Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-23
RALLY AT CINCINNATI
PROMINENT SPEAKERS AT RE-
PUBLICAN MASS MEETING. -.
Beveridge, Foraker and Hanna Dis
cuss the Issues Of the Present
Campaign.

A dispatch from Cincinnati, Ohio, last
night says: The first and only republican
rally in this city this year was addressed
tonight by Senators Beveridge, Foraker and
Hanna. The meeting was preceded by a
parade of the Blaine. Stamina. Fleishmann
and other republican clubs. Music Hall,
with a seating capacity Of more than 5000,
had all its standing room taken, with
crowds about the doors.
Senator Foraker presided.
He reviewed the old issues of free trade,
free silver. "Agunaldo, the George Wash
ington Of the orient" ard other questions
that. he said. had been found wanting"
and, last of all. was the strike which Presi-
dent Roosevelt had removed. SO that now
the democrats were without issue, leader or
hope"
Senator Foraker closed with a eulogy on
the junior senator of Indiana whom he then
introduced. Senator Beverage was re-
ceived with rousing cheers.
"A campaign of abandoned issues" was
the way Senator Beveridge described the
present political contest. "In four months"
said he. Issue after issue had been raised
by the opposition and deserted as soon as
attacked. They were deserted because they
were acknowledgements every issue was not
an issue in fact but fictitious pretense
based on passion. prejudice and the unsub
stantial founda tons upon which the deml
gogue always builds"
The speaker first attacked the democratic
cry OF imperialism. saying: How many
votes would any candidate get upon the is
sue that Lawton. Macarthur, Chaffee,
Wheaton or Bell were officers Of infamy?
Yet, that was the slogan of the opposition
to the government only four months ago.
Who now denounces Governor Taft as
man who perjured himself to hide his OPP
preston? And yet. that was the charge of
the opposition to the government only four
months ago. These were the weapons with
which politicians, driven to desperation.
proposed to wage a war of viliication be-
fore the American people"
Senator Beverage discussed trusts, their
causes, effects, etc, in the course of which
he said: The evils of trusts will remedy
themselves. but we must by law hasten The
process"
Turning to the tariff. Mr.. Beveridge said:
If that tree needs pruning, is 1t not more
reasonable to intrust that delicate work to
those who have attended 1t from seed to
sapling and from saping to sru'tage rather
than to those who resisted its very planting.
who parked it once and who have sought
every opportunity to destroy 1t utterly?
In the words of Mckinley: If, perchance
some of our tariffs are no longer needed
for revenue, or to encourage and protect
our industries at home, why should they
not be employed to extend and promote our
markets abroad? And that is the republican
doctrine of tariff revision.
The close of Senator Beverages address
was followed by long-continued applause.
Chairman Foraker in introducing Senator
Hanna commented on him as the ideal de-
scrfbed in the address of Senator Beveridge
He commented at length on what Senator
Bevertdge had said about Senator Hanna
being the ablest man who had ever ap-
peared in American legislative life and
added that The will be our senator from
OHIO as long as he lives He told us last
year to let we'll enough alone and this
year to stand pat
Senator Hanna received a rousing ova-
ton as he appeared. His address related
mainly to state affairs, and especially 70 his
neighbor Tom johnson. He referred to the
speeches of Foraker and Beveridge about
the democratic party not having leader or
an issue, but he said they had heavy liza
biliths and receiver in Ohio-Tom John
son. He said Johnson's plan on equal taxa
ton meant for the "other fellow to ray
the taxes and his home rule plank leant
that he was 1T