The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-06
CAMPAIGN WORK
AT HEADQUARTERS
Encouraging Reports from the State Of
Ohio.
ADDRESS TO THE GERMAN AMERICANS
Mr.. Hobart Answers Questions Con.
cerning the Allegations in Refer.
ence to the Mythical Coal Trust.
Chairman Hanna Also Nails an
Absurd Campaign Fairy Tale.

New York. oct. 5.-Samuel NJ. Tay
lor, secretary of state for Ohio, said this
afternoon at Republican headquarters:
Il have never seen the state of Ohio
in better or more promising condition
at this stage in any campaign. There
is not the slightest doubt of an abund-
ant Republican majority in Ohio this
year"
The advisory committee of the Ger
man Americans attached to the Re
publican national committee issued an
address this afternoon to the German
American citizens of the United States.
The address is as follows:
''When our country was in danger of
being torn asunder by sectional inter
ests a large majority of citizens and
particularly the German Americans,
stood ready at the instant to sacrifice
their lives and all they had for the
maintenance of the union.
To-day certain elements are bent on
undermining the honor and credit Of
our country and in destroying its prop
erty: they are aiming to depreciate our
standard money, guaranteed by our
legislation. TO overcome this danger
and to remove this disgrace now
threatening our country, all patriotic
citizens are again banding themselves
together. This danger has been caused
by the selIshness of the owners OF sill
Yer mines-who are aiming to find a
more extended market for their vastly
increased production. and to secure for
themselves unusual large profits. The
distressed condition of business affairs
during the past year, which was part
ly brought about by change in the
tariff, have furnished them with well
come opportunity for influencing public
opinion by continued agitation.
'''rO champion their cause they sue
ceeded in gaining a number of dema-
gouges. who with the aid of POpullstic
and SOcialistic strikers. made them
selves masters of the convention and
one of the two great political parties.
APPEAL TO LABOR.
Through it's standard bearers the
party now appeals to thousands who
are dissatisfied with the present cOndi-
tiOn of life and the opportunities for
making a living. 1t calls upon those
who possess nothing to engage in Il
conflict with those who own property.
1t keeps up an agitation in favor of
changing the present standard into free
and unlimited coinage of silver in Or
der to surrender the government of
the country into the hands of such cle-
ments as threaten to subVert to the
very foundations, on which rest all the
interest of the wage Garner. and OF
commerce, and of manufacture. Fur
thermOre, it threatens aided by Popu
lstic-Anarchistic elements the very
foundation of our legislation. public Or
der and the existence of our Gupreme
court.
mo American citizen who loves his
country can remain indifferent and in
active in this campaign for aside from
all ethical considerations there are at
stake the interests of the entire cOun-
try. In view of Importance of these
questions and also of the conceded gen
eral intelligencafof the German-Amerl-
can citizens of this country we believe
that as the time when our union was
in danger so they will now rush to the
rescue of our nations honor and do all
i'm their power to put an end, with one
decisive blow to all the dangers now
threatening our country. This can be
done by voting for the standard bearers
of that party which just came out for
the gold standard. BY electing Me-
Kinley and Hobart the honor of our
nation, the credit of our country can
be maintained, all our national insti-
tutions permanently secured. BY elect
ihg these candidates we will show not
only to our country but to all the world
that we are an honest people and pro-
pose to remain so. The more clearly
we express this purpose of ours the
more decisive the defeat of the enemies
to our national honor will become. the
more safely we may hope to crush the
silver craze now and forever
Secretary of State Palmer has fixed
the date for the hearing of Chairman
Elliot Danforths protest against the
use by the sound money people of the
title "The National Democratic party"
on the blanket ballot for tomorrow in
Albany at p. m.
AS TO THE COAL TRUSTS.
When presidential candidate
Hobart's attention was called today to
a report that has recently been circu-
lated in the west, to the effect that he
is president of the hard coal trust,
which. 1t is alleged. has advanced the
price of coal. Mr.. Hobart said:
Last December the Trunk Line rail-
roads. located east of the Mississippi,
were called upon, under an agreement,
known as the joint traffic association.
to select three arbitrators. to arbitrate
the differences, which might arise be-
tween these railroads. Only trunk
lines were included in this arbitration.
Coal roads were not included and the
matter submitted to arbitration had
nothing to do with the coal, coal pro-
ductiOn, coal tonnage, or the price OF
coal, in any manner, form or shape
whatever either directly or indirectly"
Mr.. Hobart added that he had no
connection whatever and does not know
Of the existence of any such trust. ex-
cept as hr has seen statements in the
newspapers. Mr. Hanna. when asked
this afternoon what truth there was in
the report that he had written letter
to an intimat" friend in which he con-
ceded the election of Bryan because
Republicans were unable to control the
labor vote. said that the report was alb
surd ON the face OF 1t. II have not
written such letter" he said, nor
have | at any time said anything ca
pable of such construction. / have
never conceded the election of Mr..
Bryan and | certainly cannot concede
it now when the tide is flowing so
strongly and Enthusiastically in the di-
recton of Republican success.
81 am confident that the men who
work. whether for salary or by the day.
will be with the Republican party i'm
this campaign for honesty and for
sound l0O-cent dollars. Any other in
terpretation of the attitude of the
wage-earners would be an insult to
their patriotism and their ligence.
for they have more at stake In this
campaign than any other class of men.
| don't propose to discuss in the news
say that our reports indicate that a
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