The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-14
MR.. DEPEW'S OPINION.
He Accounts for the Cyclone tt

at is the Mckinley law" said Mr..
Depew. Not the legitimate results
of the Mckinley bill, but the effect
of its going into operation only thirty
days before the election-effects which
ought to have been foreseen. l am
not surprised that we are to have a
Democratic House of Representa-
tives. Some weeks ago | made up
my mind that the Democrats would
carry the lower House of Congress,
though | did not expect so great IA
majority as this. III tell you what
made me think so. 1t was the way
the Mckinley bill WAS being made
use of. All oyer the country prices
have been going UP, or going to go
up because OF the Mckinley bill. and
generally on articl es which were not
effected by that measure. Some of
my friends went to New York to
buy a 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, AL
though. as matter of fats, pianos
were not inIthe new tariff.
DISHONEST TRADEsMEN.
"In other words, tradesmen If all
kinds, Republicans as we'll as Dem
ocrats, have made the Mckinney bill
an excuse for advancing their prices
or threatening to dc SO. The result
is that the people will not stand
these higher prices, or are mad at it,
and turn on their 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 storekeeper that the Nc
Kinley tariff is raising the price of
everything and they had better buy
at once, and it is needless to say they
don't like il. These are the illigiti-
mate results of the Mckinley tariff.
1t is hardly got into operation yet,
and its good effect cannot be felt for
some time to come. [ do not believe
it will raise prices. as people are now
pretending 1t will. and think it will
stimulate industry, and two years
hence will reverse the decision OF
yesterday, for il is clear that the idea
of Protection is deeply rooted and
growing in this country.
DISAPPOINTED OFFICE SEEKERS.
IA great deal of the tidal wave of
Democracy is the result also Of the
disappointment of otfice-seekers.
This was the first general national
election since President Harrison
went in. With 100000 Offices to dis
pose of there were 500 900 office-seek-
ers, and for every man getting an
office FIVE or more have been disap-
pointed. Many of these enterprising
gentlemen mad knife uD their
sleeve, and yesterday they let the adj
ministration feel 1t.
1.-The Republicans, however, while
willing to crafty their feelings thus
in an off year, will not srcritice 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 he
discovered ard punished and its hem
eficial effects will begin to be felt
throughout the land in 1892"
"Do you think the election was
made a condemnation of Reed and
he force bill ?"
"Not at ALL" said Mr.. Depew,
Speaker Reed has the entire conf.
dence of his own party, and while the
election may effect his Presidential
prospects it will not effect his stand
ing among Republicans"
PENNSYLVANIA AND MASSACHU.
SETS.
'.What was the matter in Pennsyl-
yania and Massachusetts ?"
1.-THE Democratic victory in Penn
sylvania." said Mr.. Depew, "records
a condemnation of machine politics.
In politics a machine goes along all
right for a certain time, until it gets
to be close corporation or insOlent,
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 Demo-
cratic for twenty years past, steadily
drifting away from its old Republi-
can anchorage. The Yankee boys
have been leaving their farms and
going west and immigrants have
been taking their places. 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 1892. ?"
"If at all, MIR. Blaine's chances are
affected faYorably by the election of
yesterday. There may also be a