New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-18
UOU NEU-.TERSEY STANDS.

Now for New ork-anu NeW-JcIScy' ih'
election at Newark shows that the Republicans
need not leave New jersey out OF their calcula-
tions. and have no reason to doubt that We
torv can he won in that State also. "'The tariff
did it," the Democratic papers say OF the ohlo
election. The tariff will do it in New Jersey
also, if the Republicans press the issue WIN
yigor The German voters, who nave Deen us
satisfied with the Republican party on some
local issues, are earnest in their desire Tor the
protection of industry, and the Newark returns
indicate that larger proportion OF them VIII
support the Republican party this fall than
voted for President Garfield. In other parts OF
tho State there is the same feeling. The workers
in glass and i'm the pottcries. in the iron mines
and in the iron and steel works, in the SILK ana
the cbemica! factories, and in other branches OF
manufacturing industry, know that thcy nave
been greatly helped by the protective system
They know that even now. when industries are
peculiarly depressed, labor here is greatly bene-
dted by the tariff because
|. The depression is greater in other countries
than il is here larger proportion OF workers
are ont of employment, and the wages are
lower.
II. The enormous increase oi manufactures
stimulated by the tari0. has bccn such mat
even if half the establishments wct" tempo
rarily idle there would be- work Tor more mon
than were employed IN 1850 under Demo
cratic revenue tarin.
If. The prices of clothing. tools, aud other
manufactured products, have been so reduced
hy home competition that II costs less I" iN'
here than in other countries, food beng mnch
cheaper.
". The dcpro sion that exists il temporary
and can be removed By the votes OF working
men themselves, because II Is mainly due u the
fear of Democratic success and OF an overthrow
Of the protective system.
Hence it is that in all the manufacturing
towns of Ncw-Jcrsey there are many Demo
Gratis who declare their purpose 10 support the
Republican ticket, and to rebukc the party
which brought trouble upon industry hy
needless ana scn,cless agitation of the tariff
question last winter There are thousands OF
these voters Bat a change of only 1000 votes
would overcome the sclnty majority given tour
years ago for Hancock
Nor is this all. In New-Jcr,cy there arc thou
sands of Irish American voters. If only one III
seven of the lrish-born inhabitants can vote,
there are 1000 voters III the State OF that ma
tivity, over 1000 in Hudson County, nearly
5000 in Essex, 900 i'll Passaic, and about 5000
in other counties The actual number Is proDa-
bly, larger. \ great many OF these voters, who
have hitherto supported the Democratic party,
refuse to vote for Cleveland. More than enough
are already enrolled in Blaine and Logan clubs
TO wipe out the slender majority for Hancock.
As for the Dependents, who pretended to num-
her 100 in Essex County alone the vote III
Newark indicates that they have greatly de
ceived themselves a. to their number The gains
from other sources will far exceed any loss the
Republican party may sustain by opposition to
its candidate.