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Hanna's Compliments To Farmers

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
October
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Mark Hanna will no longer permit l his hireling claqueurs to speak at fairs. He says: "The average attendant at a county or state fair is a great deal j more intcrested in the six-Iegged calf, i the sword eater, the balloon ascensiĆ³n, the parade of prize stock, the trotting races and the patchwork exhibit, than in the intricacies of the financial ! tion or the benefit of a high tariff. j The people listen to the speech for about three minutes and then hurry to huy red lemonacie. The speakers only serve to Increase the gate receipts, aud that does not gain votes according to the maimer in which the national committee views the situation." This is a compliment to the good sense of the farmers, who, as a rule, are better posted on the financial question. Three minutes of prattle about 50-cent dollars is all they can stand. They find even red circus lemonade more

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News