The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-06
HANNA HAS CONFIDENCE.
That " WorLingmca Know Their Own
Interests-Letter From Mr.. HO-
bart nx To the I. oal Trust.

New York. Oct. 5-As Chairman Hanna
was leaving Republican headquarters this
afternoon he was asked what truth there
was IN the report that he had written
letter 10 an intimate friend IN which he
conceded fae election OF Bryan. because
Republicans were unable 10 control the
labor vote.
Mr.. Hanna replied: THE report is absurd
on the face of II. have not written such
A letter nor have / at any time sad any
thing capable of such construction. The re-
port IS wnat you newspaper men. believe.
call fake / have TOO much confidence
in the intelligence and integrity of the
American wage-earner 10 believe he VIII
vote for policy or support candidate on
platform which means repEdlas sion and
53-cent dollar. have never conceded the
election OF Mr.. Bryan, ard / certainly
cannot concede II now when the tide is
flowing so strongly and unmistakaoiy in
the direction OF Republican success"
Then YOU are confident. Mr.. Hanna, or
the vote OF the workingmang'
II am confident that the men who work.
whether for salaries or by the day. Will he
with the Republican party IN this cam
paign fer honesty and a sound les-cent
dollar. Any other Interpretation OF the
attitude Of the wage Garner would be an
insult to their patriotism and their tn,eg-
rity, for they have more at stake In this
issue than any other class OF men. | don't
propose to discuss In the newspap pers our
plan OF campaign. bat I Will say all cur
reports indicate that a great majority az
the votes Of the workInguaen viii he with
US in this campaign.
The silver craze may be likenea 20 An
epidemic Its acute stage was reached
few weeks after Mr.. Bryan's nomination.
Like every other malady. II Yields 10 care
ful and intelligent treatment"
Republican headquarters gave out the
following tonight
"A report has been recently circulated
In the West 10 the effect that sfr. Hobart
Is president of the hard coal trust. which
II is alleged. has advanced the price Of
coal Sir. Hoharfs attention was called
20 this report. He said that while he did
not make practice of denying campaign
rumoTs, he fel; that iaasmuch as this mat
ter had been circulated through she West
IL was proper to make a statement. the
substance OF which Is as follows;
las. December the trunk ls-s ras-g,sa.s$
loca 81 east Of the Mississippi were oA-ls1
upon. under an agresms1t known as the
joint trafsic association. - ss..scI shree
ar5atra.ors 20 arbftrate the differences
w.4scn nsaghi arse between :hsxe TaslryTa6z
Oniw trunk Nues we're srzcu3al IN tEs
arbitration. Coal roads we're not frscluS-
e9 a13 tne matters submitted 20 arb3tra-
ION had nothing 70 90 wl.h Goa cs1a} pro-
ducssoa. coal tounage o. t-e p-.ce of coal
In any manner. form or shape whatever.
whether tas-ecf1y or 3n1zrect,v. The se'ec-
ton of M Hobart as a judge between
these raa1roads vas mate because ne ssad
no Interest therein = any form.
''Nr Ffcaar. distinctly stated that -
had no connection. direct Or Indirect. ~Tsh
any such coal trust. He does nst know %
ssse existence OK anv such trust. except
whas he kas sean IN the u@wsTa peTs.' -