New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-31
TILE ErSLNESs NPEIsING.

There has becn no event in this most event
ful campaign more gratifying to Republcans,
or to their opponents more dismayinc, than the
splendid uprising Of the solid men OF New
York for the Republican cause. Whole battal-
Ions of falsehoods are thus swept away
into oblivion AS flash of lightning reveals
the landscape, this event instantly disclosed
the unliminshel confidence of the conscrva-
tive and commercial classes in the Republican
party and its candidates. Ii showed that lies
had fallen harmless, that the conduct OF the
Democratic party for many years had not been
forgotten, that the clean and honest admlnstra-
ton of President Arthur had not disposed re-
spectacle men to cry Turn the rasca'S ont"
and that the depression in business caused by
Democratic tariff tinkerng last winter had not
led practical men to forget the marvellous
growth of industry and commerce under the
Republican policy.
This is called city Of importers; though it
has in fact more persons employed IN manu-
features than in all branches Of trade and trans
portation. But ITS importing interests are large
and influential. and in part under the conduct
of men who are here only as agents Of foreign
houses or as temporary sOjourncrs. There is
relatively more foreign and less American in
nuence here than in any other great city, ami
vet even the importers donOt allow il 20 be pre-
tended that they generally oppose the Repubh
can policy The intelligent men among them
do not forget that in the last year of Democratic
revenue tariff this country imported goods
worth 1888 coo, 900, and in 1888 goods worth
1928. OOO. 600 The Republican policy has not
prevented, but has enormously expanded, the
importing business, because 1t has made the
people more prosperous and able to buy more
largely.
The exporters are at least as numerous a. the
importers. These do not forget that the Repub-
hcan policy has increased sales of American
products abroad even more than orr purchases
of foreign goods, so that the value Of exports
rose from 1888, 10000 in the last year Of
Democratic rule to $500, 00O, 900 in 1881, and
in spite of the depression was $500, 100000
in 1883.
The bankers know that n sound currency cX-
lists only because Democratic imitation has been
steadily prevented, and resumption accom-
pisbed by the Republican party. They see
that the business Of the associated banks of this
city. which amounted 10 $720o,O 100000 III
1850. the last year of Democratic rule has
risen 10 more Inan OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES anu thdi
operations Of all kinds are infinitely safer be-
cause Of the honest and conservative Republi-
can policy.
The business men Of New York, however, are
largely engaged IN distributing the products Of
domestic agriculture and Manufactures. They
know that the enormous de eiopnent oil
production and of trade, which has had no
parallel in this or any other country, has been
directly due to the encouragement of a divcrsi-
fed industry by Republican tariff. Statistics
cannot measure the growth Of the business OF
New York in this respect. But the men who
live IN that business know that it has been seri-
ously depressed by the Democratic threat that
the policy shall be changed, and by the fear OF
Democratic success.
The business men Of New-York desire
National prosperity, National honor, and sound
and conservative methods in business There
fore they support the Republican policy this
year with extraordinary earnestness, because
the last session Of Congress taught them what
q Democratic victory would involve.