The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-31

| 6ANCL MIN Oii Ills appearance IdSteu I'VE
minutes. He introduced by James
Bingham and spoke follows:
MY Fellow citizens-Tnere are a great
many things in the Chicago platform that
| don't like. but / think ii L were required
70 say what dislike most of all, l should
Is made in that platform upon the
constitutional powers of the national gov
comrades of the late war and / speak to-
Gay TO a population that was distinguished
curing the war for its fidelity to the Union.
Willingness to sacrifice the blood and treas
ufe OF the country that the integrity and
honor of the national government might be
preserved. In that platform Mr.. Cleveland
Is announced for using his power as Presi-
gent to open way for the mails OF the
cdSo, with all its great interests. was in the
grasp and power of a great mob.
~ he mail trains of the United States are
in the care of the United States The Con-
stltution gives to the United States the ex-
elusive control of them, and the. Interrupt
ton OF mail route, even if it is only. the
one-horse gig that carries the mail from
your county seat to some country hamlet,
- against the laws of the United States.
which Is charged exclusively with the duty
or regulating commerce between the States.
It was one of those things that were found
essential when we formed union. We
could not leave each State to put its
own regulations upon commerce They
some, and so it was agreed that the United
states should have exclusive control of
commerce with foreign nations and of COM
merce between the States. Therefore the
interruption of q train carrying the mails
OF the United States, or carving freight
which originated here in Delaware county
destined for the State of New York to go
70 EUROPE is an Offense against the United
States.
When that great mob led by incendia-
iles, at Chicago, burning cars tear
ing up the tracks over which these mails
ana this commerce were carried and ston-
ing the trains that went through with In
lioCtil men ana women, who had "A right
TO travel in peace = when this thing oc-
the peace of the United States they We're
offending against the honor and constitu-
tional powers of the United States, and yet
that Chicago convention reasserted the
same doctrine that was asserted in 1861
When-some of you remember that the
Governor of Kentucky told Mr.. Lincoln he
mad no right to march the United States
troops across the State of Kentucky to
whip the rebels in Tennessee. Abraham
Lincoln declared that every foot of terrific
ry of every State of the Union was United
states territory, and that he would ask no
mans consent whether he should exercise
MS power as President to enforce the laws
OF the United Statesseverywher And yet
at the bidding of Governor Altgeld, of
Illinois, at the bidding of men who had
seized great city, and, as mob, were
interrupting commerce, that convention
has declared that the President has no
right to use the powers of the Nation in
Illinois until he has first asked Governor
Altgelds consent.
We may have a false tariff policy and
it will hurt us greatly as it has hurt us
we may have false financial policy, and
It Will hurt us greatly. as the policy that
mat sort Of thing we will get along
somehow. We may be very poor, we may
lose our wealth, our contentment and our
happiness, but if we make that sort of "a
mistake We will make it right somehow.
But when we surrender the power of the
President of the United States to enforce
the laws of the United States and make
him go upon Bonded knee to the Governor
of any State to ask his consent, we lose
the honor of the country, and we will never
regain it, (Applause.)
II appeal to my friends in Delaware
comrades, friends of the olden times-what-
ever you think of silver, can you afford in
this campaign to support Il man who is
pledged, by the platform on which he runs.
States until he has first humbled himself
and his country to the Governor of some
State? You cannot afford to do it; you will
not do it.
Il have had some particular acquaintance
with the state of things in the East and
| can say the East will be unanimous for
William Mckinley (Applause9 The great
majority that it has never given to any
man before. Applause) Connecticut al
ways hitherto DEMOCRATIC, will give phe-
have always counted on will give from 30
coo to $4,000 majority for Mckinley (Ap-
plause) Mckinley wilr be elected The
only question with, us is whether Indiana
after her glorious record in the war aft
er the great record Morton made, after the
great record her soldiers made, Indiana will
surrender and put the powers of the pres
Idency in the hands of a man who does not
hold the faith of Abraham Lincoln.
l beg to introduce to you, for a few min
lay. of Baltimore, Md, who will tell you, [
think, that Maryland is for McKiniey'
Mr. Findlay addressed the big crowd
briefly on the situation along the Atlantic