The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-25
HANNA SPEAKS.
The Ohio Senator Helps Open the
Fall Campaign.
Defends American Labor and Ex-
plains His Position I'm the Last
Presidential Com
test.

There was a great assemblage OF
Ohio republicans at Burton on Satur-
day, September IL, the occasion being
the opening of the state fall campaign.
Among the leaders who spoke was SEN
ator Marcus A. Hanna, who in responce
to an enthusiastic greeting said;
ladies and Gentlemen and Fellow Citi-
gems: / am glad to have had the oppor-
tunity to be one OF your invited guests at
this opening meeting OF the campaign IN
northern Ohio. By some people II might
he that my presence here would be at
tributed to a selfish interest. ] beg TO
assure you that that is not the cause OF
my presence. ,.
NV reason for leaving my business
which has engaged me practically all my
life, l beg you TO believe me, is actuateo
by no selfish motive. l have been connect
ed with business affairs in this state all
my life. l was born in Ohio; educateu-
10 a limited extent-[laughterl in ONO.
NV life work has been in Ohio My ener-
gies and capital. such as nave haVe
been employed in building up the manu-
featuring industries of my native state.
IApplause.1 Engaged in these pursuits
and always exercising the functions
believed to be the duty of every American
citizen comprehended the danger when
threatened our beloved country. saw
the man for the occasion and 1 gave my
heart and myself to the cause and my
friend Mckinley. [Applause.l knew the
workings OF his mind and she promptings
of his heart, and l knew he was patriot.
Not only that, but l knew him from the
day he first entered public life. L knew
that he was the man called upon TO arrest
the calamity threatening our country, my
country, and for such cause-my
country's cause-I gave my heart
and nearly gave my life. There
fore, / appear before you not as caAdt-
date for United States senator, but as
republican who would plead with you that
you take your stand by this administra-
ton, which | think Is your salvation.
"Our country is the greatest wealth-pro-
ducing. country of the earth, and you TILL
ers of the soil are charged with the duty
of protecting ii. That is the American
spirit / want to see dominate over pop
ocratism or any other kind OF ism the
last campaign was the most important ever
fought in this country. Thank heaven L
was fortunate enough TO be one OF the
defenders Of the country. | thank Goo.
too, that the great state of Ohio furnished
so many great, broad-minded ana ener-
getic orators and workers whose labors
finally brought us success. When Mcl<in-
ley was nominated 1t was thought that
the Industrial problem was the only Issue,
but we were called upon at the ihresh-
hold of that campaign TO change issues
1T was said by the democratic leaders
that their policy had proven failure ana
the republicans could elect anybody The
Chicago convention. controlled by COM
bination Of isms, foreign and home born,
gathered under a red flag, forced upon the
democratic party a new issue. That con-
vention was dominated, not by the old
time Jefferson!an democrats who had their
fathers principles, but by those men who
th.afr fntlr 10
w. j. Bryan should try his hand at gov
eminent. You know some Of our good
friends were misled into believing 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 edu-
cational work of the campaign. spreading
their thought like autumn leaves yea, Ike
the snownakes of heaven, over this land.
The moment the republicans OF the mid
de states saw they had made a mistake.
they came back to US by the thousands.
yea, by the hundreds of thousands, and
the country was saved.
Senator Foraker has told you about the
fight on the tariff bill in the senate. He
told you Of the part l took in 1t, but he
has omitted one important fact He has
not told you that he was the leader Of
Oho's interests and simply followed. He
was my file leader and ! undertook to
give him all the support i could with my
limited experience Is politician. Laugh
ter and applause.1
THE tariff bill was passed and became
law after a hard fight, and predict IL
will be two decades before any party will
dare assail II.
1.-THE cry was made by MFR. Bryan him.
self that silver and wheat had parted
company Then he tried to shift his
ground, when Providence or somebody else
49,. stz1 \
year he tried to array class against class
in this great and free country OF ours,
to build up an anarch!stic and communistic
sentiment. Now what does he say? He
says the reason wheat and silver are on
divergent lines is because there is a
famine abroad, and that anyway there
are only a few wheat raising states in the
United States. l say that If there is a
high value placed on wheat II is better
than free silver for the whole people for
this reason, If no other There are more
states Interested in the growth of wheat
than 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 coin
age OF silver. We want continuance of
the present conditions, except that we
want them a little better. That time will
come when the democratic sheets will.
IL they tell the truth, publish that more
are here. and that the factories are OPEN
ing up. We cannot have satisfactory pros
perity until all surplus labor is employed
and well paid.
'Inasmuch as ! am talked of as candi-
date for United States senator / want to
indulge in few personalities. During the
last campaign newspapers said l was a
labor-crusher That story was filtered
through the filthy newspapers that were
opposed to President Mckinley. Well, 1
employ many men in the city of Cleveland,
and there where l live don't need to an
swer the accusation that / am unfriendy
to the workingman, For myself, l will
say that l was the first man in Ohio to
recognize organized labor. l never re-
fused to recognize workingmen. II II were
not for the large crowd here / would like
to use popular term and say II is lie
that / am not friendly to the workingman.
/ believe that my prosperity should be
theirs, and 1 don't think / can be success
full without their cooperation.
IF such charges as have been made arc
for the purpose of prejudicing the labor
ing men against me, / Will leave the case
in their hands,
DMr. Bryan has not yet issued his
schedule of prices for speeches in
Mexico.