The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-16
HANNA is HOARSE
But Keeps ON Speaking-CalIs
Mckinley q Noses.

Waseca, Mimi, Oct. 16.-Hoarse from
his efforts of yesterday. Senator Hanna
began his speech making in Minnesota
at an early hour today. The first step
was at OWatonna, Mimi, in Congress
man TaWney's district and here Mr..
| Hanna spoke for ten minutes from a
platform erected near the railroad sta
ton. A large crowd had gathered and
gave Mr.. Hanna a warm welcome. In
his speech Mr.. Hanna referred to Pres
ident Mckinley as the Moses of the Re
publican party sentiment which was
enthusiastically .applauded.
He spoke in part as follows:
All the issues that have been present.
ed in this campaign. free silver, imper-
ialism, trusts and what not, are simply
collateral issues injected into this con-
vass to lead the people away from the
real issue. The paramount issue before
the people and the only issue we are in
terested in is shall the present condi-
tions be continued?' We don't feel any
particular anxiety to accommodate Mr..
Bryan by making him president of the
United States. We do not recognize that
Mr.. Bryan has done anything for his
country or the people generally to en-
title him to the highest honor in their
gift. Read the public careers of both
the candidates and make your own COM
PARSONS. My friends, all there is to
the question IS, aren't we well off?
Aren't we on the road to continued pros
perity, as long as we keep to the land
marks which have marked that pros
perity in this country? Let we'll enough
alone. Don't swap horses crossing the
stream. Don't change Mckinley for
Bryan"
Mr.. Hanna then spoke a few words in
warm praise of Congressman Tawney
and urged his reelection to congress.
with the remark that he was one of the
most valued members Of the house.
Victor L Dolliver followed Mr.. Hanna
in brief speech at the conclusion of
which the train departed for Waseca,
the next stop.
Mankato, MINI, Oct 16-At Waseca
Mr. Hanna was interrupted several
times by people in the crowd who asked
questions about various trusts Mr.
Hanna denied there was any coal or
wire nail trust. but admitted, amid
laughter, that there was an ice trust.
THE decline in the price of wire nails
and everything else that the farmer
buys is over so per cent. already said
Mr.. Hanna. Things will come down to
a normal condition and will be regulated
by the supply and demand, just as all
business is regulated. You can no more
interfere with the laws that govern trade
than you can with the laws that gov
ern nature itself Every commodity
that is manufactured in this country is
made by the highest priced labor in the
world. The laboring man, if wire nails
are high, gets his share of the price"
A stop of 45 minutes was made at
Mankato, where Messrs. Hanna and
Frye spoke to large aSsemblage from
a platform in the public square. Sen
ator Frye devoted most of his time to
the discussion of the tariff. Interrupt
tions were frequent, many questions be-
ing asked the Maine senator in regard to
silver coinage, but the audience was en-
tirely good-natured and cheered the
badinage between Senator Frye and his
questiOnerS.
Senator Hanna said in part:
after a business experience of 40
years. want to say that just as sure
the sun rises in the east, if a change
from the present policy and the present
administration is made and Mr.. Bryan
is put at the head of the government Of
the United States not only financial
panic will follow Immediately but our
industries will be Frustrated and VIII
not recover in ten years. How ridicu-
lous it is to talk about yielding to the
ambitions of any man, simply because
he has an insane desire to be president,
to talk of tearing down all that we have
built up in these 40 years to talk of
Withdrawing the United States from
the place where Mr.. Mckinley has put
it, in the very firing line of nations.
Why if no other interest would ilapel
US, our patriotism would say God for
bid Our pride in our country would
say God forbid But there is something
is the welfare and comfort of our wives
and children. That has the first call
that should influence the head of every
house. In 1896 there We're some people
in this country who believed Mr.. Bryan
was at least honest in MS opinions. Ev-
cry day adds to the number of men who
voted for him in 1886, who say they do
not believe he was ever honest in his in
tentions, that he has been playing the
part of a hypocrite and that for this
same insane desire for office, he will sac
srifice even his own self-respect."
Beyond NankatO Senator Hanna's in
itinerary included brief stops at New
Ulm, Tracy and Marshall Mimi, with an
evening meeting at WATERFOWL s d