New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-26
Talk ABOUT THE TAHITI.

Il don't object to Che tariff, if it helps you silk
workers" said man on a Jersey CITY ferryboat,
"but am q carpenter. and my father and brother
arc farmers and don't how it helps u.s."
"Where is your fathers farm; near Paterson.
isn't it,"
ayes, they send tho stuff FROM the farm into Pat
erson.'
"Do you think it does not hoip them TO have
more people in Paterson to buy and eat their stuff
Oh course it must, and they must get better prices
for farm products than they did twenty years
ago"
YES they do; but is not that 50 all over the
country2'
"Whercyer manufactures have built mp country
towns where there were none or cities where there
were small towns the farmers get better prices than
thcy used to get. But that is not all. How many
men at work in the factories in Paterson used to
be at work on farms, do you mink \ great many,
| know. If your brother had all those IN the way
o compete for every odd job he would not get as
good wages a. he does when he goes out to work by
the day. 1uIn all those men In Paterson out of
the mills and shops and they would nave 10 fad
work at something What wages could you get
then as carpenterf'
Il can SEQ that point; but what has the tariff
done to change the number of people at work IN the
factories and mills of PatersOnP
"Ouly this: it has made it possible to manufac-
turo a great many things without loss which could
not be made In this country without loss before the
duty was put on. Whcnyou Democrats went out Of
IN 1880 we did not make yard of silk cloth
IN the country, and We paid $3L0O0,000 for silk
goods from Europe. Now we produce about
Stt.OOO0OO worth Of silk goods aud have over
II goo persons at work IN Paterson alone max
inc such goods They earn over , 1, 600 600 a year.
and spend most Of 1t for things produced right here
nv our own farmers and mechanics. Paterson had
less than 10000 people when you Democrats went
outof power; now it has over 900. Doyou think
that makes 10 difference to farmers and mo-
chanicsp
After this fashion the great debate goes on to-
da,, III every part Of the Republic. There is not "A
corner OF this great country where the men who
work iii whatever occupation, have not "a direct
rcr.onal interest in upholding tho system which
secures fair returns to those who work. Whenever
the discussion springs up 1t always goes against
the Democrats, because they have been going
AGAINST the interests Of the voters. In Plssaic
County, which includes Paterson. the majority Tor
NJ Lincoln twenty yelrsago was only 1913, and
tins at the very crisis of tho war, whcl Democracy
meant peace at any price. In 1850 the same
county gtye .NOOnoioritv for Garfield, aui men
who know if wei say il will not rest with any such
II is not strange that ths men Of Northern states
sec that their interest lies IN voting against the
irec-tlade Democracy. The only woudcr /, that in
ANY Northern state the result should over be at all
doubtful. II would noo DO II the Democratic party
did not lie so persstcntly about its intentions
Every year that party pre;cnds to have some ere1t
moral reform on hand, 50 that it is obliged 10
sink jts opinions ON the tariff question. 1t was
Tnden and Reform in 1876, and Hancock and Re-
form IN lSsO-tho Reform meaning CIPHER dis
patcnc. IN 1876 and the Moley forgery four years
ago. But a. soon as that party has control OF the
House ii always begins pcra,o effort 10 tear
down the tariff just rs it did last winter Then
when defeated by the oof-intcfc~t of about hith
OF the Democratic members and the solid resistance
of the Republicans, il clacoct5 s3Go new trick Oh
words 10 cheat tho people puts mp candidate select
ed because he knows nothing and has done nothing
raises its shout for " Ceycland and Reform ahd
sets all It most INSCRIPTIONS .coundrcls 10 manage
it's Reform" campaign. But tho pretences are
thinner this year than usual. Tho British iIee-
trade Journals. and the free-trado Phariaees VINO
have boited have helped wonderfully 10 make the
people understand tho situation.