The sun., 1901-03-15
FRIDAY, MARCH Is, 1901.
MR.. HANNA's JUSTIFICATION.

dlEnant under unJuSt critlclsui, Shiul
man Hanna of the Republican National
Committee is striking back at the Anti
Addicks newspapers. In lengthy in
terview with the Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune, printed
in yesterdays issue of that paper, Mr..
Hanna is quoted as saying:
Il am tired of being held in any way
responsible by section Of the Republi-
can press for the failure of the Delaware
legislature to elect Senators. The lies
and abuse of the opposition newspapers
no longer bother me, but | have deter
mined to strike back hereafter whenever
a Republican paper attacks me as some
Of them are now doing over this unfor-
tunate muddle i'll Delaware.
The newspaper at which this indig-
nant outburst is particularly directed is
the Public Ledger, whose ''lies and
abuse" OF the Union Republicans i'll gem
eral and of Mr. Addicks in particular
we have frequently noticed and refuted.
Un Monday last, after quoting insulting
comment upon Mr. Addicks-lies about
him personally and about the controversy
in this State and before the National Re
publican Conventions the Ledger said:
Indirectly, and also directly, by aid
ing and abetting MIR. .Addicks to con-
duct his dscreditable contest, Senator
llama is chiefly or altogether respon-
siblc for Delaware's two vacant seats
in the Federal Senate. Had he used
his controlling power for the good of
the country and the Republican party,
two fit Republican Senators would have
been elected from Delaware, but he used
it otherwise and there is, unfortunately,
reason to fear that he will continue to
use it.
1t is against this stuff, and other like
it, except Of a more discredtable char,
tlctcr, that Mr.. Hanna strikes back, and
which he very properly calls Lies and
abuse" The lie in this statement of the
Lcdger's is two fold. 1t charges Mr.
Hanna with aiding and abetting Mr.
Addicks to conduct discreditable cam.
paign. Mr. Hanna did not aid Mr.. Ad
dicks, nor did Mr.. Addicks conduct /;
discreditable campaign. The lies Of til,
.Anti-Addicks newspapers have been vii
ful lies; their Misrepresentation hay,
been inexcusable. They refused to ac
cept the truth when it was sent to then
gratis; refused to accept and print j
when sent by their own representatives
and refused to print the truth when of
fcred pay for printing it. Clearly the.
did not want the truth, but wanted t
lie about and abuse MIR. Addicks. Th
statement of Mr.. Hanna, to the New
York Tribune, which we print in full ii
another column Of this paper is proof 0
this charge. He tells i'll an authorita
tive way the stories of the St. Louis an,
Philadelphia National Conventions. Hi
testimony is that the bolter delegate
were admitted ut st. LOUIS upon "mis
told by the opposition to Mr.. Addicks-
mainly" Mr.. Hanna says:
Because Of the vigorous fight Senate
Thurston of Nebraska made against til
Addicks men. | have frequently hear
Thurston say since that he much II
GREETED that at that time he acted upo
mislnformation."
Who We're Senator Thurston's infol
mants? Their attorney upon the foo
Of the st, Louis Convention accuses thel
Of having nisinformrd him-that is tol
him lies. Speaking of the Philadelphi
Convention, Mr.. Hanna goes into detail
but the meaning of what he says is non
the less clear, and is a complete Wind
cation Of Mr.. Addicks and the Union X,
publican delegates. He says:
The Addicks delegates were seate
over the du Pont delegates ut the Phil;
delphia Convention mainly because ,
du Points stubborness. Though the ev
'ience showed plainly that the Addicb
delegates We're entitled to the seat, in tl
hope Of harmonizing the party in Del,
ware the National Committee propose
to admit half Of each delegation frol
that State. Addicks was willing to abid
hy this decision, hut du Pent obstinatel
refused to accept the proposition. Ii
insisted on having all or none.''
Speaking Of his own part in the Del:
ware controversy at Philadelphia, aftt
the hearing Of the case by Henry {
layne, of Wisconsin, when Mr.. Ham
was added TO the Payne Committee /;
the request Of the du Pont people, an
III their interest Mr.. Hanna says:
When the du Pont people realiz,
that Payne's report was to be adverse
them. they pleaded that | he appointt
!; subcommittee of one to make Il fiji
iher investigation. This was done. mn
for more than two hours | listened
the talk and the complaints of the d
Font crowd A dozen or more of the
were heforc me, whereas only one nf ii
Addieks people appeared. The du POI
crowd made such a poor showing III;
! was compelled to report against the
10 l'arne and he submitted his own an
my report to the full committee.
Then the National Committee. /
what as | reminder was an almost III
animous vote, declared that the Addict
delegates should be admitted to the COZ
vention.'
While statements similar to this ha,
been made before, they have been ul
fornlly denied by the Anti Addcksite
Coming from Mr.. Hanna, whose famlia
ity with the facts cannot be doubte
and whose testimony cannot he in
peachod, this detail Of the position