The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-06
HARRISON AT RICHMOND.
TheEx-President speaks-Interrupte
by Rival Bryan and Mckinley
Cheers.


Richmond. Va. oct. 6.-Ex-President
Benjamin Harrison spoke here to
about 6.00o people last night The meet
ing was held in the Auditorium build
ing at the exposition grounds where
Mr. Bryan addressed from 1900 TO IS
600 a few weeks ago.
Not quite half the seats were taken.
The audience was about equally di-
vided between the two races On the
stage We're many leading Republicans
and Democrats. Gen. HarrisOn's wife
was present She was accompanied by
several Richmond ladies'.
The ex- president was loudly cheered
when he made his appearance. City
Chairman Young called the gathering
to order and introduced IL. L. Lewis.
Republican nominee for congress, to
preside
Judge Lewis made no speech. but in
a few words presented Mr. Harrison
The speaker was in good voice Rival
applause for Mckinley and Bryan in
terrupted him several times. There
We're a few disOrderly persons present
and the police took them out once
the lights went out and the building
was IN darkness hVe minutes W nen
Gen. Harrison proceeded and warmed
UP he received better attention. His
complimentary reference to Virginia
and the south was literally applauded.
He said:
II viii thank you to be as quiet as
possible. as ] desire to speak to You
in quiet, dispassiOnate way OF some
Things LlldL are OF great interest 10 lDA
I have come here at the request of
Virginia Virginia is not the enemy's
country to me (Cheers.) 1T is my
ancestral home and it contains my
fellow citizens. I do believe that Nir-
ginia has as large a number Of great
and good men under ground as any
state of the country never said that
she had no good men above ground
(Cheers and disorder) There was a
time when the north and south were
arrayed against each other in battle
line That time is past This great
state and all other states that have
participated in the war have sworn all
legiance to the flag and constitution
and Virginia stands as firmly and
united for their defense as any state in
the federal union (Applause)
More than that. not only do her citt-
zens, but the confederate soldiers,
stand now for the flag Of Washington
If any foreign flag attempts to trample
on our flag, Indiana and Nirginia Will
charge together, and who shall stay
that onslaught2 The memory Of Get
tysburg ana AppomatrOX viii forge us
on. 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 here to claim for our states the
rights which the federal constitution
gave them. We are here to say that the
constitutional powers of our govern
ment shall not be trampled upon. I re-
our Just constitutional powers The in
ciGent I refer to is the Chicago riot
Men i'm defiance of law in great organ
lied bodies went through the streets
with fire and sword. destroying proper
ty, stopping railroads, blocking the
mails and preventing commerce These
acts had their origin i'm railroad strikes
and Mr. Cleveland felt it his duty as
was any duty that devOlNes upon the
president to queIl the trouble. He was
the instrument as commander of the
army and navy to restore traffic and
the movement of trains.
The courts We're anDeaIad 70 and
writ of Injunction granted to enforce
court resulted in contempt proceed
ings and punishment of the Offenders.
which was right These courts pro-
ceeded ON q line which was legal that
was upheld by the constitution, and
yet the president and the supreme
court are denounced in the Chicago
platform" (Bryan cheers.)
The speaker here referred to Senator
Daniel and scored him for being a par
ty to the Chicago platform when he
had IN the senate fathered a resolution
ind0rsing President Cleveland for send
ing troops to Chicago.
His arguments against free silver
were along the line Of those he has
used in other speeches.
He mentioned Mckinley only once,
and that was in his final appeal for
law and order. sound money, prOtec-
ton and Mckinley" At the close the
general was vociferously applauded
shake hands. The ex-president and
Mrs Harrison left Immediately for
Charleston, W. Va AIurat Halstead is
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