The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-07
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Senator Squire o. the Result
Of the Election.
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ocnascR ena 0rA squire roSuru41 rom OyW-
pia Yesterday afsernoon. In speaking 81 the
rtsuit Of the elec Ion, senator squire said. II
had expectsd that II Dsmoc ats w0r1i scars
mnj Fity Of the congresenes In this elecsiou,
but Was uapfepared for 20 large n jority.
Ton sees y II . fact that congress u-uaiiy
goes against the adm nistratiOn in Oh years
Such reaction IL 10 Be lsoked for. There are
several causes to b rckoned into the &C.
e ant Reside the fact that il Is an Cd year. The
Republicans were careless, indie. a overc0u fdsus
IN some Waya, AMI did not put forth ~ stroag
Efforts - they shou d They felt that they h I'd
congress. they had the admin istrsfion. they bad
passed the Mckinney bill, and nov they could
r-sJ on tneir oAf1 Toe Democrats on the 0ther
hand. put iorlh svery effort
Another thing 70 BE considered II that the
mckinley bill wss not fully understood. The
measure had been in e6sc but short time,
ana ne great mang OF the voter did not actually
comprehen its scope. intent and effect TnS
Democrats made Ill the campaign ammunition
O. It that they cOuld. spreading all sorts Of
fai~enOods, sophistfsee IN absurdities about IL
= 90 not think the defeat will hurt the Re-
publican party. On the contrary, il viii
strengthen IL The Republicans viii see that
they must get together and work in order 70
win IN 1902 and they will get together and
work. have seen too many elections 70 be
seriously disturbed By defeat
Ny only cause Of apprehension IL that some
OF the more timid Of the manufacturers who,
relying on the Mckinley bill have been prepar-
Ing 70 slart fac,orses IN this coHntry, viii be
fr1ghteued into thinking that the present ID
Jusfment Of the tariff will be overturned very
SOM In dread Of sucn An event they may hesi-
tate to start their factories = they had intended
myself me- some lace importers in New York
who told me the Mckinley bill had encouraged
them 70 start in this country the business Of
making iace. And fesr that perhaps NOT tness
particular men. but others In the same boat may
become scared By this election.
"But the present adjustment Of the tariff is
bound to be in force for at least i've years Tho
administration is In for two yean longer 1t least
and do not see how the compile xion Of the
Senate can possibly be changed within i've
years
"When say that the complexion Of the Sem
ate cannot be changed within i've years. mean
that that il the least period. khoRld the Repub-
hcaas lose everything steadily. so / think the
tarl6 Il sale, not merely for fve years, but for
ten. There viii come . reaction again in favor
OF the republicans when the Mckinley bill Il
really comprehended.
''As for Warrington. think she has shown
her good sound tensr in sticking to the Repub-
licsn party. Indeed. do not see how Wasning-
ton conld we'll do anything but approve Of the
tariff bill You see this il new state, whose
Industries need developing. and . tariff il what
- the nose ON your face We have our lumber,
iron. coal and al that in the natural STATE, and
In developing the industries in which these
materials are used. We need the benont Of pro-
lection. Every business man in the state must
recognise this fact and 30 believe that WASH
ington i bound TO remain in the Republican
column.
II have had delightful time as Olympia. /
was surprised to see how the town has I'M
proved. think that in time it will become one
Of the great places on the sound"
Mr.. John H Mitchell. jr.. of TAcoma, VA at
the Rainier hotel Yesterday. In talking Of the
dissrict when he drst ran for congress back in
1876. He made - gallant fight then q he
made at this last eiec ion. STARK county, In his
district Was normally about l,30O Democratic
but he worked hard and turned the tables 10
that he came out o, the county with 500 major
ity behind him. He would have won this tune
except for such fearful odds against him La
those early days he was rot considered . man
Of any extraordinary ability; and think that
even now his main strength hes in bis knowl-
ed . of tne arlf He has in his district several
places affected very serious BY the tariff They
are suca IRON and steel producing centers e
Akron and Canton"
Mr.. J. J. Caliaghan. OF etevenI Point, via, il
at The Rainier Tine little red schoolh use
issue 10 what tore the Republican party to
pieces in Wis onsin." SAID he yesterday "The
Republicans defended the Bennett school law.
which MAKES 1t compulsory 70 teach Eng ian Ut
leas. twelve weeks in the year In ever, school
In the state. Now there is in Wisconsin large
foreign element, aud there are many church
schools where English is not taught The for
eisners and thes. schools with their foliowings,
combined and overwhelmed the Republican
party. Il seems that in Wisconnn the foreign
element 10 actually in the ascendancy."
Mr.. Edmond Kelly. who hes been at she
Rainier for severa days, started for Lopez Island
last evening on q deer hunt He went with Mr..
J. +. Mcknight. MIR. Josiah Collins. IT., Mr.. T..
A. Errout and several others prominent in Seat
tie They sal. Eel away In the steamer Noun
tainser, which mad been chartered for the pnr.
pose.
Governor Lyman 4 Knapp. Of Alaska. sailed
for Sitks yesterday py the steamer City OF
Topeka He is leased with the interest the
Chamber of Commerce and the citizens OF
Alaska generally took in the matter Of urging
legislation for his territory.
Mrs NJ. A. Ballard. who has been seriously i'll
for several weeks. LIFT last night for Los An
geles. Cal, to spend the winter, in hopes that
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