make gooo
the promises given by himself and his sup
! porters An important cause OF the great de-
prcssion which exists is the renewal OF agitation
! by free-tradc fanatics rs soon as the election
passed The members of Congress are already
threatening to Introduce bills, and to prccpitat'
the House into another exciting and prolonSc'
debate on the tariff question, the effect of whci
must inevitably be to increase the depression o
industries If it is in the power OF Governor
Cleveland To do anything to prevent this, surcl,
every patriotic and every humane feeling mas
unite to prompt him TO use his influence to tina
end to the utmost