The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-08
BUSINESS MEN NOT WORRIED.
MOST oF THEM SATISFIED TO HAVE
MCKINLEY FoUR YEARS MORE.


ocratic Torn-Timc Has Come q"
ReorEanise the Party, Muny say.
Talk OF DiscipiininE Recreant
Democrats Who Voted for Leaken.
Mr.. Hanna'- Joke of 1896 seems
san Appropriate.
one would have imagined that savan-
ma tad given 800 majority Tor Mckiul 81.
Instead 81 for Bryan. ju4glne by me man
ner 10 which tho news az the Republican
land llle was received This was e.pe-
claHy - io business quarters Hueiuts.
men 1era..y cNprs.sea the.r satisfac.io a
that tde result was us announced. Even
those aho had voted for Bryan seemed
90 be- well pleased with the result They
had slmply uoan their party fsaify by
their votes and were very pleased o.
know thlt the business Of tho country
aou.a suffer no dlslooation by reason 81
change lu the administration and the
fe8rs 90 an attack upon tho currency sys-
tenn
TIE sentiment Of satisfaction az Ar Sic
Klrley's reelection was almost unanlmol
a the cotton Exchange. the BolrI @
Trade ana among the wholesale people.
Amous the retail dealers there were some
WHO declared their oyalty to Bryan. n.t
tae majority were eytdsney very vel
pleased that things had turned out as ttc'
were
The general sentiment OF satisfaction at
SIR Mckinleys success would seem some
what surprising In view 81 tho fact that
the total vote with which tho head Of
tho Republican ticket was credited hero
was s9i ana that probably half this vote
was cast by co.ored Republicans This o.
explained hy the fact that many sound
money Democrats remained away from
the polls. preferring TO vote neither ticket
Tsat Sir. Mckinley received "A much
mailer vote here taan ia 1881 o. attributed
20 the negro appointments made here and
elsewhere IN the south. il U.s. also true thai
toe majority 81 savonnah's business men
are opposed 20 the Republican policies lr
itae matter OF colonial extension. the main
tsnauco Of standing army and .re atti-
tude towards trusts The partys attiiude
on hsso questions probably accounts more
nearly for TIE small vote received by the
head 81 the ticket aui Tor tho fact that
the electoral vote ran SEQ FAR behind thar
. OF the congressional nominee. The labor
people. many OF whom voted for Lcakcu
nearly all cost their votes for Bryan.
I The result show pretty clearly that Sa-
yannah Is sim "a Democratic stronghold
A common expression with regard 60 che
result on the part Of business men was
thar 30 was the best thing which could
have happened to tho Democratic party
Tine i1ea generally advanced was that %
generalization 81 the party upon ine Ola
u. d..
VINO have been ln the background Tor 'n'
last several years because OF their lack
OF sympathy with The party's tcnnen-ic.
la certain directions again in tho lore
front. would be "A necessary ana very
. much to be desired consequence. tn.
Morning News editorial on this line was
generally approved o.
Col Lester. when seen by a Morning
News reporter said % was not worth Whiie
To- disruss the Republican landslide. lie
had anticipated Bryan's defeat AIN along.
but had not expected that IL would D. 90
, complete AS 20 his own election COL
Lester had little - SAY. tie expressed
some surprise a. the fact that hummer
OF prominent business men had felt cab
"a up1n 40 vote against him as Wei as
against the head 81 the national ticket.
Al Mr. I.eakcn's once IL was stated that
he was 81 home ill his health not having
been 81 the best for some time. ANA ine
fatigue 81 che campaign having proven
. zoo much 81 "a tax upon him. The Eepuo-
li-an workers OF the day before were stil.
. besiecing the cauddate's office. hui w"r"
evidently getting cold comfort. IL s. now
. assorted that number of these wofhess.
after putting in the best part % the day
shouting for I.cakcu turned tail ia tae
, afternoon and voted Tor Lester
4 matter which - causing considerable
discussion g. the attitude 10 Doe taken
bv the organized Democratic party Of sha
county towards the considerable numb
or those who gave their active ana open
suprort 10 thc Republican candidate.
Among thos,e VINO aha SO nre several who
have been prominent fn local politics aa
Democrats besides quite number nor
] =, prominent hut who have always as-
.,rted a right 10 vote AZ Democratic prl-
,,ar,a~ n Is asserted in some ousrtera
that measure 81 discipline WIN BE- under
taken and that these parties viii poo bar
Ia fron .bc pr,rnarles In future whetn.
er mo talk viii amount 60 anything re-
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NJ r. y v.fver OF N, 10 SOTO tons
, storv - Mark Hanna. Illustrative o.,
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. h. 80 a,r,nos h, tl,. presert SITUATION
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