The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-09
Observation-Disclosures MUM,
No One Inclined TO Talk Of the ROut
at the Polls.

the Legislation Against SILVER is at
the Bottom of the Landslide-De efeat
Better Now Than Later in the Ad-
ministration-Non of the Leaders
Fearful of Serious Future Conse-
quenees From 1t.
Washington, Nov s.-Southern con-
gresham seem to be suffering to-day from
a semi-paralysis on an aggravated case of
hetoronomy. An effort was made to see
Representatives Turner, of Georgia,
Montgomery, of Kentucky and other
members of the ways and means commit
tee, but few of them would say anything,
and none wanted their names used in con-
nection with with any criticisms. They
all say that the victory of Mckinley in
Ohio win have no effect whatever on the
work that the ways and means committee
is now employed upon.
Representative McMillans said to-day
that work would go bravely on
and the bill would be ready
for presentation at the opening of the
regular session.
JUST SUITS BRYAN.
Representative Bryan, Of Nebraska,
was perfectly willing TO talk and talked
freely He, along with other southern
silver men, has no hesitancy in saving
that the defeat is due entirely to the sill
yer wing of the Democratic party In the
states where elections were held yester-
day. They all agree that the question of
the tariff had nothing whatever TO do
with the upheavnl, The people have de-
clared for tariff for revenue only" said
Representative Bryan, land no law has
been passed or bill presented on that de-
cree. In my mind the money question
was most paramount in the extra session,
and it must bear the blame for any re-
verse at this election"
THE REAL FACTS IN THE CASE.
OF course this is the talk Of the ram
pant silver men. The conservative dem
ocrats think that Metropolitan victories
yesterday were the result of natural
causes, which always follow financial
depression. There is always n flop In SEN
timent just after the administration goes
in, and the leaders here think it much
better for it to come now rather than
later in the administration.
Secretary Hoke Smith to-day remained
behind closed portals He refused to be
interviewed, as did all the other mem
bers of the cabinet who were in the city
His secretary told every one that came,
that Mr.. Smith was busy preparing his
annual report, aud has not had time TO
consider the mistakes which the voters
Of the country had made.
CLEVELAND STAYS IN THE COUNTRY.
The President stayed out at Woodley,
presumably to work on his message. His
intention is to spend several days of each
week in the country, engaged in this
work
Secretary Herbert was at the depart
ment but a short time this morning, and
Secretary Gresham declined to express
an opinion on the results of yesterdays
voting.
The prominent democratic leaders at
the capitol are PECULIARLY reluctant to
assign any particular cause for the re-
publican landslide and democratic de-
feat. Chairman Sayers, of the appro-
poriatiOns committee, seemed cheerful,
despite the discouraging news that
kept piling in with later dispatches, and
said with laugh, 1.-The principal reason
seems TO be that we did not get enough
votes There may have been some other
and particular and incidental reasons,
but they are merged into this, the grand
result We did not get enough votes,
and that is about all there Is TO say about
it. The committee on appropriations did
not cause it anyhow. We can prove an
alibi."
GOOD TIME FOR 1T.
CudlFHdu wilson, OIL tue ways ana
means committee, seemed anxious TO get
the very latest news from the several
states, and in conclusion said: ~ am
mighty glad il came now instead of later
in the administration. The election In
Virginia shows that the populist uprising
has not gathered any headway. AS soon
as democratic measures can be taken TO
restore prosperity to the country every
thing will be all right again.
AEol Al
that he regarded the result as an ac-
acknowledgement on the part Of the people
that they had made mistake in putting
Mr.. Cleveland in the white house.
AscRrBED TO THE DEPRESSION.
Ex-Congressman Gable, of Illinois, said:
GAS to the general causes, the business
depression is the most potent. The pub
lie seemed TO blame these conditions upon
the party in power. | hold that the ad-
ministration and the Democratic party
are not responsible for this The busi-
ness conditions grew out Of pernicious
legislation enacted by the Republican
party. II was the democracy's legacy,
and not its acts y
Judge Lochren, commissioner Of pen
sions in speaking on the result Of the
elections, said "lt is the natural result
of the hard times. The unthinking
people charged the financial troubles to
the party in power"
WILL ACT AS TONIC.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Frank Jones, said: "The Democratic
party will toe the scratch next time.
Blows Of this character can not phase it.
A knock down with democracy only acts
as tonic. The result is due to local
causes. The result in Ohio is the one Of
most Importance. 1t brought Mckinley
once more in popular view as political
success, and raised his prospects as a
chunk Of presidential timber"
FREE TRADE FAKE.
Representative Burrows, of Michigan,
said that the general result Of yester-
days election, indicated that the labor
ing people of the country were undoubt-
edly opposed to free trade, as advocated
by the Democratic party. In Ohio. he
said, the issue was squarely on the tariff,
and the enormous victory showed how
strong public sentiment was on that sub
ject.
MMILLIN LOOKED FOR IT.
Representative McMillin, of Tennessee,
was not one Of those democrats who had
expected an overwhelming victory for his
party this year, for he said that no one
well posted on the subject looked for vic
tory in Ohio, Massachusetts and Iowa.
The result, he believed, was not due to
the tariff agitation, for no one knew what
the changes in the tariff would be.