Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-07

WHAT DEPEw THINKS
About the Landslide-He, of Course. is
Non-Committal.

New YORK, November 6.-Mr. Depew
was seen by a reporter last night, and
asked what he thought of the Demo
cratic tidal wave: at is the Mckinley
law" said Mr.. Depew, mot the legiti-
mate results OF the Mckinley law, but
the effects of its going into operation
only thirty days before election-effects
which ought to have been foreseen.
am not surprised that we are to have
Democratic House of Representatives.
Some weeks ago / made up my mind
that the Democrats would carry the
lower house of Congress, though | did
not expect so great majority as this.
I'll tell you what made me think so.
1t was the way the Mckinley bill
was being made use OF. All over
the country prices have been
going up, or going to go up because Of
the Mckinley bill, and generally on ar
ticles which were not affected by that
measure. Some of my friends went to
New York to buy piano, and they were
told they had better buy at once as
pianos were going to increase 500 in
price because Of the Mckinley bill,
although as a matter OF fact pianos
were not in the new tariff. In other
words, tradesmen of all kinds, Repub
icans as well as Democrats, have made
the Mckinley oil an excuse for ad-
yancng their prices or threatening to
do so. The result is that the people
will not stand these higher prices, or
are mad at il, and turn on the party
that passed the bill.
THE farmers have been heard from.
They come into their country towns to
buy something and are told by the store
keeper that the Mckinley tariff Is rails
ing the price ofeverything and they had
better buy at once, and it is needless to
say they don't like it. These are the
illegitimate results OF the Mckinley
tariff. 1t has hardly got into operation
yet and its good effects cannot be felt
for some time TO come. | do not believe
it will raise prices as people are now
pretending it will, and think 1t will
stimulate industry, and two years hence
will reverse the decision of yesterday,
for it is clear that the idea of protection
is deeply rooted and growing in this
country.
"a great deal of the tidal wave OF
Democracy is the result also OF the dis
appointment of oflice-seekers. This
was the first general national election
since President Harrison went in. With
1OO. 600 offices TO dispose of, there were
500. 900 oflice-soekers, and for every
man getting an office, five or more have
been disappointed. Many OF these en-
terprising gentlemen had a knife up
their sleeve, and yesterday they let the
administration feel IL.
''The Republicans, however, while
willing to crafty their feelings thus IN
an of year, will not sacrifice the Presi-
dency. and there will be no such danger
to be feared two years hence. The
| fraudulent use which has been made OF
the Mckinley tariff will be discovered
and punished, and its beneficial effects
will begin to be felt throughout the
land in 1892"
s'Do you not think the election was Il
condemnation OF Reed and the Force
bill?"
Not at ALL" said Mr.. Depew.
Speaker Reed has the entire con-
fidence OF his party, and while the
election may affect his Presidential pro-
spects, it will not affect his standing
among Republicans.
What was the matter in Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts"
THE Democratic victory in Pennsyl-
vania," said Mr.. Depew, records Il
condemnation of machine politics. In
polite machine & os GSes Aog9st gSts al y bghs BIZ
close corpoIaton or nsolent, when
it loses public sympathy and is
sat down upon. As to Massachusetts,
the cause of the Democratic victory
is very different. Massachusetts, has
been getting more and more Democratic
for twenty years part. and steadily
drifting away from its old Republican
anchorage. The Yankee boys have
been leaving their farms and going west
and immigrants have been taking their
places. The foreign vote in Massachu-
setts which has been increasing so
enormously of late years is almost alto
gether Democratic"
"And, how is Mr.. Blaine affected as
to 1922"
'If at all, Mr.. Blaine's chances are
affected favorably by the election OF
Yesterday. There may also be a recast-
ing of Presidential chances in the Dem
ocratic party as result OF the election;
but time will show best