Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-22
CHAMPIONS OF LAW
Listen to Some Stirring Speeches on
the Issues They Advocate.
THE CONSTITUTION THEIR ROCK.
Postmaster General Wanamaker Gets a
Right-Handed Slap.
HE Is BOUNCED OUT OF A COMMITTEES

1eoloiudy proceedings OF the 1nteIHd-
tional Law and Order League had q most
fitting close in a mass meeting at Old City
Hall, last night. The attendance was not
as large as had been expected, but what it
lacked in quantity it made up in quality.
Many thoughtful men and women were
present, and they listened to some very in
structive, profound and eloquent speeches.
President Bonney was the first speaker,
and dwelt chiefly with constitutional ques-
tions. He was followed by Rev. DR.. Ed
ward Everett Hale, whose remarks were
much in the same line. Secretary Dudley,
of the International Law and Order
League, talked at great length upon the work
that had been accomplished in Boston
and the State of Massachusetts,. The
orator of the evening, Hon. John NJ. Lang
ston, of Virginia, made most vigorous and
eloquent plea in defense of free ballot,
but his time had been 50 encroached upon
that to the regret of all present his effort
was limited.
PRESIDENT BoNNEY's PAPER.
President Bonney in a comprehensive
paper upon "The Executive Power" dwelt
upon the fundamental principles under
which the order, as we'll ns society, labored.
He said that our Government was divided
into three parts-the Judicial. legislative
and executive. The first was tine best, the
second was fairly efficient, but the third
was sadly lacking in this quality. He
defined the three an supported by
the Constitution at considerable length,
tracing back the origin and growth of the
law to the feudal days of England. The
aim of all laws was the protection OF society,
and the aim of society was to protect indi-
| viduals by united power. He then reviewed
the manner in which the nation, States,
counties and cities were governed, and
placed the burden upon the chiet executive,
whether he be President, Governor, Sheriff
or other officer, all of whom were endowed
with plenary powers. The executive power
was to cause arrest, resist encroachments and
bring offenders to justice. Actual govern
ment, he said, was by executive power under
legislative enactments bv representatives, of
the people. Chief executives, he said, were
apt to cling to party than to the welfare OF
the people. Party was the most dangerous
foe of the peace and prosperity of the people.
He did not object to them; they were indis-
| pensable, but he did object to their rising
above the best interests of society. The
speech was received with great applause.
CONTINUED BY lIR. HALE.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale said he would
take up the subject where President Bonney
left off. The league was organized to see
that executives attended to their duties
and give us ga government Of the people by
the people and for the people" and hold
| their agents to their sovereign duties with
| the aid of the people. If otfense was
committed against an individual he would
manhood, manhood must interfere, but if
against childhood, such as Turing them into
temptations OF saloons and other evils their
society must interfere. The Law and Order
League. he said, had gone lar enough to
show that the people can, if they will. Sc
cure the enforcement of law. He then
| turned to the liquor power, and said it vir-
tually ruled the larger cities of the country.
He gave the American idea of bossism a
hard rap, and said the Government could
| endure so long as men thought and acted
for themselves. The dreams of the future
greatness OF the Republic pictured a rigid
form of government, that fulfilled its promi-
ses and ruled with just but iron hand. He
had faith that this dream would be fulfilled.
He was cheered to the echo as he resumed
his seat. Secretary Dudley then followed
with detailed statement of the great re-
form that had been accomplished in Boston
and Massachusetts.
When Hon. John M. Langston was intro
duced everyone applauded. He thanked
| the audience for the warm reception, and
then proceeded to make brief but most
eloquent speech. He said the great ques-
tion of the hour was: Shall the American
ballot remain free as shield and defense of
the people?
| PLEASED WITH THE PRESIDENT.
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the evening base the very being of the order
upon the rock OF the Constitution, but they
had only taken one step in the great work
| of freedom they had begun. In the section
where he lived black men. n.could not vote.
| Ii the organization should come South
they would ask, Can black I'VE" vote as the
white"we?" Be ore Harrison s inauguration,
he said, % of the best colored men in the
South waited on the President and asked
that strong, broad-minded man who under
stood the spirit and soul of the Constitution
be appointed Attorney General one who
vino would do his duty, but he failed to say
whether or not they got him. The State of
| Virginia was Republican, but her last
electoral vote was cast for Cleveland and
Thurman. The question was, Shall liberty
live or shall liberty die? He thanked Pres
ldent Bonney for placing the order on the
| Gibraltar of the Constitution, and said
they would turn to them to help completely
save the country. If asked what he
would have, he would say the Constitution
enacted in the spirit of the Ten Command
| ments and the Sermon on the Mount. That
was all the colored people wanted with the
broad arms of its laws about them. He
closed by saying that the President of 1892
was being looked for, but wherever he was
he would save them. Virginia would cast
her electoral vote Tor the Republican nomi-
nee, and he would save them. God had
marked the man, whether he came from
North or South. East or West, and he
would come as a second Lincoln. During
hisspeech Hon. Mr.. Langston was frequently
interrupted by applause. and at the close
the demonstration grew almost uproarious in
its intensity.
THE LAST MORNING MEETING.
At the morning session of the League the
attendance was somewhat better than that
of Thursday. President Bonney said that
in the present days the few accom- plished
the work of many, aided by the newspapers,
to whom Mr.. Bonney paid high compli-
ment for their reports of the convention,
Letters of regret were read from number of
absentees, including Walter Thomas Mills,
General A. B. Nettleton, of Washington;
Phillips Brooks, Judge r. Davis, of New
York, and Senator Evarts, OF New York.
F. A. Spence dwelt at length on the good
work of the Law and Order societies in
Canada, and atthe conclusion of his remarks
q communication of greeting was received
from Miss Ellen M. Watson, Secretary OF
the Women's Christian Temperance Alli-
ance; also another from the Non-Par tisan
w. c. 7. q. The communication was
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