The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-11-16
Fhe Late Election.
F,uses Expressed By the Lead
inc business Men,
|,u nave Nearly the Same VIEWS
on the Subject
:, some of tho Leading Business
Op'D = canton as to the Causes OF
the Late Election Landslide

..nresentative of the TIMES was
: thursday among the business
q Canton to get their opinions as
III .ao .a,,ses which lead up the over
'.helming defeat that overlook the
democratic party in the recent election
Nearly every man the TIMES reporter
...r;eved seemed thoroughly WILL
.,;ssed with the result, realizing the
..ot that first-class occasional drup-
h;rc is a very good thing to befaii
nolitical parties in order to preserve a
healthy equilibrium and keep up q
proper war spirit.
Coming across Mr.. Brad Luckett, or
.he 6rm of Luckett & Hill. on the
street in front of this place OF busi-
ress he was asked to give his opinion
/ of what produced the cyclone. Mr..
rckett said he had given very little
Thought to the matter, but was not at
| III surprised at the result; that 1t was
ve,, known that the Republicans fuiiJ-
realized the Importance of regaining
control of the government and used
|every possible means to accomplish
mis- end. He said he attributed the
success of the Republicans mainly to
the unstinted use of money in buying
|uu the votes of the unemployed labor
ling men Of the country.
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Captain H. D. Priestley was next
seen by the reporter and asked for his
|opnion. He said that their were a
humber of causes that operated to
bring on the defeat, He said the
Democrats went into power At time
when the results of the vicious legisla-
tion Of the Republican party, which
bad been in possession of the legisla-
tive branch of the government for
thirty years was about to eliminate,
hnd Of course the party in power had
Ill the blame to shoulder, While
this was true, he said, deeper gloom
was added to the financial depression
growing out of Republican measures
by the scandal connected with the
fariff legislation of the last Congress,
which filled the advocates of the Will
Jon bill with quite as much disgust
lnd Indignation as its enemies.
Several Democratic senators, insti-
yated by corrupt and selfish motives.
ighting against their own party in
he interest OF combines and trusts
ind availing themselves of the privi-
eges Of the absurd rules IF the Sem
'te, succeeded in forcnig their pefari-
'us measures on both houses of Con-
'ress, was enough to take the heart
y every deceut man in the party and
'roduced an apathy on the rank and
lie OF the Democrats all over the
ountry that told heavily on the vote
the late election. In short Capt.
'rlestly says Democratic leaders have
'nly themselves to blame for the
errlble eastegation which the party
eceived at the hands of the people.
-.
mr.. lsador Gross was next called on.
Ut dross, by the way, is regarded as
'ne OF the foremost financiers OF the
ny and his opinions on all matters of
BUSINESS and finances are accepted as
imost oracular. He said: The Demo
'atic defeat was fully deserved, that
ie mad anticipated it asd would have
zen surprised at a different result.
'ue party with all the government
"aenlnery completely in hand had be-
rayed the people by refusing to redeem
'sr'y pledges made in the Chicago
,a''Orm' ! and had actually disgusted
as ~ country by consuming months in
NC .alk about matters that the people
Ao long previously decided by their
.uO.s' tsatthe hard times and bust
:. oppression. for which the Demo
.a''c party wasin no way responsible.
prime factor, but would never