Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-10-10
SPOKE AT RICHMOND
,xJANIN HARRISON HAKES A
GOLD ARGUMENT.
spoke to Less Than
Half as Many People an Did
the silver Candidate.

Diamond. Va, Oct. ok President
pnnlamin Harrison spoke here to about
nm neople tonight. the meeting was
hnn in the Auditorium building, at the
.,nosition grounds, whore Mr.. Bryan ad-
dressed from $1,000 TO $4,000 few weeks
ago.
Not quite half the seats were taken.
The audience was about equally divided
hetween the two races. On the stage
we're many leading republicans and dem
ocrats. and also n sprinkling of silver
democrats The ex-president was loudly
applauded when he made his appear
snce on the stage. The speaker was in
good voice The applause for Mckin-
low and Bryan interrupted him several
times There we're a few disorderiy
persons present, and the police arrested
some Of them and pulled them out OF
the building
Once the lights were turned out and
the building was in darkness five min
utes, during which Harrison suspended
his remarks. When General Harrison
proceeded and warmed up. he received
better attention. His complimentary ref
srences to Virginia and the south were
most literally applauded. General Har-
rson said
81 have come here Mt the request Of
Virginia friends to speak on questions
now agitating US all. Virginia Is my
ancestral home, and its citizens are my
fellow citizens. ] believe that Virginia
has as large q number Of great and
good men underground as any state OF
the country. ! never said that she had
no good men above ground. There was
a time when the north and south were
arrayed against each other in battle
line, and that time is now only a mem-
cry. We all are again united, loyal peo-
pie This great state and all those states
that participated in the civil war have
sworn allegiance to the flag and consutu-
ton, and Virginia stands as firmly unlJed
for their defense as any state III the led
eTal Union. More than that, not only
do her citizens, but the confederate SOL
der, stands now for the old nag or
Washington. If 1t shall be the sad rate
OF this country to be involved in war,
If any foreign flag attempts TO trample
on our flag, Indiana and Virginia will
charge together, and who shall stay that
onslaught? The memory Of Gettysburg
and Appomattox will force US not to
stop until we are on the inside OF the
breastworks of the enemy.
Under One Union.
We are here tonight under ono union. /
We are here to claim for our states those
rights which the federal constitution gave
them, We are here to say shat the con
'dtutionaI powers Of our national gov
clnment shall not be trampled upon, !
regret to notice the recent assault upon
our Just constitutional powers. The IN
eiaeHt I refer TO is the Chicago rio. Men,
II defiance OF the law, in great organized
bodies went through tho streets with ,ite
ana sword, destroying properly. stopping
railroads, blocking the mails and prevent
or, brs,.E 0 .tfFs nT
gin IN railroad strikes and were the work
OF men under the red flaE Of anarchy,
Mr.. Cleveland felt it his duty 10 suppress
me trouble. He was the commander OF
me army and navy to restore traffic ana
me movement Of trains. The courts We're
appealed to, and a writ Of Injunction was
sIaHJed TO enforce the law. Violation OF
'ue order Of the court resulted IN con
Tempt proceedings and punishment Of the
onehders which was right. These courts
proceeded on a line that was legal, that
was upheld by the constitution, and yet
,He president and the supreme court are
Ile5hounced in the Chicago platform,
(bfyan chcers)
Inc speaker here referred to Senator
odilel and scored him for being party
20 The Chicago platform, when he had in
me senate fathered n resolution indorSing
=, eSldent Cleveland for sending troops 10
IIHcaSo, He held that the UNFOLDING or
me constitution and laws was the most
Important of all duties Of citizens He
plsued that the Chicago platform meant
W chahge the supreme court body 50 as
~ accomplish the ends of anarchy. He
a a@lq tnat Vrginians had just as much at
pG."Ne IN the preservation of the laws "a
t tue people Of any other state and urged
despoiled.
r, me second question that General Har-
Ho discussed was the money question.
m mad exhausted over half of his time
70, Speaking of the Importance of main
sling law and order. His arguments
fS'i'St Tree silver were along the line OF
Use ne has used in other speeches.
Az closing he advocated protection TO
a ellcah industries. Protection would be
eIeat boon to the south. he said. He