The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-28
Open the Congressional Cam
paign in Ohio
DISCUSS TARIFF REVISION
Senator Hanna Says He Believes It Is
Good Enough Now, But If Change
Is Needed Congress Can
Change 1t.

Akron, o., September 27.-The republic
can state campaign was opened in this
city today. An industrial parade of
large number of newly-uniformed march
ing clubs was one of the features of the
afternoons programme. The parade COW
cred about mile and a half and went to
Grace park where 10000 persons had as
sembled to listen to the speeches.
The speaker of the day was Secretary
Of War Root He was greeted with tre-
mendous applause. He said:
THE question which the people OF Ohio
are about to consider is as to whether
you shall elect a house Of representatives
which shall continue to support and carry
forward the policy of the republican par
ty, or whether you shall elect house OF
representatives which by hostile ma
jority shall put an end to the execution
of those policies.
"A peculiar condition of government
arises from the fact that the republican
party has been for a number Of years
carrying into execution a new policy
Working Out an Answer.
I'VE have been trying to work out an
answer to the question whether the
American republic is able to maintain not
only liberty and justice within own
borders, but also to carry the torch OF
liberty abroad; to carry the principles Of
liberty and justice and further the free
dom among peoples of the earth VINO
/ dwell in other lands and know not liberty
and law.
In the solution of that question the
government of the United States under
the control of the republican party has
beon engaged for the past four years
and the question that faces you in this
| canireigr is whether that duty has been
go We on sesiil performed that you shall
withdraw or A2ntinue your confidence in
the republican administra ton.
THE question has a deep significance
for the people of Ohio for the policy
which we have been endeavoring to exc
cute in administration and congress was
the policy of the lamented William Nc
| kinley.'
Secretary Root continued his reference
to the dead President by saying 1t was
the great hope of his life that the poll
cies he had inaugurated should be car
ried to a successful close. He quoted
the statement of President Roosevelt that
! he would continue unbroken the policy
/ of Mckinley. The continuation of Nc
| Kinleys policy, Secretary Root said.
would be more enduring tribute to his
memory than wreaths and flowers laid
upon his tomb.
War With Spain.
Referring to the war with Spain, Sec
retary Root said that it brought up new
! difficulties, a war that the United States
was i'll prepared to enter upon. Within
a few weeks, he said, the power of Spain
had been broken and the last holding of
! Spain on the American continent had
been surrendered to the power of the
| limited States
The expense incurred In this work was
mentioned the total abolition of war
taxes and the reduction of the war debt
was shown.
You are asked to show by your votes
your confidence in the party and in tho
work of Mckinley and his successor, you
are asked to put in power in the house
of representatives the party which Is op-
posed to the party that has attempted
to villify and defeat the administration
which has been accomplishing all these
things"
Senator Hanna's Speech.
The last speaker of the day was Sem
ator Hanna When he arose the cheering
and applause was deafening Senator
Hanna said.
"A year ago it was my privilege to at
tend the opening of the republican CAM
paign, end after locking over the situa-
| tion | came to the conclusion that I
should give you piece of advice-'let
well enough alone That wzs the whole
! chapter, that was all there was in tho
campaign. Today l say stand pat You
are not on the defensive in Ohio, or any
where else in the United States or In the
| Philippines. All the success of the adj
ministration In continuing the policy OF
Mckinley and Roosevelt is dependent
| upon the question of keeping in power q
republican majority in congress.
"If you would paralyize the onward and
| upward march of progress In this coun-
try, give the democrats a majority in
congress. whence all legislation pertain
| ing to the great economic principles must
emanate; take away the power from
that body today to continue republican
principles and you begin the work OF
harm by creating within people the
suspicion of doubt as to the future. Cap
ital will begin to hesitate, and the wheels
Of commerce will slow down for there is
nothing so timid as capital.
No Apologies to Make.
THE republican party has no apologies
to make. It stands upon the platform
that was made on it's birthday and which.
believe. viii remain for all time. Think
of these principles In connection with
the principles OF national administration
today
II want to say a word for Cuba. You .
all know that almost the last words Pres
ident Mckinley spoke on earth was that
famous speech at Buffalo The principle
that he hoped Observation-Disclosures no
hasty thought; It had como to him after
years of experience and devotion to that
great economic question. the tariff. He
had seen the bloom and the fruit ripen on
| the three and plucked by those who had
| earned 1t.
NOW we have come to the proposition
that there is a need for a revision OF the
tariff / believe the tariff Is good enough
| as It Is (Cries of good. good.)
"If the time comes when the tariff
needs revision It will be done by the men
who made the tariff. and II the men
whose wisdom contributed to its con-
struction sec that conditions require q
change they will change IT, If ! am
asked by man to change the tariff I al
ways inquire Of him II II is necessary to
change It. and II he thinks 1t Is. ask
him why 1t is necessary, and IL we start
out to change It where shall we begin.