Evening star., 1896-11-05

Congress is not yet in session. But the
vlVlIylng influence will soon be apparent
everywhere
s. Desio-"Tke effect cannot be otherwise
| than good for the country I'm all depart
ments of business, and more especially SO
since IL seems to be clean sweep, and
therefore decisive. If it had been very
close. eth way, the good effect would not
nave been SO apparent. But The whole
| matter is settled now"
Redford w. Walker--"The effect must be
| IN the first place to restore confidence, and
then. this confidence will release capital
| which has been tied up or Withheld be-
| tions."
J. H. Chesley & Co.-"while the general
| enects will not be at once visible perhaps
| YET tney must of necessity be beneficial
Already there gre some signs of improve
meht' though not very marked"
| b. Rlch-'ln the shoe trade the manu-
facturers were all for Mckinley, and his
business. ! would. however. have been
| satisfied had the election gone the other
way, and / am satisfied now
w. r. Spear-"I say most emphatically
that the result of the election will be bene-
| hcial in every way
Henry Evans-"The result of this election
| must be to put THU gs into a better shape
than they have been for some time, and
keep them so.'
Carl Petersen-"The election of Mckinley
s. E. & J. A. Rosenthal-"We all think
that times must be improved by the cleo
ton. The prevailing dullness of the last
year will be broken and hope will bring
activity"
w. ]. Frizzell, secretary of the American
Bulldlng and Loan Association-''Mcki Kin
| Ieys election may tend 10 revive business
/ but the silver question will be agi;ated
untll after satisfactory legislation, and bus
! mess Will be more or less unsettled till
then
| L. Grosner-"The effect will be that con-
| fidence in the lines of business will be re-
| stored, and trade will go on all right
| which has been suffering from a want of
| confidence
Loeb & Hirsh-"The effect will certainly
| be favorable in all directions upon the
| interests Of business, in all the various
| channels OF trade"
Philip T. Hall-''Confidence will be re
vived, and will, of course, impart lIveiness
| to business
| NJ. Losano-'Improveme is already ap
parent in our store. We have had orders
| today which / am sure we would not have
had if the election had gore the other
way. So, of course, We are decidedly
| hopeful
Edmund T. Kaiser-"We feel sure there
| will be a revival of real estate transac-
! tons, as well as a quickening OF activity
| IN all lines of business. from the restora
| ton OF confidence and the releasing of Idle
| capital"
John Rudden-"The result will prove to
\ be good for the country"
II. Pelzman-"It is hard TO say yet what
| the effect will be- l think IL may help
trade after awhile
| G. A. Kneessi-"Cannot tell much about
it yet, but the probability is that trade
| will be benefited"
Franc Brothers-"IIave no opinion. Time
| will show
w. b. Williams-"The election of Nc
| Kibley can't well help improving every
| thing in the way of business.
Election? Election? What election
| Has there been an election said Assistant
District Attorney James l.. Pugh, il, with
| Well-feigned surprise, when asked by Z
/ Star reporter for his opinion OF Tues
days political happening. Mr.. Pugh'.
| somewhat ambiguous answer is made clear
| when i; IS explained that prior to Tues
\ Gay he was an ardent and more or less
| eloquent supporter of Bryan and free silver
| Il told you So" said Assistant District
| Attorney Alexander X. Mullowny, who Is
| SO well pleased at the result, and incidea-
| tally, because he captured to ! bet from
| his associate, Mr.. Pugh, that he was In
clined to regard the quality of mercy IA
| yorably today, and nolle pressed several
| cases caused by election indulgences. Il
| fully anticipated McKinley's election. and
| am thoroughly of the opinion that pros
perity will return to this country with a
| kangaroo jump"
| 1t was all rlSnt, all rlgnt. never en-
| tertained the slightest doubt that Mckinley
| would win out, and easily, too" said CLERK
| Lum Harper of the Police Court. His sen
| timents were voiced by Clerk Hall Colgate
A. l.. Reed, district passenger agent o
| the Atlantic Coast Line, said he was glat
| the election had been settled. There was
| every indication, even at this early day, Of
| increased confidence and better times.
General Passenger Agent Phillip. of th'
| Washington, Alexandra and Mount Yer
| non Railway Company: Il do not look foI
| great increase of busiress in the immedi
| ate future the result Of the election o.
Mr.. Mckinley, but 1 do think that here
after business both in this city an,
throughout the country will be conducte,
on safer basis than heretofore for som'
| time past and that fictitious valuations o.
| property will no longer be mace"
Mr.. l.. S. Brown, general agent of tn.
| passenger department Of the Southern Rail
| way Company: "All can say at this tim,
| is that like the great ma jority of bushes,
| nen throughout the country L think MIR
| Mckinley's election will be beneficial in
| business sense to everybody.
1T is glorious; that is the most expressiv,
| way / can speak Of Mckinley's victory,
said Judge Ivory G.. Kimball or the Polio,
| Court. DO / think an Improvement IN tn,
| business conditions will result? l do mos
| assuredly, and Immediately, too. AS al
| instance of the situation, l know of party
| who was requested several weeks ago I,
| papers were made out, but It was stipuate,
that the signature would not be attached
| to the check unless Mckinley should bt
elected. l think that demonstrates tha
| confidence is restored and that better time.
are at hand"
Mr.. H. K. Willard: NC cKinley's election
was great thing. 1 think the restoration
| of the confidence of the people will be par
| ticularly good for Washington. Mex;
| spring will see great increase in building,
and architects will make the plans this
winter for many big improvements"
Mr.. Charles j. Bell president of the
American Security and Trust COMPANY:
The first effect of the election will be "a
bring back confidence both to money lend
| ers and money borrowers. TINS will be fol.
lowed by the creation of new enterprises
| and gradual return of prosperity No
| city in the Union will feel il more than
Washington. The assurance that civil SER
| vice will continue will, of itself. he an i'm
| portant factor to large population of OF.
| fee holders in restoring their confidence -
George E. Emmons: II believe McKin-
| ley's election opens up an era of the grea t.
| est prosperity ever known in Washington
| The result means the restoration of conf
dence to at least 10000 householders in this
| city, outside of any question of the great
good that will he done to the country at
| large. with reference to the carrying out
| Mr.. Mckinleys policy in the protection of
American indus tries the result of which
will enable the United States to pay off its