Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-08
Of the Causes That Produced Yes
terday's Remarkable Results.
BUSINESS DEPRESSION RESPONSIBLE,
According to the Views of Some
Prominent Democrats.
VIRGINIA GIVES HOPE.

pected" talk and some of the democrats who
have been dissatisfied with the admiuistra-
ton are smiling through their hats They
all recognize, however, that the extent OF
their defeat is such as to promise a good
Zeal OF trouble for them in the future There
is disposition on the part of representa-
tives Of the administration faction ana the
anti-administration faction to blame the re-
suit one upon the other. but they are not
disposed to talk openly on the subject
Representative McMfnfn's ytew..
Representative McMillin said TODAY that
the victory Of the republicans in Iowa. Ne
braska, South Dakota. Massachusetts Ohio
ana pennsylvania was what was expected.
In New York, however, they did not expect
any such majority for the republicans. ana
generally the republican majorities that
were given were larger than were antici-
pated' and in Virginia the democratic ma
gority was larger than the democrats had
hoped for. He did not care 10 talk about
the causes but said that the tariff question
mac nothing to do with IL, as the Character
OF the bill the democrats would report was
not yet known, and there could be no trial
OF IL before the people in this election.
Democrats Were Getting Too Conn-
dent.
Representative Forman said that Il was an
on year. and you could never tell what
would happen in an of year. and he be-
heved the defeat would make the democratic
little more cautious and more harmonious
They were getting too confident and inde-
pendent.
Licked. hut Not Conquered.
Mr Morrison of Illinois said that he could
find no better expression than that of an
lrishman who had sufferd a similar de-
feat and said that he was certainly licked
but not conquered.
General Dissatfsfacttou With D~-a-
cratic Policies.
Ex-senator Malone said that he regarded
the result as an acknowledgment ON the
part of the people that they had made a
mistake in putting Mr. Cleveland I'm the
White House. He said he thought they
recognized their error now and were trying
70 ger back on the other side. He thought
that both the silver question and the tarif
lnnuenced the result and that there was
general dissatisfaction with the demo-
cratic policies. The people in this coun-
try appear never to be satisfied unless thew
are DOING something. They are progressive
ana always want to be going ahead with
enough alone
When the country was enjoying the
greatest prosperity they were Dissatisfied
They defeated Mr. Harrison because fbey
wanted a change, though under his ad-
mlnlstration factories were going ali men
VINO wanted employment had it, money was
piehty, ramps We're few and there was
measure OF prosperity in the country al
most unprecedented. Now they are con-
tronted with hard times. financial disaster
ana want They see their mistake and are
trying 10 get back again 10 where they
were before. 1 think the result will en-
courage the republicans throughout the
country and In the south there will he q
revival of hope though 1 fear that tht.
hope will be all that there is in IL for us n
the south, since IL does not make any dtf.
ference what the popular sentiment is tho
elecuons turn out but one way"
business Depression the Cause.
81 predicted that Gov Mckinley would
have $1,000 plurality in Ohio" said ex-Con-
gresham Ben. T. Cable Of Illinois, who was
manager of the western democratic branch
headquarters at Chicago during the La
uonal campaign. The circumstances IN
Ohio were decidedly in favor Of the repub-
| licans. Aside from tn general causes
which contributed to the democratic defeat
there were a number Of local ones that
tended to aggravate the case in that state.
| The democratic candidate for governor did
not agree with the financial policy of the
| administration. That was one unfortunate
circumstance. Neal is a free silver man.
"As to the general causes the business
| depression is perhaps the most potent.
| Mills were shut down all over the country
and thousands of laboring men out OF en-
1
| preston. The public seemed TO blame these
/ conditions upon the party in power. / hold
| that the administration and the democratic
party are not responsible for this. The bus
| iness conditions grew out Of pernicious
| legislation enacted by the republican party.
1t was the democracy's legacy and not It's
| acts
| Result of the Hard Tfmes.
Judge Lochren. commissioner OF pensions.
in speaking with a Star reporter today on
| the election results said: 1T is the natural
! result Of the hard times. The unthinking
people have charged the financial troubles
| to the party in power"
| Sees Victory fin the Future.
| Deputy Commissioner Murphy, who took
part in the recent democratic campaign in
Ohio, said that the party in power mad
been held responsible for things for which
| it was in no wise responsible: that the pres
ent knock-down was not OF very great
future Importance: that Il would stimulate
| the democracy; that IL would eird its loins
| tighter, and that Constantine never saw q
| sign symboliZing victory half 50 clearly as
| he CMr Murphy saw future democratic
| triumphs written in the dark figures OF re-
publican majorities.
| No Reason to Feel Glum.
First Assistant Postmaster General Frank
Jones was in a smiling frame Of face when
the reporter assaulted him for his reason
why all this was thus. The democratic
/ party would toe the scratch next time.
Blows of this character couldn't phase IL
A knock down with democracy only acted
as a tonic The result was due to local
causes The result in Ohio was the one
of most importance. 1t brought Mckinley
/ once more in popular view as a political
success and raised his prospects as a chunk
of presidential timber. There was no rea-
son for democrats to feel glum.
Case of Toothache.
| republican in the patent Office this az
| ternoon said. II am In the throes OF tooth
ache but If / put my hand TO my face In
an attempt to ease my pain, i am fearful
that the officials will think that L am sup
pressing laughter at democratic discom-
1 future"
| Representative Bryan's Views
Mr.. VIM. ]. Bryan. the silver-tongued ora
tor of Nebraska, who was elected TO Con-
gress as a democrat and is serving his sec
| ond term, was among the most pointed and
| outspoken in his comments from the sill
| YER point of view. He said:
| THE democratic party now In power IN
all the branches of government has an
| nounced its policy on one question only.
| namely, finance. Congress was called to-
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