The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-28
WAITING FOR DEMOCRATS TO ACT

Western Business Men Holding Back Until
n Definite Policy Il Announced.
New York Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
Business men here are beginning to re-
ceive through their correspondence person.
al letters which give some linking into the
causes for the astonishing results
OF the election In some of the
Western States. l was shown to-day q
number of letters received by one of our
ablest business men,. who is associated in
no way with political parties, excepting
that he is o firm believer in Republican
principles. and votes that ticke always.
ills politics never lnterfered with his BUSH
ness, however.
tions With many.sectiOns of the great West,
and the letters which he showed me came
from correspondents who represented the
great agricultural district in the State of
Illinois. The first letter received q few
days after election stated that the
result was an amazement there. n
that very many of those who
voted the Democratic ticket seem ap-
pa!led ut the extent of the victory. A
circular was sent through central illinois
In which a lie was told about the purpOses
of the Republican party with respect to the
schools In the Territories. and In many of
the Catholic churches the priests advised
their congregation to vote the Democratic
prevent the Republican party
from doing these things.
NINETY per cent. of the people living in
this vicinity said one of the letters, ARE
protectionists, n the time is not far dis
tant when the great body of farmers in the
West are bound to become Iigh-tarif men.
The instant the United States Ia compelled
TO import wheat-snd that time il nearer
than many people think the Western
farmers Will insist upon protection for
their product" A later letter, purely q
business one. says that the effects of the
election are already being felt In Illinois.
AMI nretty anrlOnaIv- gn0 In ANNA af thu
w~orkingmen, while business men
are if not anxious, at least timid.
One OF the largest manufacturer OF
fine brick in the West, himself not q poll
tiolan or particularly interested in politics,
does not believe il wise to carry ON his bus
mess until he finds out what tho new tariff
is to be-. He has. therefore, announced that
his works will be closed at the end of the
year, and about four thousand hands will
be- thrown out of employment.
Tbs letter goes on to uggest certain bus
mess arrangements made necessary by the
fact that one of the largest manufactured
and dealers In building supplies has re-
celved, since election, orders canoeling
contracts amounting To about S400. 000, in
every case the reason given being that 1t is
not regarded as wise TO undertake any new
building until it is discovered what the
Democratic policy is to be.
Another letter suggests certain business
arrangements made necessary by the fact
that the Joliet steel-works have
determined to shut down. and to
goes on, showing q disposition of business
men IN the West to curtail and wait.
This is also true to some extent In
this vicinity. 1t is said that very speedily
some twelve thousand workmen employed
on the worlds fair buildings will be dis
charged. and there is a belief in the West
that there will be a great depreciation in
Chicago real estate.