The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-03
SENATOR HANNA PLEADS
CAUSE OF THE LABORER.
Words of Praise for Work of
Civic Federation.
Speech Made at the Dinner Of the New
York Ohio Society Greeted With En-
thusiastic Applause.

NEW YORK, March AT the dinner Of
the Ohio Society at the Waldorf-AstoTia-
last night Senator Hanna Of Ohio made
speech in favor Of the recognition Of Ia
boring men by capital that aroused the
greatest enthusiasm He especially
praised the Civic Federation, and said
that the work 1t was doing would do more
than any other agency could TO develop
this country and make it one Of the great
est nations in the world. It's member
ship. he said. should only be limited by
the population OF the United States.
Six Senators Present
There were six United States Senator's
present and made speeches. The speech
Of Senator Hanna was the best received.
He followed his colleague, Senator For
aker. who made an especially witty
speech, and was introduced by President
Colgate HOyt. Mr.. HOyt described Sen
ator Hanna as a man who had started in
picking up a living along the lakes, and
was now the president Of a corporation
which had paid out $500. O00. 900 in wages
TO labOring men
Incubator Of Statesmen
This is an occasion 70 make a man
proud Of his nativity" said Senator
Hanna, when the applause which greeted
him had subsidized surely Ohio is an in
cubstor Of statesmen. and equally surely
Is It soil productive OF great men in ali
walks and vacations Of life.
The men who do things are the proud
est products Of any State. and the men
who make themselves felt in other states
as Ohio men have. reflect the greatest
credit on their nativity"
Capitalist and Laborer-
Continuing, Senator Hanna said. The
great natural resources o. our country.
coupled with the terrific energy OF our
cosmopolitan people. have made US what
We area people whose capitalists OF to-
day were the laborers Of yesterday. Men
at the heads OF our great iron and steel
industries in this country are the men
who worked first at the puddle. the fur
mace and the roll There stands the arts
toeraey OF labor; not the aristocracy Of
Drawn" IApplauseI
A elimination Of Thought.
OF the Civic Federation he said: 1T is
a new born organization. but Il is not a
new born subject. II is a elimination OF
that concrete thought which has led
thoughtful and reasonable men to con
side, something outside OF their own
selfish interests
No man loyal 20 his country viii shut
his eyes 20 the Importance Of this thing
The man OF little education and small op-
Dortunities appeals 70 you % lift him up,
AL not by word or act to keep him down
a Complete Equality.
The Federation has started in with
the idea that there shall be no class. no
one man better than another. Il is the
object Of the Federation to appeal 70 the
American pe02Ie who employ labor. the
great captains o. industry. 10 Join in this
movement, and when they DO THIS IL is the
beginning Of things never thought Of o.
dreamed OF before.
To those few who are labOring in this
vineyard now there comes nothing but
praise and commentator from every part
Of the country"
Some Of Those Present.
There were more thar 800 Ohioans at
the dinner Among those who sat at the
head table with President Colgate Hoyt
were: Representative C. H GrosveRor. Of
Ohio; John X. Richards. Solicitor General
OF the United States; Lieut. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, Senators Fairbanks and Beve-
ridge, of Indiana; Senator Jones. Of Ne
yada, Attorney General Knox; Senators
Foraker and Hanna. Of Ohio; Senator
Scott, OF West Virginia: James NJ Beck.
Assistant Attorney General OF the United
States; Major General James H Wilson,
and representatives. Of all OF the Ohio