The herald., 1896-10-31

Il want to call your attention to what
our enemies say in this hour of contest,
so that you may judge for yourself the
kind of spirit they are animated with:
United States Senator j. b. Henderson |
in a speech delivered at the AuditoriuT
in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday
night October 10th, made the following |
statement:
1.-The Chicago platform of the Demo- |
cratic party seeks to interfere with pri-
vate contracts and to revive the old doc |
trine of state resistance to federal au-
thority.
THE platform seeks to reorganize the
supreme court and make 1t subservient
to congress. 1t seeks by the coinage
system proposed to take the property
of one class of people without due pro-
cess of law. 1t proposes such things as
drive king into deserved exile.
Il used to be Democrat a follower
of Benton and Jackson. If such plat
form was presented to them they would
burst their collins and come forth in pro-
test. The Populist platform which is
now a part of the Democratic party
for Bryan stands on both-proposes to
sieze the telegraph and railroad lines
IF these men know what they are
doing they certainly intended to reorgan-
ize the institutions of this country. Should
they be elected and attempt to carry out
this plan they will find no less than
10000 or 100000 armed soldiers to re-
sist it. We will do as men did in 1861.
We asked simply then that the consti-
tuition which Washington and others
framed should be preserved, and we are
going to defend it now. If nothing else
will do then we will defend it as we did
in 1S61-1S65, and there are men who will
bring Mr.. Bryan and his cohorts in as
prisoners of war as they did Jefferson
Davis them
My fellow countrymen. are we to be
met with this kind of language when
CO.. hn bny, ,rft iy,er hn oil
(Cries of mo! no!'O Talk about reor-
ganizing the institutions of this coun-
try! Our country must be what the
founders of our country desired. These
people are only putting off the day of
settlement. The money power will learn
that the people of this country govern
it. 1t is a contest between the millions
and the millionaires. Why do those per-
sons find fault with the Chicago plat
form criticising the decision of the su-
preme court? To any Republican pres
ent who objects to that portion of the
platform, 1 ask you to read the fourth
section of the platform on which Lin
coin was elected. Our platform is as mild
as milk compared to it.
THE Republican stands for less mon
ey and dear money. The Democrat,
Populist and Silver Republican stand for
more money, cheaper money and dearer
men,"
The governor took occasion to quote
the interview with Thomas B. Reed pub
lished in the Fortnightly Review of
June, 1894. in which Mr.. Reed admitted
| to an Englishman that the Republican
party had been forced to face the silver
issue, owing to the competition of the
Oriental nations in the production of
| breadstuffs.
COL. BERRY'S POINTED REMARKS.
Col. John r. Berry was the next speak
! er and he embraced the opportunity to
of q of
"A. Harris, who, as so-called sound
| money Democrat. has been stunning
Southern California for the MsKinley
| ticket
Col. Berry referred to the efforts the
| silver Republican club had made to in
duce the goldbugs to debate the silver
| issue before the people, and explained
that the challenges, whether made by
| the club or individual members of it, had
peen answered either by demanding the
| disclosure of the clubs membership as
| condition of debating or some other
equally flimsy excuse
In the case of Mr.. Harris, the speakers
own challenge. made in good faith had
| been declined, except upon the condition
precedent of the disclosure of the clubs
membership, condition, the speaker
remarked. that is about as reasonable
ana material as it would be to insist
upon being supplied with the member
ship of the Presbyterian churches of
| Los Angeles.
| The genuineress and accuracy of the
silver Republican clubs membership
had been vigorously attacked by the
| goldbugs. but to no purpose. Those at
tacking 1t, when dared to particularize
and specify names on the clubs roll that
were not the names of Republicans,
| We're unable in every case but one to
produce any names. although pre-
| tending to know of some, and the single
! exception referred to proved to be the
name OF prominent Democrat which
Is not and never has been on the list. The
| utmost care has been taken to project
the list and it has been scanned by per
sons well acquainted with the politics
| of the people of the county and no names
have been found there that ought not to
| be there
| Col Berry had procured printed copv
OF a speech made by Mr.. Harris at San
Bernardino on the 9Th of September and
| answered the salient points of it,
| MI. Harris first point was a defense
of the bondholder from the attacks of
the "Populist convention that met at
Chicago" by showing that of the total
annual appropriation of over $500, ,oOO, 900
for the support of the government only
| about $50 100000 goes to the bondholders.
| TO this Col. Berry replied that the
plank of the Democratic platform refer
red to opposed the policy and practice
| of surrendering to the holders of United
States bonds the option vested in the
| government by law of paying these
| bonds either in silver or gold; that the
policy thus condemned resulted in in
creasing the purchasing power of the
| money in which the whole sum of the an
nual taxes for the support of the govern
| ment must be paid, and that it did not
| matter to the taxpayer who received the
| taxes from the government it was the
| injustice of having to give more and
| more of his labor and his products every
year to pay given amount of taxes that
was complained of.
| Mr.. Harris second point was an at
tack on the plank of the Democratic
platform demanding that the power to
| issue paper money, which President
Jackson declared could not be delegated
| to individuals or corporations, shall be
| taken from national banks, with ref
| erence to the plight which Sewall would
be in il he should be elected vice-presi-
dent and be called upon to give the cast
| ing vote on such proposition.
J In Introducing his attack on this plank
/ Mr.. Harris, with much fervor, wished
| to the Lord that the. Popuists had re-
manned in the middle of the road and
| let us alone" to which Col. Berry re-
piled that he had no doubt of the sin
cerity of Mr.. Harris prayer. He had no
doubt that Mr.. Harris, and all his gold
| bug associates were of one mind on this
proposition. They would be glad if not
only the Populists, but the silver Repub-
1 tl.<~ 1Ao.. H.