The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-19
SENATOR BuRRows.s SPEECH.
An Address TO Illinoisans on the Is
sues of the Campnign.

JACfSON ll-l-t, HI, aug lc-lne cam
paign in central Illinois was formally
opened here to-day. Senator j. &. Burrows,
of Michigan, being the principal speaker.
The Senator delivered his address in the
public square, being introduced by Isaac
l.. Morrison. chairman of the town COM
mittee. John r. Tanner, Republican can
didate for Governor of Illinois. made
short speech. and in the evening the candi-
dates for the minor State Offices were given
inning. and altogether it was great
day for Jacksonville.
Senator Burrows who was enthusiastic
ally received, spoke in part as follows:
Il wish 1t was possible for me to impress
upon you my own conception of the perils
of this hour 1t does seem to me as If the
very foundations of this great Republic
were rocking and that its capstone was
loosening and l want to present TO you in
the hour you honor with a hearing my
own idea of the issue of this campaign.
You are also about TO select a President
of the United States and l may say TO you
confidentially that the selection will fall
upon Mckinley, of Ohio. He is to be the
executive of state for four years and rec
ommend legislation and indorse the laws
of the Republic. You are also 10 select a
pational House of Representatives, upon
which Will devolVe the formation of great
appropriation bills and the Inauguration OF
a policy Of taxation in this country. You
are also TO select one-third of the United
States Senate and l wish you had the op-
portunity TO select the other two-thirds.
So that in your hands. by the ballot you
are TO deposit, you are to determine the
character of the Legislative branch of this
great Nation.
In obedience to public custom conven-
tons have been held to formulate deciara-
tions and principles and nominate candi-
dates upon those platforms. Several con-
ventions already have been held and others
are yet to follow. There have been con-
ventions enough and platforms enough and
candidates enough, / should think, this
year to satisfy the American people. You
class of principles that you want.
The speaker then made an exhaustive re-
view of the Republican platform. Contin-
uing. he said: The Republican party de-
clares that il is unreservedly for sound
money. The Republican party caused the
enactment Of the law providing for the re,
sumption Of specie payments in 1879 and
since then every dollar has been as good
as gold Did not we cause the resumption
boys take the greenback with a
promise to pay on II and go down into
the front of battle and fight for the per
petuity of the governme~' upon its prom
ise that 1t would pay I. promises? And
were there not some n the Republic
who said after the wal over, and we
had S40O,O 100000 of greenba and they We're
worth 30 and 40 cents on me dollar. were
there not some of cur fellow-citizens who
declared that We never could pay them?
We declare the truth when say that
We forced the resumption of specie pay
ment. With firm hand we stood at the
helm of the ship of state and guided it
through storm and tempest until IL was
anchored in the golden harbor of specie
payment So say we did declare for the
resumption of specie payment. and We did
Further. we are unalterabiy opposed L
every measure calculated 10 debase our
currency or impair the credit of our Ma
q Democratic a
vention 0aughter) I'm Chicago. The Popu-
lists held a convention. The PopulistS were
hanging around that convention In Chi
cago. saying We are in full sympathy
with YOU. Some Republicans deserted us,
and would have been very glad to have
been nominated by the Democrats or any
body else on earth (applause). or almost
anything. And then the siverites they
held a convention anu they finally adopted
three platforms and nominated three cam
didates. one for each platform. Bryan
stands on all of them 0aughter), and on v
regrets that there are not more. Watson
and Sewall. / suppose, viii decide between
them which platform they will take, and
thus all the three parties are united in one.
and If there are any other parties that
would like to come in they are welcome.
The purpose Is TO combine everybody and
everything against the Republican party.
And so they declare. among other things,
first and foremost in favor of State rights
1t seems to me- comrades, that we heard
something like that thirty-six years ago.
l had supposed that it had gone by. State
rights? Why declare IL now?
Beware. fellow w-citizens. There is spirit
of unrest in this country. State rights was
declared in 1860 and before for the purpose
of maintaining within the limits of certain
States the unholy institution Of slavery.
For that purpose the doctrine of State
rights was declared and maintained. Can
il be possible that this doctrine is put for
ward to-day for the purpose of throwing
the aegis of State rights over mob violence
anywhere in this State? Can il be possible
that because an executive reached the ON
nipotent arm of this great country and
took rioters by the threat and put out the
torch of the incendiary and preserved
order and peace. because that was done IS
ii necessary to reassert the doctrine of
State sovereignty? l hope not
The speaker arraigned the record of the
Democratic party. denounced its platform
and closed with an urgent appeal TO his
hearers to stand by the doctrine Of the
Republican party and against free silver.
Work Of the Campaign Committee.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1s.-The Republican
campaign committee is getting out new
supply Of literature. This will be ten
page edition of Bryan's free-trade speeches.
Senator Sherman's history of the act OF
| 1873, four pages on silver and the farmer
and leafiet on silver and the debtor
Senator Stewart Is preparing answer
! to the speech of Senator Sherman. The
| Nevada Senator to-day explained his re-
marks. which Senator Sherman quoted. i'm
| which he tStcwart had said the gold stand
II
| that he meant what everybody meant at
that time, specie or coin and gold was the
only coin. He says that I'm the speech he
sometimes used the word geld and some
| times "coin." They both meant the same
! thing at that time Mr.. Stewart asserted
|. The 'Aisy Boss" SHII on Top.
NEW YORK. Aug 1S.-As "A result of the
| Republican primaries held tonight TO Sc
! lect delegates TO district conventions the
Platt faction seem to have won an over
whelming victory. Only four of the as
sembly districts were claimed by the anti
| Platt faction. These districts were the
First, Second, Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
! districts. Ii was generally admitted that
| Public Works Commissioner Coils was
beaten in the Twenty-ninth district. 1t
would appear from the returns that the
Platt faction will elect on FRIDAY night at
| least lilo of the 135 delegates to the State
convention.
Depew Will Preside.
| NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-It is announced
| that Chauncey NJ. Depew will preside at
| the mass meeting in Carnegie Hall on the
night of Aug. % at which the campaign
here is 10 be opened by ex-President Harri-
son. Senator Thurston. of Nebraska has
| been invited TO address the meeting, but
has not yet accepted.
Hanna starts for New York.
! CLEVELAND. Aug. B.-Chairman NJ A.
! Hanna. of the Republican national commit