The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-03
TRIBUNE TS.
"wHAr's THE MATTER WITH HANNAH
Now that the battles over, now that the victory


Now after nil this roar. and clang and clntter,
offer in reward prime Havana
To any Of those Popoeratic fellows
Who'll stand up OH his two hind legs and tell US
just What's the matter
With Hanna"
No use to ask Bill Bryan. he's too busy
Trying, good Lord, with head so dizzy
To think who sIugged him.
Who humbugged him.
Besides, besides.
Bill never deals i'm facts nor truths, reasons:
His thoughts his talk, his acts are like the sea
Immense In range.
Subject to change;
Besides just he ride
do not ask Of Watson of Sewali
II they think Hanna naughty and not nice,
Because you see. "consis;ency's a jewel,
And they have both becn in the race for Vice.
Each for himself, one vice all each knew.
Poor Bryant He was handicapped with two.
But, Mr. AItgeld, what is your opinion
G'll weep for you if you will send the ononl-
Did Mr.. Hanna monkey with your boys
I'm Illinois?
And down'd the devil In his own dominion.
I'll add to the reward big banana
If you will tell. without your usual bls'tes
Just :" WHAT'S the matter
With llama.
Will Mr.. "Sinjun" pIense pick up the BE-
Step to the piate-just so;
Now tell us, If you know,
Just where you're At!
WHY didn't you're picked nine get in their work?
Where was your science? where your sense?
To let Mark swat your ball clear over the fence.
And with his great home-run scoop In New noeSs
And then to hear
II icl,e md
While all the gamins and the rooters shout:
"'SiDjun shut out"
Now. Mr. Tiilman. please. sir. you are next,
Pray lay aside your fork. don't look so vext,
"The best laid schemes" aft leave us-soreiy
wax't;
Come courage TiIlman! tell US. II you can. sir.
Did be-tiid NJ. A. Hanna? What! no answer?
Don't you want the banana?
CAM you smoke the Havana2
Why d-n it, SIR you used to spit and spatter.
And scurf us fellows;
Come. come; do tell US
WHATS the matter
With Hanna"
Could Jones. could Chairman Jones but hear my
call,
How swift in hot reply would he give tonguei
But Jones is dead, dead. dead: "Ob. what a fair =
"'Twas ever thus"-,he good the great die
young.
His was the mighty mind. born 70 command
And steer the Silver ship with sieady hand;
His the great brain that first conceived and planned
That ne west simpiest. surest mode OF Taxing.
Tha, Demo- Popocratic scheme, to wit.
How 10 take two from one. and one from MT,
Aud keep taking.
OId-fsshioued honest people kicked and said,
The scheme had nothing in it but repeal
OF Moses's good old law. Thou shalt not steal,
And so they kick ed ill it and Jones were dead.
All day I cry and cry.
And wiring my wet bandana,
Oh, Jones' why did you die?
We miss your bsag, your ceaseiess. senseless chat
ter.
Forbye,
There's no one left Of all you clever fellow
Not one. to tell us
whats the matter
With Hanna"
Now that the battles over, now that the victory's
| All honor to the loyal men by whom the WORK was
done!
| Were every hero's name enrolled
| Upon the scroll of Fame. in gold,
| From where Columbus flows, Ger to Savannah.
| Upon that scroll no name would stand
/ For any man
| More able, loyal. grand
Than
/ Mark A. Hanna.
I WIN. ANDERSON. Auburn, ". Y.
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| San Francisco ArgoHa1: party OF Ken
! tuckians were in Washington some years ago
and called on the Congressman from their DIS
trict. During the conversation the visitors
| sked about Col. former neighbor, WHIT
| had been living in Washington for some time
II am very sorry to tell you, gentlemen, saic
the member of Congress, that Col. -- l.
in hard luck. He is very poor. indeed, as
sure Won. He does not complain. and 1t wa
only by accident that learned of his straitene'
circumstances. He has room across the hal
from the room ct my hotel. A few evening