The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-02
HoLCoMB VS. HANNA.

The factional fights in the Republican
ranks in Cuyahoga county have de-
veloped into disgraceful row, In which
Hanna, the United States senator from
Ohio, is one Of the principals. 1t has
never been suspected that Hanna had
any appreciation of the dignity OF the
high Office to which he bought his
way, but that he would condescend to
the level Of the ward politician, as he
has, is almost beyond belief. The real
character Of this great and noble man
and senator, is we'll set forth by Chair
man Holcomb In his reply to Mr.
Hanna's petty threats.
Senator Hanna In the Press OF Mon
day, the 10Th inst, says II do not quit
talking he will let loose on me some
day and tell what he knows. now re-
quest Senator Hanna to state publicly
anything that he knows about me, con-
nected with my political life or in any
manner affecting my business dealings
or personal character, and l defy him
to point to one transaction of my entire
life that will not bear the light OF day
or the closest scrutiny.
| "When he says that the whole fight
against him was simply to hold him up
| for an Office, he utters an unmitigated
and malicious lie. l never attempted
to hold him up for an Office or anything
else. The only thing that he has
to give to any one is political
Office or money. He certainly could
| give character to no one. l
never asked his endorsement for a
political Office but once in my life.
Something more than a year ago l
wrote him letter asking his indorse-
ment for the position of United States
attorney of the northern district of
Ohio. never filed an Endorsement
with him nor mentioned the fact to
him after filing the application, al
though requested by his corporal to
file my Endorsement. Anything to the
contrary is manufactured out OF whole
cloth and is malicious.
''If my record, both public and pri-
vate, does not compare with that OF
Mark Hanna l will agree to do as Sen
ator Chandler advised Hanna to do,
'efface myself Accusations from a
man whose trademark is the almighty
dollar are Ineffective among decent
people.
81 sincerely trust that I never will
be so unpopular, If it should ever be my
fortune to manage political campaign,
so as to have the candidate lost sight
of and be the target of attack
in the campaign, as was Senator
Hanna in the presidential campaign in
1896. The people of Cleveland, as well
as the people all over the country, can
easily remember that there were no
accusations or attacks made upon Pres
ident Mckinley, but the ammunition
of the enemy was all turned against
Senator Hanna, and it is the common
street expression that the wisest polit-
ical move with President Mckinley
can make before his next campaign
will be to efface Senator Hanna
"While | spent two weeks in the city
of Columbus in the interest OF Senator
Hanna for the United States senate
and labored as member of the ex-
ecutive committee that elected the del
egation from Cuyahoga county to the
legislature, he never at any time gave
me so much as a street car ticket
| never did or never would take one
cent from him. know that he thinks
that the almighty dollar will buy any
thing, and it is true that four-6fths o.
his political followers were obtained
that way, but there are some people
that know him in his true light and
cannot be bought.
"His agent is going over this city
now and offering all kinds of induce
ments to elect one of his followers
chairman Of the Cuyahoga county dele
cation to the state convention, but he
will again be defeated and chairman
will be elected that is against Senator
Hanna, and when the state convention
convenes June l and 2, Mark Ham,
will hear something drop and when ht
recovers from that convention he viii
realize the estimation which the peo
pie OF Ohio have of him."