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Senator Hansbrough Speaks

Senator hansbrough Speaks
On account of the circus being
in town Tuesday afternoon, July
2, u. S. Senator H. C. Hansbro
spoke at the auritorium at Chau-
tauqua in the evening, instead of
the afternoon. The wiseness of
this move on the part of the
management was fully attested
by the large audience which was
present to greet the senator. He
spoke for one hour, and his re-
marks, which were on "Some
Political Questions" were lis
tened to with the greatest atten-
tion.
The Senator said in opening
that he was glad he had only
'some" political questions to
speak on, because there were SO
/ many now before the public that
/ heywas afraid that if he attempt
ito speak on them all it would
be rather a hopeless task.
! He said that many people be-
! lieved the tariff to be the para
! mount issue at present. He did
, not regard it as such. Mr.. Hans
brough maintained that protec-
ton was an excellent thing, and
tilat free trade would indeed
: wreck havoc. The country is not
!. ready just at present for a re-
vision of the tariff.
NJ He compared politics with
\ SGphysiology. We have made
\ rapid strides in the knowledge
Nof both during the. past 100
years. People used to think that
the seat of the mind was, in the
kidneys. It remained for Plato
30 discover that the brain was
;. Iii the head. It has been only
in recent years that great dis
coveries regarding the mechan-
asrn Of the human body have
been made. It is the same in
politics. At the birth of our
country people did not know
much about it. The trainers of
The Constitution were too busy
, earning their bread and finding
: Something to eat, to pay much
attention to public questions.
IS Following the great civil war
came a period of reconstruction,
which is not yet completed. To-
day we are having a period of
adjustment. The corporations
. under years of prosperity have
!, grown until they threaten the
! federal government and it is
{ time to curb them. Some people
maintain that the money inter-
ests of the country should be let
" alone, but this is not so, the
speaker said. It is alright to
+ let them prosper SO long as they
/. serve the people, but when they
1. become so that they think more
U Of the money they are making
Il than of the discomfort of the
i: people it is time to call a halt.
The senator spoke words: of
NJ " praise for President Roosevelt,
n saying that he was a man who
3 could be trusted by all classes.
!: He has proven himself to be a
4 great man thus far, having met,
Z. conquered and is conquering the
& great issues that, have for SO
. long bothered our public. men.
y 1.-The is allowed to carry out his
Ri policies he will have no trouble,
and will eventually get what is
just for all classes, the speaker
z believed. The president is sup
ported by all political parties
81 which has enabled him to put
d his theories into practice. 5.E
I'll nclusion Mr.. Hansbrough
1 said that he believes the great
l' issues of the [ present day, the
q period Of gadjustnen will be
settled as were the questions Of
the days Of Calhoun and Web
stel j, s. s: 354;sssss " ; q !
Hon. Smith StlmTlel II
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