Barton County Democrat

Prominent Men's Opinions.

Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee, said: "I am mighty glad it came out now instead of later in the administration. The election in Virginia shows the populist uprising has not gained any headway. As soon as democratic measures can be taken to restore prosperity to the country everything will be all right again."

Ex-Congressman Ben Cable of Illinois, said: "As to the general cause, the business depression is perhaps the most potent. The public seemed to blame these conditions upon the party in power. I hold that the administration and the democratic party are not responsible for this. The business conditions grew out of pernicious legislation by the republican party. It was by the democracy's legacy and not act."

Senator John Martin: "The democratic party may be a little off this year, but it will be in line next year. A dozen causes conspired to defeat it at the last state elections. The greatest trouble was that the people always blame the party in power when times are hard. The president's attitude towards silver of course changed many votes. Manufacturers in the east closed some of their mills as a threat against our proposed tariff legislation, when, as a matter of fact, the country was not suffering from the effects of the Sherman law or the fear of free trade."

Judge Lochren, commissioner of pensions, said: "It is the natural result of the hard times. The unthinking people have charged the financial troubles to the party in power."

First Assistant Postmaster General Frank Jones: "The democratic party will toe the scratch next time. Blows of this character can not phase it. A knock-down with democracy only acts as a tonic. The result was due to local causes. The result in Ohio was the one of most importance. It brought McKinley once more into popular view as a political success and raised his prospects as a chunk of presidential timber."

Representative McMillin of Tennessee: "No one well posted on the subject looked for victory in Ohio, Massachusetts or Iowa. The result was not due to the tariff agitation, for no one knew what the changes in the tariff would be."

Hon. William R. Morrison of the Inter-state commerce commission: "In the forty-five years I have been voting the democratic ticket, such reverses has happened and I am not discouraged by such a result as yesterday. Next year will be a democratic year."

Governor Campbell: "The result of the election shows that Ohio was merely sharing the general shaking up which the democratic party is receiving all along the line from Massachusetts to Iowa. The business depression is attributed by the partisans and unthinking portion of our people to the present Federal administration. The ex-soldiers are somewhat moved by the needless fear that they will not be justly and liberally dealt with. There is a natural ebbing of the tide from the great flow of last year. There are sore and disappointed applicants for office. These are the causes of the defeat. The fear of tariff revision had nothing to do with it whatever."

Speaker Crisp: Declares his firm belief that if the democratic party should carry out its platform pledges fully and earnestly the result of last Tuesday would be forgotten by next fall. The tariff bill which would be reported when congress convenes next month will be a clean cut measure, providing for a revenue tariff and making sweeping reductions in many lines. Many articles now taxed would come in free, and necessities would receive the closest attention.

It is peculiar what cranky things some people will do. Colorado made more fuss than any other state about free silver coinage; but at the election this fall she went solidly republican—for the party which is pledged to a single gold standard and which is alone responsible for the demonetization of silver. Another cranky thing Colorado republicans did was to adopt female suffrage by a majority of 4,000. Kansas republicans will try to do the same thing next year. Mark the prediction.

A Kansas girl decorated her room with pictures, and perched her best fellow's photograph on the topmost nail. She then sat down to admire her work, and smilingly remarked: "Now, everything is lovely, and the goose hangs high!"—Syracuse Journal.