Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-08-28
GENERAL HARRISON
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HilSul nave rest, tIduBHteI) Dut dill
not soured or disappointed or bed
ridden citizen. My interest in m.
country did not close when my las
salary check was caShed. daughte
and applause). | could not conten
myself to subsde what ought to be
pubic duty to my private convenience
tApplause). | am here, tonight. not t
make keynote speech, but only Il
express my personal views, for which
no one else will be in any measure re
sponslble. tApplause). For this Speecl
has not been submitted to the judS
ment of any one until now. CAP
plause). | shall speak, my fellow citi
zens, as Republican. Cries o
'Good.o
A bolt from any party now and ther
is reassurng incident, and never was
more reassuring and never had better
cause than now. applause and cries
OF You're rght.D But these Demo
cratic friends who are disposed. more
OF less directly to help the cause OF
sound finance in this campaign, ought
rot to expect that the Republican
party will reorganze itself because thr
Democratic party has disorganized it
self. daughter and applause).
The Republican party, the Republi-
can voters, if sound money triumphs
as l believe it will. must, in the
nature Of the thing, constitute the
body of successful money. We ought
not, therefore to be asked to do any
thing that will affect the soidlty of the
loyalty, the disciples or the enthusi-
asm of the Republican party.
applause. \ voice: Nobody Is GO
ing out and as this referred to the
Eryan meeting in Madison Square
Garden, it was greeted with prolonged
applause and laughter).
And so our Democratic friends. who
realize as we realize the gravity, the
far reaching consequence Of this cam
paign, ought not to ask the Republi-
can party to reorganize itself, or to put
aside any OF the great principles that
it has adopted. in order to win a vote.
II their opinion is sincerely held, as
they insist, ii ought to determine their
action for themselves without reference
to what anybody else should do. There
ca be no other question for such gem
tlemcn but this:
How can We most surely defeat the
Chicago nominee? (Applause).
Neither conventions nor committees
can create issues nor assign them 10
their places as to their Importance.
This Is the leading issue Of a campaign
:, mich most agitates and most interests
the people. Ii my opinion there is no
issue presented by the Chicago con
vention more important or vital than
No. T., r,f
tituting the power and duty Of the
national courts and national executive.
The defense Of the constitution. of thu
integrity Of the supreme court Of the
United States ana OF the President 5
power and duty 10 enforce all the laws
of the United States without awaiting
the call or consent of the governor OF
aqy state. is an important ana living
issue in this campaign. Applause).
Tariff ana coinage viii be of little
moment If our constitutional govern
is overthrow. There is only one rule
by which we can live peacefully as "a
nation or peacefully as citizens. 1t is
the rule of the laws constitutionally
enacted and fairly Interpreted by the
judicial tribunal appointed by the con-
etitutiOn. The atmosphere of the
Chicago convention was SO charged
with the spirit of the revolution. Its
platform was carried and its nomina-
tions made with accompanying incl
dents of frenzy that startled the on
lockers and amazed the country,
The courts and the President were
arraigned for enforcing the laws and
government by the mob was given
preference over government by the law
enforced by the court decrees by eX-
ocutive orders. There was no calm de
liberation. There was frenzy There
was no thoughtful searching for the
man who from experience was most
able to direct public affairs. There
was an impulsive response to an inn
passoned speech that selected the
nominee.
Not amid such surroundings as that,
not under such influences. are those
calm. discreet things done that will
commend themselves to the Judgment
OF the American people. (Applause)
They denounce in their platform in
reference by federal authorities in
local affairs. as a violation Of the con
stitution of the United States and
crime against free institutions.
1t was intended to be in words di-
rect condemnation of Mr.. Cleveland as
President Of the United States for
using the power of the Executive to
brush out the way every obstacle to
the free passage of the mail trains of
the United States and interstate COM
merce, and. my friends. whenever our
people approve the choice of a Pres-
dent who believes. he must ask Gov.
Altgeld or any other Governor of any
other state permission to enforce the
laws of the United States, we have sur
rendered the victory the boys won in
1861. (Applause)
My friends. this constitutional ques-
tion this division between the general
and local authorities. is plain and
easy one. A disturbance which is pure
ly local in state is state affair The
President cannot send troops or lend
any aid unless the legislature calls
upon him for help, or the Governor. or
the Legislature is not in session. But
when a law of the United States is in
vaded and broken it is the sworn duty
of the President to execute and this
convention arraignS the President for
doing what his oath compelled him to
do. (Applause).
But this assault does not end there