The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
Eight Thousand People Gathered in
the Little Town of Burton to
Hear Republican Speeches.
SENHTORSHIP IS At STAKE
AND BOTH SENATORS URGED THE M
PORTANCE OF SUCCESS.
MIR. Hanna Refers to His Friendship
for His COIIeague-PennsyIV
Politicians Arrested.

meetings. Dy winch the OIlO INePuOIS1A
campaign was opened. Excursions were
run from neighboring towns and special
train brought several hundred Republicans
from Cleveland. About eight thousand
people attended the meeting. The speakers
were Senators Foraker and Hanna, ex-
Governor Charles Foster and President j.
]. Sullivan, of the Ohio League of Repub-
lican Clubs.
Senator Foraker was the first speaker.
He referred to the Importance of Repub-
lican victory in Ohio this year. He said
that If the Legislature was Democratic
next winter the State would be redistricted
for congressional purposes in such way
as to make the Ohio delegation Democratic
as strongly as it was now Republican. The
chief danger, he said, was that the Demo-
Gratis might elect Democrat to the Sen
ate in place of Mr.. Hanna. That would be
a misfortune, for the reason that the Re
publicans now have but forty-three OF the
ninety members of that body, and they
should not only keep both OHIO senators,
but elect others in States that are to have
senatorial elections next winter. In TINS
connection Senator Foraker paid high
tribute to Mr.. Hanna, and declared that
Ohio could not afford to dispense with MS
services in the Senate. Mr.. Foraker also
appealed to his hearers to sustain the ma
tional administration by voting the straight
Republican ticket from Governor down. lie
said that in six months the Republican ad-
ministration had restored prosperity to the
country and he praised President Mckin-
ley for the part he had taken in restoring
confidence to the people. He said there
was not a single reason why anybody who
voted for Mckinley last year should vote
against the national administration this
year
Mr.. Hanna began by declaring that he
was not prompted by selfish motives to
leave his extensive business and go into
politics. Continuing, he said: our coun-
try is the greatest wealth producing coun-
try of the earth, and you tillers of the soil
are charged with the duty of protecting 1t.
That is the American spirit L want to see
dominate over popocratism 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. L
thank God, too, that the great State OF
minded and energetic orators ana workers
whose labors finally brought US success
When Mckinley was nominated IL was
thought that the industrial problem was the
only ISSUE but we were called upon at the
threshold of that campaign 10 change
issues. ,,, =
combination of isms, foreign and home
born gathered under a red nag ana forced
upon the Democratic, party a new issue,
That convention was dominated, not by the
old-time JefferSonian Democrats VINO nau
their fathers principles but by those men
who were anxious that their neW-1ound
leader. w. j. Bryan, should try his hand
at government. You know some OF our
good friends were misled into belleVlng that
i ond fT1ln
were honest but were simply mistaken In
their views on the money question. Inc
best minds and men OF the country Volu IN
educational work of the campaign, spread
ing their thoughts like autumn leaVes, yea
like the snowtiakes of heaven over TINS lallu.
The Republicans of the middle States saw
they had made a mistake and they came
back to us by the thousands, yea py the
hundreds of thousands, and the country was
",Tne cry was made by Mr.. Bryan him
self that silver and wheat had parted com
when Providence or somebody else tried TO
undermine his argument. Last year re
tried to array class against class ~ inns
great and free country of ours, 10 oullu up
an anarchistic and cOmmunlStlc sentiment.
Now what does he say? He says the lea
son wheat and silver are on oiVerseIS me. a3S
is because there is famine abroad, ana
that anyway, there are only rev wheat
raising States in the United states. | say
that there is a high value placed Oh Wnedt.
II is better than free silver for the whole
neople for this reason II no other: IHere
are more States interested In the grown OF @!
wheat than the mining of silver; there IS
more money invested in farms than IN Sill
yer mines, and more people VIII prolll py
higher priced wheat than by free coinage
of silver. We want a continuance OIL lne
present conditions, except tnat We Want
them a little better. That time Will come
when the Democratic papers NIL IL 'i1T rs
employed, that the good times are mere anu
that the factories are opening up we can
not have satisfactory prosperity untll all
surplus labor is employed and well l'aid.
'Inasmuch as l am talked of can
6idate for United States senator want
to indulge in a few personalities; during
the last Campaign newspapers said was a
labor crusher. That story was uttered
through the filthy newspapers that were
employ many men in the city of Cleveland,
and there where l live L don't need 70
answer the accusation that am unIrlenG7 q,
ly to the workingman. For myselI VIII
say that l was the first man IN ONO 10
recognize organized labor. l never refused
to recognize workingmen. II II was not TOT
a popular term and say 1t is lie tnaI
am not friendly to the workingman. l be-
iieve that my prosperity should be theirs
and I don't think l can be successful with
out their cooperation. If such charges as
have been made are for the purpose OF
preiudicing the laboring men against me, i
will leave the case in their hands.
In conclusion, Senator Hanna said: Sen
ator Foraker paid me a high tribute, for
which L am grained from lIle pOtlOAu VI
nv heart / want to say publicly that I
7 appreciate them because of the calumny
that has beer going through the Demo
cratic press. want to say right here
that so far as / am concerned 1t Will take
more than the united Democratic press of
the State of Ohio. headed by McLean's En-
quirer to make a break between Foraker
and me. l know him to be too good Re
publican for feuds If there ever was a
time when Republicans of Ohio should
stand together it is now.