The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-28
HARRISON'S APPEAL.
en-. Harrison said in part:


Ladies and gentlemen: l am on the
Republican retired list, not by reason of
my age limit nor by the plea of any con-
vention, but that the younger men might
have chance and that l might have a
rest. But am not a soured or disap-
pointed or bed ridden citizen. My inter
est in my country did not cease when my
last salary check was cashed.
Il am here tonight not to make KEY
note speech but only to express my per-
sonal views, for which no one else will he
in any measure responsible, for this
speech has not been submitted to the
judgment of any one until now. l shall
speak, my fellow citizens, as Republi-
can, but with perfect respect to those who
hold different opinions. Indeed, l have
never had so much respect for them as
have now, or perhaps should say never
had so much respect for so many Demo-
Gratis as have now. That party has once
more exhibited its capacity to be run
tured and party that cannot be split is
public menace. When the leaders of n
party assembled in convention depart
from its traditional principle and advo-
cate doctrines that threaten the integrity
OF the Government, the social order of our
communities and the soundness of our
finance, it ought to split and it dignifies
itself when it does split
But these Democratic friends who are
disposed more or less directly to help the
cause OF sound finance in this campaign
ought not to expect that the Republican
party will reorganiZe itself because the
Democratic party has disorganized itself.
The Republican party, the Republican
voters, must in the nature of the thing
constitute the body of the successful
army. We ought not therefore to be
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solldity, the loyalty, the discipline or the
enthusiasm of the Republican party.
1.-The Republican party fronts the de-
structionists and trumpets its defiance to
the enemies of sound money 1t will
night, however, without covering any of
the glorious notices and inscriptions that
are upon its banners.
In my opinion there is no issue pre-
sented by the Chicago convention more
important and vital than the question
they have raised of protecting the power
and duty of the national courts and ma
tional executive.
Tariff and coinage will be of little
moment II our constitutional government
Is overthrown. When we have a Presl
dent who believes that it is neither his
right nor his duty to see that the mail
trains are not INSTRUCTED and that inter
state commerce has it's free SWAY ire
spectlve of State lines ami courts and
ceases to use our ancient and familiar
power to restrain and punish aw-break-
ers, free trade and free silver will be an
propriate Accomplishments of such an adj
ministration and cannot add appreciably
to the national distress or the national
dishonor
The atmosphere of the Chicago con.
ventlon was so charged with the spirit of
revolution, that its platform was carried
and its nominations were made in ac
cordance
Senator Hill, Watching the .stranpe
proceeding, had to extend that brief polit-
zeal code from which he has gained so
much renown. He felt compelled to say:
i am Democrat but am not reyolu-
ZIONIST. Senator Vest realizing that they
were lnaugurating a revolution reminded
the convention that revolutions did
not begin with the rich and prosperous.
Mr.. Tillman felt that the change in the
management of public affairs was to be
so radical that he proposed fumigation
for the ship before the crew took posses
sion Now, my fri ends all these things
indicate the temper in which that plat
form was adopted and the spirit that
prompted the nominations that were made
There was no calm deliberation. There