The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-22
SENATOR DAVIS VIEW.
The Democratic Platform Strikes
at the Governments
Foundation.
FREE SILVER NOT BIMETALLiSM,
Condition Of Affairs Worse than War
WOuId Result from Dem
Ocratic Success,
FREE SILVER NOT BIMETALLjSM,

In a speech delivered at S.. Pam Au-
gust I. Senator c. X. Davis pointed out
very clearly the fact that free silver is
not bmetalllSJn and showed what evil
results would follow Democratic sue
cess. He said ttar tire FIRST
!lhAe since the 6lectie0 next proceed
ing the great Civil war. WE are
required u guard the very founda-
ions and Fulwarks % national stability
OF commercial honesty of financial con-
duct. IEa Democratic party wta,h met
at CnIca@1 in convention in July suffered
a wonder tul change in that conventions
The old 'GraceS and Guides of Sire party
were ruhnly turned aside. Il was occu-
pea &AG dtmonlaCd.U possessed by a new
sprIt-@omethinE which has not raised
ITS ho&i III the political conventions Of
eitRcf party Tor tG-"ty years If there
was any one Thing which thn 2,OOu,0 600
Of men who went art TO deteRA this cuuH-
had entirely oblsteratcd wHarr-t44ay re
3drHed. II was she maigH doctrine OF
SjaFa rights. which lay n the bottom
ana was the impetus OF The grenteSt
rebellion which ever reared its head
against civilized government. I.o and
behold in that convention. from the
state of South Carolina. as Of wore, You
lILu the declaration IF the same state
rights. IN the same spirit as in the an
HI"nt time. amt done in connection my
IriioW citizens. which must appeal to the
resentment and rcpu-u0ucc of every lib
"rjN loving and Couutry-.0ylug man Ey-
oI!oac vino knows anything "a bout me
knows that1 am A0ta political! admIrcr
81 Grover Cleveland: but If there was
any one act Of lis administration which
after the contentious Of history have
ceased TO rage about his acts and hie
memory. thar VIII E:mnIn stag bright
forever. II was his action. when the
a -Rt4y,
mrrcial intercourse naS cut off by rioters
IA Chicago. ny which, apoIr principles ana
Hrecedelts Land down. by George Wash
ln@ton 100 years before, he evoked the
strong arm Of the Isnlted States To- ne-
store law ana order in this c0ul1rT.
Auul3uSe and cheers
This acl Is cqvertIy taud coverGy -
too mild WoFd1 denounced in the Chi
-a"o PLATFORM. More than that II fucru
Is anything in th4 country er in aay ma
ton upon Eyhichs the stability Of The goT
crHmcnt depends. the very Keystone 81
the great arch upon which the ranged
empire Stu1ds, the ultimate principle of
abSolutelsul that must exist some where
IN all COVERING utS. /, Is the courts Of pTT
land. WheT- men SrIutrterUd from rolIIl-
cal concerns ana political ambitions,
holding the scales Il justice even Dt
tween cOHIcHding passions and CONTEND
ing rights. decide fer }heir fellow citizens
what the law is, Ana for more than lnT
years the Supreme rourt Of the TuircG
States has sat III lAat exalted POSITION
midway III the capitol of the nation BE-
tween the senate aud she House Of Rep
resehtatIyes. Il tHplgA- object lesson OF
their posiJhn and Of their sublime ca
pacrty to restrain either. and has cone
more 10 conduct the government to the
nigh plane which il occupies. / WAS going
20 say. than all the statesmen Witch this
country has ever produced. t.AuDl lII>c }
l.s MI
court, strikes NJ all courts. and clun-
ciates It's mali@n pr0phcSY of the rcor-
EaHiZatiou Of that court and, Of any other
court If necessary 10 rc-ElStcr the tiIful
and passionate and Teuudiati ting edicts of
mistaken ana misguided men, of mistaken
ana misguided parties. .s
A Crisis Is Impending.
And worse tIt.fu that. nv fellow citi-
ZeuS WORSE, thsta thHtt If There was
another thing which the rcuTads 3f the
last war thought they had aehievrd and
which the laval sentiment If The North
Thought i. had achieved. it V,js 'ne OH
Iteration of All SatGiOnBilsm in THIS caun-
try. We were 70 have mo- South. lao North,
no Fa~1- up West. ANY more The whole
country WAS Ia be n unity BUt b. fa, s.
later days. we SEQ she solid South caD-
iuG uij Ia the t4arIk~ ef thDGhi6 Aald the
Missouri ~ bNforc rhc war. a7I1 wit
sectional demands uU0H IN economic is
sue precisely such as 4aas, made before
tine krhrl,lun. And now. with tie ptIch-
fork uf Ellimau stirring up the duttriur
e state rights with the bomb 1T A.t;rcd
5" the daEult,iatin1f Of our courts a'si ri
President tfeycfaud thrown under the
very fabric af our government. they have
chosen 10 uut forward as an ISSUE S,,u."-
thing which touches more iIHI4eijltely
Che conviction. the passions. tilerupidity
and the honesty Hf men. and which i'm it,
self contains more dieint grating intiu-
CuceS To our prosperity th1u I'll The
causes combined THAT | have mentioned.
The Democratic rouyentoD, ar the
Democratic puTtE- rs now orgaulHed has
joined the Pupul.st party in bonds OF AN
holy Wcalo~k upon .Jhe demand that the
| uitcd StlTCS shall taxi. n position upon
the CurrgIcYi Of this cAuatrYe which /.
speaking to you unucr The rGSpDu~s 1IIIry
Of man who is speaking 10 his Weigh
b0rS. say. THAT believe is fraucjH Wtth
more disaster 10 this country ihan the
greatest foreign war could ppssiBl! bong
ubou-. tApulUTSc.l
And thar l. the subject that | have
lCcu asked t. talk 10 YOU tonight about
! am gong 10 10 Sa. - | said III the be
ginning not with any attempt AZ deco
rItiyr speech. Eut dcuoUuciuG any mon
who may chGoSe To ditfrr from nv. for
l tgll YOU. my fellow citizenS. that many
end many thousand meu wlIu differ
from us today n this matter one year
from NOM VIII be wondering why and
how they came 20 do il. iApplauscJ
And 50 | shall - on. | may be tedious
| am going To- give Won facts and fIg
UrvS. ana mot going To draw ON my
own iUHgiI.afiuu for my facts at all
TIN tacf~ that | shall give You viii he
iuurrgrahle. II i for YOU To judge
whether tile deductions | shall draw
Fr.. Q Ia. D.. 4-r-t