New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
SENATOR HANNA SPEAKS.

The overflow meeting opened by Senator
NJ. A. Hanna, who spoke briefly. Addresses were
also made by Congressman r. ". Tayler and
Colonel Charles Dick. Senator Hanna said:
I, will have to take you into my confidence and
your kind Invitation I felt that my duties at
headquarters would make It tim Impossible for me 70
the summons from your committee that they must
that that changed the ' Whole Situation % So % am here
to bring Depew, and for no other purpose except
that wicked city Of New-York, Under the very
much Of the gloom and desp9ndenGy Of that neigh
reasona bic excuse 10 retraet my my decision | would
a RepGbiican gathering. even though had to
come Handicapped by this fellow and obliged to
whole area of politics and didn't even leave me
Now, my fellow citizens you have heard great
deal of talk ot late about the paramount issue.
YOU ali there is in ali the issues and what would
be results in deciding these issues This is all
tell youto lay the naked facts before you then it
is up you This issue, whatever il is, is yours.
dinner pail. You may talk about expansion. anti
tuition following the nag and all the of it, but.
fellow oitze1s want ut & to tell d you that that this whole
II this is great Nation i is because of its peo-
of the industry of its people If t has gone for
ward with rapid strides far beyond that of any
Of it's people brought together ali sections Of
the world, Of all nations and tongues, but with
common object-the advancement of each and
every citizen. and the foundation OF all that rests
witE our prosperity and that prosperity rests upon
avail ourselves Of all the great interests that
here. placing us far beyond and ABOVE any other
country in the world Therefore | say that the
before you and it is for you to say whether you
will have a continuance of these conditions which
long as the common sense of the people directs the
affairs of their own Government.
PROSPERITY RESTING UPON CONFIDENCE
The whole foundation repeat of our prosperity
and advancement and development rests upon that
thing TO weaken that foundation and you take from
under your structure Its stability. There is not
before me, not who works In the mills
of Youngstown the Mahoning Valley who has
not passed through the very results OF change of
pohcy, ana therefore any argument presented by
Senator Foraker or Senator DePew is ratified by
the knowledge that your own business and personal
benefits must come from a continuance of these
conditions
party in bringing in these collateral issues except
10 distract your attention from the very fact that
Republican party made at St Louis has been full
ned that every Rrop9stiqbn @ mas come TO pass ana
Cies and promises. Now, IL is game of politics
only 20 inject into this campaign those issues that
cannot better Illustrate that fact In warning
little story that ! heard the other day. 1t was told
o: country boy who was driving home his
on road and the calf followed the steer and left
s To n adE 3 ey both 10 r rH dm tine s2
after exhausting himself he stopped In the middle
OF the road and, shaking his little fist at the run
You little fool; you little fool: you little darn
fool; you will be sorry when supper time comes"
Now say. my friends-and when / say my
friends the workingmen mean IT, every word OF
mills not only IN the Mahoning Valley but all over
the state Of Ohio. don't follow the steer: N Won
am glad came-giad because this satpsr,n,,
mas given me inspiration and confidence, coming