Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31

today is the result of over work. Dur
ing the presidential campaign he put in
more hours than Il newspaper reporter.
His head was kept going night ana
day and he gave up the quiet evenings
which he was wont to have with ms
family. During the senatorial campaign
he Travelled in common car. He spoke
several times a day for weeks and went
rixht down among the people. lie
wanted to show them, he said, that he
had not horns as one of the New YORK
papers had stated, and THAI he was a
plain, common sense fellow after all.
All this time he was affected with
rheumatism and trouble with his heart.
He got UP to speak night after night
when he knew he should have been in
bed and he made a campaign which
would have worn out a much younger
man. AS II Is. you know. he Is now
over sixty and his life race has been
made at n two-forty pace. He is of
that nature that he can't do things by
halves. If he goes into an enterprise
it must be with all his might. He Is
bound to succeed If he dies with his
success. Foraker on the other hand
works equally hard. He Is. however,
much younger man and his muscles
are like iron. Campaigning is an old
thing to him. 1t Is as natural for him
to speak MS to eat, and his frame is
packed full of personal magnetism
which carries his audiences with him.
Foraker thinks on his feet. He jots
down from time to time before making
n speech the things he wants to say.
This clarifies the matter in his mind,
and when he takes the stump his mag
netism, enthusiasm and oratorical
power do the rest. He never makes two
speeches alike. He once told me that
every great speech was to large ex
tent the inspiration Of the moment. and
that the surroundings ms n rule make
the speech. Speaking, with Hanna was
very hard work. When he arose he was
nervous. You could see that he felt
out of place. There were drops of
sweat on his bald. head. his eyelids
quiVered and his trousers seemed to
bag at the knees. His ordinary ges-
ture was something like the motion of
n pump handle, and 1t was perhaps
ten minutes before he got into SYM
pathy with his audience. Then you
took note of the honesty Of the man.
You began to see that he was simple
and plain in his statements, and ms he
went on you felt the effect of his argu
nients. There was no straining for eff
feet but his speeches were filled with
common sense from start to finish. and
I think they really have more effect
than Foraker's pyrotechnic efforts.
BOTH MEN AMBITIOUS.
Both Foraker and Hanna are con-
believe. strikes very much above
Hanna. Foraker wants to be President
of the United States. This is the de-
sire of his life, and there Is no doubt
thai he will attempt to overthrow Nc
Kinley in 1900 If there Is fair chance
of his succeeding. Both Mckinley and
Hanna know this to be fact and they
fear Foraker. They know that Fora
ker has wonderful elements OF sue.
cess. They appreciate how close he
stands to the young men of American
politics, and that he is to certain eX-
tent the plumed knight, the James G.
Blaine of the present era. SO far For
aker has not made "A sensation in the
Senate. But let the occasion come and
there is n possibility of a speech from
him which will set the country ringing
with enthusiasm. He has already
stated that he Is against any moder-
ate policy as to Cuba, und should not
be surprised to see him jump to his feet
some day in the Senate and, metaphorl-
cally speaking, wrap the American flag
about him and announce that he Is for
America, first and last and all the time,
In favor of the annexation of Cuba and
against all the aggresslons from Ger
many, England and the .est of the
world. l don't believe Hanna has as
yet been stung with the presidential
bee. | think he is too old for this nesti-
ferrous insect to attack him. l am told
tnHt Wntn ne started out 10 mike MIC
Klnley President he had no ambition
further than this His success, how
ever, was so great. the aduiation
|, showered upon him from all parts of
the United States was so sweet that
he concluded that he would like to en-
ter public life himself, Mckinley would
have gladly appointed him as one of
his cabinet ministers, hut the treasury
had already been settled and Hanna
did not care to be 'looked upon as hav
ing received the place as n reward for
his political services. He wanted to he
the choice of the people and hence his
campaign for the senatOrship OF Ohio
I believe he will do well In the Senate
and that his business genius win be of
great advantage in the administration
of the country. So far he has been
so occupied with his recollection that
he has not had chance to show what
he can do. AS soon as this is settled he
will devote himself more to his sena-
torial duties. He will probably pick
up some great national measure and
make this HIS hobby. bringing his
wonderful organizing powers and bust
ness genius to Its support, SO far he
has only been minor quantity In the
Senate. .posinF as the binior senator
from Ohio, and as the power from be-
hind the scenes with the President
HANNA AND THE OFFICES.
A general impression prevails that
Hanna has had the giving out of many
of the offices of the administration.
This is not the case. Mckinley has
made some appointments ut his re-
quest. but Hanna has made nothing
like the demands which have been at
tributed to him. and he has as far as
possible avoided complicating McKin-
ley in any way. Both he and Mckin-
ley, however, are men who stick to
their friends. Hanna is very fond of
his old friends. He said not long ago:
Il like my old friends, and i would not
trade them for all the new ones" In
this he is not unlike Foraker, who has
a wonderful reputation here in Ohio for
standing up for those who have stood
for him.
OHIo'S RICH SENATORS.
Both Foraker and Hanna are rich,
and both are spending a great deal of
money just now. Foraker IL building
house in Washington on ground
worth 81 a square foot, school slate
is about "A square foot in size and when
this much land costs you So you can
see that a good lot viii run high into
the thousands Foraker's house will be
very fine. II viii have n large number
OF rooms and Will be Just the place for
n politician who wants to entertain
during an ante presidential campaign.
Hanna 80 far has not bought Il house
I'm Washington. but he will probably
do 81 ~ he Ia electad tn the Senate He