The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-15
PERRY S. HEATH
TELLS OF HANNA
Recalls Many Instances in
Senator's Cnreer.
BUT ONE PROMISE BROKEN
SENSITIVE REGARDING HIS AT
TITUDE TO LABOR.

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/ presidential campaign that he neveT
( broke a promise in his life but once,
and then he had TO ten a lie. And
t guess that was the first and only lie
the great politician ever told. The
facts surrounding the incident relative
to the broken promise were SO funny
I that he could not keep them TO him
I self. They went To show, further. that
mems minds sometimes take them back
20 boyhood or farm days. years after
wards, when they have become great.
The speak er was Perry < Heath. He
J had been asked to recall a few human
( interest incidents in the life of the poli-
tician with which the general public
. WAS not familiar Mr. Heath is sec
{ Rotary Of the Republican national COM
mittee. IN that capacity and others
/ before he has been closely associated
/ with MI Hanna FOR nearly eight years
chairman or the committee. COntin-
( uinE. Mr. Heath said:
In the first place. MF Hanna was
not born with a silver spoon i'm his
mouth. as many people supposed: he
( cid not. as near as ] could ever learn
] ever inherit any money. What he
had he made. When a boy about Il
]
/ store in a small Ohio town and re-
ceived S14 per month. de slept under
! the counter on an old blanket. He
I cooked his breakfast on a wood burn
/ ing stove He would take 3 piece OF
( brown paper. grease it with lard and
fry eggs on it for his morning meal.
/ "One day some years ago, when We
/ were travelling together in a remote
! part Of the country. we were forced t.
! accept rather humble accommodations,
! The bill of fare on that occasion in
I Guided eggs. While we were eating,
/ Mr. Hanna suddenly became very ST.
lent. When I asked him what was
( the matter. he hesitGted moment
/ and then said:
1T seems funny TO ne that eggs
/ nowadays never taste as they used t.
/ when 7 cooked them when a boy on
J top Of an old stove on creased brown
/ paper
.'Then he laughed heartily. as though
/ ne considered the recollection as q
huge joke.
Boots Make Him Break Promise.
zone day. while working in that
/ country store, Mr.. Hanna asked a
/ young girl to go TO a party with him
! She accepted the invitation. InaSmuct
{ q
society Of the town. Mr.. Hanna con-
cluded that he would have to spruce
I up a bit for her benefit. At that time
/. high fancy top boots were all the craze
I and he proceeded TO purchase a pair.
( Thinking It would be a good idea
/ TO break in the boots before the party
| as there was certain to be dancing
Mr.. Hanna put them on. Tt rained
/ that night and ne got them wet. Re
| turning to the store, he took them Of
/ and put them upon shelf to cry
J The night Of the party rolled around
/ and Mir. Hanna got all ready except
/ ing putting on the boots.
When he took them down from the
I shelf he found that they had shrunb
J so he could not put them on. He die
not know what to do. The only Other
/ shoes he had were very large and
/ coarse. 1t was too late to buy an
other pair, so he sent word TO the cir
! that he was sick and could not go.
"Air. Hanna told me that was the
l only promise he ever made and nevei
kept, and he had to tell lie to Sc
| out Of il.
Denies Election Promises.
ar Hanna has often been accused
Of making aute-election promises Il
! secure money. to be paid by post-elec-
! ton influences in congress. TO SHOW
/ you how incorrect such stories were
( have but to recite one Incident.
When the campaig-1 of 1900 opened
I Mir. Hanna was not well. Times were
! good; the election of Mr.. Mckinley VA
/ generally conceded in Republican
! ranks. and rich men and corporation.
had such n case of apathy that they
were 10th about contributing to tht
campaign fund. The papers made (
great hit out Of the fact that Mr.
Hanna was in Chicago hobbling
/ around with a cane. the thermometel
lis. .f10 aud liz, trying to collec
money. while the rich men We're dodg
/ ing him, even going TO Europe anC
southern summer resorts to get avail
from him.
Money was needed. and sore1y so
We were spending lots of it, but the
/ checks were drawn mostly upon hi
private bank account. he trusting t
the Lord TO get it back somehow som
! day. One morning he opened his mai
TO find a check from man he knew
very well, for $4,000. He told me
the time that every dollar IN tina
check looked as big as a cart wheel e
him. The writer asked him TO cal
around some day; that he thought N
! could help him get hold of some of TIL
men who were lodging him and fore
them 10 contribute towards the cam
paign fund.
THAT afternoon Mr.. Hanna Gale,
upon him. They made up a list o
names. which represented about $500.
O0O. The sum and substance of tn
whole thing was that this man was t
bring these men before Mr.. Hanna o
4fzsA
the meeting meaning a check from
each Mr.. Hanna was delighted. 70
the 500 000 was q godsend at that par
ticular time.
After he had risen 10 leave the OF
fee. as light-hearted as a school boy
the man stopped him Just as h
reached the door, saying TO him il
! substance:
q" oh. by the way Mr. Hanna.
have q little matter which 7 intende,
TO call around TO your Office and SCI
you about. but as long as you are her
II might as well mention it now q
later. Here is q little bill which W
want passed by the next congress, an
We hope that you viii assist Us in eff
fectinS its passage.
Mr.. Hanna stopped. turned around
closed the door and, looking the MAJ
straight IN the face, said:
" Is that why you sent me your per
sonal check for $4,000? Is that VIII
you are assisting me in raising IA
money which ! need so much at thi
time? Are yen doing all this to bu
my influence to help you get a bill
through congress- Thank God, I hav
not banked that check yet. I viii re
turn il TO you by mall
And ne walked out Of the office
That was the last time -he ever saE
that man. Or spoke to him. lie re