The Saint Paul globe., 1900-10-18
MARK HANNA PUT IN BIG LICKs
IN THE FUSION DIS
TRICTS
FOURTEEN SPEECHES MADE
HIS Auditors interrupted Him Free
quently With Queries About the
Trust, the Senator Answer
ing Them All.

HURON, S. D., Oct 1.-THE special
train bearing Senators Hanna and Frye
Travelled up and down through the coun-
ties Of central South Dakota today, in
the districts where the vote as a rule Is
close, and where farmers compose a
greater part of the population. Four
teen stops, varying in length from three
minutes to an hour were made during
the day, Senator Hanna making speeches
at Redfield,. Nortfafleld. Groton ARdoyer,
Bristol, Bradley, Elrod, Bryant, Lake
Preston, Desnat, as well as Iroquois,
Huron, Aberdeen and Webster Senator
Frye. also, spoke at some length at the
more important stopping places. A
good deal of spice was put into the
speeches at times by sharp questioning
on the part of the audiences, who de-
sired to hear about trusts and imperial
ism, and were not slow to make their
wishes known. This was true especially
at Aberdeen, where Senator Hanna, was
constantly Interrupted during his speech
by questions regarding various phases of
the trust issue. Senator Hanna appar-
emily enjoyed these Interruptions, and in
yariably answered them. During the
afternoon, while the train was running
through a thfnly populated part of the
state and stops were brief and infre-
Quent, Senator Hanna spent about half
of his time at the various stations in
shaking hands with the crowds, who
nearly dragged him from his car on one
occasion in the effort to shake hands with
him.
AT Webster, he was visited in his car
by delegation of Sioux Indians form
the Sisseten reservation. These Indians
are all voters, the most important meet
ing of the day was held tonight at HUI
ron, where the train stopped for the
night, and where both Senators Hanna
and Frye and Victor Bolliver made ad-
dresses of considerable length
DEFINITION OF A TRUST.
The meeting at Aberdeen developed
some lively questioning between Senator
Hanna and people in the big crowd which
had assembled to hear the Republican
leaders. The speaking was done from
a stand erected IN front OF the grain
palace. -. Mr.. Hanna then proceeded to
discuss the tariff.
What about trusts asked some one
in the crowd. 1--WE want to know about
the trusts.
well, my friend, if you will tell ME
what a trust is I'll answer your dues-
tion,' said Mr.: Hanna. "A trust under
the law and what is known as n trust
in commerce is where the stock of a
corporation is put into the hands of
a trustee, carrying with 1t the voting
power, and that law was put upon the
statute books Of the United States by
a Republican congress-
Mr.. Hanna then proceeded with his
speech but a moment later was again
interrupted by question regarding the
Cleveland sl1ipbuilders' association.
''Say, senator, that man thinks the
world is fiat; dont pay any attention
to him." yelled a farmer.
tAll right" said Mr.. Hanna, with a
4 heay.o
all day and discuss this thing. But I
want to tell you that the hattest Of all
flatness will be the Democratic party
next month.
Cheers for Peetdgreg, mingled with
cheers for Mckinley, were then given
as the speaker concluded The party
was then driven to the train.
SPEECH AT, HURON.
At the opera house here, Mr.. Hanna
spoke in part as follows:
s'My connection with public affairs be-
gan IN $780, when as a friend of Gen.
Garfield L took an active part in that
campaign. The experience of that cam
paign taught me that business men and
men of affairs disregard too much the
Importance Of political campaigns in this
.:They neglect them because they are
afraid that somebody viii cali them poll
ticians. Now, l rislSed all that, and from
that day in every national campaign
have done what ] could with the light
I had and the ability possessed to fur
ther the interests of the Republican par
ty.
You all know how timid capital is.
If there were the faintest idea III this
country that Mr.. Bryan would be the
next president, supported by a Bryanite
house, capital would begin to steal away,
as il did in 1888, withdraw from business
and be entirely hidden away in bank
vaults and stocking legs. 1t would dis
appear SO gradually but SO effectively
that in a few short months we would
find ourselves exactly in the same con-
man who has a dollar under our form
of government has absolute control of it.
The man judges for himself, from the
standpoint of his own reason, what it
best for him. to do, and every man who
has been engaged in business long
enough to have had the experience OF a
panic when the first cloud appeared on
the horizon would begin to contract his
business, to withdraw his capital, stop
all enterprises that were on the way
and slow down manufacturing generally.
Upon the results of this election de-
pends the prosperity of the country for
a decade, depends the maintenance of our
nation in its present place, in the very
firing line of the world.
81 want every man here tonight to
forget all about party affiliations and
take this qleStio home with him. Con-
sider it from the standpoint l have out
lined. Your own personal interest first
and then those Immediately dependent
upon you; then rise to that higher plano,
for the glory and prosperity of your
country, vote to continue Mckinley In
power"