The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-12
TOO MANY HANNAS.

AOO mAN i aANNASs
New York, April "a declaration for
a flexible currency based upon the gold
standard was adopted yesterday by the
executive committee of the Indianapolis
monetary convention at meeting in this
city called by the chairman, H. H. Han
ma, of Indiana, for the purpose of get
ting the advice of the committee on the
resolutions to be presented the caucus of
the Republicans of the house. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted unani-
motlsly as the expression of the commit
tee:
Resolved. That the executive commit
tee OF the Indianapolis monetary conven-
ton continue to urge upon congress the
adoption OF mnoetary system based
upon the gold standard, adequate in vol
ume and sufficiently flexible in character
to afford the legitimate means of our pro-
ducers and manufacturers for meeting the
rapidly expanding foreign trade and COM
petlng upon equal terms in the worlds
markets with other nations thereby Civ
ing full and just returns to American
labor
When Lincoln and Garfield went to
their final home the nation mourned. The
violent and tragic manner of their death
intensified the nations sorrow. Their
lives had been exemplary, they had been
just. true and patriotic and left the world
better for having lived in it. When
Mayor Harrison, OF Chicago, was assassi-
mated again the country wondered that
the victim of the assassin's bullet should
SO often be the answering friend OF the
people. When Jay Gould passed in his
checks what change. National grief
turned to national rejoicing and even the
old party plutocratic dailies let go many
cheer. Labor throughout the country
felt like taking holiday. The sentiment
was instructive and universal that with the
death of Gould was lifted a burden from
the shoulders of labor. Nj that death had
been as violent and tragic as that of Lin
coin, rejoicing would have been more
realistic, more significant and labor would
intuitively have pointed to others who
should have been in at the funeral.
When we read of the schemes OF such
men as this banker, H. H. Hanna, and
that other Hanna to rob the nations pro-
ducers we cannot help the conviction that
what this country needs most is more
little tragedy they would leave more
lasting impression The French revolu-
ton was an example of tragic but impress
sive executions The coffin OF oppression
was cemented with blood.
Near the close OF Our war Rothschild
was talking with an English nobleman
about doubling the value of the worlds
gold by demonetizing the worlds silver
The nobleman asked whether there would
not be general uprising OF the people
against such a scheme as would double
all debts and cut in hall all other value.
Rothschilds reply was that wooden men
were never dangerous. That the people
would act like nest of rattlesnakes into
which had been fired charge of bird
shot They would writhe, squirm and
wriggle, but would never know what hurt
them. And here in Indiana we find this
man Hanna and few co-conspirators
preparing for the people another charge
of bird shot. and the wooden men haven't
sense enough to go cunning for Hanna.
On all sides gold is absorbing property
and labor and still the schemes go on.
Everywhere trusts fostered by the gold
standard and protection are consuming
the vitals OF the republic and still the rat
tie snakes wriggle Frequently in the
struggle between the great and the small
er trusts the smaller is forced to lose its
grip and fall among the wrigglers.
1t is to these latest victims that we must
lcok with hope 1t is such that have rec
objections Of better days These are the
men who may at some future time recol-
lect that once there was prosperous
middle class. These are the men who
last smelled powder and may yet suggest
the use of powder again. These are the
men whose dying struggles give hope
that some may yet wriggle to the van
tage ground of consciousness. Let ex-
perience teach the masses. Let the work
of trusts go on and the man on horseback
will the earlier appear. E. A. I.