New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-17
SENATOR HANNA RETURNS.
,s TOLD ENGLISH REPORTERS MKlN-
LEY WILD SUCCEED HIMSELF
AMERICAN COURSE IN THE PHlLiffiNr''
THOROUGHLY UNDERsTooD-FEELiN"
or AMERICANS ON THE DREf-
FIS TRIAL.

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or AMERICANS ON THE DREf-
FUs TRIAL.
Senator Marcus A. Hanna returned hon,e ,,,a
.av on the American Line steamship 81 l.ou.9 9
| with him were Mrs Hanna and MISS i'
| Hanna The Senator went abroad III MAY w .,
| s,ent n considerable part Of the Intervening .'e
| - ,tx les BaIns taking the waters TOT the Ineu
natism from which he has been suherms' -
cannot be said however, that the treatment
honeated him much While he is tanned OF race
| and apparently in good health. physlcany he Is
! unable TO walk without the aid OF "A STICK
| This was Senator Hannas first VISIT 10 fulope'
| tta told a Tribune reporter who saw him on the
| steamer at Quarantine that he had derived Ihu'i,
| Measure from his trip. and that ne hau iou",
much to interest him at every place ne hau N'S.teu
| - ENGLAND and on the Continent. He mad STUDIED
closely the political and governmental sys'e" u
| Creat Britain That system. he says, Is ruby as
| GOD nc that OF the United States. THE Enghsh
oo,,arr,nent" he added, us founded upon Tadl-
tion and long experience and is fuN OF stap'''S,
| The people Of England are showing more anu
| moro interest in political struggles pe-
,,ovc II is the case that at the last election more
was written and printed In the EnghSh news
| naners upon the issue than ever before.
What is the feeling In England regarding the
no,icv of the United States in the Philippines! inc
| Senator asked.
PHILIPPINE COURSE UNDERSTOOD.
"Woll I am not able to say much on that point
| because did not discuss the question with any
| officials OF the Government In England nor ulo
any officials whom | met speak to me about H.
! Rut giving YOU reflection OF what seems 10 pe
| the public opinion In England may say that the
| course we have pursued in the Philippines Is I'M
! derstood and properly appreciated. But on 'he
! Continent some misconception prevails IL see"eu
70 me that on the Continent there was general
lack of sympathy toward mission in the fhillp-
trnN of
While Senator Hanna in England he talked
several times with reporters OF the London news
papers They invariably inquired OF him "he'her
he thought President Mckinley would be rehom-
mated and reelected. and just as Invariably the
senator has informed the British reporters that he
! believed Mckinley would not only be renominated
but would also be returned to the White House.
The same question put to him yesterday by the
reporters who sought him on the Ct LOUIS.
ooh don't ask me that again." he laughingly
nleaded Il have answered 1t so often that us Il
cbestnut to me now. But" seriously, Il have no
doubt that President Mckinley will be reelected
next year. -,
II was pointed out to Mr.. Hanna that Vice-Presi-
dent Hobart was suffering from Illness, and that In
consequence there was a report afoat that ne
would not again become candidate Tor the wee
Presidency. and that Governor Roosevelt might
he selected in his stead. THAT Is POSSIBILITY
| Senator Hanna said. slowly ana efnphaucdIIS' '"''
! I will not discuss"
Asked as to what Issue he thought the next Presi-
DENTAL contest would be fought ont upon, the Sena-
tor said: silver Is now old man Of the sea But
! I suppose the Democratic party Will make the
| Philippine war factor In their campaign But we
| have nothing TO fear from that. | would just as
anon have the so-called anti-expanson made an Is
| sue ne silver | am not afraid OF the outcome #
that issue Is brought before the people and apart
| from that question believe that the sound judg-
| nent Of the American people VIII not permit theW
| by their own act change the existing salts
| factory conditions Of the country. The United
| States has entered on an Of prosperity. and
the promises Of the Republican party have been
| kept The commercial and Industrial conditions oil
the country were never better"
Speaking generally OF the political situation SEN
ator Hanna said:
The coming Presidential election certainly prom
| ses 10 DE an interesting The adhesion OF
| Croker 10 Bryan WILL OF course. carry over a GER
| tain number OF votes to him. croker Is on lmpor
| chine and that machine votes as the chief Directs
So the adhesion OF Croker to either one side or me
| 20 with him But while Croker may carry TAN
many votes with him, l cannot imagine that IN MS
ton 70 any appreciate degree nor will it serve to
| commend him more to the confidence oi the mass
| Of the American people.
CHOICE OF BLAND's SUCCESSOR
"1 do not concede that the recent election In Mis-
souri, to choose a successor in Congress to the late
Richard p. Bland possesses any political significance
| whatever. II cannot be regarded In any way as an
index Of public feeling in the country generally
Missouri is out and out a Democratic state Every.
thing is IN the hands Of the Democratic managers
and they can cast any ballot they please If they
think IT desirable to register an overwhemine
| Democratic plurality In order to attempt to i'm
press the country then they have only to send tht
order forth and the thing is done ., 49,, ,,-,
with in six months. The attempts that are being
o5 5 Gbd @ the Of TO no
only be called by one word,'rot treaty OF
| peace has already been concluded With the inde-
pendent islanders Of the archipelago. and thf
! American Government Is prepared to grant to th'
OF properly exercising. As their capacity for self
government increases so will their power of ioea
senator Hanna not inclined, to say, much
about Ohio politics When Informed mat Mr. ,in NC G
the Governorshp. he seemed pleased and re-
on The pier he is reported to have said Il cannot
see how with Mr. Mclean a candidate. the
s}iyeo ISSUE is Evidently prcferabe TO them Bat
that question has already been thrashed out In the
porous. and the only trouble now is to secure
transportation facilities for more crops and me-
cnandise. In Europe orr policy In maintaining the
gold standard is universally commended
THE DREYFUs TRIAL.
Referring TO the Dreyfus trial the Senator said
'"rhe only expressions OF opinion that heard re-
| gardng Dreyfus while | was abroad came mostly
from Americans. Every American whom | met
was heartily In sympathy with Drevfus, but at the
same time there seemed disposition 10 urge this
| country to interfere in the matter. All this talk
| about boycottng the Paris Exposition Is not well
founded. The Dreyfus case Is "A matter that con-
| Germs France alone, ard however much We may
| svmpathiZe with the unfortunate DreyfuS. do not
see that would be justified In going further than
expressing our opinion upon the injustice or the
verdict
Senator Hanna repudiated Indignantly the charge
| that while with Senator Lodge I'm the House OF
Commons he asked how much the vote OF a British
Member OF Parliament was worth |That report
never said anything Of the kind. The story was
| FIRST printed in a Scotch newspaper, which at one
time was a respectable sheet, but has degenerate
| 10 sensationaism. and from that paper IT was
coped into the London newspapers and then cablad
across here. 1t was an absurd story. and one OF
the worst fakes that ever printed
IInnnn driven from the pier 70 the