New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
FIGHTING FOR HONE AND BREAD.
SENATOR HANNAs DEFINITION OF THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAMPAIGN
.- ADDRESS BEFORE COMMERCIAL
TRAVELLERS CLUB. -: ..
TRAVELLERS CLUB.

Senator Hanna's reception at the MONDAY meet
Ing Of the Commercial Travellers Mckinley and
Roosevelt Club, at No. 737 Broadway, yesterday
was as enthusiastic as the one at the MONDAY
meeting of the Wholesale Drygoods Republican
Club at Broadway and Leonard-st Friday. He
cheered and applauded by crowd of about
three thousand men, and there trouble
shouters at the meeting yesterday to inter-
rupt him and ask questions with the expectation
of disconcerting him. The crowd filled the hall
No 737 Broadway. before noon, and Ferdinand
Ziegel. the president Of the club, assured every
body that Senator Hanna would surely be present
make speech The clubs quartet sang sew
eral campaign songs to keep the crowd from be-
coming too restless during the nalf-hour of wait
ing, but there were repeated demands for the
Senator.
There was a great roar of applause when the
police forced a way for Senator Hanna to the
platform at 1925 p. m. and the National Chair
applauded loudly and frequently during
his speech of twenty minutes After thanking the
clubs officers for their work in the campaign, he
said:
want to to the business men in 70 *
your interests that you should unite in this cam
paign. I know that you have no sympathy with
those who are merely seeking office; and, howso-
ever complicated the issue. feel sure that every
man of you is inteiligent enough 10 kno" on
which side your bread Is buttered
The Senator contrasted the conditions OF the
country previous to the election of President Nc
Kinley with those Of the present time. and de-
cIared that the Republican Administration had
been steady march of prosperity and develop
ment The issue of Imperialism raised by Mr..
Bryan was an insult to the American people. Then
he continued:
To say that man who has devoted his whole
life to his country since first he shOuldered a mus
ket in the Civil War is to be made an Emperor
8 absurd it's face. William Mckinley an En-
perOr! There is man who has Watched MS
career who seriously think OF that. ask you
TO brush aside these makebelieve issues Which are
fixed up to make you forget the present prosperity
of the country The real significance OF the cam
paign is that fighting for nome and Dread
and for continuation of the conditions we nave
known during the present AdminlStratlon-an LOT
no more soup houses. Great applause)
Mr.. Hanna repeated something Of his speech of
Friday about trusting to the good sense of the
business men and working men. He said in closing
Without the activity of capital the working man
has nothing to do Now, I say that when Mr.: Bryan
or any demagogue injectS into the campaign the
doctrine of class. he is an enemy 10 our
Republic. There is such thing as class In the
United States. (ApplauseO Any man can acheVe
success Most Of the great enterprises or the cou-
trv to-day managed by men VINO started al
the in the shop and rose by their own IN
dus+ry and application Any man who seeks to di-
vide the interests of capital and the WorknSInan
v hicr are identical, Is asserting a doctrine thai
his country. The issue of this nght
is more than it was in 1896, because we
have found we were right then. and have risen in
the scale Of our estimation and IN the eyes OF
the world and in business confidence. II we ran
we have further to fall
There was rush of from the hall as soon
as Senator Hanna ceased speaking, and the police
had difficulty in escorting the Senator TO ms car
riage In Broadway he was cheered by large
crowd he drove away.