The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-06
Mr.. HARRISON TALKS
He Scores the Participants in the Chi
ago Railroad Strike
ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT
The Chicago Platform Attacked
There We're Frequent Bryan
Cheers-he Mentions MckIn-
Iey's Name Just Once.

Richmond, Va, Oct 5.-Ex-Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison spoke here to
about 5000 people tonight. The
meeting was held in the auditorium
built on the exposition grounds, where
Mr.. Bryan addressed $1,000 TO $4,000
few weeks ago. Not quite half the
seats were taken. The audience was
bout equally divided between the two
faces. on the stage were many Of
the leading republicans and democrats
and also a spriukling OF silver demo-
Gratis. The ex-president was loudly
applauded when he made his appear
ance on the stage.
The speaker was In good voice. The
applause for Mckinley and Bryan in
terrupted him several times. There
we're few disorderly persons present
ard the police arrested some Of them
and pulled them out OF the building.
Once the lights were put out and the
building was in darkness for five min
rtes, during which General Harrison
suspended his remarks. When General
Harrison proceeded and warmed up he
received better attention. His COM
plimentary references to Virginia and
the South were most literally ap-
rlauded.
General Harrison said: Il have come
here at the request of Virginia friends
10 speak on questions now agitating
us all. Virginia Is not an enemy's
country to me. IL Is my ancestral
bone and Its citizens are my fellow
citizens. ] believe that Virginia has
as large a number OF great and good
men under ground as any state Of
ths country. I never said that she
had no good men above ground. There
was time when the North and South
we're arrayed against each other in
battle line: that time Is now only q
memory. We all are again one united
loyal people. This great state and all
those states that participated In the
civil war have sworn allegiance to the
flag and constitution. and Virginia
stands as firmly and united for their
defense as any state in the federal
union. More than that not only do
her citizens, but the confederate
soldier. stands now for the old flag
of Washington.
III II shall be the sad fate Of this
country to be involved In war. " any
foreign flag attempts 10 trample on
our flag, Indiana and Virginia will
charge together. and who shall stay
the onslaught? The memory OF Get
tysburg and Appomattox will force us
not To stop until we are on the inside
OF the breastworks of the enemy. We
are here tonight under one union. We
are here to claim for our states those
rights which the federal constitution
gave them. We are here TO say that
constitutional powers OF our national
government shall not be trampled
upon.
II regret to notice the recent a.
vft
ers. THE incident refer to Is the Chi
cago riot. Men. in defiance Of law. In
great organized bodies, went through
the streets with fire and sword de-
stroylng property. stopping railroads,
blocking the malls and preventing COM
merce. Those acts had their origin In
railroad strikes and were the work oe
men under the red flag OF anarchy. Mr..
Cleveland felt II his duty as was any
duty that devolves upon the president
Of the United States. He was the In
strument. as commander OF the army
and navy, TO restore traffic and the
movement OF trains. The courts we're
appealed 10 and writ OF injunction
granted to enforce the law. Violation
OF the order OF the court resulted in
contempt proceedings and punishmene
OF the offenders. which was right.
These courts proceeded on a line thah
was legal. that was upAeld by the
constitution and yet the president and
the supreme court are denounced In the
Chicago platform" bryan cheers.)
The speaker here referred to Senator
Daniel and scored him for being q
party 10 the Chicago platform when
he had, in tire senate fathered a reso-
lution endorsing President Cleveland
for sending troops to Chicago. He held
| that the upho'dine OF the constitution
| and laws was the most important of all
duties OF citizens. He argued that tho
| Chicago platform meant TO change the
| supreme court body so as 10 accom-
pllsh the ends OF anarchy. He said
| that Vlrginians had Just as much ae
stake In the preservation OF the laws
as the people OF any ether state and
urged them TO vote 10 prevent It from
being despolled.
Ire second question that General
Harrison discussed was the money
gu stkon. He had exhausted more than
half Uf his time IN speaking OF the i'm
portance Of maintaining law and or
der. His arguments against free silver
were along the line of those he has used
| In other speeches. In closing he advo-
| Gated protect on TO American indus
tries. Protection would be a great boon
| 20 tire South. he said. He mentioned
Mckinley only once ard that was his
! fnal appeal for "iaw and order. sound
money, protection and Mckinley" At
the close the general was loudly ap-
| plauded and many people rushed for
dent left Immediately for Charleston.