The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-02

sras -. the leading issue OF cam
pAign which most agitates and mos
Interests the people. In my opinion
there In no issue presented by the Chi
cago convention more important and
vital than the question II has raised
Of protecting the power and duty OF
the national courts and national execu.
tive. The defence OF the constitution
and ofthe integrity ofthe supreme cour,
OF the United States. and Of the presi.
dents power and duty to enforce al
Of the laws OF the United States with.
out awaiting the call or consent Of the
governor OF any state. 10 an important
and living issue in this campaign. lap.
plause.1 Tariff and coinage will be OF
little moment IL our constitutional gov.
eminent is overthrow. When we have
president who believes that IL Is
neither his right nor his duty to see
that the mail trains are not obstruct-
ed and THAI interstate commerce has
its free way. Irrespective of state lines
and courts: who fears TO use our
ancient and familiar power TO re-
strain and punish law breakers-free
trade and free silver will be appropri-
ate Accomplishments Of such an ad-
ministration, and cannot add appre-
ciably 10 the national distress or the
national dishonor. [Applause.l
There Is only one rule by which we can
live usefully as a nation or peacefully az
citizenc 1t Is the rule of the laws con
stitutionally enacted and finally inter
preted by the judicial tribunal appointed
by the constitution. When IL becomes the
rule that violence carries its end we have
anarchy-a condition as destructive to
honest labor and it's rewards as death Is
TO the tissues Of the human body APP
plause. The atmosphere Of the Chicago
convention was surcharged with the spirit
of revolution. Its platform was carried
and Its nominations made with accom-
panying incidents Of frenzy that started
the onlookers and amazed the country.
The courts and the president were ar
raigned for enforcing the laws, and gov.
eminent by the mob was given preference
over 'vernment by the law enforced by
the court DEGREES and by executive orders
The spirit that exhibited itself In this con-
vention was so wild and strangely en-
Unused that Mr.. Bryan himself likened 1t
TO the zeal that possessed the crusaders
when they responded to the impassioned
appeals of Peter the Hermit TO rescue the
sepulchre of our Lord from the hands Of
the infidels His historical illustration
was more potent and more forcible than
he knew; for the zeal Of the crusaders was
a blind and ignorant zeal; they sought to
rescue the transient and Intellectual sep
ulchre that had held the body of the Son
of God, while they trampled upon the pre-
cepts OF love and mercy which He had left
for their guidance in life Applause.
He told US that the silver crusade had
arrayed father against son and brother
against brother, and had severed the ties
Of love. Senator Hill, watching the
strange proceedings, had to extend that
brief political code from which he has
gained so much renown. He felt COM
PEELED TO say: Il am Democrat, but
am not a revolutionist" Applause. ]
Senator Vest, realizing that they were in
augurating a revolution, reminded the
convention that revolutions did not begin
with the rich and prosperous. Mr.. Till
man felt that the change in the manage
ment of public affairs was TO be so radical
that he proposed sulphur fumigation for
the ship before the new crew took posses.
sion of it. Laughter
Now, my friends, all these things indi-
cate the temper in which that platform
was adopted and the spirit that prompted
the nominations that were made. There
was no calm elaboration. There was
frenzy There was no thoughtful search
ing for the man who from experience was
most able to direct public affairs. There
was an impulsive response to an impas.
stoned speech that selected the nominee.
Not amid such surroundings as that,
not under such influences are those calm,
discreet things done that will commend
themselves To the Judgment Of the Ameri-
can people. Applause. They denounce
in their platform interference by federal
authorities in local affairs as viola
ton OF the constitution of the United
States and "a crime against free institu-
tons Mr.. Tillman, in his speech, APP
proved this declaration. 1t was intended
TO be in words direct condemnation of
Mr.. Cleveland, as president of the United
States, for using the power of the execu-
tive to brush out of the way every OBJ
stacle TO the free passage of the mail
trains and Interstate com nerce And,
my friends, whenever our people approve
the choice of a president who believes he
must ask Governor Altgeld or any other
governor of any other state permission to
enforce the laws of the United States we
have surrendered the victory the boys won
in 1851. Great applause. Once we were
told that grave question was raised
whether the United States could pass its
troops through Kentucky to met a rebel
army in Tennessee.
THE RIGHTS OF NATION AND STATE.
What the President Can Do and What
He Cannot Do
My friends, this constitutional question
this division between the general and
local authorities-is a plain and easy one.
A d sturbance which is purely local IN u