The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-09-29
HANNA HITS BRYAN.
Taxes the Democrats Letter Of Ac-
ceptance for His Text.
The Ohio senator Makes Telling
speech 90 Chicngonns-DemO
cratic Candidates Position
Ably Assaulted.

Gus address upon Bryan's letter of ac-
ceptance, in which he said:
'I take for my text Mr.. Bryan's Views
OF the minor Issues OF the campaign as set
forth in his letter OF acceptance published
to-day. Just before the democratic con-
vcution at Kansas City many pllgrimages
were made to Lincoln, Neb.. by democratic
missionaries at the urgent call OF Mr.. Bry-
an. This was for the purpose 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
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 democrat
&c senators to adopt the treaty, in order
that the democratic party might fight
against II In the coming campaign. That
proves that Bryan has not the courage to
stand by his own convictions.
"Bryan's letter speaks OF trusts. Yet he
does not mention the Ice trust or the cotton
bale trust. In the latter Senator Jones IL
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. can say that We are ready
10 meet him on that proposition as well as
on any other.
Hnnna's Relations with Labor.
Bryan also makes much ado concerning
the conflict between capital and organized
labor For myself L have this to say: /
WIS the first man In Ohio to recognize or
SaniZed labor. 1t was In 1871. when / was
I'm the coal business In Cleveland, o. John
Scancy and John James, president and sec
rotary OF the first bituminous coal miners
organization In the United States. called
upon me and stated that the miners had
organized into union.
"As was a leading coal operator, the two
gentlemen urged me to use my influence in
organizing the operators. That was my
first experience with trust. | organized
the operators In the district In which was
Interested, and during my entire expert
cnce there we never had strike or trouble
OF any kind.
81 want to make this statement here, once
and for all, In reply to all these charges and
fnsinuations with reference TO my aspect
toward labor: II any man In the United
States OF America can bring into my pres
ence man who has ever worked for me
and truthfuly state and substantiate that
j have refused to meet at any time and
anywhere any man In my employ, that |
have ever Intentionally done any man
harm. that have ever insisted on lower
ing wages to any man who works for me,
or who can truthfully say that have done
evil TO him. i Will resign from the United
States senate tomorrow. Great applause.)
made the proposition In 1897: have found
no takers. and 1t Is still open. daughter
and applause.)
Republican Party Against Trusts.
Now. then, about this trust questio a
Few words more. j would like to have Mr..
Bryan or any other democrat tell me what
n trust Is. don't believe there Is a trust
In the United States. for every state law
and national law will destroy any trust
that comes within Its jurisdiction and the
n Ms tint md mot al shs.t h.,
ever been put upon statute books were en-
acted by the republican party. GA Voice:
Never enforced) Yes, they are enforced.
Voices: Put him out) No, don't put him
out / don't want to put anybody out. CA
Voice. lie Is a good democrat he shoots I'm
the rear.) ..
We have no objections to the democratic
party being opposed to trusts but they
have got no patent on IL. Laughter)
Brynn's Policy for Philippines.
Now then, one word more with refer
cnce To the position of Mr.. Bryan upon
this Philippine qucstion-and IL has been
SO thoroughly exploded that ! won't men
ton ii except In passing. / recited to you
the part that he took In the execution of
that treaty. and the authority tina he used
with his party to ratify the treaty, and |
think l have convinced a great many of
my hearers that his purpose and motive
was not patriotic. He tells the people of
the United States what ne will do II he is
elected president of the United States His
first act would be to haul down the Amer
ican flag in the Philippines. ANoice: lie
never could do it,
'"Thcn he would establish stable gov
ernment-he doesn't say republican gov
ernment-and probably put AEuinaldo at
the head OF IL. Then he said that he Would
establish "A protectorate by the United
States, pull down the American flag. with
draw our soldiers from the soil and leave
our buried dead there under the super
vision of Aguinaldo, renouncc every vestige
of power, which has come to us legally and
lawfully, and then establish a protectoratC
which means what? IL means that the
government of the United States would be
Obliged to protect the government OF
Aguinaldo from all foreign foes and inter
ference. And what would be the result?
Judging the future by the past, the next
actions of Aguinaldo would be such as &c
shock the civilized world; and. If for nc
other reason. the nations would interfere
fn the interests OF humanity as we did In
Cuba But II for selfish reasons any Eu-
ropean people should make up their minds
that they wanted foothold in that archi.
pelago, and propose to take It, what would
be the duty of the United States govern
ment under Mr.. Bryan's ideas? We would
have TO say: No. hands on
Fcnt of Intellectual Acrobat.
Mr. Bryan has performed "A wonderful
feat, an acrobat isn't In It, when he con
vcys the Monroe doctrine to Asiatic waters
Who ever heard of such a thing? The Mon
roc doctrine is founded purely and simply
in the determination on the part OF the gov
eminent of the United States that no for
eign country should interfere in the west
ern hemisphere. Mr.. Bryan would dc
what7 Spread II all over the world and we
would stand behind and defend It, What
do you call that IL IL Isn't Imperialism? As
a result of that procedure we would auo
ourselves involved in all kinds OF foreign