Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-09
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WASHINGTON, d. c., November s.
Democrats 10 Washington as rule take
the results OF yesterdays elections very
pbiIosoohicany. They are not alarmed
because they feel that Republican vic
tories in old Republican States were
to be expected, and they regard the
extreme depression which has prevailed
for months as in a large degree account
ing for the unusual dimensions Of the
Republican majorities.
Speaking Of tho results tonight, Rep
resentative William l.. Wilson said:
Democrats certainly have cause TO
congratulate themselves that what oc-
Cured yesterday did not occur last
year or q year hence. The chief cause
Of the Republican successes was un-
doubtedly the business depression, for
which the voters, iu their discomfort
and desire TO strike at somebody, held
the party in power responsible. This
always happens in times Of depression,
and so it IS fortunate for the Democ-
racy that the blow comes now, when we
are not much burt by it, rather than
A YEAR FROM NOW,
when new Congress- has to be elected.
Another cause of Republican success
was the disappointment among candi-
dates for office under the federal gov
ernmeut, who failed TO get what they
wanted This is another thing which
Invariably weakens the party 10 power
at the beginning Of a new administra-
tration, and which in the present in
stance has made itself felt rather earlier
than usual Here, again, however, the
Democrats are fortunate, for this sense
OF disappointment has now largely
spent Itself, aud will be but slightly felt
f. the important elections Oi next year.
"Bv that time" Mr.. Wilson con-
tinued, "the Democrats viii have put
their policies into practical effect the
country will have recovered from the
[ present depression, aud will again be
EfairIy prosperous, and then there will
he very different story go tell on cleo
.+0n dav. There is no good reason why
Democrats should Ue alarmed or dis
y couraged by yesterdays election. The
~qlv Democratic State that went Re-
,1blican was New York, and there the
ssues were purely local, and Demo
cratic defeat was due 90 TOO much ma
chine rule. That the party Is not dis
integratiug Is shown by the gratifying
victory ia Virginia, which, all things
considered, may be taken as an Offset 20
the diSaDDOintmeutS elsewhere.
No expressions OF opinion on the cleo
tions OF yesterday were 20 be had from
members OF
THE ADMINISTRATIONS
to-day. The President STAYED out at
Woodley, presumably 90 work on his
message. His intention is TO spend sew
eral davs Of each week To- the country
engaged in this work. Secretary Her
bert was az the department but q short
time this morning, and Secretary GreS-
ham declined 20 express an opinion on
the results OF yesterdays voting. The
prominent Democratic leaders at the
Capitol are peculiarly reluctant %
assign any particular cause for the Re
publican landslide and Democratic de-
feat. Chairman S3yers OF the ApprO-
DrlatiOns Committee, seemed cheerful
despite the dIsc0uraginR news that kept
piinz iu with 'ater dispatches, aud
said, with a laugh: The principal
reason seems 20 be that we did not get
enough votes. There may have been
some other particular and incidental
reasons, but they all merged into this
fin the grand result We did not get
enough votes. aud that Is about all
there is 90 say about it. The Commit
tee on Appropriations did not cause it,
anyhow. We can prove an alioi."
EX-SENATOR MALONE,
OF Virginia, said that be regarded the
result as an Acknowledgement on the
part of the people that they had made
a mistake ia putting Mr. Cleveland 10
the White House.
Judge Lochren, Commissioner Of Pen
siOns, Coz speaking on the results, said:
"It is the natural result Of the hard
times The uuthinkiug people have
charged the financial troubles 20 the
party in power
Representative Burrows, OF Michigan,
said that the general result Of yester-
dny's election Indicated that laboring
Ueople of the country were undoubtedly
opposed 90 the free trade as advocated
bv the Democratic party. Ia Ohio, he
said, the issue was sQuarely on the tariff
apd the enormous victory shows how
strong public sentiment was on that
subject.
REPRESENTATIVE MAuLLIN,
Of Tennessee. was one of those Demo-
Gratis who had not expected an over
whelming victory for his party this
year, for be said shat no one we'll post
ed on the subject looked for victory in
Ohio, Massachusetts and Iowa. The
result he believed. was not due 10 the
tariff agitation. for no one knew what
the changes in the tariff would be.
Hon VIM. r. Morrison, OF the Inter
State Commerce Commission, said that
ia the forty-ive years he has has been
voting the Democratic ticket such re-
verses had happened to him aud be was
not 70 be discouraged by such result
as Yesterday. Next year will be a
Democratic year, said Mr.. Morrison.
Equal suffrage Carries.
& DENVER. Col, November s.-The