Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-28

leadership OF leader when they be-
come convinced that he 10 a leader for
personal profit only.
"If Hanna has reply to our charges
Let him come forward and make it.
BE has no reply. and he can have none.
and he does not realize that 1t is not the
act of gentleman to 80 about black
guarding and calling hard names.
".rhe Senator undoubtedly finds him
self in an uncomfortable position. The
searchlight has been suddenly turned
on and the people have been shown the
real significance Of his acts as pub
lie man. The masses Of his own party
have been shown that he Is leading
them merely in the interests of special
privilege and monopoly, and, inciden-
tally, in the interests of himself. All
this has been exposed and Hanna sees
the handwriting on the wall. He fears
for the result next Tuesday. He re-
minds me of the bad boy who was an
habitunl user Of profanity. A friend
expostulated with his father. Why
said the father, 4 can't stop the boy
swearing. If did he could not talk.
That's all he knows So we must tol-
crate Mr. Hanna. He can say nothing,
can make no reply, no refutatlon of
what has been charged against him In
this campaign. II he could not black
guard people he would have nothing
to say at all, 1t is his only chance to
talk
$50 let him call me thief tomorrow,
n he so wishes, and the day after cleo
ton we will all be SO happy that
will forgive him for all he has said"
William Wagner asked permission
10 come forward to ask a question. He
was invited to the platform and started
10 make speech, but was choked off
by the Mayor and directed to ask his
question II he had any. Wagner then
asked If the Mayor was in favor of
free trade, declaring that free trade
in the past had caused poverty, while
protection had rought prosperity. Wag-
ner then displayed two books, one very
small and the other of gigantic dlmen-
Mons. He declared that he was a trav-
eling salesman and that the little book
represented ths orders he took under
4 regime OF free trade and the big fellow
the eordersundsr the present era of pros,
perity. The Mayor examined the books
and found the orders were for high
GLASS jewelry. As the audience was
composed almost entirely OF working.
men. the disclosure Of the nature OF
Wagner's operations caused tremend-
pus laugh.
ITS not jewelry prosperity, but
cheaper bread and butter that VIZ
want" cried one man in the crowd.
Wagner forthwith subsided.
MFR. Johnson referred to an editorial
IN the Plain Dealer, advising Senator
Hanna to abstain from his campaign
of personality for fear Of impalring the
chances OF Congressman Burton for 10
election.
''rhe Plain Denier," said Mr.. John
son, SIS an independent newspaper
and Mr.. Burton, Republican, is tn,
only candidate on either ticket II sup
ports specifically. When the Plair
Dealer advises Mr.. Hanna to get of
the stump for fear of injuring Mr.
Burtop, 1t is an excellent sign Of how
near the Senator Is to the end Of hi
rope.
Hanna is hurting his own party
He sees defeat before him, and he hal
simply got beyond himself. hav
fought him for years, and know of n,
better political sign than Hanna get
ting mad. 1t means that he knows
he Is in desperate strait"
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