The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-29
GEN. HARRISON'S VOICE
II is Heard in New York on the
Vital Issues Of the Or"
Campaign.
PERlLS OF poPoCRAT SUCCESS.
A Stirring Address in Which All
Questions Ate Handled in
Mastery Way.

New York, Aus, 2s.-At Carnegie hall
Thursday night, au immense aud enthu
eiasllc audience gathered TO hear th,
issues Of the campaign discussed by 81
President benjamin Harrison. lion
Chauncey NJ. Depew presided over tb,
meeting, Both Mr. Harrison aud Mr.
Depcw were the recipients Of o%yailoni
when they entered the hall, Upon call
ing the gathering 10 order. Mr.. DepcN
delivered an address on campaign ISSUES
Al the close Of which be- Introduced OK
President Harrison, who at once entered
Into a discussion Of the Issues, lie spok,
at considerable length, being very fro.
gucntly interrupted by applause. Re.
tcrting Ia his appearance NJ n campaign
speaker he said Il was due 10 his sense
OF the duty be owed 10 the country Ia
combat the fallacies sought 10 be- folsted
upon the people by the Democratic party
q It's allies, Ic acknowledged bis ~,
Hpcet for the feelings which actuated
the gold Democrats IN occupying tho 10.
aition they do. but said they. must not
expect tho Republican party 10 reofgnn.
lac itself because tho Democratic marty
tRh N'H"AhANAN'N llAflIt lHt INrnlns
cratic party had once more exhibited liz
capacity To be rupturcd and q mrty that
gannot Do split was n public menace.
When the leaders OF n party asscmblrd
IN convention depart from IL traditional
principles aud advocate doctrines thai
threStcn the Integrity u the government,
the social order OF our communities aud
the security and s0undnesa OF our
lhancc, u ought 20 be- split. aud IL dlgni.
pes ITSELF when II does split. A bolt
FROM any party II now aud then a most
reassurlns incident aud was never morr
reassnring and never had better cause
than now. Tho Republican party fronts
the destrurtionisis aud trumpetS is de.
nance Ia the enemies Of sound money"
~ viii hght. however. without covering
any OF the glorious notices and lnscrip.
Tons that nrn upon it, banner. Contln.
uihg. Mr.. Harrison said;
That IL . lcadin. issue Of a cam.
palgn which most a~gitates the people.
IN my opinion there Is no issue present.
ed by the Chicago convention more i'm.
Portant OF vital than the question they
pave raised Of prosiitntinR the power
end duty Of the national courts aud ma.
uonal executive. The defense OF the
Constitution, OF the Supreme court Of the
t"fN" FANAfH NNN VI Nnf IIthlltut n
power and duty 10 enforce all of the
laws Of the United States without await.
tng the call or consent Of the governor
OF any state Is an important and living
Issue IN this campaign. Tarin aud coin.
csc viii bc Of little moment II our con.
etltntiohal government Is oycrthrown.
When we have a President who believes
that II IL neither his right nor his duty
70 see that the mall trains ARE not Oh.
etructed aud that Interstate
has Its Tree way, irrespective Of state
Tines and state courts. who fears 10 use
our ancient aud familiar power 10 re-.
strain and punish laWhrcakers. free
trade and free silver viii be- appropriate
accomplishments OF such an admiAstrn.
ton aud cannot add appreciahly " the
national distress or the national dis
honor. tApplause,l
THE atmosphere Of the Chicago con.
vention was %surcharged with the spirit
OF revolution, Its platform was ear.
rled and lis nominations made with nc.
companyihg Incidents Of frenzy that star
tied the onlookcrs aud amazed the coun.
try, The courts and the President were
arraigned for enforcing the laws. and
government by the nah was given nrcf.
erencc over government by law enforced
by the court DEGREES and hv executive
orders. There was no calm dcliherntIon;
there was frenzy. There was no thought.
full searching for the man who from px-
pcricncc was most able 90 direct public
affairs, There was m impnlsive re-
sponse 10 mn imprisoned speech that 80.
lected the nominee. Not amid such
surroundings M that, not under such In
iucnccs, are these calm. discreet things
done that will commend themselves 10
che Judgment Of the American people.
(Applausc.l
'"rhey dcnouncc In their platform IN.
reference by federal authorities In local
affairs as a violation OF the constitution
OF the United States and o crime against
free institutions. Mr.. Tillman In his
Specch approved this declaration, II
was intended 10 he In words n dIrert
condemnation OF Mr., Cleveland as Presi.
dent Of the United States for using the
power OF the executive 10 brush ont of
the way every obstacle TO the free PASS.
Z Of the mall trains Of the United
States and the interstate nnd.
my friends, whenever our pcople an.
prove the choice Of q President who
believes he must ask Gov. Altgeld or
any other state permission TO enforce the
laws Of the United States, we have
surrendered the victory the boys won
~ ~ NhlifANNFNtf
MY friends, this constitutional aucs-
ton, this division between the general
aud local authorities IL a plain and ensy
one. A disturbance which Is purely lo-
cal in u state IL n state affair, The
President cannot send troops or lend any
aid, unless the Legislature calls mon
him for help, or the governor, II Tho
Legislature Is not In session, But when
a law of the United States Is invaded
and broken, II Is the sworn duty of Tho
President 10 execute II, and this conyon.
ton arrAigns the President for doing
what his oath compelled him 10 do
Comrades for the great war for Inc
Union. sons NJ those who went ont IN
battle that the Tag might not lose lts
luster, will we consent after these Years
(crics Of 'No!) that the doctrine which
was shot TO death in the great war shall
be revived and made victorious In a civil
campaign (Crics Of 'Norl
but the assault does not end there.
The Supreme court Of the United States
and the federal lower courts are ar
raigned because they used the familiar
writ Of injunction 10 suppress violence.
90 restrain men from breaking the law,
and that platform plainly means-I will
show you that II was so understood In
resolutions-that the Democratic policy
was that when the Supreme court, exer-
cising It's constitutional power and duty,
gave an Interpretation to n law of the
United States that was not pleasing 10
Congress they would Increase the num- !