Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-09-10
GEN. HARRIS0N'S VOICE
1t is Heard in New York on the
Vital Issues of the Great
Campaign.
PERILS OF P0P0CRAT SUCCESS.
a Stirring Address in Which All
Questions Are Handled in
Mastery Way.

AAuFSudy nlgnI, an lmmeDSe ana entnu-
siastic audience gathered to hear the
issues of the campaign discussed by ex-
President Benjamin Harrison. Hon.
Chauncey M. Depew presided over the
meeting. Both Mr. Harrison and Mr..
Depew were the recipients of ovations
when they entered the hall. Upon call
ing the gathering to order, Mr.. Depew
delivered an address on campaign issues,
at the close of which he introduced ex-
President Harrison, who at once entered
into discussion of the issues. He spoke
at considerable length, being very fire.
quently interrupted by applause. Re-
ferring to his appearance as a campaign
speaker he said it was due to his sense
OF the duty he owed to the country to
combat the fallacies sought to be foisted
upon the people by the Democratic party
and its allies. He acknowledged his re-
spect for the feelings which actuated
the gold Democrats in occupying the po-
sition they do, but said they must not
lze itself because the Democratic party
had disorganized itself. The Demo-
cratic party had once more exhibited it's
capacity to be ruptured and party that
cannot be split was a public menace.
When the leaders of a party assembled
In convention depart from it's traditional
principles and advocate doctrines that
threaten the integrity of the government,
the social order of our communities and
the security and soundness of our
finance, it ought to be split, and it digni-
Ties itself when it does split. A bolt
from any party is now and then q most
reassurlng incident and was never more
reassuring and never had better cause
than now. The Republican party fronts
the destructionists and trumpets it's de-
lance to the enemies of "sound money"
It will fight, however, without covering
any OF the glorious notices and inscrip-
tons that are upon it's banner. Contin-
uing, Mr.. Harrison said:
That is a leading issue of a cam
paign which most agitates the people.
In my opinion there is no issue present
ed by the Chicago convention more inn
portant or vital than the question they
nave raised of prostituttng the power
and duty of the national courts and ma
tional executive. The defense of the
constitution, of the Supreme court of the
United States and of the Presidents
power and duty to enforce all of the
laws of the United States without await
ing the call or consent of the governor
OF any state is an important and living
Issue in this campaign. Tariff and coin
age Will be of little moment If our con-
stitutional government is overthrown.
When we have a President who believes
that it is neither his right nor his duty
to see that the mail trains are not OBJ
structed and that interstate commerce
has Us free way, irrespective of state
lines and state courts, who fears to use
our ancient and familiar power to re-
strain and punish lawbreakers. free
trade and free silver will be appropriate
accomplishments of such an aaministra-
zion and cannot add appreciably to the
national distress or the national dis
honor. (Applause.)
'The atmosphere of the Chicago con-
vention was surcharged with the spirit
of revolution. Its platform was car
ried and its nominations made with ac-
companying incidents of frenzy that star
tied the onlookers and amazed the coun-
arraigned for enforcing the laws, and
government by the mob was given pref
erence over government by law enforced
by the court DEGREES and by executive
orders. There was no calm elaboration;
there was frenzy. There was no thought
full searching for the man who from ex-
perience was most able to direct public
affairs. There was an impulsive re-
spouse to an impassioned speech that Sc
lected the nominee. Not amid such
surroundings as that, not under such in
fuences, are these calm, discreet things
done that will commend themselves to
the judgment of the American people.
Applause;)
reference by federal authorities in local
affairs as a violation of the constitution
of the United States and crime against
free institutions. Mr.. Tillman in his
speech approved this declaration. 1t
was intended to be in words a direct
condemnation of Mr.. Cleveland as Presi-
dent of the United States for using the
power of the executive to brush out of
The way every obstacle to the free pass
age of the mail trains of the United
States and the Interstate commerce, and,
my friends, whenever our people APP
prove the choice of a President who
believes he must ask Gov. Altgeld or
any other state permission to enforce the
laws of the United States, we have
SURRENDERED the victory the boys won
in 1861. (Applause.)
"My friends, this constitutional ques-
ton, this division between the general
and local authorities is plain and easy
one. A disturbance which is purely To-
cal in a state is a state affair. The
President cannot send troops or lend any
aid, unless the Legislature calls upon
him for help, or the governor, if the
Legislatu is not in session. But when
law of the United States is invaded
and broken, it is the sworn duty of the
ton arraigns the President for doing
what his oath compelled him to do.
Comrades for the great war for the
Union, sons of those who went out to
battle that the flag might not lose its
luster, will we consent after these years
(cries of 'No!o that the doctrine which
was shot to death in the great war shall
be revived and made victorious in a civil
campaign? (Cries of 'No!)
''But the assault does not end there.
The Supreme court of the United States
and the federal lower courts are ar
raigned because they used the familiar
writ of injunction to suppress violence,
to restrain men from breaking the law.
and that platform plainly means-I will
show you that it was so understood in
the convention and in the committee on
resolutions-that the Democratic policy
was that when the Supreme court, exer-
cising it's constitutional power and duty,
gave an Interpretation to law of the
United States that was not pleasing to
Congress they would increase the num-