The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-03
THE EX-PRESIDENT ANALLYXES
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION
AND PLATFORM.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S COURSE.
During the Chicago Strike Upheld-The
Power and Duty of the Courts.
Chaunccy VI. Depew Dresses
Down Mr. Bryan.

of MckinleyS letter OF acceptance on
nearly every tongue, cX-presidcnt Bcnja-
min Harrison acted as the eastern proxy
of the republican candidate tonight and
struck the keynote of the eastern cam
paign in an explanatory and careful
speech to 5000 people. Half as many
people as composed the audience were
denied admittancc because of lack of
room. The enthusiasm was tremendous
and the many brilliant points were re-
ceivCd with hearty applause. The audi
cncc was Il distinguished one. and from
the early hour when they chccred the
bands Interpretation of "Amcrica." they
displayed their patriotism in every pos
sible way.
Mrs. Harrison occupied Il box with the
family of Mr.. Chaunccy NJ. Dcpcw.
Col and Mrs. Fred Grant were in an
other. Mrs. Edward Lauterbach ana
friends in another. On the stage were
such people of prominence as the nomi-
nee for lieutenant governor, Timothy :.
Woodruff of Kings Thomas c. Plat.
John W. Nroom, Lcmucl Quigg, Chair
man Ii'lllIl'' anu many plu'lH VI Illbllll-
ncncC.
In the matter of applause the audience
was very impartial and liberal, not max
ing any favoritcs The main part of
the hall was filled early. and every we'll
known arrival, from George Francis
Train to the chief guest of the evening.
Gen Harrison, and his escort. John
| Wanamakcr and Cornelius Van Colt
This latter reception amounted to an ova-
ton.
Mr.. Dcpcw and DR.. David Hill of
Rochester. the orator of the evening,
likewise received noisy demonstrations.
There was Il vocal solo descriptive of
the march to the sea of Sherman, and
then DIR. Dcpcw stepped to the front of
the platform and called the meeting to
order
This is an interesting and memorable
meeting" he said. 1T is the opening of
the republican campaign. There is
peculiar fitness in having the keynote of
the campaign sounded by one of the
ablest and wiscst of the line of American
statesmen. His presence is a republican
platform. 1t is prosperity. work Many
OF his administration and the beneficent
conditions which prevailed during its
continuance relieve the distress in which
the country has since been plunged, and
is full of hope and promise for the flu
turc'
Dr. Depcw then briefly reviewed the
action of the political parties from 1918
down through the Civil war. showing
how men put country before party when
Il crisis arose and said:
I'm this crisis when the national hon
or and all that involves to the business.
employment and prosperity Of the coun-
Try Is at stake the republican party wei
comes with open arms the assistance of
patriotic democrats who care more for
their, country than for an organization
which has been temporarily seized by
the tumultuous and evancscent forces of
revolution, of communism, of anarchy
and reputation. While we are fighting
the platform, which means all of these.
we md that upon it is placed ticket
with one head and two tails, one tail
Wagging to fool the wage-carncr in the
east and the other wagging to dclude the
farmer in the west and south. Two mil
lions of men marched to the front and
half Il million laid down their lives to
stamp out sectiOnalsm. This ATTEMPT
to array one section against another by
an appeal to prejudice and ignorance will
he stamped out, not by bullets, but by
| ballots
At Albany Mr.. Bryan spoke snecring-
~ OF confidence as the confidence man.
' N''''h'iH iIi'hhllS lIlil INC SOlu Standard
| was Il confidence man and the free coin
age of silver at 16 to / industrial and
financial prosperity and happiness. The
gold confidence man who has been gov
ernlng this country since the war has
pad oil most of our national debt. has
more than doubled the mileage of our
railroads and telegraphs and nearly dou-
bied the number of our, states. and fur
/ nlshed homes and employment for 10
! 000,000 of people to live better than 30
ooo,0OO did before, has created the new
south, has advanced wages and decrcas-
! Ell the cost of living. And what has the
free coinage of silver confidence man
done simply by the promise Of what he
! VIII do: Let distressed farmers and
| the unemployed millions of the United
States answer ut the ballot box
Mr. Depcw then spoke of wages of
railroad employees in Mexico, free silver
| country, saying they are but half those
paid by the New York Central, while the
ncccssarics of life are higher than in this
country.
Mr., Dcpcw said the proposed financial
! legislation was contrary to the teaching
! of all the great leaders from Washing
ton TO the present day. lie added:
MIR. Bryan is fond of talking about
| dying in the last ditch and standing in
| the forefront and making comparisons
| with distinguished characters in history.
| Mess reason and patriotism have gone
| from the American people after election
| he will stand in our history as the Cas-
! abianca of American politics. We may
! accept the term while we repudiate that
| the president of the United States stands
, in the light of the hired man of the peo-
| pie. During that time he possesses more
| power than any ruler in the world, eX-
| cept the autocrat of all the RuSsas. He
can keep the country disturbed or at
rest. He may not be able to create pros
perity, but he can destroy it. He can
create infinite dstrust by the measures
which he urges and the quarrels which
he provokes on the foreign countries.
I The equivalent for this high office goes
almost as far as the principles behind
the candidate While Mr.. Bryan was
practcng law before he entered con
gress, Maj. Mckinley was serving the
people in that body. While Mr.. Bryan,
in the prosecution of his business as a
lawyer, was pressing mortgages on
ncighboring farmers, Mr. Mckinley was
preparing measures and promoting poll
cies which would enable the farmer to
pay off his mortgages. While Mr.. Bry-
an, as Il representative i'll congress, was
preaching free trade and reputation,
Maj. Mckinley was identified by name
reputation and by craftsmanship with
the measures which give work. wages
and good times and sustain the national