The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-24
Strength Fails Him While Speaking at Indianapolis
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Discussed Trust and Labor Question at Length Before Failing and Urges Upon His Hearers the Import
 ance of Recognizing Labor.

Indianapolis, Ind, October 2S.-Senator Hanna of Ohio, who devoted the day to speechmaking in Indiana, addressed a large crowd at Tomlinson hall tonight. The senator nearly broke down at the close of the speech. He was standing some distance from the speakers table when his strength seemed to fail him and he had to reach for the stand, drag ging himself over, where Interested. Ar- ter a moments hesitation he announced that his physical condition would not all low him to say any more. and he was helped to his chair by Senator Fairbanks and Secretary Whitaker of the repubn- can state committee.
 The senator's speech followed closely the lines of his address last night at Gin cinnati. Touching upon the trusts sena- tor Hanna said;
 Discusses the Trusts.
 T do not propose to go into details upon the trust question, but I say that in this great era of development. in the evolution which is taking place all over our country, as if inspired by the incom- ing of a new century. as if to mark that epoch with policy, we must conteno for our rights to do as others nave done when they secured those markets, while they have controlled them by the sheer power and force of aggregated capital. Some of these great corporations may De bad, but not all. At any rate, 1t Is the natural evolution upon the basis of the right of every man to do as he pleases with his own, under proper restrictions and with due consideration TOT the peo- pie and the well being Of our govern ment. There Is no danger of the organi- zatlon of capital and industry. They are absolutely necessary, and along with them comes another proposition, and that is inc organization of labor.
 'The interest of capital and labor act ing together as partners in their busi- ness is no new idea. But in this age of development 1t is coming, aye the time is here now, when that question of labor must be considered alongside of and equal to other great economic questions.
 Opposes Wasteful Strikes.
 q am opposed to the wasteful strikes and to lockouts and deprecate the diff ferences of these great powers that bring about a condition of things which is wasteful to the last degree. Scarcely a year has passed that we have not had evidence of mis-management of these forces and now white men of greater and broader thought are giving the subject due consideration. There is a certainty that the question will assert itself in a prominent place not only in the hands of the people, but in the counsels of the nation.
 My proposition is that we recognize the rghts of labor to organze, treat them individually as fellow-men and then Americanize the union. Fit them to our institutions, bring them in contact with and make them a part of our great economic policies, consult and consider them when their interests are at stake and consider them from a stand point as I say, of the Golden Rule"
 The senator spoke of the anthracite strike and of the action of the bitum- inous miners in refusing to vote for a sympathetic strike. Their action had proved to the world that labor organ ization can and will respect contract even when 1t is made binding only by their honor.