Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-17
RICHMOND HEARS HARRISON
The Ex-President Speaks to an I'm.
mense Virginia Audience.
Tie scores Senator Daniels for Being
n Party to n Chicago Plat
form After First In
dorsing Cleveland.

Richmond, Va, DC. Cat least 5000
people heard President Harrison last
night. on the stage were many OF the
leading republlcans and gold demo-
Gratis. General Harrison's wife was
present. She was accompanied by sew
eral Richmond ladies'. The'ex-president
was loudly applauded when he made
his appearance on the stage.
Hon. l.. l.. Lwls, republican nominee
Tor congress, who presided, introduced
General Harrison. The rival applause
for Mckinley n Bryan interrupted
Mr.. Harrison several times. Once the
lights went out and the building was in
darkness five minutes, during which
General Harrison suspended his re-
marks. General Harrison said in part:
virginia Is not the enemy's country
60 me. 1t is my ancestral home, and
It's citizens are my fellow citizens.
There was a time when the north and
south was arrayed against each other
I'm battle line. That time Is now only a
memory. We are all again a united
loyal people. This state and all those
states that participated In the civil
war have sworn allegiance to the flag
and constitution and Virginia stands
as firmly n united for their defense
as any state In the federal union.
w are here tonight under che union.
We are here to claim for our states
those rights which the federal consti-
tuition gave them. We are here to say
that the constitutional powers of our
national government shall not be tram
pied upon. l regret to notice the recent
assault upon our just constitutional
powers. The incident l refer to Is the
great Chicago riot. Men in defense. Of
law, In great organized bodies, went
through the streets with fire and sword
destroying property, stopping railroads,
blocking the mails and preventing com
merce. These action had their origin
In railroad strikes and were the work
Of men under the red flag OF anarchy.
Mr.. Cleveland felt his duty as the com
mander OF the army and navy, to re-
store traffic and the movement of trains
The courts were appealed to and "A writ
of injunction granted to enforce the
laws. Violation OF the order of tho
rourt resulted in contempt proceedings
and punishment Of the offenders. which
was right. These courts proceeded on
n line that was legal. that was upheld
by the constitution, and yet the presi-
dent and the supreme court are de
bounced IN the Chicago platform"
The speaker here scored Senator Dan
lei for being a party to the Chicago
platform when he had In the senate
fathered a resolution indorsing Presi-
lent Cleveland for sending troops to
Chicago. He held that the upholding
Of the constitution and h law was
the most important of all duties Of cit
liens.
The second question that General
Harrison discussed was the money
question. His argument against free
silver was along the line OF those he
has used in other speeches. In closing
he advocated protection to American
Industries. Protection would be a great
boon to the south, he said. He men
toned Mckinley only once and that
was in his final appeal for law and or
der. sound money, protection and Nc
Kinley.
Al the close the general vas v%ocifer-
ously %applauded and many people
rushed forward to shake hands with
him. The ex-president and Mrs. Harrl-
son left Immediately for Charleston,
w. Va.