Show I UKPIIW AND PLATT The Former Replies to the Latter Regarding the Landslide New YOUK Nov IL Chauncoy M De pow when asked what be thought of the statement made last night by oxSenator Platt attributing the defeat of the Republicans Repub-licans in New York to bite Depew said Brother Platt objected to me taking any active managing part in time campaign and it was therefore agreed that he should manage tho campaign and he was allotted the tank of running the machine and 1 was put rut speech making Now Brother Platt is a shrewd aud competent engineer and ran tho machine as well as it could be run But as he wen managing and conducting the machine I do not think he can lay time blame for tbe collision on me Wo just ran into a landslide and this plain I and simple result could not be attributed to any one person or persons New York alone did not effect the result It was tho whole country The people wanted a I change of policy more than candidates and they will have it Tbey want to try free I trade because they think they wilt get clothing cheaper They will have every opportunity to try it I hope The Homestead Home-stead stnke also affected voting Coming at the beginning of the campaign it operated operat-ed against Harrison There has beitn a good deal of talk about Carnegie and Frick We charged Prick with having voted the Democratic ticket He nor Carnegie contributed I con-tributed nothing to the campaign fund |