The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-12
GEN. HARRISONS VOICE
T. Is Heard in New York on the
Vital Issues of the Great
Campaign.
pfRILS OF POPOCRAT SUCCESS.
4 Stirring Address in Which All
Questions Are Handled in
Mastery Way.

Nav York, Aug. 2S.-At Carnegie hall,
Thursday night. an immense and enthu-
.;sstic audience gathered to hear the
;ssnes of the campaign discussed by ex-
president Benjamin Harrison. Hon.
Cbauncey NJ Depew presided over the
meeting. Both Mr.. Harrison and Mr..
Denew were the recipients of ovations
when they entered the hall. Upon call
ing the gathering TO order. Mr.. Depew
delivered an address on campaign issues.
AZ the close of which he introduced ex-
President Harrison, who ut once entered
into discussion of the issues He spoke
at considerable length, being very fire.
ouently interrupted by applause. Re-
ferring TO his appearance as a campaign
sneaker he said IL was due to his sense
Of the duty he owed to the country to
combat the fallacies sought to be foisted
upon the people by the Democratic party
and its allies. He acknowledged his re-
spect for the feelings which actuated
the gold Democrats In occupying the po-
stion they do, but said they must not
expect the Republican party to reorgan-
iIe itself because the Democratic party
had disorganized itself. Tho Demo
cratic party had once more exhibited its
capacity to be ruptured and party that
cannot DO split was a public menace.
When the leaders of a party assembled
in convention depart from its traditional
principles and advocate doctrines that
threaten the integrity of the government,
the social order of our communities and
the security and soundness of our
finance, i ought TO be split, and it digni-
fes itself when II does split. A bolt
from any party Is now and then a most
reassuring incident and was never more
rcassuring and never had better cause
than now The Republican party fronts
the destructionists and trumpets it's de-
haDce to tho enemies of "sound money"
1t will fight. however, without covering
any Of the glorious notices and inscrip-
tons that are upon its banner. Contin-
uing, Mr.. Harrison said:
That is leading issue of cam
palgn which most agitates the people.
In my opinion there is no issue present
ed by the Chicago convention more inn
portant or vital than the question they
have raised of prostituting the power
and duty of the national courts and ma
tiOnal executive. The defense of the
constitution, of the Supreme court of the
United States and of the Presidents
power and duty to enforce all of the
laws of the United States without await
nus INT Oh governor
OF any state is an important and living
issue in this campaign. Tariff and COIN
age will be of little moment il our con-
sttutional government is overthrown.
When we have a President who believes
that II is neither his right nor his duty
to see that the mail trains are not OBJ
structed and that interstate commerce
has its free way, irrespective of state
lines and state courts, who fears to use
our ancient and familiar power to re-
strain and punish lawbreakers, free
trade and free silver will be appropriate
accomplishments of such an administra-
ton and cannot add appreciably to the
national distress or the national dis
honor. (Applause)
The atmosphere of the Chicago con-
vention was surcharged with the spirit
OF revolution. Its platform was car
ried and its nominations made with ac-
companyng incidents of frenzy that star
tied the onlookers and amazed the coun-
Try. The courts and the President were
arralgned for enforcing the laws, and
government by the mob was given pref
eerence over government by law enforced
Dy the court DEGREES and by executive
orders. There was no calm deliberation;
there was frenzy. There was no thought
ful searching for the man who from ex-
perlence was most able to direct public
anairs. There was an impulsive re-
spouse to an impassioned speech that Sc
lected the nominee. Not amid such
surroundings as that, not under such in
1uences, are these calm. discreet things
done that will commend themselves TO
me Judgment of the American people.
Applause)
They denounce in their platform in
reference by federal authorities in local
ana,rs as a violation of the constitution
OF the United States and a crime against
aree institutions: Mr.. Tillman in his
speech approved this declaration. 1t
was intended TO be in words a direct
condemnation of Mr.. Cleveland as Presi-
ueht OF the United States for using the
poWer or the executive to brush out of
tne way every obstacle to the free pass
sge oil the mail trains of the United
otates ana the interstate commerce, and,
my friends, whenever our people an
prove the choice of a President who
believes he must ask Gov. Altgeld or
any other state permission to enforce the
Jaws or the United States, we have
surrendered the victory the boys won
IN 1851. (Applause.)
a. My friends. this constitutional cues
an O1' ms division between the general
anu local authorities is n plain and easy
one "A disturbance which is purely To-
M IN state is a state affair. The
iIesluent cannot send troops or lend any
h hu, unless the Legislature calls upon
Iim Tor help. or the governor. if the
legislature is not in session. But when
nW OF the United States is invaded
u p broken, IL is the sworn duty of the
tiresident to execute il. and this conven-
u9n arraigns the President for doing
E rnat ms oath compelled him 10 do.
ITonrades Cor the great war for the
Union, sons of those who went ont 70
ipat,le that the flag might not lose IFS
l asiter' VIII we consent after these years
wries OF 'No!) that the doctrine which
WAS shot TO death in the great war shall
~ revived and made victorious i'm a civil
eaam1palgnE (Cries of 'Nor)
~, but the assault does not end there
aI nss supreme court of the United States
s raI inc federal lower courts are ar
, Sri, because they used the familiar
VIII OF injunction to suppress violence,
al restrain men from breaking the law.
shu mat platform plainly means-I will
,hhow you that IL was so understood in
Wv, ne convention and in the committee on
,nesoiu,lons-that the Democratic policy
c %ss that when the Supreme court, exer-
csIng Its constitutional power and duty.
fi n;. nh Interpretation to law of the
Co ma.eu states that was not pleasing to
~'"sress they woulc increase the num-