Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-24
HANNA URGES COMBINATION
Wishes Both Labor and Capital to Form
0EganisatiOnL.
FOREIGN TRADE CAN THUS ALONE Be KEPT
Points 20 waste OF Present strike sys-
TEN and Praises Union Men for
sticking by Contracts Made
with Employers.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. Ex-senator
Hanna devoted the day to experimenting in
Indiana.
He began the days work at Evansville and
between that city and indianapolis he made
nine stops. At Linton, where the crowd
was made up largely Of miners, he discussed
the recent anthracite strike. Senator Hanna
was scheduled to begin speaking in Tom
Iinson han here at $50. Long before 8
the auditorium was literally packed, even
the aisles were filled and thousands were
turned away from the doors.
After referring to the rapid strides Amer
lean industries and m had made
since 1896 he said:
I do not propose to go into the trust
question. But I say that in this great era
Of development, in the evolution which Is
taking place all over our country, we must
contend for our rights TO 90 as others nay
done when they secured foreign markets
and control them by sheer power and force
of aggregated capital
OF our great corporations some may be
bad, but not all; at any rate IL is natural
evolution, based on the right Of every man
to do whatever ne PleaseS WIN has ms b]To 0wh
There is no danger in the organization of
capital and industry as such, but along
with II must COM the organization of
labor.
Ioekouts deprecate the differences be-
tween these great powers that bring about
a change Of things which is wasteful 70 the
recognize the right Of labor to organize.
treat workingmen individually as tellow
men and then Americanize the unions FIT
them TO our Institutions, bring them into
contact with and make them a part OF our
great economic powers, consult and con-
and consider them from a standpoint, as L
say, OF the golden rule.
lie also spoke Of the anthracite strike
and Of the action OF the bituminous miners
in refusing to vote for a sympathetic strike.
Their action had proved to the world that
a labor organization could respect a con-
tract. He also claimed that the republican
party had done more to advance the inter-
ests Of the workingmen than any other
political force in the country and that
from its foundation on broad lines, with
utilitarian ideas. Il was the party that
laboring people should support.
Senator Hanna nearly broke down at the
close OF the speech. His strength seemed
to fail him and he had to reach for the
stand, dragging his body over to It, where
he rested his hand. After a moments hest
tatlon he announced that his physical con-
dition would not allow him to say anything
more and was helped to his chair by sena-
tor Fairbanks and Secretary Whitaker of
the republican state committee.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. Ex-senator
Mark Hanna began his tour of Indiana to-
day. He appeared in good health, with the
exception of his eyer-present rheumatism.
Beautiful weather greeted him as he
crossed over from Kentucky into the
Hoosier state. The senator spoke in the
open air at Willard market, where he was
greeted by 10000 people.
In the allotted twenty minutes he spoke
on the prosperous condition of the country,
the Issues Of the democratic party, which
he declared were nothing. and the coming
union OF capital and labor as the great fac
tors In the advancemtnt Of the country.
He denounced Tom l.. Johnson's free
trade and single tax platform in Ohio. In
conclusion he appealed for a republican
congress to uphold President Roosevelt IN
what he has attempted for the welfare Of
the country.
He was cheered vociferously at the end
Of the address.