Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-21

simply as one citizen to another. Allud-
ing TO the fact that Mr. Bryan had az
tempted to show that he had occupied
different position now from that occupied
by him while president on the silver ques-
tion. he quoted at some length from
speeches made by him In 1876 and 1878, and
also from his messages to congress He
said
Mr.. Bryan has stated that In my messages
] was speaking az statesman. and that in
my present uttcranccs, ofn speaking as
politician This is what / said to con-
gtcss and the people OF the United States, in
1889. My voice then, speaking, under the re-
sponsi3ility of g great public office. was
precisely what II Is today, when | speak
to you as private citizen.
RIGHTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
There Is one aspect OF this campaign OF
which want to speak for few moments.
To me II Is of supreme Importance and In
tcrcst. because II we should be beguiled
into free silver and fall into the slough of
after a while. But there Is another prOpo-
sition involved in this campaign, which, II
we give our assent to 1t, viii inlure the gov
crnment, not in it's statutes, which may, hc
repealed by the congress that follows, but
iniure 1t in its great national powers. The
that it denounced federal intcrfer-
cnCc with the affairs Of the states That
was not q general proclamation. II had
a particular aim. IL was directed to ana
attempted to describe a particular event.
It was meant to robuke MIR. Cleveland FOR
way for The United states mails and for
commerce between he states. II was meant
to declare that IT was no part of the bust
ness Of the national government to do that.
When Mr. Bryan endorses that platform, as
he has said he does every syllable Of 1t, he
declares that II In any of our great states
a riot should break out. and the mail trains
should be stopped and interstate commerce
be stopped he viii not feel that he has the
right or power as president to open a way
for the mails of the United Stntes-and for
the Interstate commerce, lie has virtually
said he would feel 1t his duty II elected
president, and Governor Altgeld Is elected
governor of 1llinois-(Cries of Never,
never,D No, 1t win meyer happen, but /
am only giving you another reason why 1t
should not happen If IL should happen, Mr..
Bryan has put himself in the attitude of
ccsses of the courts @ of the United States
should be defed by n mob and the trains
should be stopped and interstate commerce
interrupted. he would not feel he could In
terfere as president to reinforce the United
States marshal that he might execute his
tions to the mails, but that he would feel
II his duty to go TO Governor Altgeld and
ask him to do It. Now. In the name of the
the living who fought with the dead, who
national government might be maintained,
test 56 to VI the ma Amfrfa1 5 geopS that ian
shal in executing its wrts and has not the
power to open the way for the mails and
INTERSTATE commerce ought NOT TO ne DFeSl-
dent of the United States. We had that
thing out In 1861 to 1864. The governor of
Kentucky thought Mr.. Lincoln had no right
to march troops into Kentucky. When we
got home. we thought that doctrine was
dead, and think when this election is over
we will find that 1t is dead Mr.. Bryan
has said that he has never said anything
TO Indicate that he would not enforce the
laws. / say that when he said he believed
In that platform he said so. Governor Alt
geld has recently made n speech in New
York City, only last Saturday and in that
speech he clearly said that those resou-
tions in the convention pointed to the Chi
cago riot and to Mr.. Cleveland's conduct in
connection with 1t. He says that the mar
shall of southern Illinois called upon him
to help him enforce the process of the United
States courts, and he complains that the
marshal Of northern Illinois instead of call
Ing upon him, called upon the president of
the United states to help him. No we
cannot diminish the power or the dignity or
the honor Of TINS great nation. We must
hold to the doctrine that the president is
the chief executive of tho nation, sworn to
execute the laws has power to execute them
on every foot of American soil. without ask
Ing anybody's consent.
At the conclusion OF his speech, the
crowd at the back OF the platform demanded
a speech, and tho general spoke briefly.
At 1880 p. m, the Evansville demonstra-
tion was begun by parade. which was re-
viewed by General Harrison from stand
erected at the court house After the
parade General Harrison spoke to 1000
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