The evening times., 1896-11-04
GOOD TIMES ON THE WAY
Everybody'S Opinion About the
Result of The E lection.
GLAD II is SO DECISIVE
Random Interviews With Leading
Citizens People Against
u Radical Change Financial Panic
Avertcd-Victory Over Repudla-
ton and National Dishonor.

1t is all over now, and everybody should
rally around the flag.
The way the election is regarded here IS
Illustrated by the following opinions, gain
cred at random today:
Commissioner Truesdell. The result is
immense. 1 giad IT Is 20 DECISIVE. Inc
effect upon business VIII De favorable, ana
il will be immediate. l have been told by
u gentleman personally cognlZant oil the
faces tnat III Cleveland, ONO, manufactures
have hundreds of orders on hand that We're
to go INTO effect November A uut ohlS IN
| case Mckinley should be eietced. Take that
as an index OF the conditions in other manu-
featuring centers, ana the rair presumption
is that tine election result Will be nIehiI Iehe-
cial to The. business world
CommissiuIIer Powell: Il am not sur
prlsed at the election or Mckinley, but |
am surprised at the majority he received. l
thought the vote wOuld be close.
Judge $ 7. Il. Morsell. "OT course the
result ui the election wib benefit Dusin ess-
| nave 10 doubt or it, 1t lnsuIes the people
against u radical change, and now every
| body should help to'get the country On the
road to prosperity"
REYIVING BUSINESS.
A E Shoemaker, law yer. Tine election
| OF Mckinley, under cxislIn z circumstances,
will have a tendency to revive business
but whether 1t VIII he permanent or n q
| remains to lie seen. Mckinley II preferable
| to Bryan, in my Judgment because, had the
| latter Teen elected, a imam clal panic woCId
have been mey.abie. 1t night not nave
lasten i"ng, but 1t would have COME
| Asse ssor Trinble SAID. The effect or
| The election upon busin ess " III bc salutary.
| | hope to see gradual restoration OF on
| lidence and the revival Of In dus through
| out the country. l am satisfied with the
| result"
Capt. j. Harrison Johnson Everybody
| ought To bow to the VIII of the majority.
| The majority OF the votes having been
| in favor of Major Mckinley, there should
now be no division of sentiment, but all
| should assist in getting the country upon
| a solid basis There is only one difficulty,
| and that is that the people may expect
| too much OF the new administration. 1t
| will require time. My only disappoint-
ment, | Will be frank to say, is over the
| result IN Maryland. 1 thought it would
| be for Bryan"
Col. j. A. Bates: Il have no doubt that
| the result will be beneficial IL VIII have
| its effect right here in Washington, but in
| more pronounced way, OF course, in the
/ States. I am quite well satisfied with
| the result"
John r. Young, clerk of the District
supreme court: Il am well pleas ed with
| the result. There will now be some foundil-
! ton for revival Of business interests.
Business men can safely make Investments
and confidence Will be restored
w. Preston Williamson: Nothing else
| could have been expected than last night S
result. McKinley's election is victory
| of sound and honest money over repudia-
ton and dishonor. Prosperity will no W
| ensue and business concerns thrive.
( Mr.. j. Holdsworth Gordon, who favored
| free coinage of silver, said this morning
| that a severe cold just before the election
| had nearly destroyed his voice. He gave
| this information in whisper, and added:
| Il regard this as very fortunate because
| can now excuse myself from saying any
thing on the subject"
Dr. William Tindall: The election of
| Major Mckinley was due to the support he
| received from the practical element which
is governed more by experience than by
theories. They looked upon the nation as
in the stage of prostration after period of
| fever, and preferred to leave the patient to
the recuperative powers of nature and q
| waiting treatment tn an to subject him TO
experiment with nostrums, which those
who prescribed admitted were more than