The Globe-republican., 1900-10-04
HANNA ANALYZES
BRYAN'S ACCEPTANCE.
The Democratic Leader Again
Switches His Issue.
Bryan and Bry anism Punctured at an
Enthusiastic Meeting Held at the
Commercial Mckinley Club
az Chicago.

Three thousand people tried to crowd
Into ths quarters of the Mckinley Com
rneFciaI Club IN Chicago, Sept. 18, to see
and hear Senator Hanna On that occa-
sion Senator Hanna made the following
speech:
take Cor my tex: Mr.. Bryan's views
the minor issues Of the campaign as
act forth in his letter OF acceptance pub
Gshed today Just before the Democrat
&c convention at Kansas City many pill
grinages were made to Lincoln. Ncb., by
Democratic missionaries at the urgent
call OF Mr.. Bryan This for the pur-
pose of putting Bryan's Pet scheme of
free silver IN the platform
But, il you remember correctly, that is
sue was only placed IN the platform by a
ma jority of vote or the committee
Now B-ynn has -elegated the silver issue
to the rear, and brings OFT imperialism
the chief issue Bryan gained this issue
when the treaty ~es made with Spain in
which the Philippine Islands were pur
chased He went 10 Washington and by
his influence forced certain Demo
cratic Senators TO adopt the treaty. in
order that the Democratic party might
night against Il IN the coming campaign
That proves that Ryan has not the cour-
age to stand by his convictions
Bryan's letter speaks of trusts Yet he
does not mention the ice trust or the cot
ton bale trnst- In the latter Senator
Jones is heavily interested Every
knows the story of the ice trust. AS
Bryan declares that the trust is of
the main issues Of this campaign, 1 can
say that we are ready to meet him on that
proposition as well as on any other
Hanna's Relations with Labor.
Bryan also makes much ado concern
ing the conflict between capital end
ganized labor For myself. have this to
say: 1 was the first man in Ohio to rec
ognize organized labor 1t was IL 1871.
when 1 was in the coal business IN Cieve-
land, Ohio. John Seaney and John James.
President and Secretary of the first btu
minous coal miners organization IN the
United States. called upon me and stated
that the miners had organized inc Il
union.
AS 1 was a leading coal operator. the
two gentlemen urged me to use my influ-
ence in organizing the operators. That
was my first experience with trust
organized the operators IN the district in
which I was interested. and during my
entire experience there never had
strike trouble of any kind
/ want to make this statement here
once and for all, in reply to all these
charges and insinuations with reference
to my aspect toward labor: If any man
IN the United States of America
bring into my presence a man who mas
ever worked for me and truthfully state
end substantiate that have refused to
meet at any time and anywhere any man
in my employ, that have ever intention
ally done any man harm, that / have
ever insisted lowering wages to any
man who works for me, who truth
fully say that 1 have done evil to him, l
will resign from the United States Senate
tomorrow. (Great applause-) [ made
the proposition in 1897 l have found 10
takers, and it Is still open. daughter AMI
appiauSe)
Republican Party A.saj.;s< TrEsts.
Now, then, about this trust question,
few words more. 1 would like to have
AR. Bryan or any other Democrat tell
what Il trust is. 1 don't believe there is
a trust in the United States, for every
State law and national law viii destroy
any trust that comes within its jurisdic-
ton; and the only laws, State and ma
4iona1, that have ever been put npon stat
ute books We're enacted by the Repub-
lican party. "a voice-Never enforced-)
Yes, they are enforced (Noices-Iut him
out) No. don't put him out 1 don't
want to put anybody out O. voice-He
IS n good Democrat; he shoots in the
rear.)
We have no objections to the Demo
cratic party being opposed to trusts, but
they have got no patent on it Q-a"gh-
teri
Bryan's Policy for Philippines.
Now, then, one wcf6 more with refer
ence to the position OF Mr.. Bryan upon
this Philippine questlon-alld IT has been
SO thoroughly exploded that won't men
ton il except in passing. 1 recited to
YOU the part that he took in the exeeu-
ton of that treaty. and the authority
that he used with his party to ratify the
treaty, and I think 1 have convinced
great many of my hearers that his pur-
pose and motive was not patriotic dc
tells the people of the United States what
he will do if he is elected President of the
United States. His first act would be to
haul down the American flag in the Phil
ippines- "a voice: He never could do
i'll
Then he would esta bllsh n stable gov
ernment--he doesn't say republican gov
ernment-and probably put Aguinaldo at
the head OF it. Then he said that he
would csta blish protectorate by the
United States, pull down the Americ an
flag, withdraw our soldiers from the soil.
and leave buried dead there under
the supervision of Aguinaldo, renounce
every Testige of power. which has come
TO legally and lawfully, and then estab-
1ish a protectorate-which means what !:
1t means that the government of the
limited States would be obliged to protect
the government of Aguinaldo from all for
eign foes and Interference And what
would be the result2
Judging the future by the past, the next
actions of Aguinaldo would be such as TO
shock the civilized world: and, If for no
ether reason. the nations would interfere
in the interests of humanity did in
Cuba But If for selfish reasons any
European people should make up their
minds that they wanted a foothold in that
archipeIago. and propose to take it. what