, 1896-09-04
Mr.. BARR|SON'S SPEECH
THE EX-PRESIDENT MAKES AN
ELOQUENT APPEAL TO THE
PEOPLE.
Five Thousand Assemble to Hear Him
Speak and as Many More are Turn
ed Away From the Hall, Unable
to Gain Admittance-An Able Ey-
position of the Issues OF the Day.

acceptance on nearly every tongue, eX
President Benjamin Harrison acted Il!
he eastern proxy of che republican
note of the eastern campaign in an eX
planatory and careful speech to 5000
persons. Half as many as composed
the audience were denied admirtanc,
because of lack of room. The enuhusi,
assn was tremendous, and the many
brilliant points were received with
hearty applause. The audience was a
distinguished one and, from the early
hour when they cheered the bands in
t~erpretation Of America" displayed
their patriotism in every possible way
Indeed. the vast audience arose and
sang the national anthem with ardor.
General Harrison said:
Ladies' and Gentelemen:-I am on
the republican retired list. not by rea-
son Of amy age limit. nor by the plea of
any convention, but that the younger
men might have a chance and that l
might have a rest. (Uaughter.) But
am not a soured or disappointed or
bed-ridden citizen. My interest in my
country did not cease when my last sal
airy check was cashed. daughter and
applause.)
/ hoped to add to the relief from Of
fetal duties retirement from the arena
of political debate. But the gentlemen
having in charge this campaign SEEM
ed to think thai l might in some way
advance the interests of those princi-
piles which are not less dear to me than
they are to you. by making here. in
this great city, a public address. CAP
plause.)
Thought they greatly magnified the
importance Of anything l could say, but
| could MOI quite content myself to sub
ordinate what oilers thought to be "a
public duty to my private convenience.
CApplause.)
am here tonight. not to make a key
note speech, but only ito express my
ItCl u NlcNS, " LII III VIC SISV
will be responsible. (Applause.) For
This speech has moi been submitted to
the Judgment of anyone until now.
(Applause.) shall speak, my fellow
citizens. as a republican, but with per-
feet respect to those who hold different
opinions. Indeed l have never had so
much respect for democrats as l have
now, or perhaps l should say l never
had so much respect for so many demo-
Gratis as l have now.
PUBLIC MENACE.
That party has once more exhibited
its capacity to be r,lptured. and a party
that can not be split is a public men
ace. When the leaders of a party as
sembled i'm convention depart from it's
traditional principles and advocate
doctrines THAT threaten the integrity of
the government. thes onial order of our
communities and the security and
soundness Of our finance, it ought to
split, and it dignifies itself when it
ucSS cPifN. "a " " ILL., patty Ia
now and then a most ~reassuring Incl
dent, and was eve more reassuring
and never had better cause than now.
These democratic friends who are dis
posed more or less directly to help the
cause of sound finance in this cam
paign ought not to expect that the re-
publican party will organize itself be-
cause the democratic paryt has disor-
ganized itself.
The republican party, the republican
voter. II sound money triumphs, as l
things constitute the body of a success
full army. We ought not. therefore, to
be asked to do anything that will at
feet the solidity, the loyalty, the disci-
pline, or the enthusiasm of the repub-
lican party. This reference to the Bry-
an meeting in Madison Square garden
was greeted with prolonged applause
and laughter.
The republican party confronts the
destruction1sts and trumpets its def
ance to the enemies OF sound money.
1t will fight. however. without cover
ing any OF the glorious notices and in
scriptions that are upon its banners.
When the house is on fire-and many
of our democratic friends believe that
to be the present domestic situation
the tenant on the top floor ought not
to ask the tenant in the basement to
bury any of his opinions before he
Joins the fire brigade, and u demo-
cratic friends who realize, as we real
ize. the gravity. the fa~r-reaching con
sequence Of this campaign, ought not
to ask the republican party to reorgan-
lie itself to put aside any Of the great
principles that it has advocated in or
der to win a vote. II their opinion Is
sincerely held, as they insist, It ought
to determine tfrefr action for them
selves without reference to what any
body else should do. And I submit to
those gentlemen for whose opinions
have the highest respect, whether, II dt
Is true. ~ they ay. that the success OF
the Chicago u~ounanss would plunge chs