The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
1895, as compared with the year 1894, to II,

| 1895, as compared with the year 1894 to tba
amount of more than 250,000,0 600 e
Now want to call your attention to anothA,
plank in the Democratic platform, one that is
| in my Judgment, more serious in its character
| If that be possib e, than the silver plank It
is that which assails and threatens to DESTROY
the Supreme Court of the United States and
denounces the Federal courts generally, be-
cause of what it is pleased to term Govern
supreme Court is on account OF its decision
that an income tax is unconstitutional. But
no matter what the excuse, the fact remains
that the highest tribunal IN america has been
onenly and deliberately asSa1led by political
narty in is political platform, and the decara-
fion and pledge have been gwen that If that
narty shall succeed at the coming election the
Snnreme Court shall be so reorganized as to
make il subservient to the wh1ms of political
hodv All this because the supreme Court has
discharged its constitutional duty.
But they do not stop with TINS assault upon
the Supreme Court. They go farther. They
arraign all the Judges of our Federal courts.
The entire Federal Judsciary are e. lnGluued }o IN
their attack upon what they ARE pleased to
term Government by injunction. VINO can
forget how in the summer OF 1854 tnls coun-
try seemed to be on the verge OF anarchy
maddened by their wrongs, real ana dmagln-
ary the striking rioters in the CITY OF Chlcago
undertook by violence TO sup plant tne eIyl
authorities, interfere with interstate COM
merce and prevent the carrying OF the mails
of the United States This declaration OF thls
platform has reference TO TINS lneloent keau eau
in the light OF this fact, it is the purpose OF the
Democratic party, as declared by TINS plat
form, 10 give us not only free trade ana Tree
silver, but to give also tree incense 10 every
man who sees fit to take the scepter into MS
own hands, and defying the constituted au-
thorities, substitute riot and anarchy, blood
shed and violence for law ana order, peace ana
prosperity.
If any Judge abuses his powers the law pro"
vides remedy whereby he can be 1mpeaehed,
displaced and punished. So long as ne ADMIN:
listers the law in accordance with MS oath oI
Office no man or party has any right 10 COM
plain. This declaration OF the Democratic
platform is an attack upon the very tounda-
lions of our Government. 1t is revolutionary
in its character. 1t is anarchical 1t is un-
American. 1t Is enough in and of itself, If 1t
stood alone, to condemn the party that would
adopt it ana defeat the man who would ap-
prove and stand upon it before the people.
Let US try no more experiments with De-
mocracy. Let all who believe in law and order,
the maintenance of our institutions, sound
currency and the prosperity of America rally,
as did the patriots OF 1861, to the support of
William McKinley. He has been nominated
by the Republican party He is a Republi-
can. His administration will be along Repub-
lican lines, but he is also patriot. He repre-
sents in name, in record, in purpose, all that is
be 1t and grandest in his day and generation,
With him at the helm no harm can come to the
American people. He will give us a broad,
com mprehenstve, aggressive American admins
tration.
The meeting closed tonight with an ad-
dress in the great tent by General Stewart
L. Woodford OF New York. The audience
was even larger than that which listened
TO the speeches of Senator Sherman and
Senator-elect F)raEer this afternoon, con-
sisting mainly of workingmen. A glee
CLUB of 100 male voices, accompanied by
great organ on the stage, sang patriotic
and cam paign songs.
Mr.. Woodford stated briefly the position
of the three principal parties as set forth
in their platforms. He said he believed
and would try to prove that the Demo-
cratic declaration if carried into effect
would reduce US to silver monometallism,
where Mexico, China and India are. He
gave three illustrations OF Populist finance
from history, the first being the issuance
of paper money by John Law, Minister CT
Finance in France, in 1720; the second the
issue of paper assignats and mandats in
1870 and 1876. and the third the issue
OF continental bills by our own Con-
tinental Congress- between 1775 and 1870.
All of these experiments were disastrous
and that of the Continental Congress ended
IN complete reputation.