The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
MARK HANNA
ON THE STUMP.
Republican, Cafn-
paign Formally In
augurated.

The Chicago convention, controlled by a COM
bination of isms, foreign and home born.
gathered under red flag, forced upon the
Democrats a new issue. That convention was
dominated, not by the old Jeffersonian Demo-
Gratis, who had their fathers principles, but
by those men who were anxious that their
new found leader, w. ]. Bryan. should try
his hand at government. You know some of
our good friends were misled into believing
that free silver would bring good times. They
were honest, but were simply mistaken in
their views on the money question. The best
minds and men of the country volunteered
their services and their time to the educational
work of the campaign, speeding their thoughts
like autumn leaves like the snowflakes OF
heaven, over this land. The Republicans of
the middle states saw they had made a mis-
sands yea by the hu Id -eds of thousands and
the country was saved.
The cry was made by Mr.. Bryan himself
that silver and wheat had parted company.
Then he tried to shift his ground when Provi-
dence or somebody else, tried to undermine
his argument Last year he tried to array
class against class in this great and free
country of ours to build up an anarchist and
socialist sentiment. Now what does he say?
He says the reason wheat and silver are ON
divergent lines is because there is famine
abroad, and that anyway there arc only few
wheat raising states in the United States.
1 say that a high value placed on wheat
is better than free silver. There are moro
the mining of silver; there Is more money
invested in farms than in silver mines, and
more people will profit by higher priced wheat
than by free coinage of silver.
We want continuance of the present con-
ditions, except that we want them little bet
ter. That time will come when the Demo-
cratic papers will, If they tell the truth, pub
lish that more men are employed, that the
good times are here. and that the factories
are opening UP. We cannot have satisfae-
tory prosperity until all surplus labor Is
employed and well paid.
Inasmuch as / am talked Of as candidate
for United States senator. | want to in
dulge in few personalities. During the last
newspapers said | was labor
crusher That story f1lterRd through tina
filthy newspapers that were opposed TO Presi-
dent Mckinley Well. l employ many men
In the city of Cleveland, and there where
live don't need to answer the accusation that
/ am unfriendly to the workingman. For
myself. l will say that | was the first man
in Ohio to recognize organized labor. ] new
err refused to recognize workingmen. II II was
NOT for the large crowd here | would like To
use popular term and say it is lie tina.
| am not friendly to the workingman. l be-
lieye that my prosperity should be theirs,
and I don't think I can be successful with
out their cooperation. If such charges as
have been made are for the purpose of preju-
dicing the laboring men against me, l Will
leave the case in their hands.
Senator Foraker paid me a high tribute
for which I am gratifed from the bottom OF
NV heart | want to say publicly that / ap-
preciate the compliments he paid me. | ap-
nreciate them because of the calumny that has
been going through the Democratic press
| want to say right here that so far as ! am
it will take more than the untea
Democratic press OF the State Of Ohio head
ed by McLean's Enquirer to make break
between Foraker and me- l know him to be
too good a Republican for feuds. Ii there
ever was a time when Republicans OF Ohio
should stand together 1t Is now.