Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
HANNA ANALYzES
BRYAN'S ACCEPTANCE.
,rhe 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. IS, to see
and hear Senator Hanna. On that occa
sion Senator Hanna made the following
speech:
l 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, Ncb., by
Democratic missionaries at the urgent
call of Mr.. Bryan. This was for the pur-
pose of putting Bryans pet s,heme of
free silver in the platform.
But, IL 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 in the coming campaign.
L nat proves tnuI bIlaH Hds Hot INT tout-
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. | 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 and or
ganized labor. For myself, have this to
say: l was the first man in Ohio to rec
ognize organized labor. 1t was in 1871,
when 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 I was leading coal operator, the
two gentlemen urged me to use my infiu-
ence in organizing the operators. That
was my first experience with 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: III any man
in the United States of America can
bring into my presence man who has
ever worked for me and truthfully state
and substantiate that l have refused to
meet at any time and anywhere any man
in my employ, that have ever intention
ally done any man harm, that l have
ever insisted on lowering wages to any
man who works for me, or who can truth
fully say that / have done evil to him,
will resign from the United States Senate
tomorrow. Great applause.) l made
the proposition in 1897 | have found no
takers. and it is still open. daughter an
applause.)
Republican Party Against Trusts.
Now, then, about this trust question,
few words more. / would like to have
Mr.. Bryan or any other Democrat tell me
what a trust Is. | don't believe there is
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 We're enacted by the Repub-
lican party. "a voice-Neyer enforced)
Yes, they are enforced. (Voices-Put him
out.) No, don't put him out. don't
want to put anybody out. "a 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
teri
Bryan's Policy for Philippines.
Now, then, one word more with refer
ence to the position Of Mr.. Bryan upon
this Philippine question-and it has been
SO thoroughly exploded that won't men
ton it except in passing. 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 ratify the
treaty, and think | have convinced
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 il 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: 'Ie 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 il. Then he said that he
would establish a protectorate by the
United States, pull down the American
flag, 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-
iish 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 be the result?
Judging the future by the past, the next
actions of Aguinaldo would be such as to
shock the civilized world and, IL for no
other reason, the nations would interfere
lin the interests Of humanity as we did in
Cuba. But IL for selfish reasons any
European people should make up their
minds that they wanted foothold in that
archipelago, and propose to take ii. what
would be the duty OF the United States
government under Mr.. Bryan's ideas?
We would have to say, mo. hands of"
Feat of intellectual Acrobat.
Mr.. Bryan has performed a wonderful
feat. an acrobat isn't in it. when he con