Evening star., 1896-11-05
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Remarks Made to ''Star" Reporters
About the Election.
SATISFACTION over RESULTS
Business Men Looking for More
Prosperous Times.
CON NFIDENCE RESTORED

Mr.. Henry A. Willard-'I am sure the es-
tablishment of confidence which accompa-
nies the election of Mr. Mckinley will have
| the effect Of restoring normal business con-
ditions throughout the entire country.
Where every one is frightened, as they
nave been for the past few years, stagna-
ton follows, but when the assurance is felt
tfat values are going to be stable and en-
terprises remunerative. the country is
| bound to prosper. l am certain we are 60
| ing to start in on a steady era of good
times"
M. F. Seltz-''It has been the darkest
| time ever saw in my life, and 1 hope the
election will be good for business"
M. Strickland-''The effect will be tc
bring idle capital into active use because of
restored confidence. And to Washing:
ton, Mcktnley's occupancy Of the White
House Will bring in class of men who
have plenty OF money, and that is what We
need
! Casteburg Company-"Enlightened bust
ness men ought all to be unit as to the
beneficial effect of Mckiniey's election
There Is enough money to make business
good, and now, because of renewed conf
oence' II Will come out of its hiding places. -
Snyder 4 Wood-"We have already re-
| ceived benefit; orders are coming in which
mad been hung up to await the election
ana II seems to us that the good results
husl soon De apparent all around, and not
only general, but permanent"
Geo. w. Cochran-"In NV oninion the
election of Mckinley to the presidency will
nave material tendency of unlocking and
putting into circulation the vast amount of
! capital now locked up in banks, safe de-
pesit companies and private hiding places
ana mark new era of confidence among
capitalists. The tendency of this we ali
KNOW, Is the employment of labor disburse-
| meht OF money through all business chan
of hA l.t,t
word, with confidence regained and wise
| legislation in the future, we may look for
| renewed prosperity throughout the entire
| country"
Byror s. Adams-"The election will re-
| store confidence, and that alone will create
better times. Business could not go along
as 1t has very long without many failures.
| ! nave been confident all along that the
american people would repudate the dan
| serous 1allacles of the Chicago platform"
Henry Potbury-"Confidence will be re-
| stored ana a big difference can be seen
| almost Immediately. Money will seek in
| vestneht and We will all be the gamers 1
nave been democrat all NV life but NOT
| the Kind of democrat the Chicago plat
| was made for. 1t viii make an especial
| difference in the District Of Columbia"
Gerome Desio-"No one can be any hap
pier than am over the result, and l think
| all business men are feeling good over H."
j. j. Decker-"Everyt is all right
now The suspense is over and business
| Will revive. All business has awaited the
outcome of the election. Ny three collect
ols e o'o hol collect enough TO pay gas bills
| for single night last month. Now bills
| Will be paid and business will run smooth
| ly."
r. w. Henderson-"The effect upon bus
| mess will be very favorable"
| j.. c. Buchanan-"The improvement of
| business will be most gratifying. Its effect
| upon the District of Columbia will be glo-
rious 1 am not enough of politician to
judge as to the entire country"
| Dig8es & Fairfax-.'It Is the best thing
| that could possibly have happened for the
| District of Columbia"
| S. Barnhartt-"It will certainly help bus
| mess greatly
r. ID. Wallace-"I have Just received a
| telegram from the president of a manu-
| featuring company in which l am inter
| ested that IT Will be started up at once af-
| ter an idleness Of over a year. / believe
| there will be a general increase of business
| In manufacturing lines, and many thou
sands OF men now idle will be given en-
| ployment within the next thirty days"
| b. c. Flower-'tI am a Bryan man but
| the happiness of my friends Is contagious
| and l am convinced that the effect will be
good. although l am rot convinced that
| Bryan is not right theoretically and as a
permanent policy
w. A. Brady the theatrical manager
Il have eight companies on the road, and
the outlook from Maine to Mexico is splen-
did for business in the theatrical line
The election of Mckinley means a relief
from the tension that has been strainins
the people, and there will be a general
awakening Of business and loosening of
purse strings"
Mr. James w. Morrisey, the theatrical
manager-"Mcktnley'S election means bus
mess will be active and remuneratfye ALI
along every line, and especially in ours
We will return at once to the good times
we enjoyed three years ago. and there have
a .Ntd dxay>o ,f h;.
tdence that was felt during the past few
weeks in Mckinley's triumph
Seaton Perry-"The election of Mckin-
ley and Hobart has restored confidence and
vindicated the honor and integrity Of our
country. L think every patriot should be
proud of the satisfactory result in the pres
idential contest. l expect better times at
once"
Mr.. John Joy Edison, president of the
Washington Loan and Trust Company in
his talk with Star reporter, said:
Il am certainly gratitied over the result
OF the presidential campaign. l have felt
certain that Mr.. Mckinley would be elected
from the time of the Chicago convention
We cannot overestimate, in my opinion the
good effects 1t is going to have upon the
country, not only in another manifestation
! of the ability of the people to successfully
govern themselves under a republic, but in
re-establishing confidence and in the re-
sumption of business and prosperity To-
day confidence exists from Maine to Cali
ioIIld, anu lIOHl lOQdy people all
branches of business will turn their atten-
ton to enterprises connected with it and
the development of the same. l look for
ward to gradual, steady and substantial
improvement in business, and l am
sure that in the next twelve or fifteen
years the country will experience a
period of prosperity that has been
unequaled in Its history. Washington,
in particular, should congra tulate itself
upon the outcome of the election, as re-
publican Congress has always seemed to
understand in a larger degree and a
broader sense the true relations between
the general and the local government and
consequently our current and proper neces-
stiles have received due attention. The in
PRODUCTION of the silver question into our
politics would never have been made 1 be-
lieve, sincerely, but for the discovery and
development Of the enormous silver mines
of the west; but this question, feel sure
has now been settled for all time. After
this earnest educational political campaign
the people will now turn their attention to-
I am sure, the conduct of their business,
and thus attain thrift and increase the
wealth and welfare of the country"
Cashier Charles P. Williams, West End
National Bank-'The stable government
which McKinleys election assures. the up
holding of the national credit, and the as
surance that national honor will not be
sacrificed will restore general confidence
at home and abroad. The relief will bepin