The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-25
VICTORY FOR HANNA
THE DICTATOR STILL SUPREME IN
OHIO.
HE CONTROLS CONVENTION.
FORAKER MAKES AN ADMINIsTRA-
TION SPEECH.

Turns Down calico Charley"
senator Foraker Lnuds the Admin
istration and Tells the Ohio Re-
Endorsement He Attacks the
Southern States for Their Disfran-
chisement of Negro Voters.
Columbus, o., June 24.-The Republican
state convention convened here this after
noon with large attendance. At the con-
ferences during the forenoon, interest
centered in the control of the new state
committee, the construction of the plat
form and the fight that the State Anti-Sa-
loon League was making against the re-
nomination of Lieut.. Gov. Caldwell The
issues on Caldwell and the resolutions are
test for state committeeman resulted in
what is called unanimous victory for
the Hanna men, which include the friends
of Governor Nash and others. The re-
suit assures the reelection of Congress
man Dick as chairman of the State Exc
cutive Committee.
Charles Foster, ex-Secretary of the
Treasury, Ex-Governor, ex-Congressman,
and for many years a delegate-at-larse
to national conventions, was defeated for
member of the State Central Committee
because of his opposition to Senator Han
ma. While the Hanna men captured
all the COMMITTEES they gave
special attention to the Committee on
Credentials, as we'll as to the State Com
mittee. so that none of the Daugherty
contesting delegates could be seated.
The large auditorium was crowded at
o. M, when the Glee Club entertained
the sweltering delegates. Senators For
aker and Hanna were loudly cheered as
they came upon the stage together. Near
ly all the Ohio Republican congressman
and members of the Legislature and
other leaders were seated upon the plat
form.
Among those occupying seats upon the
stage were DIR. Jose c. Barbosa and DR..
Jose Gomez Brioso. members of the ex-
ecutive council of Porto Rico, who are
on a tour of governmental inspection.
Hon. w. 2. Durr, chairman Of the State
Central Committee, in brief speechs
congratulated the Republicans of Ohio on
the result of the Ohio campaign last year,
and predicted victory for this year. Then
he introduced Senator Foraker as the
temporary chairman of the convention
Senator Foraker was most enthusiastical-
ly received.
Foraker's Address.
The following are extracts from Sena-
tor Foraker's speech:
Great questions concern US. How will
it deal with them? What about mer-
chant marine. the Nicaragua canal, Cuba,
Porto Rico, the Philippines2
These are stupendous problems. They
are worthy of the highest and best
thought of the greatest men of America
They are of the highest dignity. They
ore pressing for solution. They cannot
be postponed or evaded. Our power as
a nation, our prosperity as a people, our
good name, our honor are all involved.
We cannot afford to grope in the dark,
or guess, or experiment, or halt, or hes
itate about such matters.
If we are to send an. additional number
of Democrats to Congress, how will they
speak and vote on these questions?
Are the policies of Mckinley to be con-
tinued, or discontinued? Is our flag to
come down or stay up? Where my DEM
ocratic friends, do you stand? We know
where you stood last year, but where do
you stand this year. What answer do we
get?
We are told that although our election
has direct reference to our representa-
ton in Congress, and those great national
and international questions, yet we are
hot concerned about them at this time
that the next election is to determine only
whether three-oent fares shall be charged
on street railroads, and whether or not
the field and opportunities of the politi-
cal boss shall be enlarged by municipal
ownership of public utilities, and whether
or not in the name of single tax, the
farmers, and other real estate owners and
holders shall be compelled to bear all the
burdens of taxation, while those who
hold mortgages and stocks and bonds
shall be made a privileged class, and be
exempted from all the expenses of gov
ernment.
These are not the questions we are now
to settle.
They are brought forward only to d.
vert attention from the real issues and
because they appeal 10 the discontented,
the disappointed, the visionary, the com
munistic and anarchistic classes.
The Democrats have made great many
serious mistakes, but they will scarcely
commit the folly Of adopting such doc
trines. The wise, conservative and pa
triotic men of that party are protesting
against such a course, and their voice
will most likely be needed.
But what then? The party will have
recoiled from a precipice, only to fall
back upon itself. And what is that? THE
leopard cannot change his spots" neither
can the tiger The controlling spirit Of
Democracy means this year Just what II
meant last year. We could not indorse
it then; neither can we indorse It now.
II we would continue our prosperity we
must uphold the policies that gave IL to
US. II we would maintain our national
credit and preserve our financial honor,
we must keep out of power the party
that destroyed the one end ana threatened
the other. This is no time to daily with
free trade, revive free silver or pet pop
ulsm.
DIsfranchiscmentc Of Colored Voters.
Neither is II a time 10 show Indifference
70 the wrong the Democratic party is
committing to-day In the Southern states
against the black man. whom II is rob
bing OF his suffrage under the forms Of
constitutional amendments and legal en-
actments that are IN violation Of the con-
stitution OF the United States. This Is
worse, II possible. than the inhuman
lynchngs Of which we read almost daily
because II o. without proyocation. and "
n blow aimed both az q class and the
government Of a nation.
Constituted authority must ind a way
10 suppress these wrongs. or the govern
rnent will deserve 20 lose the support OF
a race that has shed itF blood Tor our
nag In evefy uar and utaou almost evefv