Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-09-09


Der of judges and pack the court to get
a decision TO please them. (Arplnuse.)
My friends, our fathers who framed
this government divided its great pow
ers between three great departments
the legislative, executive and the judicial.
1t sought to make these independent,
the one of the other, so that neither
might overshadow or destroy the other.
The Supreme court, the most dignifed
judicial body in the world, was appointed
TO interpret the laws and the constitu-
ton, and when that court pronounced
4 decree as to the powers of Congress
or as to any other constitutional ques-
ton, there is but ono right method il we
disagree, and that is tho method pointed
out by the constitntion-to amend it to
conform with our views. That is the po-
sition today.
You are to answer, then, my fellow
citizens, in all the gravity of Il great
crisis, whether you will sustain II party
who propose to destroy the balance which
our fathers instituted in our system of
government. and whenever n tumultuous
Congress ~disagrces with the Supreme
court and n subscrvient President is in
the white house, that the judgment of
the court shall be reconsidered and re-
versed by increasing the number of
judges and packing the court with men
who will decide as Congress wants them
to. (Applause.) cannOt cXaggcrate the
gravity and the Importance and the dan
ger of this assault Upon our constitutions
al form of government.
Il do not intend. to spend any time in
the discussion Of the tariff question. That
debate has been won, and need not be
protracted. 1t might run on cternally
upon theoretical lines. We had had some
experiences, but they were historical and
remote. and not very instructive to this
generation. We needed an experience of
our own, and We have had it. 1t has
been a hard lesson. but n very conyinc.
ing one. and everybody was in the school.
house when it was given him. A panic in
1913 of most extraordinary character has
been succeeded by a gradual drying up,
less and less, until universal business dis
traction and anxiety prevails over all of
our community. | do not believe there
has been a time, except, perhaps, in the
very heat of some active panic. when
universal fear and anxiety and waichful.
ness, even to the point of desperation,
has characterized this great metropolis
MS it does today. (Applause.) Men have
been afraid TO go away for n vacation.
They have felt that they must every day
in this burning heat come TO the city and
watch their business. That is the situn-
ton.
what has brought 1t about? Gentle
men, who is there to defend the Wilson
tariff bill? Who says it is n good tariff
measure? "a voice: Nobody | don't
believe n candidate can be found 10 say
that it is. Mr.. Cleveland rcpudiated
it. II was so bad that he could no,
attach hiS nni.inI cinpnt, - "a -. :.
became u law without il. He said il
was full of %incongruities and iucounli-
tics. What has been the result of that
measurep 1t has failcd 10 produce rev.
enue enough, supplemented by our inter.
nal taxes, TO maintain the government
There has been nm annual deficit nm
preaching S5O,000,000 every year. and
the national treasury has been eontin-
ually In Il state of embarrassment. Our
manufacturers. left without adequate
protection. have been successfully and
gradually closing up and putting out
their fires. But not only has this pro.
duccd such an effect. but II has prncti.
cally contributed to the financial deprcs.
sion that we are in. The maintenance
of the gold reserve up to $780, 00.OO 0
by the government for the rcdemptiou
of our notes was essential to confidence
in the stability Of our finances. When
the government reserve runs down peo-
pie begin at once TO say: W. nav como
to n silver basis il gold is going out
The reserve is generally down and this
fear is greatly increased. but how can
you keep a gold reserve of $780, O0.0OO
when you have not got 500, 600, 600 In
the treasury all told? How can YOU
maintain this gold reserve for redemp-
ton of notes when you have an annual
and continuous deficit and your income
not equaling your deficit? SO that. my
friends, this tariff bill has not only ION.
tributed. by increasing importations. by
taking away the needful support for our
W manufacturers. bur II has contrib
uted In the way of increasing the silver
scare to bring us into the present condi.
ton of Jlstrust and dismay which now
prevails. (Applause.)
But do not intend to follow that
question further. | am quite as much
opposed to cheapening the American
w%orkingman and working woman as /
am to cheapening our dollars. TAP
iplause). l am quite as strongly in favor
of keeping days work at home as ! an
gold dollars. (Applause).
my friends, as n Republican, | nm
proud of many things. but | can sum up
MS the highest satisfaction have had
in the party and its career that the
prospect of Republican success never did
disturb business. (Applause). In con.
nection with this financial matter. do we
all realize how important the choice of
A president is? Do you know that. as
the law is now. without the passage of
any free coinage of silver at all. it Is
in the power Of the President of the
United States TO bring the business of
the country TO a silver basis? All he
has TO do Is TO let the gold reserve 20,
to pay out silver when men ask for
gold, and we are there already. II. Is
only because the presidents Of the
United States that we have had. and the
one we have now. have regarded 1t
under the law as his public duty to