The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-11
THE THING THAT DID 1T.
Chauncey Depew Says 1t Was tbs
Tariff.
Ben sutterworth Also Says the Same
Thing.
Intefes sting Talks by Prominent
Leaders.

ocrat prints the following: "Chauncey Depew
was seen by a.reporter last night and asked
what he thought of the Democratic tidal
wave. sit is the Mckinley law" said Mr..
Depew; mot the legitimate result of the Nc
Kinley law, but the effect of its going into
operation only thirty days before election
effects which ought to have been foreseen. l
am not surprised that we are to have DEM
ocratic House of Representatives. Some
weeks ago made up my mind that the Dem
ocrats would carry the lowerlhouse of Con-
gress, though did not expect so great ma
jority 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 articles which were not affected by that
measure. Some friends of mine went to New
York to buy piano, and the man told them
that they had better buy at once as pianos
were going to increase 500 in price because
of the Mckinley bill, although as matter
OF fact pianos were not in the new tariff.
"In other words, tradesmen of all kinds,
Republicans as well as Democrats, have the
Mckinley bill as an excuse for advancing
their prices, or threatening to do so. The
result is that people will not stand these
higher prices, OF are mad at 1t, 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 thelstorekeepers that the Mckinley
tariff Is raising the price Of everything, and
to say they don't like it. These are illegiti-
mate results of the Mckinley tariff. 1t has
hardly got into operation yet and its good
effects can not be felt for some time to come
| do not believe it will raise prices, as people
are now pretending it will, and think it will
Stimnlata industry and two wars hanaa 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 Demoe-
racy is the result of the disappointment of
0ffice-seekers. This was the first general
national election since President Harrison
went in. With 100000 offices to dispose of,
there were 100000 Office seekers. and for
every man getting an Office five or more have
been disappointed. Many of these enter
and Tuesday they let the administration
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 whi:h
has been made of the Mckinley tariff will be
discovered and punished, and its beneficial
effects will be felt throughout the land in
1892"
"Do you not think that the election was
condemnation of Reed and the force bill?"
mot at ALL" said Mr.. DepeW. Speaker
Reed has the entire confidence of his own
part, and while the election may affect his
presidential prospects it will not affect his
standing among Republicans"
'What was the matter in Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts ?"
"The Democratic vote in Pennsylvania"
said Mr.. Depew, records condemnation Of
machine politics. In politics machine goes
along all right for certain time, until 1t
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 Democratic for 20 years past, and
steadily drifting away from its old Republi-
can anchorage. The Yankee boys have been
leaving their farms and going West, and i'm
migrants have been taking their places. TIE
complexion of the population of Massachu-
setts is very different now from what il was
% years ago, not because people have chang
ed their minds or politics, but because they
have changed their residence. The Massa-
chusetts 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 Democratic"
"And how is Mr.. Blaine affected as to
1922
"If at all, Mr.. Blaine's chances are affect
ed favorably by the election Of uesday.
There may also be recasting of presiden-
tial chances in the Democratic party as re-
suit of this election, but time will show
best"
Gen Butterworth's Opinion.
CHICAGO, November 1O.-The Hon. Benja-
min Butterw0rth, who declined renomina-
tion to Congress from his district in Cincin-
natl, has expressed himself upon the Ie-
suit of the election. He said;
"In my opinion no man could have made
successful race for the Presidency of the
United States standing upon the issue of the
Mckinley bill, and l think the high tariff
path the rockiest one to travel for public Of
fee at the present time. The people of this
country are in such a state that not even the
most prosperous will stand the addition of
another feathers weight of tax 1t was the
most unwise policy any party could pursue
to take the stand of favoring an increase of
the tariff when it is and has been apparent
that reduction is what has been needed
and wanted. l think / saw what was COM
ing; at least my actions show that pursued
a wise course, and other Republicans knew
only too we'll the inevitable consequence of
the Mckinley bills adoption. / received a
letter from Minnesota Congressman this
morning which read: How terrible was the
slaughter! You saw the trouble and sold
out, but stayed like lamb and was butch
cred beautifully. The Mckinley bill and the
Farmers Alliance were too much for me- L
do not think that the actions of Speaker
Reed antagonized public feeling to the ex-
tent the newspapers make out, and nearly
were made because the mass of the Republl-
cans are becoming more and more disgusted
with high tariff teachings. Now that the
prophet has spoken and a lesson been taught
l have no doubt that proper adjustments
will Immediately follow"