The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-12-14
BUSINESS SAFE.
Views of an Experienced OBJ
server ON the Election.


Mr., Paul o. Fazonde, of Fazende
Il Seixas, the well Unknown New Orleans
brokers, is back from trip to the
East. lie was in New York for
some time, and being naturally keen
observer of events in the business
world, he is able to speak reliably of
the volume of trade in the country,
and what the effect of the recent
election is likely to be.
"The business of the country is
magnificent" said Mr.. Fazende to
States reporter who chatted with him
yesterday evening, "simply magniti'
cent, and the election is not likely to
have any effect on it. don't see,
really, how it can have. This country
is to great Of itself to be made or
marred by one man or by one party,
and there is, therefore, nothing to be
feared from the success Of the Re
publican party. 1t is natural for one
party or the other to say that the
Unions prosperity depends on the
individual success of Democracy
or Repubhcanism as the case may be.
But that is not SO. Tue Prohibitionists
might, with equal assurance, say the
country will deteriorate unless they
are at the head of the government.
"Speaking of the election and the
tariff, you might say that tariff reform
is certain to come in time. The de-
feat of the Democracy now does not
mean that the principles for which it
fought must die, Defeat was met
with primarily because the people have
not been sufficiently educated so far
as the tariff and tariff reform are con
cerned The tariff was the issue,
however, and on that issue you might
say the battle was fought. The great
trusts aud monopoies of the East
recognized that The sentiment of the
country was in favor of revision of
the tariff, and they brought all their
immense influence and wealth to bear
on workingmen in order to carry the
day. Doodle unquestiOnaby carried
New York and Indiana. 1t flowed in
those two States like water, and it
won.
"Of course, so far as New York is
concerned, the triangular fight for the
mayoralty in New York city was
factor in Mr.. Cleveland's defeat, for
an enormous amount of trading was
done there. Then, again, there is a
large percentage of floating voters
there who do not care which side wins,
and whose only interest and aim is TO
get all they can ont of the election.
These, the Republicans, with their
oceans of money, to a great extent
corraled.
"But as l say, the result of this
election cannot check tariff reform.
If you are acquainted with the history
of England you know what length
of time passed before the law of free
trade came into existence and it may
take years yet before the tariff is prop
erIy reformed here. There will be
freer trade as time goes on and event.
ualIy tariff for revenue will replace
the present onerous tax on imports.
"The election will have no effect on
the country, which is too great and to
grand to be affected in the least by
the ascendenCy or decendency of one
political party. Some individuals may
be injured, | mean these who will be
thrown out of Office, and / am sorry
for those Democrats, for many Of
them are personal friends of mine, but
the country will go right along just as
though nothing had happened"