Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-12
GEN. HARRISON'S VOICE
It is Heard in New York on the
Vital Issues of the Great
Campaign.
PERILS OF POPOCRAT SUCCESS.
A Stirring Address in Which All
Questions Are Handled in
Mastery Way.

issues of the campaign discussed by ex
President Benjamin Harrison. Hon
Chauncey NJ Depew presided over the
meeting Both Mr.. Harrison and Mr.
Depew Were the recipients of ovations
when they entered the hall. Upon call
ing the gathering to order, Mr.. Depew
delivered an address on campaign issues
Mt the close of which he introduced ex-
President Harrison, who at once entered
into discussion of the issues He spoke
at considerable length, being very fire.
quently interrupted by applause. Re
ferrlnS to his appearance as a campaign
speaker he said it was due to his sense
of the duty he owed to the country to
combat the fallacies sought to be foisted
upon the people by the Democratic party
and its allies He acknowledged his re-
spect for the feelings which actuated
the gold Democrats in occupying the Do
srtlon they do, but said they must not
expect the Republican party to reorgan-
re itself because the Democratic party
had disorsanized itself. The Demo
cratic party had once more exhibited its
capacity to be ruptured and a party that
cannot be split was public menace.
When the leaders of a party assem- bled
IN convention depart from its traditional
principles and advocate doctrines that
threaten the integrity of the government
the social order of our communities and
finance, it ought to be split, and it digni-
mes itself when it does split A bolt
from any party is now and then a most
rea ssurlng incident and was never more
reassurlnS and never had better cause
than now. The Republican party fronts
the destructloHistS and trumpets its de-
nance to the enemies of sound money!
IL VIII night however, without covering
any or the glorious notices and inscrip-
Iions mat are upon its banner. Contin-
uinS, Mr. Harrison said:
That is leading issue of cam
palgn which most asitates the people
IS no
ed Dy the Chicago convention more i'm
portant or vital than the question they
nave raised of prostituting the power
ana duty of the national courts and ma
uonal executive. The defense of the
constitution. of the Supreme court of the
United States and of the Presidents
power and duty to enforce all of the
laws OF the United States without await
ing the call consent of the governor
or any state is an important and living
issue in this campaign Tariff and COIN
age VIII be of little moment if our con-
stltutlonal government is overthrown.
When we have n President who believes
that 1t IS neither his right nor his duty
TO see that the mail trains are not OBJ
structed and that interstate commerce
has its free way. irrespective of state
lines and state courts. who fears to use
our ancient and familiar power to re-
strain and punish lawbrea kers free
trade and free silver will be appropriate
accompa niments of such an administra-
ton and cannot add appreciably TO the
honor. CApplauseD
The atmosphere of the Chicago con-
ventlon was surcharged with the spirit
of revolution. Its platform was car
rled and its nominations made with ac-
campaigning incidents of frenzy that star
tied the onlookers and amazed the coun-
try The courts and the President were
arraigned for enforcing the laws. and
government by the mob was given pref
erence over government by law enforced
by the court DEGREES and by executive
orders There was no calm deliberation:
there was frenzy. There was no thought
full searching for the man who from ex-
perience was most able to direct public
affairs There was an impulsive re-
1ected the nominee. Not amid such
surroundings that. not under such in
fuenceS. are these calm. discreet things
done that will commend themselves to
the judgment of the American peoDle
(Applause.)
They denounce in their platform in
reference by federal authorities in local
affairs as a violation of the constitution
of the United States and a crime against
speech approved this declaration. It
condemnation of Mr.. Cleveland as Presi-
dent of the United States for using the
power of the executive TO brush out of
the way every obstacle to the free pass
age of the mail trains of the United
States and the Interstate commerce.. and.
my friends. whenever our people APP
believes he must ask Gov Aitgeld or
any other state permission to enforce the
laws of the United States. we have
surrendered the victory the bows won
in 1861 (Applause)
My friends. this constitutional ones
ton. this division between the general
and local authorities is a plain and easy
one disturbance which is purely To- !
cal in state is state affair. The
aid. unless the Legislature calls unnn |
him for help, or the governor, if the |
Legislatu Is not in session Rut yxban
a law of the United States is invaded |
and broken. 1t is the sworn duty of the |
President TO execute it. and this conyen-
ton arraigns the President for doing |
what his oath compelled him to do |
Comrades for the great war for the |
Union. sons of those who went ont 70
battle that the flag might not lose itS
luster, will we consent after these wears
<crIes of 'No.o that the doctrine which
was shot to death in the great war shall
De revived and made victorious in n civil /
tCries of Nor
But the assault does not end ther,,
The supreme court of the United States
and the federal lower courts are az |
writ of injunction to suppress violence
to restrain men from breaking the law
and that platform plainly meanS-I will
show you that ii was so understood in |
the convention and in the committee on |
resolutions-that the Democratic poIicy |
was that when the Supreme court. exer-
cisiHg its constitutional power and duty |
gave an Interpretation TO law of the
United States that was not pleasing to