New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-16

dent supporter Of Panama as the better 18TH
nlan canal route. In all matters affecting Re
publican policy in Congress he has been an in
fuential and trusted counsellor.
Mr.. Hanna remained President sIcKinIey's
closest political adviser through the latter's first
term. and was again called on in 1900 to manage
the Republican Presidential canvass. At the Phil
adelphia convention his prestige was somewhat
shaken by the coalition which forced Theodore
Roosevelt's nomination FOR vice-P esident Tho
victory OF 1900 was won with far less effort
than that Of 1896. Yet Il widened Chairman
Hanna's experience and gave him fresh credit
as political general lie had talked from time
10 time OF laying down the burdens OF party
management, but the question OK replacing him
next June at Chicago had been left open I'm
poFtuned 10 appear as q Presidential candidate
himself. he had sIways fatty disavoved any
intention OF competing with President Roosevelt.
outside politics Mr.. Hanna had given most
energy recently 10 promoting the cause II ar
bitration IN labor disputes. lie was one Of III,
organizers Of the civic Federation and served
as the chairman OF its executive committee.
About two years ago he was quoted in The
Tribune as saying TO fellow Senator in Wash
ington:
II these fool people. some of whom are my
friends and others my enemies. would stop
dent, 1 confident 1 could accomplish some
thing of real benefit to the country in the task
! have undertaken 10 bring about Il thorough
and permanent uudeTstdn Ing between CAPT al
and labor. or between the employing and the
working classes. My work along this line is
greatly emba rrassed r. not actually hampered
by the frequent talk 81 my being a candidate
for President. / ana not "a candidate for Presi-
dent and do not expect to become a candidate
! want everybody To understand this. that
] can go on with the task assigned 20 me by the
National Civic Federation without having my
motives viewed with suspicion. / would rather
be instrumental I'm bringing the employing
classes and the working classes together, 50
that strikes and other industrial disturbances
would be minimIzed. n wholly abolished,
and have credit for that achievement placed
upon my tombstone than be President or the
United States I convinced that II | can
accomplish the task set for me shall ne gen
uine benefactor of my country whereas II
should be President 1 am not so certain Of the
good I could do.
In an address delivered at Chautauqua. y. Y.
on August O. 1902. he expressed as follows his
views on labor troubles and the work of the
Civic Federation:
Organized labor is an institution that has
come TO stay. II is an institution that Is pro-
NOTED by laboring men who seeE 10 protect
themselves and whose hope is mutual benefit
In its early days organized labor went upon
The theory that the only way to settle labor
difficulties was to strike but il IS my theory
that II is becoming recognized that there Is a
better way 10 settle such differences. From
VIII
an approac enable spot and the hest way to reach
that spot is by kindness. You can reach men
nv coming near them and learning their con-
ditions To say that labor leaders are IN the
wrong is not always true; TO say that the ma
,ority- Of them do not intend to do right is mis-
take Ny theory is that If you bring men to-
gether in way TO make them know each otheI'
ana If YOU appeal 10 the head and the heart,
,-ou estab lfsh a bond between the two factions
that cannot he broken. The Civic Federation
Is irving to establish q condition OF absolute
confidence between employer ana employe. we
rs,y,eD,ber The Golden Rule and try t. live up
10 its principle This is the only way that l
know TO settle the dispute between capital ana
lnovr that the tendency in this country and
the world over has been TO appropriate selhshly
the larger part Of the benefits Of industry TO
cap,tal AS long as labor in q situation
49, 81 must submit II did so. but I'm thc TWEEN
+ietb century when thinking men began Il
tbirlz seriously upon this question. thew mode
,,r their minds that. they must give cOnsidera-
tj+Ied To a greater share of the products Of
tnS,1strv than he had enjoved in the mast
As long as ! live and have my strength l
shan do as am doing to-day-appeal 70 my fell
low countrymen and all classes OF citizens VINO
ne interested in these great social questions
= -,v,-acfate these conditions. The time f. here
,,.,sr something must be done. We must for
oa+ fbe idea that there are any classes IN our
ss.--o-nr,eut: we must forget that there is any
difference between the man who laoors WIN ms
bspda and the man who labors with MS brThh.
we must strive TO bring the different factions
.oSethe- upon the ground that both sides want
70 do what IS right II is fact that more ma,
- - cent Of the strikes in this country have /
- ssttIe5 in favor or the laborers. We must
oo-,cese then that they are right in the ma
Soritv OF cases. and that capital IS wrong
Senator Hanna leaves a widow. a son. Dan |
= wanna and two married daughters. Mrs.
pa rsons and Mrs. Joseph MedTl Mccormick
TO GET GOOD TREATMENT