The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-10-06
GEN. HARRISON IN VIRGINIA.
The Ex-PreSident LaudS the Loyalty Of
the South.
CHICAGO PLATFORM DENOUNCED
General Harrison Severely Criticizes the
Plank Referring to Government Inter
ference in the Chicago Strike, and
Applauded President Cleveland.

RICHMOND Va, Oct. 0-Ex- President
Benjamin Harrison spoke here to about
5000 people last night. The meeting was
held in the Auditorium building at the
exposition grounds The audience was
about equally divided between the two
races. On the stage were many of the
| leading Republicans and gold Democrats,
and also sprinkling of silver Democrats.
General Harrison's wife was present. She
was accompanied by several Richmond
ladies'
The ex-president was loudly applHuded
when he made his appearance on the stage.
City Chairman N. j. Young called the
gathering to order and introduced Hon.
l.. l., Lewis, Republican nominee for CON
| gress to preside. Judge Lewis made no
speech, but in few words presented Cen
eral Harrison. The speaker was in good
voice The rival applause for Mckinley
and Bryan interrupted him several times.
There were a few disorderly persons pres
ent and the police arrested some Of these
and pulled them out of the building. Once
the lights went out and the building was
in darkness for five minutes during which
| General Harrison suspended his remarks.
| As the general proceeded and warmed up
! he received better attention His cOmpli-
mentary references to Virginia and the
south were all most literally applauded
General Harrison said in the course OF
| his address:
Il have come here at the request of Vir-
| ginia friends to speak on questions now
agitatng US all. Virginia is not the enc
mics country to me- 1t is my ancestral
home and its children are my fellow citi-
zens l do believe that Virginia has as
large a number of great and good men
under ground as any state out. l never
said that she had no good men above
ground. There was a time when the north
and south were arrayed against each other
in battle line. That time is now only
memory. We all are again one united
loyal people. This great state and all
those states that participated in the civil
war have sworn allegiance to the flag and
constitution, and Virginia stands as firmly
and united for their defense as any state
in the federal union.
More than that not only do her citi-
zens, but the Confederate soldiers, stand
now for the old flag of Washington. 1T
shall be the sad fate of this country to be
involved in war, if any foreign foe at
tempts to trample on our flag, Indiana
and Virginia will charge together, and
who shall stay that onslaught? The army
of Gettysburg and of AppomattoX will
force us not to stop until we are on the in
side of the breastworks of the enemy. We
are here tonight under one union. We are
bere to claim for our states those RIGHTS
,li,,t, 49, eala,l o,sti+,I+ir,, ,,o,,a tbo,,,
W. a,, ~ ~, COW, +bot tL consti+rtionol
,,oI,ers of o,r nationnl f,overnment shall
not be trampled upon.
,,,,,,, l,I7l. i,,st oor,etitrt rtionol noyrors Tbo
;,inii,,+ 7 rofo, to ia Tho ,,root C,bicorro
No. NIor in dofanco Of Law, in ,,reot on
l,onigod hodies vent tbrongb the street
s9,,i+I, firo and syyord dastroying nronart,,
.tl,,,,i,,,, raiIroads h1ockino, tho maiis ard
,ro,,er+iro commerce These acts had
r,;7, n roilroad strikes and ,yera tho
,vori, of men nnder the red fng of anarchy
Mr. CIeveland felt IT, his dutv to omen the
Ivay of the mails If was as plainlv his
a., a., ,,,as oT,, dutv that devolves i,non
! tba nrosident of the limited States He was
tho recruitment as commnnder of the army
and navy ia restore traffic and the move
,',n,,t of troips
, ~Tbe conrts were annealed to and n writ
of injunction GRANTED to enforce tbe law
WinIotion Of fha order of the conrt re-
snItnd in contemnt nroceedings and nm
ishment of the offenders which was right
fTl,aeo oo,,,ts rroceaded on n line that was
laooI that was unbeld bv the constitution.
and vet tbe president and the supreme
conrt are denounced in the Chicago plat
forr, -
The sneaker here referred to Senator
Daniels and scored him for being a party
? to the Chicago platform, when he had in
prosidat ClIa,-eIand for sandin,, troor. 70
CHICAGO. He held that the upholding of
the constitution and law was the most i'm
portant of all duties of citizens. He argued
that the Chicago platform meant to change
the supreme court body so as to accom-
plish the ends of anarchy. He said that
Virpinians had lust as much at stake in
the preservation of the law as the people
of any other state, and urged them to vote
to prevent it.