New-York tribune., 1896-11-21
CHAIRMAN HANNA'S views.
REPORTED INTERVIEW WITH F. w PECK.
OF CHICAGO
DELUsIONs AND MISREPRESENTATION OF TIL
LAST CAMPAIGN WILL. NOT RE EFFECT
I'VE 1900 AGAINST THE REPUB-
LTCAN PARTY.

Cleveland Nov. 20.-Charman NJ. A. Hanna. OF
the Republican National Committee. had a confer
ence here to-day with Ferdinand w. Peck Of Chi
cago. in which MIR. Hanna gave an inkling of an
expression by Prosidentelec, Mckinley In his forth
coming message; outlined the future policy Of the
Republican organization and discussed the last
campaign This interview, according to Mr.. Peck
is as follows:
The Republican party" said Mr. Hanna TO Mr.
Peck. will not have such close call again as II
had In the last campaign. The work Of education
Is 10 bc conducted strongly from the present until
the next Presidential election. The policy OF the
Administration will he IN exploita ton Of the Ideas
that will further advance the strength OF the Re
publican party
THE one great power for Bryan the work
ingmen. Bryan posed as their friend. and succeed
ed in getting them practically in line for him. The
fight at the polls not much between gold and
silver as was the fight of the workngmen against
the they thought was the exponent o. trusts
and monopoes They were led 10 believe that Nc
Kinley tho candidate Of the trusts ana, not 10
mince matters my candidate, and that was
the head centre OF trusts The Popocrats very
adroitly made the whole thing. and called me
the oppressor OF labor. of course. can stand th's
of thing. bur with Mckinley II Is dihereh'. inc
labor leaders here who are friendly TO me Ten ne
that II We are to be - 'ful again we must couh-
teract this impression. and that Is wha' we P'o-
pose 10 do
I'VE c.nno, do ANYTHING with the farmers They
have left us but we can get the labor vote and we
shall begin now 10 direct II away from Bryan ana
his party
How will Mr.. Mckinley do this?
'Why. he knows very well that something more
than the mere assertion that the Repuniican party
s the friend OF the worklngman Is necessary and
National legislation will be 20 handled that II WI"
be the best educator OF the people
Mr. Hanna said further 10 Mr.. Peck: The hght
Of SILVER against gold was practically ahahoohe"
by the Democrats two weeks before the cahpi's"
closed II will never again be the main issue-tha'
is silver as political issue VIII never cut any
more figure than greenbacks The one Idea must
be 10 instu into the heads OF the men Of the cities
that Republcan!sm Is good and better than fopor-
racy. Only lc, Mckinley Be inauguraied ffes"'"'
of the United States and this Will Ne done There
must be an arrangement tha: will strike the people
at the right time Mckinley Will assume aiehin'"
attitude II antagonized TO all trusts and monopo-
ues His inaugural speech viii breathe a spirit OF
abhorrence for the ccntrAlizaton Of such power as
is today possesscd 10y the trusts. ana then we VIII
expec, the understanding OF the people TO do the
rest for the following three years.
"r-our wears hence Will come the mex, Presidential
election win the election Of Congress. Taen when
rho nubc mind Is attunei TO the idea that Mckinney
"a the enemy of trusts shall have tarin measure
introduced This measure Will he closely Mei'llri
with Mckinley. on that measure We snail max" tn"
Presidential campaign % 1900. on the iaTin i'E.si-
ton W shall rely 70 win the oatiie.
."rhe gold Democrats viii b. VITA us In 1900 Bourke
Cochran sad 10 me when | was in N"w-Nork thai
there was no use their fighting US. thai they coui
not fight us successfully on the arn ana hat the'e
were no other points on which We ana they olHe'-u'
The only thing left for them 10 fight for va" tn
name That Is true: that class OF the Democracy
which il not OF the laboring -lenen; ana not o' IN"
farm l. with ne now and Will be with Ms four year.
from now"
Mr. Peck inquired about the statement tha' h"d
be.n published 10 the effect that 800" No'es ''@-
,ribuied rightly in several close states wo'i' nave
elected Bryan. ,, ,, ..tt,-,v
pawn. wa. the first give uii-rdnrc 10 H. DH' A.
though II Is true the fact Is equally UH" 'h't 'i'
Pcpbliran vote in the country AZ alSr "iS h'p' uP
IN 'fe normal condition. that L.. the Kepub.''ah p--
rentas. Of gan more than Offset the Democrat
gains. 49,, l..,,u.. N-
Relative 10 matters concerning me 'hD.nrt. MI.
Hanna said: 'Th, most diricul; problem Mchini"y
r.a is the formation OF his Cabinet. IL" u a man
,yno above all things d!-kes 10 iLjur' me l',Aht
~, one rher. many men "li'i" anu WI"
are friends OF VI, kinley that he fears 10 appon ono
man for fear others viii feel dg2rl"N'I ihht y,
qual!.y in him thar attracts an men am S"'"9 "''
Big heart that lies within MIN ,..-. 49, -
tar.V this evening Nj. lr'k went 10 ''"'"" i" 50
Pr@Sdeni-elect Mckinney