The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-02
CONGER ON HANNA.
THE FRIEND OF BLAINE SCORES
THE BIG OHIO BOSS.
was Not True TO Foraker and His
Friends aud They owe Him Moth
ins-A Letter which Was Read
MT the silver Picnic.


party was fred Wednesday at the free
silver picnic at Randolph park. Tie
smoldering Goals OF hatred that have SO
long been suppressed through fealty to
marty burst into fierce flame that no
earthly power will be able to quenob.
Judge G. r. Grant q prominent free
silver Republican, presided at the meet
ing, and as q art Of his opening address
he read a letter from C.llnel A. L. Con
ger, who is in a sanitarium in KirksVille,
Mo, advising all Republicans to vote
and work for the defeat Cf Hanna.
Colonel Conger is probably the most
widely known of Foraker's Ohio lieuten-
ants. His relations with Senator Foraker
are 80 close as to be almost brothe'ly, ana
It is not re- sonable to suppose that he has
thus openly declared Lis position without
the sanction of his chief The faot that
week or so ago Senator Foraker visited
Colonel Conger at Kirksville would seem
to confirm the supposition that the
ANTAGONISTIC STAND
Taken by Colonel Conger is an indication
of the position to be assumed by FORAKER
ties throughout Ohio.
The l. tier was read in the presence OF
5000 people, many of them silver Repub-
lioans. and created sensation that has
not its equal in the history Of Ohio poll
tics. Judge Grant did not announce
the name of the writer until he had fu-
ished reading the letter, aud when people
we're informed that it was from their dis
tinguisbed aud popular townsman their
enthusiasm could not be controlled. The
effect Of the letter upon the cal Foraker
Hanna fight was electrical. Foraker fol-
lowers are already lining up in support
of Colonel Couger, aud CONSERVATION pre-
walls in the Hanna camp.
The letter from Colonel Corger Is as
follows:
KirksyiIe, Mo. August 2l, 1897
Judge c. r. Grant, Akron, Ohio-My
Dear Judge Grant: wGs glad to get
your letter of the 10th inst. Under no
consi deration whatever shall vote to
support Mark Hanna's candidacy tie
coming fall, and you are at liberty to so
quote ne to any of your or my friends
or to anyone el.e. You cannot make the
language too strong for NE. When 1
was chairman of the Republican state ex-
ecutive CONT II ittee in 1889, neither Mark
Hanna nor any Cf bis friends contributed
a single liar to tie Republican cause
or to the state commi tee. When went
to him at the request of Myron L. Her
rick, A. C. Ho~ard and some of the
young Republicans of Cleveland, with
the quest that he and bis friends telp
Foraker and Fest T in the coming cam
paign, he Eut his hand Oh my knee,
locked u square in the face, and said;
NOT CENT FOR FORAKER.
Not d-n cent for Foraker, don't
like him and I'll be id if will vote for
him. On the c ntrary, l will DO all l
can against him." l then mentioned
Foster to him for ser ator, and his reply
was: mot a d-n cent FIR the close
counties. If We carry the Legislature,
Foraker would be clndiiat3 for sena-
tor. l then said to him: "Do you
meau to say you would rather see a
Democrat in the senate than Foraker
or ats about the size of it, said he.
That's the kind Of Repu uLlican Hanna
was in 1889, and the Cleveland Leader
says we must be loyal to him now.
Then lie rushed off to New York after
the defeat of the Republicans when he
and his friends had wol ked oFenly for the
Democratic ticket, and when asked by a
reporter what the defeat of the Republi-
cans 10 Ohio meant, he said: 1--WE are
getting rid of somu Ct the barnaclts that
have been hanging to the Republican
party" Just compare for moment
F1raksr and Foster with Hanna, Dick
md Hahn, the men who ar now ruling
the Republican party. If l was we'll
enough would come to Akron and pre-
side over a Democratic meeting, because
there is 10 escape ON the bondage in
which Republicans are now hrld unless
they vote the Democratic ticket this fall,
and shall so state to oil my friends in
Summit county.
l shall ask them to work openly for
Hanna's defeat, and do all they can
against him. am perfectly willing to be
quo ed on that to anyone.
hope to reach OAio before the lst Ct
November and preside at some public
meeting in Akron, Cincinnati, Colum'
bus or Clsv land. My main rason for op,
posing Hanna now Is because / am
OPPOSED IN PRINCIPLE
To levying contributions upon the manu-
facturers and using these contribution:
t, foist such men as Hanna, Dick and
Hahn upon the Republican party.
As Mr.. Blaine once said to me: "Mc
Kinleyism means measuring tie degret
of protection granted to any Industry
by the amount of money such Industry
will pay to the campaign fund, regardless
of its effect as to right or wrong upon The
Ieopls." have been manufactures II
the highly protected industries, and
know am right, as / have seen ttesC
wrongs inflicted daily upon the people.
Mark Hauna's nomination is an insul
to American labor, and every laboriul
man should vote against MIN. Hoping
IN hear from you again, / am yours very