Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
HANNA'S VIEWS.
sting Interview with the
Republican Chairman.
THE pOLlCYOF THE ADMINISTRATION.
President-Elect Mckinley Will Antago-
nize Trusts and NIonopolies-No Tariff
Legislation Probable Before
Next Election.

Cleveland, o., Nov. 21.-Chnirman NJ.
A. Hanna, of the republican national
committee, had n conference here Fri.
day with Ferd W. Peck, of Chicago, in
which Mr.. Hanna outlined the future
policy of the republican organization
and the Mckinley situation. Mr.. Hanna
also discussed in confidential manner
the last campaign. This interview, &C.
cording to Mr.. Peck, is as follows:
'"rhe republican party" said Mr.. Hanna
to Mr.. Peck, will not have such close
call again as 1t had in the last campaign.
The work of education is to be conducted
strongly from the present until the next
presidential election. This will be done
because the other side will work during the
next four years to accomplish much and
II we do not counteract their efforts they
will win next time. The policy of the adj
ministration will be in exploitation of the
ideas that will further advance the strength
OF the republican party"
Source of Bryan's Power.
1.-THE one great power for Bryan was the
wOrkingman. Bryan posed as their friend
and succeeded in getting them practically
In line for him. The fight at the polls was
not so much between gold and silver as 1t
was the fight of the working men against
the man they thought was the exponent of
trusts and monopolies. They were led to
believe that Mckinley was the candidate
OF the trusts and not to mince matters was
my candidate, and that I was the head
center of trusts. The labor leaders here,
who are friendly to me, tell me that if we
are to be successful again we must counter
act this impression, and that is what we
propose to do We cannot do anything with
the farmers. They have left us, but we can
get the labor VOTE and we shall begin now
to direct 1t away from Bryan and his party.
Something more than mere assertion that
the republican party Is the friend of the
working man is necessary, and national
legislation will be SO handled that it will be
tho best educator Of the people,"
Policy of the Republican Party.
MI. Hanna said further to Mr.. Peck:
"The fight of silver against gold was prac-
tica1ly abandoned by the democrats two
weeks before the campaign closed. 1t will
never again be the main issue, that is, sill
yer as a political issue will never cut any
more figure than greenbacks. The one
idea must be to instill into the heads of the
men Of the cities that republicanism is
good and better than popocracy. Once let
Mckinley be tnaugurated president of the
United States and this will be DONE have
no doubt but that the result will be all
we hope. There must be an arrangement
that will strike the people at the right time.
For three years we shall trust to Provi-
dence Mckinley will assume dignif1ed
attitude of antagonism to all trusts and
monopolies. His inaugural message will
breathe spirit of adherence for the GEN.
tralization of such power as is to-day pos
sessed by the trusts, and then we will ex-
pect the understanding of the people to do
the rest for the following three years.
-Four years hence will come the next
presidential election, with the election of
congress. Then when the public mind is
attuned to the idea Mckinley is the enemy
Of trusts we shall have tariff measure in
troduced. This measure will be closely
identified with Mckinley. On that measure
we shall make the presidential campaign
OF 1900. On the tariff agitation we shall
rely to win the battle"
Would Have Elected Bryan.
Mr. Peck inquired about the statement