Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-08
More Opinions of ottumwa Bust.
ness Men.
SATISFACTION RElGNS SUPREMl
Opinion Of Majority is That the Con.
tinued Prosperity of the Country is
Assured Under the Present Admin
iStration.

morning by a Courier reporter, of tn,
merchants and business men of tn,
city, relative to their opinion of the re
suit of the election and the effect i,
Will have upon the people OF the coun
try the following speaks for itself:
j. T. Hackworth-Jus as expected
1t shows that the people are satisfied
with the present condition of affair:
and are willing to let good enoug.
alone. l think the result eventual
settles the money question and !
shows that If trusts must exist the pee
pie think that the republican party Ii
he proper party to govern them.
think that it shows that the people
are also satisfied to allow the United
States to become one of the progress
sive powers of the world.
A. G. Harrow-The business men
bankers, manufacturers, laboring peo.
pie and farmers were, in my opinion
satisfied to let the present prosperity
alone; they took no stock in Mr.. Bry.
| ans free silver theories, or his par
mount" issues OF i,.. PEI ,alis1n or NIL
tarism. Great credit should be given
to the sound money democrats, and tn,
| herman Americans for the magnificen
| manner in which they rallied to the
,upport of President Mckinley and the
gold standard.
| I think the speeches of James H
Eckles, General Bragg and the lette,
| If Don M. Dickinson exercised great
| influence in the campaign just closed,
for the republicans.
| J. B. Mowrey-The result of Tues
days election should be very crafty
| ing to the peop1e generally. ASSURING
as it does a continuation Of the good
times we have had for the past four
years.
Il anticipate very heavy
business in all lines this win
ter for the reason the bust
ness public now understands there
will be no change of the policy of the
ountry Whine In the past lew months
usiness has been withheld to limit
| d extent on account of wanting to
now what the American people
would say about the present admins
| ion policy on the 9Th day of Novem-
Ter, and now as they have spoken ex-
| PRESSING strong approval of con-
| mutation of the present financial and
ocial condition of affairs let us not
ose our heads and go at greater
| peed than would be safe and conserv-
| tive. In my Judgment, if the election
lad gone differently it would be more
DISASTROUS now than it would have
)een in 1896. Then it was feared and
part discounted. Then the country
vas not doing much. Everything was
slow. "All lines had been called in
Now great activity prevails, lines OF
,redit are long and no one expected a
change now, but the danger is past.
w. B. Bonnifield-I think by elect
ng President Mckinley for another
Germ we have saved ourselves from
The evils of the most important crisis
hat has faced the American people
since the civil war of 1861.
DR.. d. C. Brockman-Four years OF
good times have followed four years
Of hard times and democratic rule and
am overjoyed to know that we are go
ing to have four years more of prospect
ty was glad that Ottumwa gave Mr.
Steck complimentary vote but o.
; course as good republican l would
: regret to have seen him elected.
Edward Foland-The result of the
, election was no surprise to me.
| could not possibly figure how it coult
j, result any other way. It is very evi
! dent the people of this country believ,
, in letting well enough" alone and
; predict big increase for the business
interests of this country for the mex
, few years.
/ John Fleming believe that con
tinuation of the present administra
, ton will be of benefit to the merchan
l and to the farmer in the future as j
has been in the past. In reference t,
j the Philippine question, l don't be
| lieve in trading horses while cross
t ing the river" That is to say that
] think it well to allow settlement o
f the present question by the admins
| tration under which it arose.
, Louis Rothschild-What do thin