The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07
Tm Wessenger.


Mark Hanna is an enormous success
in the obtaining and distributing boo
die. He is one of the graond moguls in
the kingdom Of grab and buy and bam-
boozIe. But he cannot humbug plain
people as he thinks. They see through
his deception as TO trusts and under
stand his methods Of purchase and cor
ruption. He perpetrated a decided
blunder in his recent defence of trusts
in Ohio. It disturbs the Mckinley
tribe in Washington. They are Won
dering at Marks stupidity as it con-
travenes their plans Of silence and
dodra. a Washington dispatch says
that the leaders are worried over the
matter no little, and fear it will injure
republican success in not only Ohio but
in some other states. It is stated that
Mckinley and his advisers in Washing
ton have been particularly anxious 10
avoid the trust question, to handle II
with gloves so to speak: create the i'm
preston that the republican party was
really opposed to trusts and would
curb their rapidly growing power,
WITHOUT III LdCL ~S
policy in that connection whatever.
Above all it was especially desired not
to undertake a defense of trusts.
All republican spellbinders have
been cautioned on this point and given
the most minute Instructions as to the
line Of talk they should put up when re-
ferring to the trust issue. The idea has
- ~ ~~xID n n Opffiaanf
Jolly, and confine all statements on this
subject to brilliant and glittering gen.
eralities."
But Mark has put his foot in it and
has gone and kicked the cookies into
the fire and played havoc with the
secret plans of the schemers. Elk
Governor Foster, of Ohio, says he IA
vors trusts, but does not wish to have
it appear until after the election and 1T
is telegraphed from his home at Fosto-
ria, Ohio:
II believe in trusts, and stand by
what [ said in Chicago, but there are
some voters who might not agree with
me. Senator Hanna's views agree with
mine. This cutlery against trusts is an
appeal to prejudice, not to reason, and
to my mind the trusts are beneficial, as
Senator Hanna has said. Those VINO
are bowling against trusts and cofpor-
atoms do not understand what they are
talking about"
These remarks are from a man VINO
served two terms as a republican gov
ernor Of Ohio and who was secretary of
the treasury under President Harrison.
1t was Charles Foster who, with Han
ma, advised Attorney General watson
to withdraw his famous suit against
the Standard Oil trust. 1t was roster
who first introduced business poIltlcs
in Ohio, who first taught managing pol
iticians the potency of Doodle in cam
paigns."
The republican party is the author,
the promoter and the agent OF trusts.
It is to be held responsible for all It's
crimes against the people. BY one re-
cent deal So, 900 travelling men lose their
places. At Cleveland, Ohio, the crowd
downed old Mark completely. They
guyed him, laughed at him, put ques-
tions to him, had big fun QUIT of him
and made the old rascal SO mad he re-
tired in great Indignation swearing un-
der what had happened. The report OF
what occurred is highly amusing. the
crowd hurrahed again and agar oVer
the name of Bryan. That got the ras-
cal and ne fumed. We give this:
Il see you are going to have some tun
with me-" continued the senator, but
Idon't intend to be put down by any
such remarks as o have sprung on
me-"
1--WE want Jones!" came from the au-
dience. =
For a few minutes Hanna talked IN
peace. Then he undertook to jump on
Tones. At the mention of the Ioledo
You better go and your head,
howled Hanna to a man in the audi
ence. When the senator got to the
point where he mentioned the "un-
m~atchable republican ticket some one
yelled, who made the icket? YOU!
anna was boiling with rage.
well, before I came out here | was
told that l would find a lot of hoodlums'
Now believe it." he yelled.
Amidst cheers for Jones, whlstlne
and stamping, the meeting broke up,
The other republican speakers prohted
by Hanna's experience and did not Try
to talk"
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