Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
Col. Conger Issues Another Highly
Sensational Manifesto.
TELLS OF A Big CORRUPTION FUND
Says 1t Comes From the Tin Plate
Manufactures.
ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
CLEVELAND, Ohio. October 2s-Col A.
L. Conger of Akron, an ex-mcm6er of the
republican national executive committee
and member Of Gov. Bushnelrs slgr,
has issued lengthy address to the Jude
pendent republican voters of Ohio
1t comes from kirkville, Mo-. and is wide
ly published throughout Ohio today
He says that for thirty years he has been
In the service of the republican party. and
he claims the right to warn his fellow re-
pGblicans of the dangers which threaten 10
disrupt the party.
I'VE esteem our President. Mai. McEin-
ley highly" he continues, but there is no
use In disgusting the fact that Mr.. Hanna
Is really the President, SO far as debating
the national legislative policy is concerned.
Source of the Campaign Fund.
Republicans will be anxious to know
how money is diverted to the campaign
fund in the framing of the tariff bill. I
was one Of the first men in this country
to build mill for the manufacture OF tin
plate at Elwood. Ind. We manufactured
under the Mckinley bill, which placed a
duty of $40 on each box of tin plate
brought to this country. After fifteen
months We turned out tin plate at 81 80 less
cost a box than when We started the mill.
IF the tariff had been reduced this much
We would have held our own. When 1 quit
the business We were making from ocr
little mil S1o,0U a month on a CAPITAL of
S2do.ooO actually invested. The mill made
in four years $U0.OU0 and was then capi-
talZed at $l,.W,oU. The wages paid were
out of all proportion to those paid in other
branches OF industry. The Wilson bill re-
duced the duty to sl.o5 per box. and this
was more duty than vas really required TO
bring the entire industry to this country.
The American Tin Plate Company sent
trainload of its employees TO ST. Louis 10
help nominate Mckinley. Mckinley was
nominated. and in Hanna's tariff bill the
duty on tin plate was raised 10 Sl.j0 a box,
according to promise. Now all the tin pla.e
trust have to do is to pay over to Hanna
whatever amount they had agreed upon
should be paid to this campaign fundS
provided the duty should be restored. IL
they were to pay him $5000.0oo year they
would still have a bonus of SlooOoOoo to
divide among themselves.
Now, who pays this Sl5,UO.OO0?
col. Hahn, Dick and Hanna are the alb
solute rulers of 4.00o.000 people in Ohio. L
nave been in contact with the democratic
party many years. and believe that IL will
be hard to find in that party I'm Ohio the
equals i'm corruption OF Hanna, Cox Hahn
and Dick.
Advised 10 Knife Hanna.
There is but one remedy, and that is
to remove the cause, and I appeal to every
Independent republican voter in Ohio 10
support Gov. Bushnell and the state ticket;
out after that the hideous monster of
Hanna presents itself for our considera-
tion, and should be voted down. The only
way this can be successfully accomplished
is fer republicans to vote squarey for the
democratic nominees for the house and
senate.
If you are a friend of Foraker Bush
nell or nurtz, remember the insults heaped
upon them. and vote to put down Hanna
ISM
The manifesto In full covers about 1000
words