The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-09
SAYS NOTHING
Cleveland Keeps Out
!. of Sight,
AND ALL ARE SILENT.
Even Those Who Do
Talk Say Nothing.
STILL THE VICTORY GROWS.
McKin1ey's Plurality in Ohio
'.-z. Will Reach 100000.
McKiniey's Plurality in Ohio
Will Reach 100000.
GOOD NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
It Has Been the Biggest Sweep
Made by a Political Party in
Recent Years.

WASHINGTON. Nov. $40 expression s
Of opinion on the elections of yesterday
were to be had to-day from members of
the administration. The President stayed
out at Woodey, presumably to work on
his message. Secretary Herbert was at
the department but short time this morn
ing. and Secretary Gresham declined to
express an opinion.
Prominent Democratic leaders at the
Capitol are peculiarly reluctant to assign
q particular cause for the Republican
landslide and the Democratic defeat.
Chairman Sayers of the Appropriations
Committee seemed cheerful. and said with
a--Taugh: The principal reason seems to
be that we did not get enough votes.
There may have been some other par
.ticular and incidental reasons, but we did
not get enough votes, and that is about all
there is to say about il. The Committee
;on appropriations did not cause it, any,
how. We can prove an alibi."
:. Chairman Wilson of the Ways and
Means Committee said: Il 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 can be taken to restore prosper
ity In the country everything will be all
right again"
Ex-senator Malone of Virginia said he
regarded the result as an acknowledgment
on the part Of the people that they had
made mistake in putting Cleveland in
the White House.
Ex-Congressman Ben Cable of Illinois
said: ''As to the general causes bust ness
depression is perhaps the most potent. The
public seemed to blame these conditions
upon the party in power. l hold that the
administration and the Democratic party
are not responsible. The business condi-
tions grew out of pernicious legislation
enacted by the Republican party"
Judge LOchren, Commissioner of Pen
-sIons, said: 1T is the natural resul: of
the hard times. Unthinkiug people have
charged the financial troubles to the party
in power"
First Assistant Postmaster General
Frank Jones said: 1.-THE Democratic
party will toe the scratch next time. Blows
of this character cannot phase it. A knock
down with the Democracy only acts as a
tonic. The result is due to local causes.
The result in Ohio was the one of most
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
:. Iaboring people of the country undoubt-
yedlY opposed free trade as advocated by
the Democratic party. In Ohio the issue
was squarely on the tariff, and the enor-
. mons victory showed how strong was the
public sentiment on that subject.
. Representative McMillin of Tennessee
said that no one well 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 results have been a surprise to all
the parties here. In fact. they do pot ac-
cord with the predictions Of either Demo-
Gratis. Republicans or Popnlists The only
grain of comfort for the Democrats is in
thedefeat of the Populsts and the cleo
. tlon of O'Ferrall in Virginia, where thev
were terroriZed by the Populists' claims.
. This, however. is only small comfort in
the face of: the overwhelming slaughter
% elsewhere. They expected defeat in the
States where the free-coinage element was
. strong, but were not prepared to be
showed under in sOund-money States like
.MassacE Hsetts and New York. Defeat in
Iowa they regretted. not so much on ac-
count Of insuring the election of Repub-
:iican United States Senator, as in the
3practical removal of Governor Boies from
the list Of eligible Presidential timber.
:: The. .Populists are much disappointed at
:.thair SHOWING. but claim later returns will
be better for them.
About the only complacent men in the
!. Democratic ranks are the silver men, who
, are in a position to say to the President,
81 told you So" They will take this as
their text, and at the opening of the reg
ular session be prepared to renew their
fight for silver more vigorously thar ever.
If possible 1t is not believed the Presi-
dent is discouraged by the landslide, as he
is known TO believe that time will vlndi-
cate his policy.
1h'repiy to an inquiry from the general
manager OF the Associated Press as to the
cause Oh the result in Ohio, Governor Nc
Aihley said to-day the campaign was
louent out between himself and Neal on
the question of tariff and free trade, pure
ana simple, from beginning to end, and
that the result was verdict of the people
OF ONO on those questions.
II IS fact that Tammany had promised
the New York State leaders all along that
1t would give Maynard the full vote polled
Tor the Iammany county ticket, and it
now appears that nearly 10000 voters who
supported the Tammany ticket broke
away from Maynard. This is regarded as
proof in many quarters that Croker has
no absolute control over the organization
any longer. and that very large number
Of men who vote with Tammanv will not
obey the boss when called upon to vote
for dlsreputable candidate. The effect
Of this discovery on local polifins in Na,u