The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-17
CANNOT GET OVER IT.
HANNA AT A BANQUET TALKS OF
"BRYAN AND ANARCHY"
With Tears in His Voice He Tells
How the Major Placed His ''IIOn-
or" in His, Hanna's Hands-DiE
banquet to Mark in Cleveland.

Cleveland Nov 16.-Four hundred
members of the Union club of Cleve.
land, the representatives of Clevelands
most prominent business and legal cir
Giles, rendered a banquet to Chairman
NJ. A. Hanna this evening. The event
was given to show the admiration the
club has for Mr.. Hanna, who was for
merly its president, and to honor his
success in the campaign. Many dis
tinguished Republicans from distant
ana nearby parts of the country were
present Addresses. were made by
Chairman Hanna, General w. NJ. Os-
borne. James Herritt, Henry c. Payne,
Virgil P. Kline, ex-Secretary of the
Republican Executive Committee
Ham, Major Charles w. F. Dick,
Moses P. Handy, Colonel Myron T.
Herrick and others.
Among the guests were the sons of
two former presidents-Webb c. Hayes,
Harry A. Garfield and James r. Gar
field.
James H. Hoyt responded to toast
William Mckinley, the twenty-fifth
president of the United States"
Colonel Myron E. Herrick, who sat
at the head of the table, made brief
speech, introducing the guest of the
evening He spoke of President CIeve-
Adll0 PlONl0llidllOll anu
declared that its tone was entirely
justified under the circumstances. His
reference to Our commander in this
campaign" was loudly cheered.
Hon. Nj. A. Hanna, when he arose
was greeted with a splendid ovation.
When the enthusiasm moderated he
said:
I feel as if a great load of response
bility had rolled back from me and in
its place comes a great peace. Never
in my whole life have 1 been SO happy.
Two years agoI took from him my in
spiration. AT that time he laid upon
me this work and entrusted me with
his full confidence saying to me:
d" My friend, L trust you with my
future. Mark, there are some things
that I will not do to be president OF
the United States. 1 leave my honor
in your hands So two years ago we
began this campaign; rather quietly al
first. 1t was you might call a still
hunt. I embarked upon that duty with
/ q heart filled with devotion to a man
+ whom 1 love, because I had learned to
respect and honor him. 1 need not go
into the details of the early stages of
the campaign.
when 1 left our headquarters on
Manday to come home TO cast my vote,
looking out of my car window in the
early dawn, I saw the sun rise and l
thought Of the great sentiment OF Car
field, God reigns, and l felt that the
government at Washington would live
in spite of Bryan and anarchy. And on
the following day l was reminded of
that other sentiment from our distin-
guished friend, Mr.. Handy, ABOUT the
rainbow which spans the continent
from ocean to ocean.
Il canot explain what it was that
compelled me TO leave everything and
devote myself to this cause, except the
love bear this great man. 1 had been
with him in the conventions of 'S4,
'SS and '92, and I had seen the trials
that had beset him; 1 had seen the
temptation that had been placed be-
fore him, and then / learned to knew
the heart and character of Mr.. McKin-
ley.
Coming to myself, my words fail
me. 1 have lived in this town more
than 40 years. Most of the men before
me are my personal friends, and this
tribute from them is more to me than
anything that ever occurred in my life
This tribute from men who have known
me for years and have had oppor-
tunity to learn my character and my
motives and objects in life is worth
more to me than anything that can
ever come to me as a reward for what
1 have done. 1t is my earnest prayer,
my only wish, that 1 may live and die
among my friends, retaining thus, your
respect and confidence.