Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-10-01
BUSINESS BOGMS EVERYWHERE
WITH WILSON A CERTAINTY

NEW YORK. Sept 2s:-Eyery -four
years the warning Gomez ,f.s- the
proposed democratic tariff reform will
bring business disaster upon thu
United States. Ever since The ques-
ton OF a protective tariI became a
leading issue in the national politics
Of the nation, the republicans have
proclaimed while they were being
patted encouragingly on the back by
the trusts in whose interests the
present high tariff schedules are
maintained that the election of a
democratic president and congress
would so disturb business conditions
throughout the nation as TO seriously
handicap progress and bring financial
disaster. The same false cry will be
raised within the next month. In
years past this alarm has had its eff.
feet in some quarters. In past years
business conditions have been more
or less disturbed during the progress
of each presidential Campaign. This
was due 10 the element of uncertain.
ty existing. The people did not know
exactly what to expect.
From the utterances of men who
are leaders in the thought OF the ma
ton and are personally familiar with
existing conditions. from the decla-
Tations OF the daily press and the
periodicals representing the various
branches of American industry: from
among the larger mercantile and
manufacturing concerns OF the ma.
ton; from bankers, railroad men,
professional men and individual mer
chants and manufacturers. come the
declaration that the present presiden.
tial campaign has resulted in no
disturbances or uneasine IS. notwith.
standing the fact that the nation as
n whole believes the democrats with
their tariff reform program will win
at the polls November ,. Reports
received from throughout the coun.
try indicate that business conditions
everywhere are satisfactory. Crops
are good. the state of the money mar
ket is reported healthy. and the fact
that this is a presidential year will.
in the opinion of those who are in
the best position to know whereof
they speak. have absolutely no bear
ing upon future business.
The Dry Goods Economist one Of
the leading trade journals OF the
country, recently inaugurated a cam
paign with the Business Di-
vOrced from Politics" In prosecuting
il, the Economist sent out letters TO
leading retailers. jobbers and manu-
factUrerS throughout the country ask
ing them what they thought OF this
Business Divorced from Politics
campaign. Many replies have been
received, These are uniformly favor
able and they endorse the movement,
eNpr7 ssing the belief that it is one of
the best yet inaugurated for the
trade.
Following are, in brief, a few of
the reports:
Burnham, Stoepel & Co, Detroit.
Mich, say: With us there has been
less said about politics than ever be
fore in our over thirty-ive years OF
business experience. Manufacturing
interests seem 10 be fairly active ana
GU sales to date are ahead of sauna
time in 1911"
Simon F. Rothschild OF Abraham &
Straus. New York. declares: There is
every indication that the election will
have little effect on business condl-
tons for this fall season. The crop
reports are most gratifying, and man
report business conditions
TO be very satisfactory"
Arnold, Constable & Co, New
York. say: Business conditions with
US are satisfactory, both as to the
volume to date and bookings for bal
ance of the fall"
BloOmingdale Bros, New York:
We have seen encouraging signs
that business this year will be most
satisfactory, although this is presi.
dental year
Hutzler Brothers Co, Baltimore, eZ-
pect a satisfactory season, and say:
We feel that the old excuse Of the
presidential year has little associa-