St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-07
rDEPEw IS NOT SURPRISED.
The Crusade Against MoKinleyism
Caused the Democratic Land

slide.
New YORK, Nov. 6.-Mr. Depew was
seen by reporter and asked what he
thought of the Democratic tidal wave.
1T is the Mckinley law" said Mr. Depew,
mot the legitimate results of the Mckinley
law, but the effect of its going into operation
only thirty days before election-effects
which ought to have been foreseen. 1 am
not surprised that we are to have q Demo-
cratic 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 Nc
Kinley bill was being made use of. All
over the country prices have been going up,
or gong to go up because OF the Mckinley
bill, and generally on articles which were
not affected by that measure. Some friends
of minc went to New York to buy a piano,
and the man told them they had better buy at
once, as pianos were going to increase 500
Ill price because of the Mckinley bill, al
though ASH matter of fact pianos were not III
the new tariff. In other words, tradesmen
of all kinds, Republican as well as Demo-
cratic, have made the Mckinley bill an
excuse for advancing their prices or threat
ening to do so. The result is that people will
not stand these higher prices or are mad at
It, and turn on the party that passed the bill.
me farmers have been heard from. They
come into their country towns to buy some
thing. and are told by the storekeeper that
the Mckinley tariff is raising the price of
everything and they had better buy at once,
ana. 1t is needless 10 say. they don't like 1t.
These are the illegitimate results of the Me-
Kinley tariff. 1t has hardly got into
operation yet end its good effects
canuot be felt for some time to come. l do
not believe it will raise prices, as people are
now pretending it WILL and l think it 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. & great
deal of the tidal wave of Democracy is the
result of some of the disappointment of
office seekers. This was the first general
national election since President Harrison
went in. With 100000 offices to
dispose of, there were 500. 900 office seekers,
more have been disappointed. Many of these
enterprising gentlemen had knife up their
sleeve, and yesterday they let the admins
tration feel it. The Republicans. however,
while willing to CRAFTY their feelings thus in
an off year, will not sacrifice the presidency,
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 bene-
hcIai effects will begin to be felt throughout
the land in 1892"
DO you net think the election was con-
demnation of Reed and the force bill?'
Not at ALL said Mr.. Depew. speaker
Reed has the entire confidence of his own
party. and while the election may affect his
presidential prospects 1t will not affect his
standing among Republicans.
What was the matter in Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts
THE Democratic victory in Pennsylvania"
SAID Mr.. Depew. records condemnation of
machine politics. In politics machine goes
along all right for a certain time, until it gets
to be a close corporation or insolent when it
loses public sympathy and is sat down upon.
As 10 Massachusetts. the cause of the Dem
ocratic victory is very different. Massachu-
sets has been getting more and more Demo-
cratic for twenty years past and steadily drift
ing 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 complexion
of the population of Massachusetts is
very different now from what it was twenty
years ago. not because people have changed
their minds or politics, but because they
have changed their residence. The Massa-
chnsetts vote is now scattered all over the
West The foreign vote In Massachusetts.
which has been increasing so enormously
of late years, is almost altogether Demo-
cratic"
And how is Mr.. Blaine affected as to
1922
''If at all, Mr.. Blaine's chances are affected
avUrably by the election of yesterday There
may also be a recastIBg of presidential
chances in the Democratic party as a result
OF this election, but time will show best"