The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-09
M'klNLEy OVER $4,000 AHEAD.
Hills Man Maynard Beaten by About
Ninety Thousand.
Republics Piaralftfes In Both Iowa
and Massachusetts About 5000. Ia
PeansyivsniA Isc .ooo-Heavy Pspa-
list Lssses In Kansas. Nebraska, Colo
rade and sonth Dakota.


sions of opinion on the elections yesterday
are 70 be had from members Of the admin
isirafion. The president stayed out at
Woodlsy, presumably TO work on his mes
sage Secretary Herbert was az the navy
department bat short time this morning
and Secretary Gresham declined TO express
an opinion. Prominent Democratic lead
ers at the capital are peculiarly reluctant
10 assign particular cause for the Repub-
lican landslide and Democratic defeat.
Chairman Sayers, OF the appropriations
committee, seemed cheerful and said with
laugh: "The principal reason seems 10
be that We did not get enough votes.
There may have been some other particu-
lar aud incidental reason. bat we did nos
get enough votes. and that 10 about all
there is TO say about 1t. The committee on
appropriations did not cause II, anyhow.
We can prove an alihi.'
Chairman Wilson, of the ways and
means COMMITTEES. said: II am mighty
glad it came now instead of later in the
administration. The election in Virginia
shows that the Populist uprising has not
gained headway. As soon as Democratic
measures eaa be taken TO restore the pros
perity of the country everything will be
ell right again.
Ex-senator Malone. Of Virginia. said he
regarded the result as an acknowledge
ment on the part OF the people that they
had made a mistake in putting Cleveland
in the White House.
Ex-Congressman Ben Cable. of Illinois.
said: AS TO the general causes the busi-
ness depression is perhaps the most po-
tent The public seemed to blame these
conditions upon the party in power.
hold the administration and the Demo-
cratic party not responsible. The business
conditions grew out OF pernicious legisla-
ton enacted by the Republican party"
Judge Lochren, commissioner of PEN
sions, said: 1T is the natural result OF
hard times. Unthinking people have
charged the financial trouble to the party
in power"
First Assistant Postmaster General
Frank Jones SAID; The Democratic
party will toe the scratch next time.
Blows of this character cannot phase It.
A knockdown with the Democracy only
acts as q tonic. The result is due 10 local
causes. The result in Ohio was the one of
most importance. 1t has brought McKin-
ley once more into popular view as
political success and raised his prospects
as a chunk of presidential timber"
Representative burrows, of Michigan.
said the general result indicated that the
laboring people of the country were un-
doubtedly opposed to free trade as advo-
Gated by the Democratic party. In Ohio
the issue was sqnarely on the tariff, and
the enormous victory showed how strong
was public sentiment on that subject.
Representative McMillin. CT Tennessee.
said that no one we'll posted on the subject
looked for victory In Ohio. Massachusetts,
and Iowa. The result was not due TO tariff
agitation, for no one knew what the
changes in the tariff would be.
The only grain OF comfort for the DEM
ocrats Is in the defeat of the Populists
and tho election OF 0'Eerrall in
Virginia, where they were terrorized
by Populist claims. This. however,
was only small comfort In face of the over
whelming slaughter elsewhere. They ex-
pected defeat In the states where the free
coinage element was strong. but were not
prepared to be showed under in sound
money states like Massachusetts, and New
York. All the prominent Democratic
leaders ascribe the result to two causes,
the dissatisfaction of farmers over the
financial situation and the apathy of dis
appointed Office seekers. The defeat in
Iowa is regarded not so much on account
of insuring the election OF Republican
United States senator as in the practical
removal of Gov. Boies from the list OF
eligible presidential timber. The Popu-
lists are much disappointed at their show
ing, but claim that later returns will be
better for them. About the only COM
placent men Ia the Democratic ranks are
the silver men, who are in q position 20
say TO the president, ~ told you So"
They will take this as text. and at the
opening of the regular session will be pre-
pared to renew the hight for silver more
vigorously than ever, If possible. 1t is not
believed that the president is discouraged
by the landslide, as he Is known to believe
that time will vindicate his position.