The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-12
eoRMAN ON THE OUTCOME.
ELECTION SHOWS THNT BU >tNbss
INTERESTS ARR AMOUNT.

Earners-t' Fraud aud "rrmpti"n
cry tniusuh~d-Wh hat l. beina
said a. Washington Win Respect
20 the Future of the rHrts and OF
the Defeated Candidate.
washlnrtou Sow u-"It De- 200 early
20 talk ar oven think about r-ors lniz.ne
the Democratic rae,} remarked former
senator German @ Maryland. te-da} while
aiscuss.na POO iateat ~ M BRYAN.
"T1s de'so. Was 80 everw1e.m.ug and
ths Nra. s-aa- .o eomp.ese' added ~
German atlat We must have ume 90 re-
cover oas BREATH before making any pre-.
olcuous % calculating az 90 the future
poacy 90 she Dcmocutr parry DO il
60. the time 90 Indulge in elimination
or recr.mnatious but We must accept co.
result as the calm ana del heratc 1lds
m,nt oi tae voters az tle Country after
deep consideration ct tue4r own .uliy.i-
usl Interests. We must accept 1e verdict
as an evlaence that me business ialercs b.
o. the couutr, arc unwilling e. take
chances % doing anything Waieh mig1'
interfere Rita inc present prosperous cone
difson exlstlne throughout tire land AZ
? hook az O. tne result was hroaslt about
By che combined efforts. rat oriv ~ the
owners a. Ffeat commercial. enterprise.
and tho employers OF iaree forces 81 work
lrg people but hy me votes ct majority
az the operative ~ DIE great estnbusa-
nsfnts nud t0r working classes eercraly.
who Joined with the pain practical bus
mess people n d. ding thlt q woul B
BE- un'vise @ disturb ths prosperity of Oh f..
present hy experimenting with @ now ad-
ministraHon vh.-1 was pledged TO reverse
and set aside hl % the praeUca. bIs-
iness odfantages uoW enjoyed bt
me great muss Of tae rlghf-
minded aod industrious people. who uu-
Ger eAlefine cariifiaus would not allow
ihemselvss a. boz wholly Influenced ~
party tics
Mr. Bryan msde q remarkable cam
palsn aud attracted large ana enthus b.
asfit audiences DE- his hnIlaH otatorv
H.d attractive Oh amor OF appealing 10
those who Fsthered around him h g.
evident. however. that a ereai many men
rfsltcfea go vote 1s they shouted as the
big II kinley vote rolled up from nla ss
whore the greatest Bryan dem 1n. tratcus
were held NoN tina the smoke q battle
has cleared away it wtl tc in order flr
the critics o. rush forN aTd aud cnleitor
uemo-Tatie manaAer-. Criticism a. tnis
late day is futile and a. the eame time
81 must not ue forgotten thar oar or-
Isouents also m'ia some serious uluudc q
during tae clu.aE- mot necessary TO mcu-
tion uow A. ] have before remarked
we were beaten badly by comhin ttlul
81 Circumstance ana conditions viii %
evidently appealed % voters more q 10 e.
ly than any oi the argImeuts p.esentc .
on the stump.
THE defeat Is too overwhelming ard
far-reaching 90 just 81 the cry % fraud
and corruption. aud happily tine contest
ended without any serious disturnanl cs
or fesort 20 force which many persprs
feared might result from the high state
OF excitement and enthusiasm q ,vailinE
al certain periods 81 the campsien.
What Nj Brysn's future intentions
may be ! have no means Of knowing. and
as his state has gone Republican and his
prospects Of coming 10 the Senate are
somewhat diminished he may conclude
90 retire from he center ~ che political
staEe for che present and rest content
with two gallant buf unsuccessful efforts
60 rescue the presidency from the grasp
OF the Republican party.
MIR. Brynn's Last Chance.
Many influential members Of tho Dem
ocrauc party in Washington concur in che
opinion that the result Of Tuesdays cleo
tlon must necessarily deprive Mr Rryan
OF any further presidential claims from
the Democratic parry Tie has had two
successive opportunities 90 win tne covcf-
ga prize and The party has given him
hearty support There were. however.
conditions which seemed to affect a cer-
tain class Of voters commonly termed the
silent vote. which was beyond the control
81 party organization or party sie- Self
interest ana = desire TO iet well enough
alone seems 60 have actuatci q sufficient
number OF voters TO turn the balance OF
power Ia favor Of Mckinley as against
Mr. Bryan The personalities Of the tNo
candidates were not alone considered los
the voters for had such becn the case
sihe result 'nighs have been different for
Il Is conceded Mr Bryan possesses "a
stronger. and. perhaps. more captivating
personality than h.s successful rival. AZ.
Ter two trials 10 "a apparent chat the pol
icle@ ana che principles which are behind
Mckinley are more potent with the voters
OF this country than those which Mr.. Bry-
an represented.
stories OF the Fight.
Now that the campaign is over ana the
country o. assured of four more years Of
McKlnley.sm. anecdotes OF tho recent po-
htical struggle viii be- boz order Tho re-
suit Of the baloung shows that political
proRnosticauous are Of bur little value iu
q majority OF Instances and az "a general
rule the opinions ~ the active party man
ayers are of jess actual value than the
Views Of entirely d.sinfereste1 parties II
IS not always safe Ga political gatherings
TO base your fluctuations Tor victory on
the size OF your crowd OF the enthusiasm
displayed hy the spectators.
A Democratic senator who did some a.
tive campaigning Ia New York. Pennsyl-
Nania. Delaware Maryland. West Virginia.
and also To- me Middle West, passed
through Washington few days before
election on his way home 10 vote. To
scme friends no remarked that he had
reached the conclusion after considerable
experience. that 'spelloiuiing is not al
ways an effective ana satisfactory method
OF campaigning said be. Eat many of the
meetings where ] spoke. was battered
by tho largest and perhaps che most IN
steligcu looking Fet OF people ] ever ap-
pcared before. There D. just enough Vanl-
IS in my nature to have induced me 10 be-
lieve that / was making a great personal
nit with my audience. and al the same
time securing "a lot OF converts 60
the cause OF Organism. Almost every
sentence uttered was uunctuiC 3
with the most enthusiastic applause ard
other demons IRA ions q approval Nat
urally I lcft the meeting feeling tf1t my
missionary work had no, been lei vain
When the meeting adjourned. ! stroll.d
back 10 my hotel and purposely mingled