Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-23
Day When Prejudice Controls EIec-
tons Gone Forever,
SAYS SENATOR BEVERlDGE
Hanna Gets IA Housing Reception
Deyotes Address To state Affairs
Aud Tom Johnson.

Cincinnati, o., oct. 22.--,rhe first and
only rally that the Republicans will
have in this county was addressed to-
night by Senators Foraker Beverage
and Hanna, in Music Hail, which was
crowded, Senator Beverldge was
GREETED with cheers and spoke as fol-
lows,
"a campaign Of abandoned issues"
was the way Senator Beverage des-
cribed the present political contest In
four months" he said issue after IL.
sue has been raised 10y the opposition
and deserted as soon as attacked. They
We're deserted because they were un.
tenable-because every issue was not
an Issue In fact. but a fictitious pre-
tense based on passion, prejudice and
the unsubstantial foundations upon
which the demagOgue always builds.
"The day of passion In politics Is
past. The day when prejudice controls
elections Is gone forever. 1t was a
sharp fight and an earnest one against
fiat money but the sound cause won.
The storm of fear against imperialism
dissolved almost before II formed, and
just so today the crusade Of the oppO-
sition againse organized industry has
ended almost before It's banner was
unfurled. The opposltlon's battle cry,
Destroy trusts, has died almost With
out an echo II died because honest men
and thinking men met that proposition
Of industrial annihila ton with reason
ana tne lacts the instant II appeared
"Wlv Is II that auDeals TO DaSgiOn
are dally becoming more poWerless az
the ball0t boxI IL Is Simply because OF
American Intelligence IL Is because the
facts on any question get to the voters
more quickly. Imperfect communlca-
ton among the people was the dema-
gogues opportunity. But today the
facts on any question proposed al sun
rise are laid before the whole people be-
fore nightfall,
American twentieth century pollu-
cal campaigns ought not to be longer
than 10 days Tor the tacts get 10 the
people with Incredible speed ana the
people dispose OF ISSUES IN TENN the
time required only decade ago
Eighty millions OF people are IN
closer touch today than the inhabitants
OF cincinnati alone were 81 years ago
what one man KNOWS an men may
know. And knowing the facts, the
people reason on them ana reasoning
on them, the people reach just conclu'
sions, and reaching Just conclusions
they act they vote ANA so II Is tha'
the Democratic party has dlsintegrated
And so 1t Is that at the end OF TINS
campaign the enemy Is without an ls'
sue.
But they would not be without an
issue had any proposition they adj
yanced been true and sound. They are
| without an issue now because every
proposition they advanced Is false II
| fact ana wrong IN reason
| Senator Beverage then proceeded u
discuss along wei known lines the IS
sues which the enemy have deserted
and when he characterized as 'curios-
tiles or history
Senator hanna received a rouslne
Svatiol as he appeared. lie devoted
his address mostly TO state affairs and
especially to his neighbor, Tom John.
SON He referred TO the speeches OF
FORAKER snd BeVeridge ABOUT the Dem-
ocratic party not having leader or an
issue, out ne SAID vley had heaVy ma
hillues ana receiver IN ohlo-IoIn
Johnson
Senator Hanna was both sarcastic
and witty IN his reference to Johnson
He said J0hnsons plank on equal tax
alton meant Tor the other fellow TO pay
the taxes and his home-rule plank
meant that ne was H.
He said the only issue OF the Demo
Gratis In ONO THIS year was Tom john
son, with all his sophistries, and the
issues OF the Republlcans were thelr
record OF ~ years ana the support