The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
HANNA AHALYzES
BRYAN'S ACCEPTANCE.
The Democratic Leader Again
Switches His Issue.
Bryan and Organism Punctured at an
Enthusiastic Meeting Held at the
Commercial Mckinley Club
in Chicago.

Three thousand people tried to crowd
into the quarters of the Mckinley Com
mercial Club in Chicago, Sept. 10, to see
and hear Senator Hanna. On that occa-
sion Senator Hanna made the following
speech:
take for my text Mr.. Bryan's views
on the minor issues Of the campaign as
set forth in his letter Of acceptance pub
lished to-day. Just before the Democrat
ic convention at Kansas City many pill
grimages were made to Lincoln, Neb., by
Democratic missionaries ut the urgent
call of Mr.. Bryan. This was for the pur-
pose of putting Bryan's pet scheme of
free silver in the platform.
But, if you remember correctly, that is
sue was only placed in the platform by a
majority of one vote of the committee.
Now Bryan has ~relegated the silver issue
to the rear, and brings out Imperialism as
the chief issue. Bryan gained this issue
when the treaty was made with Spain in
which the Philippine Islands were pur-
chased. He went to Washington and by
his own influence forced certain Demo
cratic Senators to adopt the treaty, in
order that the Democratic party might
fight against it ia the coming campaign.
That proves that Bryan has not the cour-
age to stand by his own convictions.
Bryan's letter speaks of trusts. Yet he
does not mention the ice trust or the cot
ton bale trust. In the latter Senator
Jones is heavily interested. Every one
knows the story Of the ice trust. AS
Bryan declares that the trust is one Of
the main issues of this campaign. I can
say that we are ready to meet him on that
proposition as well as on any other.
Hnuna's Relations with Labor.
Bryan also makes much ado concern
ing the conflict between capital and or
ganized labor. For myself, 1 have this to
say: l was the first man in Ohio to rec
ognize organized labor. 1t was in 1871,
when I was in the coal business in Cleve-
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 into a
union.
AS l was a leading coal operator, the
two gentlemen urged me to use my infu-
ence in organizing the operators. That
was my first experience with a trust. /
organized the operators in the district in
which l was interested, and during my
entire experience there we never had a
strike or trouble Of any kind.
l 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 can
bring nto my presence a a who has
ever worked for me and truthfully state
and substantiate that / nave refused to
meet at any time and anywhere any man
in my employ, that 1 nave ever intention
ally done any man a harm, that 1 have
ever insisted OH lowering wages to any
man who works for me, or who can truth
fully say that I nave done evil to him, l
will resign from the United States Senate
tomorrow. Great %applause.) I made
the proposition in 1897 1 have found no
takers, and it is still open. daughter AMI
applausc.)
Republican Party Against Trusts.
Now, then, about this trust question, a
few words more. 1 would like to have
Mr.: Bryan or any other Democrat tell me
. "AoL Il u . L " Y IN lAClC ID
a trust in the United States, for every
State law and national law will destroy
any trust that comes within its jurisdic-
ton; and the only laws, State and ma
tional, that have ever been put upon stat
ute books were enacted by the Repub-
lican party. "a voice-Never enforced.)
Yes, they are enforced. fVoices-Put him
out.) No, don't put him out. 1 don't
want to put anybody out. ca voice-He
is a 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. (Laugh-
ter.)
Bryan's Policy for Philippines.
Now, then, Il word more with refer
ence to the position of Mr.. Bryan upon
this Philippine question-and it has been
so thoroughly exploded that I won't men
ton it except in passing. I recited to
you the part that he took in the execu-
ton Of that treaty, and the authority
that he used with his party to rntify the
treaty, and I think I have convinced n
great many Of my hearers that his pur-
pose and motive was not patriotic. He
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
it.")
Then he would establish a stable gov
ernment-he doesn't say republican gov
ernment-and probably put Aguinaldo at
the head Of it. Then he said that he
wonld establish n nrotectorate NV +be
United States, pull down the American
ilag, withdraw our soldiers from the soil,
and leave our buried dead there under
the supervision Of Aguinaldo, renounce
every vestige of power, which has come
to us legally and lawfully, and then estab.
lish a protectorate-which means what :
1t means that the government of the
United States would be obliged to protect
the government Of Aguinaldo from all for.
eign foes and interference. And what
would he the result?
Judging the future by the past, the next
actions of Aguinaldo would be such as tc
shock the civilized world; and, il for nc
other reason, the nations would interfere
in the interests Of humanity as we did in
Cuba. But If for selfish reasons any
European people should make up theil
minds that they wanted a foothold in that
archipelago, and propose to take it, VIVA,
would be the duty of the United States
government under Mr.. Bryan's ideas:
We would have to say, "No, hands off. =
Feat of Intellectual Acrobat.
Mr.. Bryan has performed q wonderful
feat, an acrobat isn't in it, when he con.