The sun., 1896-09-04

meeting. lie wanted TO arOlu q scene. Col.
BreckinridRe came to the meeting. but. In re-
sponse to calls for a speech by him. Col. Fell
lows. who presided. declared that the regular
order OF programme would be followed This
made Breckenridge the last speaker. and. of
COURSE in a tremendous meeting like that he
had no show at the tail end. and he went away.
His chance came to-day. While the Conven-
tion WAS waiting for the Platform Committee to
report tho Kentucky crowd called for Breckin-
ridge for speech. Kisses and yells arose
Breck.nrdge's eyes flashed. and, undismayed
by the protests and apparently hearing only the
cheers, he went to the platform and spoke. 1t
Is the general or nion that, although he did not
succeed in rehabIIitatirg himself with tho na-
tional Democracy. he did succeed in making II
thrilling and telling speech. by which he forced
his foes to unite with bis friends in the Conven-
tlon in showering unstint ed applause upon him.
This is the speech which has evoked so much
comment:
The war showed that we had the most war
like machinery of government that tho world
had ever seen. Out Of that four years OF war
emerged the most warlike nation. During tho
reconstruction period many things happened of
which we may be ashamed But out of II came
q united republic with all its institutions unim-
paired and with prospect before US as bound
less as the horizon of human hope. [Applause.l
thirty years passed away with this machinery of
government, so powerful In time Of war. able
in time Of peace TO preserve public order and
compel obedience of the law. Could this pecu-
liar Government. SO complex In it's forms, with
out martial law, without the despot on her back
riding to the front, compel obedience to the law,
secure tho preservation Of public order, and
demonstrate to the world that of all Govern
ments that of liberty is indeed the strongest?
tApplause That was done, and in such way
that every philosophic thinker now knows that
this Government is in war the most warlke; in
peace the most powerful that the world has ever
seen. [Cheers.l
Now. we como to the crucial test of uni
vsrsal suffrage. Are the people ft to be trusted
with tho universal suffrage Of sovereignty
And we are here to-day in the name of the true
Democracy, the conservative radical Democ-
rAcy which constructs and never 'destructs,' to
say that the problem Is solved. [Cheers.l Tho
American people has left the thin fringe OF the
Atlantic Ocean, and in less than 80 years has
gone to the Pacific slope. We are colonists, not
adventures. AS Milton said: We are the
builders of empires." We have built ON
foundations that we believe to be absolutely
stable as the granite rocks on which God has
placed tho great ranges OF mountains.
And has 1t como that, In the end of the nine
teenth century, we are to rediscuss ali tho
problems OF tho last twenty five centuriesi
Are we TO have aRrarianism and rapine and the
ideas of Jack Cade to be again presented for
disputation and decision at tho bar of public
The Convention at Chicago and the Con-
vention at st. Louis, like two unequal parts Of
Gny one story, @ Of which the introdpcton y that at
Is story OF destruction and issatisraction II
Is the evangel of hatred and OF discord. 1t is
psstor%. M% Bry"" % Hhp1e hpnesty sAess sanding t%g
he stands upon the other, has been
presenting dishonesty and dscord., Is 1t true
classes aud masses Are we not all American
citizens and equal before the lawI Is 1t true |
tia thai n We have broken up into classes and that
not true that every boy in America has an equal |
chance with every other one II he is frugal ana |
always preached the gospel OF fraternity' W
Wherever there Is II free man there is Demo
Proceeding to a, discussion OF the Chicago
platform. Mr. breckinridge continued:
dishonesty and discord. 1t is destructive in
every part OF 1t. We have an executive, II
condemns him for being an executive. We have
The law because they applied ii. We have j9.
dietary, and because II is independent, even II IL
be wrong for one, iinmodest as il may
SEEM put my pour name as u lawyer against one
pf itn latest decisions on one great question
because they disagree with that decision they
determine tnat that great tribunal shall be sub
servient TO party caucus and De corrupted to be
the tool OF party Wishes" lCheers.l ~
, Mr., BreckinrIdge went on 10 speak OF the
feeling OF reverence with which the judiciary
sas regarded In the South which could hardly
be suniciently appreciated by Northern States.
VINO had never known What it was 10 1.-Two sub
I've OF The SOUTH" he asiS .iGSonitnaHueT nan r ,.
.nd hope In an upright judiciary With YOU
! 10 sentiment. With ul 1t 10 "A living prin-
he past, and, standing In the midst OF a re-
iewed Democracy. in the name OF the entire
south plead that the last refuge 0f All on
'ressod minority, an upright judiciary. be left
intonchsd ~ tho poliuting hand of partisan
sAid; oO''
1T ia destructive In its assaults upon our
monetary sJsttm. II IL not that 1t 10 Tor free