Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-09-15
GEN. HARRIS0N'S VOICE
It is Heard in New York on the
Vital Issues of the Great
Campaign
PERllS OF pOPOCRAT SUCCESS.
A Stirring Address in Which All
Questions Are Handled in
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 ovations
when they entered the hall. Upon call
ing the gathering TO order Mr. Dcpew
delivered an address on campaign issues.
at the close Of which he introduced OK.
PRESIDENT Harrison, who at once entered
into discussion of the issues. He spoke
at considerable length, being very fire.
quentiy interrupted by applause. Re-
Herring to his appearance as campejgn
speaker ne said II was due to his sense
OF the duty he owed to the country I'm
combat the falIacies sought to be foisted
upon the people by the Democratic marty
and its allies. He acknowledged his re-
spect for the feelings which actuated
inc gold DeIaocrats in occupying the Do
eltloh t;ey 10, but said they must not
izc user because the Democratic party
had disorganized itself The Demo.
cra'lc party had once more exhibited it's
capacity to be rupturcd and party that
cannot be split was public menace,
Wren the leaders of party assembled
~ 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 soundpess of onr
nhancc, It ought to be split, and it digni-
Hes itself when il does split. A bolt
from any party is now and then most
reassurlng incident and was never more
reassuring and never had better cnuse
than now. The Republican party fronts
inc destrucuonists and trumpets its de-
nance to the enemies Of ''sound money"
WIZ hght, however, without covering
uny OIL the glorious notices and inscrip-
ions that are upon Its banner. Contin-
uihg, Mr.. Harrison said:
Ihat IS leading issue of a cam
Paigh winch most agitates the peoplp
In my opinion there is no issue present.
ed by the Chicago convention more i'm.
portant or vital than the question they
a ange ,d raised OF prostitutlng the power
ana DUTY of the national courts and ma
uohai executive. The defense of the
GonstiiutIgh, 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
Ing the call or consent of the governor
Oh any state is an important and living
issue m this campaign. Tariff and coin
age VIII be of little moment if orr CON
stputlohal government is overthrow.
Nhen we have a President who believes
that II Is neither his right nor his duty
10 see that the mail trains are not OBJ
structed and that interstate commerce
mas It's free way, irrespective of state
hhes and state courts, who fears TO use
our ancient and familiar power to re-
strain and punish lawbreakers. free
trnn rsIx I'LL l..
accohp3nlments of such an adminstra-
tlon and cannot add appreciably to the
nationai distress or the national dis
honor. (Applause.)
he atmosphere of the Chicago con-
vention was surcharged with the spirit
OF revolution. Its platform was car
ried ana it's nominations made with ac-
companying incidents of frenzy that star
Tied the oniookers and amazed the coun-
try. The courts and the President were
afraigned for enforcing the laws, and
government by the mob was given pref
erehce over government by law enforced
by 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-
perience was most able to direct pubIic
affairs. 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
the judgment of the American people.
<Applause.)
'4They denounce in their platform in
terterence by federal authorities in local
affairs as violation of the constitution
of the United States and crime against
free institutions. Mr.. Tillman in his
speech approved this declaration. 1t
was. intended to be in words direct
condemnation of Mr.. Cleveland as Presi-
dent OF the United States for using the
power OF the executive to brush out of
the way every obstacle to the free pass
age of the mail trains of the United
States and the interstate commerce. and.
my friends, whenever our people ap-
prove the choice Of a President who
believes ne must ask Gov. Altgeld or
any other state permission to enforce the
laws of the United States, we have
surrendered the victory the boys won
in 1861. (Applause)
MY friends, this constitutional ques-
ton, this division between the general
one. disturbance which is purely To-
cal in state is a state affair. The
President cannot send troops or lend anv
aid, unless the Legislature calls upon
him. for help, or the governor, if the
Legislature is not in session. But when
a. law VI tut is invaded
and broken, it is the sworn duty of tho
President to execute it, and this conven-
tion arraigns the President for doinc
what his oath compelled him to do
Comrades for the great war for the
Union, sons of those who went out to
battle that the flag might not lose its
luster, will we consent after these years
tcries of 'No,O that the doctrine which
was shot TO death in the great war shall
be revived and made victorious in a civil
campaign? Cries of NOR
But the assault does not end there.
The Supreme court Of the United States
and the. federal lower courts are ar
raigned because they used the familiar
writ of injunction to suppress violence.
10 restrain men from breaking the law,
and that PLATFORM plainly means-I will
show you that it was so understood i'm
the convention and in the committee on
resolntioas--that the Democratic policy
was that when the Supreme court, exer-
cising its constitutional power and duty,
gave an Interpretation to law of the
United States that was not pleasing to
Congress they would increase the num-