The Indianapolis journal., 1896-10-21

tG4b tiG1 of the courts in tsaf sonnecti0n
ton. 1t was declared in their resolution,
defended by Altgeld and approved by
ration is that when a riot breaks out in
any State and stops the mail trains or
stops interstate, commerce between the
States or impedes the execution of the
orders of the United States courts those
distractions cannot be removed unless the
Safe for permission to do so. (Applause)
WHERE THE PEOPLE SHOUTED.
Mr.. Bryan has practically said that II
he were elected President he would not
wipe out of the way any obstruction to
the passage of mail trains: that he would
not reinforce any United States marshal in
executing the writs of TIE court unless he
had first asked Governor Altgeld's con-
sent L am not here to wave the bloody
skirt / am here to extend the hand of
friendship to every Confederate soldier who
renders now a just allegiance to the flag
(Applause) l am here to say that what
he could not do, a Chicago mob of Anar-
At this the audience arose and cheered
for several minutes. Mr.. Harrison had
Then he continued:
This great country of ours, North and
South, will never consent or allow any
man to be President of the United States
who will not of himself, without asking
laws of the United States in all the states
Great applause) The United States
courts are asSailed.
ton as il ii were some new departure.
some new writ, tyraanical and vexatious in
it's character, which the juoges had just
devised. The writ of Injunction is as old
the chancery courts OF England and OF
the United states. It is the use Of the
something that threatens terrible injury to
any man OF. that threatens the peace of
In. mi tu Lot me- n
ton to an exercise of this power.
'On White river above indianapolis,
discharged enormous quantities OF highly
chencaized fluid into the river. the ef-
leave them purifying along the banks aud
to make the water used by indianapolis
courts of the United States being appealed
to, issued a writ of injunction in and said:
You must stop that This is the writ that
is denounced. This Is the familiar power
conspiracies threatening the public peace.
to restrain chances that threaten the pub
lie health and the lives OF our citizens. AND
yet government by injunction IS denounced
Chicago enjoined criminal conspiracies
against the peace of the community. NO.
my countrymen, we cannot afford to nave
the powers of the President curtailed. To
have the dignity of that great Office
laws made subject in their enforcement TO
the consent of Governors, to have United
States courts INUNDATED Dy InODS zap
plause) There is many n Democrat who
will never vote to enforce such doctrine
(applause) and If there is any Republican
in Evansville who is inclined to be free
silver man | ask him. in view of the men,
ories of the past, whether he can vote Tor
such doctrine as this.
'And now / will ask you to listen to an
other. Without any interest In this CAM
paign without any further ambition in pub
lie life, your friend for what you have
given to me in the past, l came here to
You tonight to present my protest against
doctrines that are subversive of the honor
and the prosperity OF the country and that
will trail it's great flag in the dust ,(Great
applause.)
Hon John L. Griffiths then addressed the
audience. General Harrison and party lett
at midnight for New Albany.