The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-23
HANNA Is
SARCASTIC
AND WITTY
Ohio Senator Hits Tom John
son in Playful Way
AS RECEIVER OF HIS PARTY
Big Republican Rally at Gin
Cinnati Occurs.

Cincinnati. Oct. 2-The first and only
rally that the Republicans viii have in
this country this year was addressed to-
night by Senator's Beveridge. Foraker
and Hanna in Music Han which was
crowded
Senator Hanna received j rousilg ova-
ton as he appeared. He devoted his ad-
dress mostly 70 the state affairs and
especially 10 his neighbor. Tom johnson.
He referred 10 the speeches Of Foraker
and Beveridge about the Democratic
party not having a leader or an issue.
but ne said they had heavy liabilities and
a receiver in Ohio-Tom johnson Sena-
tor Hanna was both sarcastic and witty
in his references to johnson. He SAID
Johnson's plank on equal taxation meant
for the other fellow 10 pay the taxes and
his home rule plank meant that he was
it. He said the only issue of the Demo
Gratis in Ohio this year was Tom John
son with all his soDhistries. and the issues
of the Republicans We're their record Of
forty years and the support OF President
Roosevelt in carrying out the princi-
pies and policies Of Mckinley. He made
a special appeal for the election Of con-
gressnlen so that President Roosevelt
could continue the development OF the
present prosperity perpetuate the prin-
ciples OF his predecessor He did not be-
lieve that the business men would take
their object lessons from the hippodrome
of Johnson's circus tent. He quoted from
the opening speech of Johnson at Lor-
rain. in which the latter said Senator
Foraker and Hanna ought TO be IN the
penitentiary and caused much laughter
by describing where Johnson would be
after the November election. The senator
said he had no doubt whatever as TO the
result of the coming election in Ohio
but that no moral Republican majority
but would be enough. There must be such
an overwhelming Republican victory, he
said, as to make the result decisive IN
putting an end 10 Johnson and his vag-
aries and thus reestablish confidence. He
said if it could be possible for fifty per
cent Of the Democratic vote in Ohio TO be
rolled for the ticket aDd platform OF Tom
it would be the greatest calam-
ity that ever came TO Ohio and that II
would shake the confidence of the entire
country. He denounced Johnson as
most unmitigated demagogue and hypro-
critic IN the United States He said that
when Johnson ran for mayor OF Cleve-
land. he told the people he was "a hund-
red thousand dollar man and they would
get him for $1,000 and that he has since
proved to be the most expensive man
ever on the payrolls OF Cleveland.
Senator Hanna then discussed national
issues at some length. in referring to the
success Of President Roosevelt and Pres
ident Mitchell in closing the strike. advo-
Gated partnership in the future between
capital and labor. partnership of equal
rights and fair treatment He said the
conditions now were in favor Of organized
labor and also Americanized. He referred
to the different elements IN organized
labor. and hoped that capital In the
future would so more than half way.
This he considered the greatest develop
ment OF the twentieth century. lie in
sisted that the reconciliation should be
developed into n fun partnership and
treated as such by both employers and
employees. so that the one would be IS
free to go to the office as the other 70 go
TO the shop.
Senator Hanna closed by saying that
prosperity is the normal condition OF the
country and that following after such
and sophisuies as those Of John
son az tho only thing that could bring
about changes to interrupt the prosperity
Of the country.