The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-12
HANNAISM SHOWN UP.
An Honest Republicans Manly
and Ringing Rebuke.
SOME STARTLING FACTS.
Hanns's Corrupt Practice and Wicked
Methods Held Up to Public Wow
by One VINO Knows Where
of lie Speaks.

Clevels-d, Aug. 7.-[special.1-The
methods of Hanna and the general
principles of Hamaism do not meet
with an enthusiastic Endorsement, even
by the Republicans of this part of the
state. On l-e contrary they are Sc
cretly, and often openly, condemned
by Republicans high in the councils OF
the party up to the present campaign
and conspicuous in business and social
circles
One Of them, the junior member of
a prominent firm engaged in mercan-
tile business, who spends much of his
time on the road as salesman, took
occasion today to express his senti-
ment as TO the duty of all honest,
high-minded Republicans at the ap-
preaching election in running con-
versation upon current politics.
'1t would be a calamity" said he,
"and one much to be deplored, If Mark
Hanna should succeed in controlling
the election in Ohio in 1897, in the
same manner and by the same meth
DDS used i'm 1896"
"Whnt were the methods TO which
you refer?"
"F)alse and speclous promises, slnls-
ter threats against debtors, coerclsn
of employees, and the suspiciously large
increase in the vote of the state, which
may be readily located at the railway
cenbers and at the functional points. ="
do you charge these things up to
Mr.. HANNAH"
81 am not charging anything. These
promises, threats and the like we're
made and done. There is no question
ais to that. Mr.. Hanna was chairman
of the national committee. If he did
not approve of them he should have
forbidden Jnem. That is not only good
morals, but every day, good common
sense"
"lou speak of false promises; what
were they?"
THAT prosperity and confidence
would return the next day after Nc
Kinley was elected. heard Mr.. Ham
ma make this declaration publicly, and
he covered the dead walls from ocean
to ocean with flaming posters advertis-
ing William Mckinley as the Advance
Agent of Prosperity" and some OF
these miserable travesties on human
crdulity may yet be seen ON the silent
and smokeless mills in Cleveland and
the grimy coal dpples where the min
ers are striking against starvation
wages, and Mr.. Hannas and Dear
mitt's coal tipples, where ironclad con.
tracts are in vogue, are among them
What do you mean by sinister
threats against debtors?"
Last year there were tens OF thou.
eands of farmers, merchants, shop.
keepers and business men, about
equally divided between the two par
ties, who were In debt to the banks
and money loaners, with their proper
ty mortgaged. They had seen contTac'
ton, falling prices, lesened prices, ant
threatened bankruptcy go hand ir
hand with the gold standard. They
believed that relief would come with
the restoration of silver as money o.
final redemption, and consequent ex'
pansion of the currency, and OF couTSC
expressed their intention of voting foq
Mr.. Bryan. 1t Is notorious fact tha
the banks and money lenders, actinl
in concert, and aided by the Republic
an national committee, served motto,
on this great class of unfortunate bust
ness men and debtors that they mus
either recant their political belief ant
vote for Mckinley or suffer Boreclo
sure. These threats drove the most o
them into voting against their convic
tions."
"IIave they escaped foreclosure"
"Those OF them who could furnish
them-Bhe Others have been driven t.
the WALL There Is NO sentiment IL
money. It is cold, remorsebess, exact
ing. Ut claims the pound Of flesh
lue aUeHuer-hearueu phllinCHroplSt
among the money lenders-that is
tender and philanthropic to their debt
ors-aae few and Tar between"
what do you mean by coercion O
employes?"
You will remember that early II
September last Mr.. Hanna, with grea
flourish of trumpets, announced tina
his committee had arranged for the or
ganization of "souBd money" club
among the employees of the vast COT
pcrations and business houses. Thes
clubs were organized regardless of th
political affiliations of the employees
If they objected they were given +
understand that other men holddn
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