The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-09-09
HARRISON ON FINANCE.
Plain Talk on the Evils of the Free
Silver Project.
WOULD BRING DISH0N0R AND
DISASTER.
Sound Money Essential to the Welfare
and Happiness of Our People.
MAsTERLY DISCOURSE ON THE
ISSUES.

of the Republican candidate last night,
and struck the keynote of the eastern
campaign in a speech to 5000 people.
Half as many people as composed the
audience were denied admittance be-
cause of lack of room.
The enthusiasm was tremendous and
the many points of the speech were re-
ceived with hearty applause. The
audience was distinguished one, and
from the early hour when they cheered
the bands Interpretation Of America
displayed their patriotism in every pos
sible way. Indeed the vast audience
arose and sang the national anthem
with ardor.
The decorations of the Auditorium
were entirely of the American colors.
Flags were in many hands. Pictures of
the Republican national candidates
adorned the sides OF the proscenium
arches, which were festooned with silk
bunting. The lower tier of boxes was
gay with beautifully dressed women
and men in evening attire. Mrs. Har-
rison occupied one of the boxes with
the family of Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew.
There was "A vocal solo, Marching
Through Georgia" then Chauncey NJ.
Depew stepped to the front of the plat
FORM When the hearty applause had
subsidized DIR. Depew, as chairman, ad-
dressed the meeting. When Mr.. De
pew sat down General Harrison step
ped TO the front. He was in even
ing dress i'm contrast to DIR. Depew, who
was in frOck coat, and rs he waited
for the enthusiastic cheering TO subside,
looked in very good health. General
Harrison said:
Ladies and Gentlemen / am on
the Republican retired list not by rea-
son Of any age limit nor by the plea of
any convention, but that the younger
men might have a chance and that |
might have rest. But / am not a
soured, or disappointed or bedridden
citizen. My interest in my country
did not cease when my last salary
check was cashed.
81 hoped to add to the relief from
official duties retirement from the arena
of political debate. But the gentlemen
having in charge this campaign SEEM
ed to think that might in some way
advance the interests of those princi-
pies which are not less dear 10 me than
they are to you by making here, in
this great city, a public address.
thought they greatly magnified the
importance of anything | could say,
but | could not quite content myself
to subordinate what others thought to
be public duty to my private conve-
nienee.
II am here tonight not to make
keynote speech, but only 70 express
my personal views, for which no one
else will be in any measure responsible,
for this speech has not been submitted
TO the judgment OF any until now. /
shall speak, my fellow citizens, as a
Republican, bat with perfect respect 10
those who hold differing opinions. In
deed, have never had so much re-
spect for Democrats a / have now, or
perhaps | should say l never had 80
much respect for so many Democrats as
| have now.
THAT party has once more exhibited
its capacity to be ruptured, and party
that can not be split Is a public menace.
When the leaders of a party assembled
in convention depart from its tradition
al principles and advocate doctrines that
threaten the integrity of the govern
ment the social order of our commune
ties and the security and soundness OF
= our finance il ought 10 split, and il
: dignifies itself when it does split.
"A bolt from any party is now and
, then a most reassuring incident and
; was never more reassuring and nevel
2 had better CAUSES than now, bat These
a Democratic friends who are disposed
more or less diEectlY to help the cause
: OF sound finance in this campaign
ought not to expect that the Republic
can party will organize itself becaus'
] the Democratic party has disorganizeC
: itself.
"The Republican party, the Republi
can voter, if sound money triumphs, a
| believe it will, must in the nature o
the thing, constitute the body OF the sue
cessful army. We ought not, therefore
a to be asked to do anything that vii
affect the so.idity, the loyalty, the dis
{ cipline or the enthusiasm of the Re
publican party.
''The Republican party eonfronts tn
destructionist and trumpets its defiane
to the enemies of sound money. L
will fight, however, without covering
any of the inscriptions that are GpOl
its banners. When the house Is on fire
!, and many of our Democratic friend
believe that to be the present dOmesti
situation, the tenant on the to-
floor ought not to ask the tenant in tn
basement to hurry any of his opinion
before he joins the fire brigade, an'
our Democratic friends, who realize q
we realize the gravity, the far reachin
consequences of this campaign, ough
not to ask the Republican party t
reorganize itself to put aside any of tn
: great principles that it has advocate
in order TO win vote.
"The defense of the constitution an
Of the integrity of the supreme coul
of the United States and of the pres
dents power and duty to enforce all (
the laws of the United States withoI
the call or consent of the governor I
any state is an important and livin
= issue in this campaign.
= Tariff and coinage will he Of lit
moment IL our constitutional govern
= ment is oveTthrown. When We ha'
president who believes that it
I. neither his right nor his duty to -
that the mail trains are not obstructs
and that the interstate commerce h
C. its free way irrespective OF state lin
be and courts who fear to use our anciel
n and familiar power to restrain al
punish law breakers, free trade al