New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-15
ALL LOOK TO CON"nn'''
p,.s,xrSs DEPENDS on THE TARIFF slr1A-
TON.
LEADING MERCHANTS SAY TINT WILLIE
UNCERTAINTY LASTS coNFiDhN0h

,,,ccu,yTs SAY THAT WHILE TIE
,.ycrprNyTY LASTS CONFIDENCE
WILL not RETURN
,,ouo,,iahs have been sung, ana
w" u ,,,rrs1 The Tribune has asked so'no
,,,. h,s,roes men: What viii the hai'e', "
nh, aeect will the elections nave VI"
Car.o,,a y Hllss. of Bliss, Fabyan * Co. wa.
moro than pleased over the result ., orso,
10 said The Republican victory was que ~ 49,
extent TO the cooperation Oh v vu tho do.
friends but in Ohio and Massachusetts III.
,, ., The Democrats was undoubtedly u'e''
,rdorso,nent Of the policy OF protec''o''
81, f. roo soon after the event u ''o''0'
- , IN business here. but as 70 the re-
sumption Of work at the idie mus 81 e -
, there is uncertainty as to the tar"'' ~ 'V"e
lar NJ Congressmen who come from iocaii,'es lar
nSro'.oa rror, the manufacturing districts. ana
vto cannot APPRECIATE the existing cohui'o" vi
affairs threaten TO throttle our INDUSTRIES ~
| long will there be inactivity at the Hi'' VOC
In Boston when the result became KNOW" anu ''
sveeping character Of the victory anazed me-
bu, II left no doubt In my mind that the hh'sSe'
| begin to realize that protection - " NV"
vantage but there must be some assurance tna'
a protective policy will obtain before We may look
for any boom IN manufacturing circles.
T. l.. S,ott Of W. l.. Strong & Co, who have large
mills on the Hudson, which are no" iae' sa'u'
There will be 70 change til there is some GER
gress intends doing. we would be better OH.
If We could depend on certain conditions TIL
1895 we would feel justified In going ahead, bnt
with uncertainty hanging over US 1t wou'd De
unbusincsslike to produce merchandse the iiiaihe
value of which might be materially reduced long
before il reached the consumer. The consequence
IL help people who have been reared at our rae
tory town Stottsvllle and whose parents before
them were in employ, are out OF work. anu
our s,orekeeper tells that many OF their num-
Der have come to the end OF their savings. Even
the importers can do business until
there Is of stability as to import du-
ties. and merchants from abroad VINO com, ns.v
andhTo b went PACK W mot no, Work iii we have some
assurance of protection
VIEWS OF Arthur l.. SULLIVAN.
Arthur l.. Sullivan OF Sullivan Vail a Co. saw
no way to resumption Of work at the factories I'LL
the fear that the tariff would be tempered with was
dispclled He said: The stories about the start
ing up OF mills misleading. and originate solely
In the necessary starting of work on samples
which the producer must show at the start or the
season. be the outlook never 80 gloomy, Mt SUI
moved except In small lots for under existing cir
cumstances man would niure ms crsdit w %to
made purchases beyond his actual needs, me
repeal Of the silver bill has done much TOWARD help
ing business. he said. The Republican victory mas
done more. but neither can start the dormant NILS
tariff certainly Will
T. a S3s S Rho3e sfa and New jersey s
employing about 6w9 hands, said: me result s OF
pl, Prote tion and gives assurance that II those
In powcl do not heed the peoples demand. there
vii be little trouble 10 turn them down at the
polls" Mr.. Juiard sail further: Some OF our
mills are entirely closed. others are working on
orp-thirl time. and at reduced wages | am posi-
tive that every OF these mills would start up
on .ull time II they could be assured that values
would not be- jeopardze1 by Democratic tarln lecis-
laton. ON the other hand ! feel certain that every
one Of theSc Mills VIII shut down and remain
Gle sod n such legislation the Reform Club
proposes T. had In that event would set our
hands adrift. and 20 into the importing business.
iir. uliiard. 10 Illustrate IN" effect of mistaken
t1Iin changes. cited a case which In 1883 drove the
shoc-asting Industry out Of the country. The
factory erected, for the manufacture OF that cOmmo
dty closed. and its go wCrkmen returned TO
ENGLAND. ''rhou.rT is upon thousands would find
their occupations gone Ii the Reform club tariff
III became law. Neither the repeal OF the
silver biz nor the Republican victory help
business much tariff certainty"
IT DEPENDS on CONGRESS.
Frederick Victor. OF Frederick Victor & Achels.
thinks that the election will have further effect
business than 10 add TO the confidence which
came win the repeal II the Silver bill European
capital which was held back because of the silver
scare. and for the same reason that European cap
ralists avoid Mexican and South American invest
mon's. IL coming back rs. We have reEained
good standing abroad. but cannot look for
no rtn