Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-11-12
WatterSon on the Election,

New York. Nov. THE New
York Herald's Paris correspondent
tonight cables the following:
Paris, Nov. mir. Henry Wat
terson was seen by the New York
Herald correspondent this after
noon at the Hotel Dominci, where
he has been stopping for about a
week past, en- route from Geneva
to the United States. In reply to
question as to ", sat he thought
of the result of the Presidential
election Mr.. Watterson said: 81
have not had the least doubt from
the beginning of the overwEelm-
ing defeat of Bryan. Having
had no anxiety on the sub
ject l experienced no excitement in
the result. | got to bed on Tues
day and went to sleep. l slept
soundly, confident that the morn
ing's news would be all one way.
The virtue and intelligence of the
people were on trial and they have
been indicated. Conservative gov
eminent was in issue and the re-
Spouse of universal suffrage is all
that the friends of public order
and national credit could desire. In
this regard the victory will be OF
lncalculable value to the prestige OF
the country in foreign lands, and
to its material prosperity, in so far
as that it may be affected by for
eign investments"
what in your judgment, Mr.
Watterson, will be the effect Of the
election on affairs at homer
\ "The business of the country has
been subjected to serious and pro-
longed strain. This strain being
already lifted, money held back
\ from investment will begin to flow
A year of rest frem political agita-
ton, intervening between now and
the meeting of Congress, is indis-
\ pen sable to all classes. This, ]
imagine, we shall have. Admon-
ished by Cleveland's misadventures
with Congress, Mr.. Mckinley will
hardly risk an extra session, but
too much must not be expected.
The country has escaped from i'm
minent peril, but the elements of
disorder still exist, with their tenn
per undated. On the other hand,
the friends of credit and order EN-
brace many differences of opinion,
and may not be brought into con-
current action except under pres
sure of necessity. 1t may require
four years more to bring the coun-
try to a sense of where it's danger
truly lies. l do not expect the de-
cisive battle will be fought or won
before 1900"
But what about the deficit in
our revenues, Mr.. Watterson, in
view of which Mr.. Mckinley might
feel it necessary to call an extra
session."
THAT" was the reply, sis likely
to be secured for the time being at
least by the return of public conf
dence and by the short crops in
Europe, all tending toward the in
creased prosperity of our people,
and consequently to rising rev.
enues."
l put to Mr.. Watterson the ques-
ton "What are your views repect-
ing sound money, the future of the
Democrats and the parties in the
United States generality"
THAT is question not easy to
answer. Much will depend on
circumstances which can not be
clearly foreseen. Sound money
Democrats have aided the Republi-
cans to rescue the country
from the serious dangers which
threatened it. Whether the al
lance thus formed will last, and
for how long, depends partly upon
the course which the new Admin
istration takes and partly upon the
disposition of those Democrats