The record-union., 1896-08-28

choice of a President who believes he
must ask Governor Altgeld or any
other Governor of any other State per-
mission to enforce the laws of the
United States we have surrendered the
victory the army won in 1861.
Once we were asked, and a grave
question was raised, whether the
United States could pass it's troops
through Kentucky to meet a rebel
army in Tennessee. My friends, this
constitutional question, this division
between general and local authorities
is plain and ordinary one. Every dis
turbance which is purely local in a
State is State affair. The President
cannot send troops or lend any aid un-
less the Legislature calls upon him for
help, or the Governor, if the Legisa-
ture is not in session. But when a law
OF the United States is invaded and
broken, it is the sworn duty of the
President to execute it, and this con-
vention arraigns the President for do
ing what his oath compelled him to do
tApplause) Comrades of the great
war for the Union, sens of those who
went out to battle that the flag might
not lose it's luster, will we consent after
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doctrine which was shot to death in
the great war shall be revived and
made victorious in civil campaign?
Cries of 'Nol)
But this assault does not end there.
The Supreme Court of the United States
and the Federal lower courts are ar
falgned because they used the familiar
writ of injunction to suppress violence,
TO restrain men from breaking the law,
and that platform plainly means that
the Democratic policy was that, when
the Supreme Court, exercising it's con-
stitutional power and duty, gave an
Interpretation to a law of the United
states that was not pleasing to Con-
gress, they would increase the number
of Judges and pack the court to get
decision to please themselves. Gap
plause.)
Mr.. Hill said in his speech of this
assault on the courts: That provision,
II 1T means anything, means that it is
the duty of Congress to reconstruct the
Supreme Court Of the country. 1t
means (and note his words) and it was
openly avowed, it means the addi-
tion of members to it or the turning out
of office and the reconstruction of the
whole court. l am not in favor such
revolutionary step as that
4ou are to answer then, my fellow
citizens, in all the gravity of a great
crisis, whether you will entertain a
party who propose to destroy the bal
ance which our fathers instituted in our
system of government, and whenever a
tumultous Congress disagrees with the
supreme Court, and a subServient Pres
ident is in the White House, that the
judgment Of the court shall be recon-
sldered and reversed by increasing the
number of Judges and packing the court
with men who will decide as Congress
wants them to.
Il do not intend to spend any time In
the discussion of the tariff question
That debate has been won (applause),
and need not be protected. 1t might run
on eternally upon theoretical lines. We
have had some experiences, but they
We're historical and remote, and not
very instructive to this generation. We
needed an experience of our own, and
we have had it. Gaughter) 1t has
been a hard lesson, but very convinc-
ing one, and everybody was in the
schoolhouse when it was given
"A panic in 1898 of most extraordi-
nary character has been succeeded by
a gradual drying up, less and less, until
universal business distraction and anx-
| iety prevail over all of our community.
| do not believe there has been a time.
except, perhaps, in the very heat of
some active panic, when universal busi-
ness fear and anxiety and watchfulness
even to the point of depression has
I n rh1y yoc cf
it does to-day. Applause.) What has
brought it about? Gentlemen. who is
there to defend the Wilson tariff bill?
/ Who says it is good tariff measure?
| "a voice, "Nobody') do not believe
a candidate can be found to say that
| it is. Mr.. Cleveland reDudiated it. It
was so bad that he could not attach his
| official signature to it, and it became a
law without it. He said it was full of
| incongruities and inequalities
What has been the result of that
| measure? Our manufacturers left
without adequate protection, have been
successfully and gradually closing up
| and putting out their fires. But not
Cnly has this produced such an effect,
but it has practically contributed to
| the financial depression that we are in.
| The maintenance Of the gold reserve up
| to S100, 100000 by the Government for
/ the redemption of our notes was es-
sential to confidence in the stability of
/ Cur finances. When the Government
reserve runs down people begin at once
| to say: We may come to a silver basis
/ Ii gold is going out How can you
| keep a gold reserve of 500 00O. 900
when you have not 500, 100000 in the
treasury all told? How can you main
! tain this gold reserve for redemption
OF notes when you have an annual and
continuous deficit. and your income not
equaling your expenses?
SO that, my friends, this tariff bill
has not only contributed by increasing
iinportations by taking away the need
ful support from our own manufact-
prers, but it has contributed in way
OF increasing the silver scare TO bring
os into the present condition OF distrust
and dismay which now prevails. (Ap-
| plause)
But I did not intend to follow that
question further / am quite as much
opposed to cheapening the American
workingman and worlSIngwoman as I
am to cheapening cur dollars (Ap-
piause) | am quite as strongly in fa-
vor of keeping days work at home as
am gold dollars. Applause) If it
| could be known tonight that that gall
liant soldier, that typical American,
/ that distinguished and useful states
man. William Mckinley of Ohio Zap
plause and cheers). would certainly be
elected President, how the bears would
take to cover on the stock exchanges
| tomorrow.