The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-06
An Address to Several Thousand Rail.
way Employees and Steel Work.
ers at south Chicago.
RECORDS COMPARED
WHAT MKINLEY AND BRYAN HAVE
DONE FOR TOILERS.
Former Labored to Benefit Working.
men. while the Latter Has
Tried tn Iniure Them.

CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Senator NJ. A. Hanna
chairman of the Republican national COM
mittee, made his last speech of the cam
paign at noon to-day, addressing several
thousand railway employees and steel work.
ers at South Chicago. When the Illi-
nois Central special trair bearing the sem
ator and party arrived at South Chicago
The whistles of all the big mills there were
blown, and large crowds gathered at the
depot to extend a welcome. Accompany
ing the senator was Richard Yates. the
Republican candidate for Governor of Illi-
nois. Senator Hanna said:
my friends, save your enthusiasm for
tomorrow night, for then you will have
plenty of opportunity TO give 1t full play.
I'VE are on the eve of one Of the great
est elections and one Of the most impor-
tant elections that has ever been held in
the United States. 1t is second to none
other for the effect that il will have on
the masses who toll for their living and on
those who care for and uphold the prin-
ciples of sound money and a protective
tariff. LApplause.]
IL come TO you as q business man who
has been engaged all his life in the kind
of work that has built up this part of Chi
cago. Tomorrow II will be in your power
10 decide this great important question
of whether are to continue prosper
Gus or suffer a calamitous reverse. 1 be-
lieve You will stand by the Republican
party and stand by the great leader of
stood by you. fApplause.1
Let me present a picture. On one side
you have a man whose only part in Con-
gress during his short term there was TO
tear down what Mckinley had been for
years building up-the Mckinley bill-and
what was Ii he gave you? The Wilson
Gor'pan bill that put out the fires II. your
furnaces, that checked industries and
brought about a condition that God for
bid, We ever see again. GApplause.l
And now Bryan IS asking you to elect him
President of the United States and he
cares not what means he uses to get the
required number Of votes. He tells you
that If elected he will establish free
silver basis and a system of free trade
end we know he will ignore all economic
principles. Making such frantic appeals
he reduces himself to the rank of the low
est demagogue. [Applause.l
Now turn with me to where William
Mckinley shouldered his musket in de-
tense Of his country and follow him
ter Congress- elected then as he has al
ways has been, by the workingmen He
has always stood with them and by them.
and has always been ready TO hear them
and do for them. In 1896 when the work.
ingmen had opportunity to vote for him
will keep him another four wears. IAN.
plause and cries Of We will !
Now what has Bryan stood for? What
has he done for the working people? IA
voice, 'Nothing.J Yes he has. He aid ali
in his power to defeat their interests He
helped kill the Mckinley bill. He has been
at a loss TO find an issue that would last
ever night and sought to create one by
working for and voting for the ratification
of the treaty with Spain. When he worked
to get Democratic congressman TO vote
Tor the treaty was Bryan honest? IA voice.
No" Honest? Nonl He raises the cry
CT imperialism, and that is an insult to
the American people. Congress settled
that question, and ii was for the Presi-
dent to put down rebellion when the Amer
lean flag was assailed.
At $50 p. m. Senator Hanna left on the
Lake Shore road for Cleveland, where he
will vote tomorrow. after which he will
go 20 Canton TO be the guest of the Pres
ident.