The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01

of the peoples powers and duties to en-
force all the laws of the United States
without obtaining, call or consent of the
governor of any state is an important and
living issue in this campaign. Tariff and
coinage will be of little moment if our
constitutional government is overthrown.'
MY friends, l call your attention to
the fact that eXPresident Harrison as
serts that our platform raises question
and that our constitutional government
is in danger. If that We're true we might
| well turn from the discussion of any other
question to consider anything which men
aces constitutional government. There
is nothing in the platform that menaces
| the constitutional government chal-
lenge you to read that platform
and find in that platform Il single SEN
tence that justifies the language used by
the eX-president. Our criticism of the
supreme court is not as severe as the
criticism of the supreme court in the plat
form upon which Abraham Lincoln was
elected in 1860. The words | have used
in regard to the supreme court have not
been as severe as the language used by
Abraham Lincoln, both before and after
his election. There is nothing in our
platform concerning the invasion of the
states by federal troops that approaches
in force and emphasis the platform of
1860, upon which Mr.. Lincoln was elect
ed. There is nothing that has been said
in the platform or by candidate that
| justifes the charge that the democratic
party is against constitutional govern
ment or would interfere with the preser-
walton of law and order. If Mr.. Har-
risOn wants to raise the question of the
survival of our government, | am willing
to meet him on that proposition. Those
who are the most fearful that there will
be a lax enforcement of the law are the
very persons who would suffer most if
the law was enforced. The very per-
sons who are afraid the law will be vio-
lated with impunity are the ones who
have violated the law with impunty. If
Mr.. Harrison wants to raise the question
of the survival of our institutions, | will
tell him that the great trusts of this
country, which are supporting the repub
lican ticket, are Il greater menace to 0ul
institutions than anything else. The
coal trust sends its representatives to si1
by every fireside and exact tribute from
those who keep warm. The oil trus'
sends its representatives to collect n trib
ute from those who use light. The va
rious trusts of this country, with theil
representatives, are collecting tribute
from the people and when we protes'
against it they call us disturbers of the
peace and anarchists. | am opposed tt
the trusts. If am elected, as an eXecu
tive | shall use all the power | have tt
drive every trust out of existence. II
present laws are not sufficient to NEE
this evil |. if elected, will recommend
such laws as will; if the constitution O.
the United States is so constituted as t.
prevent any interference with the opera
tions of the trusts, ! shall recommend
such amendment to the constitution al
, will permit it."
Mr.. Bryan proceeded with a severe al
raignment of trusts, stock gambling an
l money grabbers," and continued
} II understand that a distinguished pei
: son of this state. the Hon. Chauncey NJ
Depew. also believes that my electio
: would be dangerous to the country. Ther
. is one advantage in having MIR. DepeN
2 against me, and that is if | am electe
$ he will not come down and tell me tina
: he has helped to elect me and wants m
| to get rid of differences between railroad
$ and employees. There is another advant
1 age which | shall derive from his oppC
:. sition if | am elected. He will not com
: down to Washington and want me to us
: executive influence against that bill tina
t passed the senate which attempted I
t protect the people from the employment
= of federal troops and by injunction.
l |
ton that find in the opponents that hay
$ arrayed themselves against me, and tina
Q is if | am not to have their aid i'll tn
| campaign | won't have their dOmnatio
| after the campaign is over But. IN
(. friends, our platform has declared tina
: the paramount issue OF this campaiS
$ is the money question, and | believe
! is true.
''The republican party in conventio
: assembled has declared that this natio
l must continue its present financial polio
: abandoning it. The democratic platforl
| declares in favor of an American tinal
t cial policy.
f Mr. Bryan then read an extract Whic
= he said was from a speech by Mr.. No
= Kinley in Ohio on February II, 1S9l
e criticising the financial policy of Nj
d Cleveland and said:
o "My friends, the republican candidat
\ in that speech at Toledo showed that h
L understood then the fundamental prir
$ ciples which underlies the money que'
: ton, that the value of the dollar depend
o upon the number of dollars. He recol
I nized then that you can make dollar
a dearer by lessening their number. IL
I recognized then that you could rails
the purchasing power of dollar by law.
g Mr. Bryan continued at some lengt
t and most severely denounced the gol
+ standard and the republican party an
then Said
. 81 have respect for the man who ha
!, a conviction who states those conviction
! and stands by those convictions. l +,
u spect the republicans who stand opcnl
= and above board Tor the republican ticl
! ct, but, my friends, | shall not attemI
4 to disguise the feeling which | entertai
towards those who, having failed to cor
i troll the democratic party, seek still
I claim the democratic name. who hav
=, failed to control the democratic organize
ton. start out with new organization
! which they call a truer democratic organ
ization."
When Mr.. Bryan finished he Shove
! signs of exhaustion Mr.. Sewall, the cal
! ddate for vice president, was introduced
and while many of the audience weI
leaving, made a few remarks of thank
for the reception. Many people crowde
upon the stage to shake hands with tn
candidates. Notwithstanding the stead
. downpour there was an immense assen
bage in front of Tammany hall, and
sea of umbrellas met the gaze of thos
who had the temerity to brave the stori
and emerge from the comfortable con
!, mittee rooms out onto the two stand
erected at the entrance to the wigwan
, An immense crowd assembled, who lister
ed to an address by Congressman Amc