The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-08
GEN. HARRISON'S VOICE
It is Heard in New York on the
Vital Issues of the Great
Campaign.
PERlIS OF POP0CRAT SUCCESS.
A Stirring Address in Which All
Questions Are Handled in a
Mastery Way.

New York. Aug. 2S.-At Carnegie hall.
Thursday night, an immense and enthu-
siastic audience gathered to hear the
issues of the campaign discussed by ex-
President Benjamin Harrison. Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew presided over the
meeting. Both Mr.. Harrison and Mr..
Depew were the recipients of O~vations
when they entered the hall. Upon call
ing the gathering to order. Mr.. Depew
delivered an address on campaign issues,
at the close OF which he introduced cx-
President Harrison. who at once entered
into a discussion of the issues. He spoke
at considerable length. being very fire.
quently interrupted by applause. Re-
ferring to his appearance as a campaign
speaker he said it was due to his sense
of the duty he owed to the country to
combat the f~allacies 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-
sition they do. but said they must not
expect the Republican party to reorgan-
ize itself because the Democratic party
had disorganiznd itself. The Demo-
cratic party had once more exhibited its
capacity 10 h." ruptured and a party that
cannot he split was IL public menace.
w hen tn" leaders of a party assembled
IN convention decart 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
nnance. II ought To be split. and it digni-
mes itself when il does split. A bolt
from any party is now and then a most
reassnring incident and was never more
reassnrihs and never had better cause
man now Ihe Republican party fronts
tHc UtSrfiiglluIlStS and frumnptS ifs do
Hancc 10 me enemies of sound money"
~ WIZ nSh'. however. without covering
any Vi inc GLORIOUS notices and inscrip-
tiohs mat are upon ITS banner. Contin-
uinE: III. Harrison sad:
nat rs a leading issue of n cam
TmEn "hfch most agitates the people.
81 Ivy Jd'".3h th'fc - NO issue present
porinnf Up W.. ,b,n ttrt'r"h NOR mn
have rai~,1 80. nr.It mn I"'I,,"n 'n'N
and DUN .. tl" national o1rrtS and ma.
'""Al r> t, Tho defense of tho
,.h~lthi H- size Surr'mo court "f tia"
"''' "Hl OF III" PRESIDENTS
i"N'r ",'' any T." enforce all "i IN"
me | H''" H''l'N WlLh"u' await
g -" o. '' '""c'n' - me governor
- ~! SUI an 'hport'ht ana llNlh:
~ "a "nnp'iHn' i"I'i anu com
~ Wht ~ 81 llli" ih"iAeh' IL our con
Wien wn ~ r.r - uher,nI"Mn
,MMneH We n".1 i iF'slHrh' VINO believes
n', - ne.tn'r Ms rlGnt nor MS duty
~ ect mac me hiaii trains are not Cd
S'ruc.cd ana 'ha' Interstate
mas is Tree way irrespective OF state
lneS ahd state courts: who fears to use
STRAIN ana punish lawbreakers. free
trade and free silver will be appropriate
Accomplishments of such an administra-
non ana cannot add appreciably to tn"
national distress or the national dis.
honor. (-ApplauSe.)
'The atmosphere of the Chicago con
vcntion was surcharged with the spirit
of revolution. Its platform WAS car
ried and lis nominations made with ac.
comnonyinr incidcnts of frenzv tb,t star.
tied the onlonkcrs and amazed the conn
trv. Tho conrts and tho prcsidnnt were
arr,ionnd fnr enforc;nc Tho iaws anG J
covnrnn,.nt Ir ,ho mnh rns 80 nm'
oronr. nvn. rarnmnnt NV Ia pnoi1
Inv tbo cnnrr Jecrnas and hv .xnnut;va
ny Wv FL ue'iets amu = rAecuiive
H. vi ~" III uolno1ra.l1n
snSfc N"S iichrH. ih'r' WIS lit .h"uSh'-
lul searching Tor the MAI WI" from cH-
pcrlehce Va most able 10 direct public
affairs. There was an impulSivc re-
iected IN" nominee. Not amid such
surroundings as that. not under such in
fuences. are these calm. discreet things
done thar will commend themselves to
me judgment OF the American people.
(ApplauSe.I
"They denouncc in their platform liz
tcrference 10y federal authorities in local
affairs a. Il violation of the constitution
of the United States and a crime against
free institutions. Mr.. Tillman in his
speech approved this declaration. II
was intended to he in words a direct
condemnation of Mr.. Cleveland as Presi.
dent Of the United States for using the
power of the executive to brush ont of
the way every obstacle to the free PASS
age of the mail trains of the United
States and the interstate and,
my friends. whenever our people an,
prove the choice of il President who
believes he must ask Gov. Altreld or
any other state permission to enforce tho
laws OF The United States. we have
surrendered the victory the bows won
in 1861. ,Applause.)
"My friends. this constitutions uues-