The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-13
NOT A PLUToCRAT.
Hanna Denies the Allegation In a
Speech Last Night.

Columbus, o., Jan. 1.-THE Columbus
Glee club headed a large delegation of
citizens that called on Senator Hanna.
Mr. Hanna addressed them at consider
able length. The following are eX-
tracts from his speech:
You have made it a hot time for
me since I have been here. daughter
and cries of what about the other fell
lows?O 1 am not talking about the hot
time you have made for the other fell
lows. l call mine, then, by way of
diversion, a warm time, because it
has been a warm welcome that comes
from you. 1 can read it in the face of
every man I see. l am sure that 1 am
not deserving of all that eliminated
for me today. (Cries of yes you are
senator.")
Now I wish you would let me play
the modesty act Don't you know it
is very common saying some times by
men in public life that they are apt
to get stuck on themselves continued
laughter.) Now l am afraid that my
Columbus friends are encouraging me
in that direction. But l must insist,
as 1 have several times said here, that
my personality in this thing is very
insignificant as compared with the is
sues, the closing act of which was per-
formed in that capitol today. But that
act has brought hope and inspiration
to the heart of every true Republican
in this state. The lines are drawn now
We know the difference between patriot
and traitor (vociferous cheering) and
it so happens that aside from being a
candidate for the senate by the peo-
pie I also happen to occupy the ex
allied position given me by the Re
publican party of the United States as
chairman of the national committee of
that party and in my official capacity
] now utter the proclamation that no
traitors are wanted in our camp.
(Thats right and tremendous and
continued cheering)
! have no desire to put any indignity
upon any man, but 1 have a desire to
visit upon every rnan the fruits of his
own sins against our party
But one Of the many delicate atten-
lions which 1 have had here, and which
l wish publicly to express my appre-
citation of, is the fact that the few times
that 1 have found an opportunity to get
out into the ODen air for exercise and
health, the state officials have furnish
ed me with an escort great laughter)
everywhere L would go. That is deli
cate attention. which 1 appreciate. Gre
DeWed laughter) Because anybody who
meant me personal harm would stab
me in the back. They would not dare
facet am speaking politically now"
Great and loud applause.) I want to
say with regard to our state and our
country, and looking at it from the
standpoint of a business man, and the
standpoint of every man who works for
his daily bread, that the action today
means more than you think for our flu
ture welfare and prosperity. Although
I have been pictured by my adversaries
in the press of this state as an autocrat
and plutocraJ, / stand before my fellow
citizens in Ohio and every part of the
state, and tell them face to face it is
a lie. My whole life has proved that it
is a lie, and my future life will prove
that it is a lie."
Harry NJ. Daugherty, chairman Of the
Republican state central committee.
followed Mr.. Hanna. He announced
that the state central committee would
soon be called together for the purpose
of placing man upon the national
Republican committee who is not a
traitor to his party. This was readily
understood to mean that an ATTEMPT
would be made to remove Mr.. KurtZ
from the national committee