Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18

whose ABILITY, whose integrity OF pur- |
pose, and whose patriotism would
gather around him the support of all
loyal public spirited American citl-
zens to save this country from COM
mercial ruin. Such a a man was
William Mckinley.
He was nominated and elected and
since then this republic has passed
through four years, second in import
ance to none of the four years preced-
Ing. He has served his country and
has placed it in the front rank of ma
lions, commanding the respect of all
others, having risen from debtor to
creditor nation. What better proof
is there TO show that we were right.
that Mckinley was right, when in
three and a half years we have resur-
rected the business of this country
from dependency and gloom. have
again lighted the fires of our furnaces
and have set in motion the wheels of
industry in every city and today we
are loaning gold by millions to Europe
itself. In order to secure a continual
| ton OF these conditions we must secure
to the people their confidence in the
future. All business is conducted on
| a large scale through confidence.
Prosperity is the only issue III this
campaign today. Mr. Bryan was OBJ
iged to relinquish the silver issue.
| He was Uold II would not do for him to
talk free silver in the east, and when
Mr.. Bryan came to New York-and
watch him next week-he was not to
talk free silver. The question of i'm
perialism was settled to the satisfac-
ton Of every intelligent man by Nc
! Kinley's letter OF acceptance; what
people wanted was facts. They did
not want wild statements.
Bryan talks about trusts. l have
been quoted as saying there are no
trusts. 1 did say there are no trusts
legally or commercially in existence in
this country. A trust is an organization
whose stockholders do not vote except
through trustees, who hold the stock
for that purpose. Such organizations
have been entirely wiped out by the
| Sherman act, and the only monopoly in
! this country today is that governed by
patent To show you that the demo-
Gratis are not sincere in their talk
against trusts, | will remind you that
, last winter in congress a resolution
| was offered to amend the constitution
so as to give power to the government
to lay it hands upon any pernicious
! organization and as far as was neces-
sary to protect the interests of the
people, control it. That resolution was
ably discussed for two whole days,
and when the vote came every demo-
crat in that house voted against it;
every republican save two voted for
it; and the Necessary two-tnirds vote
being lacking, it was defeated. Who
was responsible for that The demo-
cratic party under Mr.. Bryan's leader
snip and advice.
What does Mr., Bryan know about
business? What has he ever done for
the Working people Of the United
| States? AS you all know, he never
| did a thing to help a man who works
with his hands in his life. Did you
ever hear of organized labor when Mr..
i Bryan was in congress appealing to
him to aid them in the passage Of a
law which would protect their daily
bread? Never Now In contrast from
i the first day that William Mckinley
entered public life as a member OF
congress from Ohio, he began to make
a study Of this question and devoted
his whole life and energy to it, and
so far did he establish himself in the
confidence of the working people Of
this country that no working man or
delegation of workingmen ever went
TO Washington to get advice or aid
that did not go straight to William
/ Mckinley (applause), and the advice
that he got was the result of mature
/ judgment and honest purpose on the
part Of that congressman, until he
was admitted to be, of all others in
public life, the friend of the work
ingman, and he has continued so ever
since (applause).
Mr.. Bryan in his mad ambition
to be president of the United States,
seeks to array class against class.
He would bring about a condition Of
anarchy and socialism. He would
would bring strikes and riots and
blodshed to accomplish his purpose.
But the people see through his designs
and I have no fear about the result
Of this election"
Hanna at Assembly Chamber.
In the expectation that the gym
nasium would not hold all who might
wish to see and hear Senator Iiulina
and tLat no one might be disappointed
it was arranged to have Hanna speak
in the assembly chamber first, while
Senator Frye opened the speechmak-
ing at the armory. Then Victor B.
Dolliver, brother of the gifted Hawk
eye senator. would continue the speak
ing at the assembly chamber while
Hanna proceeded to the gymnasium to
meet the great crowd gathered there.
The assembly chamber was damned in
floor and gallery, many ladies being
present. Senator Hanna and Mr.. Dol
liver took seats on the platform with
Committeeman \. C. Zimmerman,
their entrance being the signal for a