The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-09-18

n decision to please them. (ArplauscD
My friends, orr fathers who framed
this government divided It's great pow
crs between three great departments
| the legislative, executive and the judicial.
IT sought to make these independent
might Qycrshadow or destroy the other.
| Tic Supreme court, the most digniaed
| judicial body in the world, was appointed.
TO interpret the laws and the constitu.
tion, and when that court. pronounced
decree as to the powers Of Congress
or as to any other constitutional qucs-
ton, there Is but one right method Il we
Disagree. and that il the method pointed
out by the constitution-to amend It To-
conform with our views. That is the apoS
sition today.
.You are to answer, then. my fellow
citizens, in all the gravity of a great
crisis. whether you will snstnin a party
who propose to destroy the balance which
our fnthcrs instituted in our system of
Congress disagrccs with the Supreme
court and subscryicnt President Is, In
the white house, TINT the Judgment of;
the COURT shall be rcconsidercd and re-t
yersed by increasing the number of
Judges and packing the court with mem
who will decide as Congress wants them
to. applause. i cannot cxaggcrate the
gravity and the importance and the dan
ger OF this assault upon our constitution.
al form of government. <, = "a +
II do not intend 70 spend any time in
the discussion Of the tariff question That
debate has been won, md need not bei
protractcd. 1t might run on cternallys
upon theoretical lines. We had had some
experiences. but they were Historical and
remote. and not very instructive to this
generation. We needed an experience Of
our own, and We have had It. IT has
been u hari lesson. hut a very convinc-
ing one, and everybody wns in The school
house whcnit was given him. "A panic in
lS93 of most extraordinary character Inns
been succeeded by grndual drying up,s
less and less. until universal business dis.
traction and anxiety prevails over ali dc
our community. do not believe there
has been time. except. perhaps, IN tho
very heat of some active panic, when
universal fear and anxiety and watchful-s
ness. even to the point of desperation,
has characterized this great metropolis
rs 1t does today. (Aprlausc.) Men have
been afraid to go away for vacation.
They have felt that they must every day
III TINS burning heat come 10 the city and
watch their business. That is the situn.S
ton. ~ 81 -
"What has brought 1t about? Gentle
men. who Is there to defend the Wilson
thrift bill? Who says it Is n good tnriff
incasures w voice: Nobody. | don't
believe q candidate eau he found 10 say.
that It is. Mr.. Cleveland rcpndiatcii
it. II was SO had that llc could moi
attach his official signature 10 il. nnd II
became a law without it. He said Il
was full of inconsruitics and iucUunli-
ties. What has been the result of flint,
measure? II has failcd TO produce rev.
enue enough. supplemented by our inter.
mn taxes, 70 n;'intn'n the government.
There mas been mn annual deficit ap.'
pronchlns Soo,Ooo,0O0 every ycnr. aud
ually in state OF embarrassment Our
manufacturers. left without a,lcnuatc
protection, have been slccessiycly and
gradually closing up and putting out
their fires. But not only has tits nrf,.
duccd such mn effect. hut II has pr,cti.
cafly contributed to the finnncinl dcprcs.
sion that We are in. The maintenance
OF the gold reserve up to 100000. GOO
by the government for the rc,lemption
of our notes was essential to contiicnc,.
in the stability of o,ir finances. When
the government reserve runs down peo.
pie begin Mt once TO say: we mav. cnmo
TO n silver hasis il gold is going mt
The reserve Is generally down and this
fear is greatly increased. but how can
you keep n gold reserve of SlOO. 600 600
when you have not got S10O,OOO.0OO in
the treasury all told! How can you
maintain this gold reserve for reden,n.
tion of notes when You have nm annual
aud continuous deficit and your income
not cqualins your deficit? So Tint nv
friends. this tariff bill has not only con.
iributcd. by increasing importotions, liz
taking away the nccdful support for our
own manufacturers. but II Inns contrib.
uted III the way Of increasing the silver
scare to bring us into the present consii..
ton Of aistrust and dismay which now
prevails. tApplause.)
"But do not intend IN foIIow fiat
question further. am duite M n,ncb
opposed to chcapenins The Amer; w n
workingman and working woman 4 i
am to chcapcnins our dollars. IAN.
plause). am quite MS strongly in favor
of keeping days work at home as i am
gold dollars. tApplanse).
My friends, rs n Republican. / am
proud of many things. hut / "a I, sum nm
as the highest satisfaction have Ind
in the party and its career TINT the
prospect Of Republican success never did
disturb business. tApplausel. In CON.
nection with this financial matter. do wc
all realize how important the choice of
u president IS? Do you know that. as
the law is now. without the passage of
any free coinage Of silver nj MI. II, IL
in the power of the President of the
United States TO bring the business of
the country TO n silver basis? All he
mas 70 90 IS to let the gold reserve go,
to pay out silver when men ask for
gold. and we are there niready. III Is
only because the presidents N the
United States that we have Mad. and the
one We have now, hive regarded II
under the law MS his lh,,bIjc dutv, 10