The Irish standard., 1896-10-24
ALTGELD.

AllGElU. H,@' ~
The illinois Governor Fires Some
Facts That Cannot be Disputed:
New York, Oct. 19-Johu P....AftgeM,
governor of Illinois, spoke m.-Gooper
union Saturday night. 1t is seldom that
such a. crowd turns out to hear man
as the one which collected in and around
New York's historic hall tonight. AT least
10000 persons listened to speeches from
trucks and stands erected on the outside.
Within the hall were decorations with the
American flag, pictures Of Bryan ana
4 Altgeld above the platform. S. -,
b, Small American flags had been .dtstrlb-
uted among the audience and when MT.
Altgeld made his appearances. the vast
audience rose as one man, waved the
I flags and cheered for several minutes:
Henry George preceded Mr. sAltgeld to
the platform and he, too, received O. tre-
nnendous ovation. :....,f. y -. :.
Y The meeting was held under the aus
pices Of the German American Demo-
cratic association, and its president, W IL
liam F. Grail, called the meeting to order
in German and introduced as. chairman
Frederick c. Schaub, the candidate Tor
lieutenant governor. - - - = -
then introduced as the first speaker Fred
erick Ell. Ernst, who addressed the meet
ing In German. .-t:s.5-. s.,a.n -
While Mr.. Ernst was speaking Mrs.
Mary E. Lease made her appearance: She
was recognized by the audience anu 7lber-'
ally applauded
Chairman Schaub produced the follow
ing telegram from William J. Bryan,
which was read and applauded:
Big Rapids, Mich, Oct. 17.-Please de-
liver the following message: A cordial
~ a. L1Snn
coinage at 16 to 1, without waiting for
any other nation, will furnish sounder
currency than is possible under a gold
standard, & and will, in the language Of
Bismarck, exert a most salutary influence
In restoring bimetallism throughout the
world. ~ w. ]. BRYAN
Congressman Sulzer made a brief spe ech
and was followed by Governor Altgeld,
who was received with storm Of cheers
and a cry of ''We love you for the enc
mics you have made" -, -,
In opening his speech the governor
said: - 49,.
Eat present there is in addition to the
gold standard a quartet of b!ighting sis
tiers in our Land, respectively called:
"'Federal interference in local affairs
Government by injunction
'Usurpation by the United States SUI
pfeme courts and fourth, Corruption
.'All four are clothed in pharisa eism and
pretense and all recognize the gold -stand=
ard as their natural or foster mother.
We believe that. these blighting~ sisters,
whose smile means paralysis and whose
embrace means death have no more adj
nirers among your people than they have
among ours. :"
.'This campaign is to decide, not only
whether we shall perpetuate the expert
nent Of this English financial system,
which is prostrating our nation, but also
whether we shall permanently adopt these
fo,, ciu y1tc h0nSnh0lH
them the ruling members of the family"
The governor then took up the question
OF federal interference and defended his
position during the Chicago strike. He
told how state troops had been used to
suppress disorders during the coal strike,
and regarding the railroad strike Of 1894
he said: =
equal in point of destructiveness the dis
turbances that occurred at Buffalo, N. Y,
the year previous: was not near so
bloody or destructive as a number Of
disturbance that have occurred in Penn
sYlvan!a, and was not as bloody or de-
structive as had occurred in Ohio while
+ Mr.. Mckinley was governor.
1.-THE federal commission appointed by
President. Cleveland afterwards TO inves-
tigate this strike made thorough ex-
animation Of the subject and in it's report
used this language: -
q According to the testimony the rail
roads lost in property destroyed and in
the hire OF United States deputy marshals
and other incidental expenses at. least
Z s$6S5, 7Sa.' $. !. =,
a He cited correspondence bearing upon
! the ''invasnn' Of federal courts and said
that at all times the state was prepared
to prevent disorder, but the state officials
were ignored. The moment the spreper
authorities asked for assistance, Z, ,D00.state
troops were thrown intd-.. -GhicaEo
4 within five hours. A considerable portion
Il of the speech was devoted to eefrespen-
eIice with the president and ~~1he~go
ernors protest against the presence .ot
4 federal troops in Chicago when the state
was able to afford all necessary protec-
ton. Government troops, he also said,
were almost useless. -
The president. he said, took a great
]. step in constitutional construction anu it
u was remarkable and gratifying that it re-
4 suited in go little bloodshed. The gues-
!: ton Of state rights was in no way In
volved: 1t was q. question Of local self
government. z.-~.--
n The great questions involved in this
campaign, he said. were as follows:
1 First--The question whether the people
4 have surrendered the right Of .seif-gov-
SH ernmen: into the hands of the supreme
court of the United States and whether
n the courts are thus placed above criti-
1 cism and their acts exempt from that
\ scrutiny which every patriotic and intelli-
Fl gent man should give to the acts of the
q other branches OF the governm ent..
S n Second W neither both the constitution
Y and the traditions of the governm ent
Z shall henceforth be ignored and the pres
.sident shall be conceded the power of
sending federal troops at his, pleasure
Into, any neghborhood In the. United
States or a, thousand neighborhoods at
Il one time; troops who will not be subject
go the civil authorities nor to the local
authorities, who are under instruct tions
\ y from W ashington, whether this can be
done, not only without the request of the
local author ties, but in defiance OF
Nfhem !? IS: - 80. 49,
s,S3 THIRD -Wheth the people Of this coun7
4 try, and especially the laborfng ma ssses
.gs 4 SssgfloSdo not have much Of a voice iii the
SSeelection of Judges, shall recognize and
3 thus perpetuate The system Of governing
& hy% injunction, W kich does away with cons
Vstitutional government, which does: away
with governnen by law, does away with
Trial by jury, does away with rial, ac-
N rdins to the forms OF law and suhstf-
n HI tes the ga price, whim. pref dteeior pas
ssf ftiiiS of d Judge for ali these, making him
& s0nre legisiato sjud dges and tosG certain
Tent exeentioner2sss 2sss Ss.sEs5 sss
ether we stlall y Dissolve ila
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