New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-17
ENTHUSIASM IN BUFFALO.
Continued from First Page.

acnre and trade both OF its great cities and OF the In
terror are alike adjusted TO the existing cohditlos u
they dread not only any change. but the prospect "a
is it not true in the experience Of all Of YOU ta
Presidential year has always been considered Dld
business yeari Why Because the future was uncer
tain. Merchants hestated to make purchases OF MIN.
uacurcrs to extend their operations heyOhd curcn
orders, or hnanclers TO take risks, or enployes ~.
labor to make contracts, until they knew weonei W
or everything unsettled In WORT Ihc, Cou,u nn
make their calculations TIL they knew what 10 eoIh,
on For the first time, | venture 10 say, In uIc
memory Of any Of YOU the Presidential campaign far
from producing stagnatlon Is attended by sei nit
prosperIty and brisk business Not even the aito'
gether unusual and radical threats Of change and the
unexpected spectre of cholera combnsd have S Near
or sacken the activities Of buoylnt business why
Is it not because the business world has made up Us
mind that there IS TO be no change-With an aDiuhs
faith in The common sense and sober second thought
Of the average American citizen has concluded u'"'
If the great mass of men concerned In transacuhs
the commerce and carving on the %nYamh.p next
the popular would be rendered for the absolute
change now demanded by the Democratic party IN
attempting to abandon Its platform. who does not
know that stagnaon would replace tne pre stOrv of
business curtailcd, orders diminished, factories re
ducng their output, everybody shortening SAL , anu
getting ready for squalls that practically the autumn
would be lost in waiting to see what happened IN
November; that the winter would be lost In waiting waiting
TO see what the President and the new Cabinet
Intended and that nothing but complete dlsav9wal
by them Of the professions and promises by when Tn0r
before the new Congress had time TO act from being
also wasted in waiting TO see hS% s%eepns Tou short pr
docs not every business man, whatever his party con
vctions his political preudiees, absolutely know
as a cold business proposition. that the complete re
versal Of the existing order Of things demanded by
the % @ @ its abS ' as to Na%na bank Ss
Ing, would necessarily nnsettlo business for the next
hsen rd months R n or two a ,h,. m the end Of that
time he legislation might not rom his s, POM o %,
" - her he n prOtcctiOniSt
Trader. financial conservative. or financial via
as YOU do. that the uncertainties which must cXisi
pending such chanse as to us Ros Srnon OF the
y wSr po %SniI oSstrud "foF to business
Most OF them would admit even more In view OF
months to the MCKINLEY bill and practically IN
broken conduct Of business since 1902 under n high
TgGcrs or " Procconists know that anything Ike
broad and thorough execution Of the scheme laid
in their platform at Chicago. requiring the repeal
Of the Mckinley bill. and the adoption instead OF
procity7 trcaies and the destruction Of National
ianhng system. would be the precipitation OF business
Is not all his so1 Do YOU not NIL know that It Is
In accordance win your per.onal beliefs sustained %
your business experience and entertained by you
throughout your business careers wholly irrespective
OF Your political Views! DO you no, instinctivcly
drend a change " any kind. and most OF all sweep
Ing and sudden change FOR which there j. not crying
business neccssityl Can You conceive Of change
sudden and. for the time being n" mate what '
ultimate effect disastrous as chang from high
protective 20 a strictly revenue tariff A. mere
business question. To be- considered by every man VINO
getting fair wages for his work or fair price on
his products "a fair marqin his sales. Is Il wise
in prosperous lines 10 c' well enough alone or Ia
ups, everything and go hunting for theoretical rain
nave said that The present activity of business
In the lce Of IN" cholera and the Democratic campaign
G%nGG Invaders as o% wifi gc rcD pei ,le ne pop
DO not believe that. there would BE- 20 accounting
for the present business condition SO dreFeS rom
The hypothesis that nobody believes the I~mocra'lc
party means what IT. say or VI" prinm Ws H n5
that greater risk than prudent "hg"-"arl"rN ana
prudent bushes, men are APT TO tAhr VIVA, III ulo
Democratic party promised. II took pains 10 max
clear that the wayiang man, though fool couli
not be mistaken about II. II declared ulsnhcty'
authorized representatives from NIL the states after
hll consideration in committee ana ~ nV'h,Ion
after long debate ard on deibefb, vote hI ano'
twothirds majority. for the imm~ilaie ana uhcon'
donn rGpcai OF tc Mfhesy ON and ID PROMISED
instead tariff for enuc only. declaring any other
the same overwhelming vote, the modernic l0w-iarH
on reported by s G 9Sn t fSmm n m f@T
sim be 50 framed 10y Democrats as to CIV, certain
measure OF protection 10 American wage carriers
When house rda aSsCn IN s cSgrv nP21
difference between the cost Of labor here and labor
abroad when such dircrcnce exists fnlly m'a sgr,s
lions in 'axes, II Is MT proposed To mlure any
domestic Industries, but rather 10 promote their
come Come to I,,y upon legislation Tor successful con
every step rceardiul Of the labor ard capital thus
lnvOlvod.'
Democratic: that consideration FOR American wage
carners II declared unconstitutional, and 10 do so II
slapped In the face not merely The wagecarners bur
every patron saint OF its party from Thomas Jcnrr
on TO Andrew Jac.,on The PTorm9 ihc
abest constitutional eXpoundcr George Hcknor Cur
rs. ont Of th'ir ranks. Thus me poiY !. Tor me
first time boldly cnunca,d and frankly defended by
the National Democratic party. that the tarh shonh
have relation TO wages. and no relation to pro.
bv consequence should have all the characteristics
we are bound 20 Import from abroad. HE coffee tea
and sugar and that tho tariff should be as direct
as n imposed upon the watch in your pocket or The
-four in your pantry In brief. Il l. tlc Democratic
U NTH. Of course. English wages to follow it.
on that question alone shond be willing 70 rest .r
THIS yss' mc a%D'fn = S h@RRGS Sn' to DO 9
oyea a" I,a @s P yns OF OF THd
want an instant and nm absolute reversal Of engines
DO they wish 10 stop short on their present coTrse ,
think an immediate and a revolutionary change as to
the tariff 10 Reciprocity and rs 10 the banking sys
business They are mn intensely practical people
our ew-Yorkers. VIII they face that question In
practical way DO they want that sort OF change
DO they even wish to run any risk Of that sort Of
a change II not. how Gan they vote for the party
John NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska, followed Mr.
Reid. In the course of his speech Mr. Thurston
said
The phenomenal Incident Of the present year Is
the advent Of the colcge-bred Young man into the
field of politics. The question Of TO-DAY Is "Whnt
are tho colleges going to produce'f Theorists have
come from colleges, heretofore. who absolutely
useless ii practical life: young men are coming
from the colleges who Will he Americans acquainted
with the business HE and useful TO H. They Will take
TO the ballot the young mans conscience ANA inc
Young mans vote They will vote the Republican
tclf as long a, the Republican party represents the
propc's best wishes This country h prosperous under
the Republican Administration. We never have had
such n prosperous year we had last year. There
are those who said that ont Of Minneapolis trouble
would come 10 the Republican party. ! favcxed the
nomination OF that great American, James G.. Blaine.
but am say that there Is TO be vendetta.
Every Blaine Republican Will "A heartily support Mr..
Harrison rs they would have supported Mr. Blaine.
Cheers and appausc9
believe IN Developing american ,,r resource ,, ,,,