The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
SPEECH BY THE SENATOR.
Mark Hanna Says No Traitors Are
Wanted in the Party.


COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 1.-THE Columbus
Glee Club headed large delegation of citi-
zens that called on Senator Hanna tonight
Mr.. Hanna responded as follows:
You have made it hot time for me
since have been here. daughter and cries
OF What about the other fellowsY) | am
not talking about the hot time you nave
made for the other fellows. / will call mine
then, by way of diversion, warm time
because it has been warm welcome that
comes from you. 1 can read it in the face
Of every man ] see. (Applausel l am sure
that | am not deserving OF all that mas
eliminated Gun Tor ne to-day SGFles or res
let me play the 'modesty act Don't you
know 1t is very common saying some
times by men in public life that they are apt
to get Struck on themselves Continued
laughter) Now, l am afraid that my CO.
lumbus friends are encouraging me in that
direction. But l must insist as ] have said
several times here that my personality in
this thing is very insignificant as compared
with the issues, the closing act of which
was performed in that Capitol to-day zap
plause andcries of Good, that's rightD, but
that act has brought hope and inspiration
to the heart of every true Republican IN
the State. The lines are drawn now. we
know the difference between patriot and
traitor (vOciferouS cheering and applauSe),
ana IT SO happens Up ms that ASIDE de from pGing
States by the people, j also happen TO oc-
cupy the exalted position given to me by
the Republican party of the United States
as chairman of the national committee of
that party, and in my official capacity l
now utter the proclamation that no traitors
plauSe and cries of That's right, give it to
them) / have no desire to put any indig-
nifty upon any man. but have desire TO
visit upon every man the fruits of his own
sins when he sins against our party. Chit
EN- again, and great laughter)
Il am beginning to feel that / am all
right, and when | go back to my native city
and tell them of the hospitality that | have
received at the capital city of the State l
am afraid they will be jealous of me-
Qaughter.) Why, since I have been here.
scarcely two weeks, l have met thousands
of men of all parties and l have met the
warnleSt congratulations from men of bust
ness ana men of affairs who have not been
interested in this political situation, which
accept as a tribute to my own business ca
reer in this Stae Chats rightD wherein,
if have any claims in that capacity, be-
lieve l have contributed my share, not only
to the industries, but to the laboring men,
in my State. But many of the several deli
cate attentions which l have had here,
and which l wish publicly to express my
appreciation of, is the fact that the few
times that I have found an opportunity to
get out into the open air for exercise ana
health the state officials have furnished
mo with an escort daughter everywhere l
would go. That IS a delicate attention,
which l appreciated (renewed laughter be-
cause anybody who meant me personal
harm would stab me in the back They
would not dare face me. l am speaking
politically now. Great and continued ap-
NOW, my trlenQS, L KNOW you nave HdU
enough of politics for a time and drifting
from that subject l want to say with regard
to our State and our country, looking al
it from the standpoint of business man
and the standpoint of every man who WORKS
for his daily bread that the action to-day
means more than you think for our future
welfare and prosperity. Although have
been pictured by my adversaries in the press
of this State as an autocrat and plutocrat,
L stand before my felow-citizans 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 lie. (Cries OF You
bet!) Thank you, gentlemen (Crles OF
Go onr) l would rather hear the Columbus
Glee Club. / don't propose to tickle your
Hon. Harry NJ Daugherty spoke next. He
concluded his address as follows:
my w-citizensa-I am particularly
proud tonight to be a Republican. (Good.(
I am also proud tonight to have the proud
distinction of being chairman of the RepuD-
lican state central committee. l owe some
the Republicans of the State of Ohio just
as Senator Hanna, being the chairman or
the Republican national committee, owes
something to the Republicans OF the Nation.
l want to make the Republicans of Ohio
tonight promise, an express promise,
and that is that in so far as | am able,
I will lend my assistance to whip away from
the train Of the Republican party every
taritor who is threatening its life: (Crles
of 'goOd.) l promise you, my fellow-cltl-
gems, that shortly the Republican state cen
trail committee will be called together for
the purpose of choosing man representing
the Republican party of Ohio upon the ma
tional committee the colleague OF Mr.
Hanna, who is not a traitor to his party.
C'Good! Good That is right!D
The crowd readily understood that an at
tempt was to be made to remove Mr.. Kurtz
from the rational committee. Judge Nash,
Congressman Watson and others made Wig
orous responses.
Among the men who called on Mr. Hanna
tonight were President Ratchford ana
other national officers of the United Mine
Workers, now in session here. Senator
Hanna's right hand is badly swollen from
handshaking, and he is almost exhausted.
He leaves at $3.50 a. m tomorrow for Cleve-
land accompanied. by Major Dick, Colonel
Herrick and others, and will rest at home
over Sunday before going to Washington.