Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
GEN. HARRIS0NS VOICE
It is Heard in New York on tho
Vital Issues of the Great
Campaign.
pEelLs OF popocRAr SUCCESS.
A Stirring Address in Which Az
Questions Are Handled ina
Mastery Way.

New York, Aug. 2S.-At Carnegie ball.
Thursday night. ak immense and enthu-
siastic audience gathered to hear the
issues OF the campaign discussed by eA-
President Benjamin Harrison. Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew presided over the
meeting. Both Mr.. Harrison and MIR.
Depew were the recipients of ovations
when they entered the hall. Upon call
ing the gathering to order. Mr.. Depew
delivered an address on campaign issues.
at the close of which he introduced ex-
President Harrison, who at once entered
into discussion of the issues. He spoke
at considerable length, being very fire.
quently interrupted by applause. Re-
ferring to his appearance as a campaign
speaker he said it was due to his sense
combat the fallacies sought to be foisted
upon the people by the Democratic party
and its allies. He acknowledged his re-
spect for the feelings which actuated
the gold Democrats in occupying the po-
sition they do, but said they must not
expect the Republican party to reorgan-
ize itself because the Democratic party
cratic party had once more exhibited it's
capacity to be ruptured and party that
cannot be split was q public menace,
When the leaders of party assembled
In convention depart from it's traditional
principles and advocate doctrines that
threaten the integrity of the government,
the social order of our communities and
the security and soundness of our
finance. It ought to be split, and it digni-
6es itself when it does split. A bolt
from any party is now and then a most
reassuring incident and was never more
reassuring and never had better cause
than now. The Republican party fronts
the destructionists and trumpets its de-
6ance to the enemies Of Sound money!"
1t will fight. however, without covering
any OF the glorious notices and inscrip-
tons that are upon it's banner Contin-
uing: MIR. Harrison said:
Ihat is Il leading issue of a CAM
galgn which most agitates the people.
IN my opinion there is no issue present.
ed by the Chicago convention more i'm
Portant or vital than the question they
have raised of prostituting the power
ana duty of the national courts and ma
tional executive. The defense of the
constitution. of the Supreme court of the
United States and of the Presidents
power and duty to enforce all of the
laws of the United States without await
OF any state is an important and living
issue IN this campaign. Tariff and coin
age will be of little moment if our con-
stltutional government is overthrown.
When we have President who believes
that it is neither his right nor his duty
to see that the mail trains are not OBJ
structed and that interstate commerce
has its free way. irrespective of state
lines and state courts, who fears to use
our ancient and familiar power to re-
strain and punish lawbreakers, free
trade and free silver will be appropriate
accompaniments of such an administra-
tion and cannot add appreciably to the
national distress or the national dis
honor. (Applause)
vention was surcharged with the spirit
Of revolution. Its platform was car
rted and its nominations made with ac-
companying incidents of frenzy that star
tied the onlookers and amazed the coun-
try. The courts and the President were
arraigned for enforcing the laws, and
government by the mob was given pref
erencc over government by law enforced
by. the court DEGREES and by executive
orders. There was no calm deliberation;
there was frenzy. There was no thought-
full searching for the man who from ex-
perience was most able to direct public
affairs. There was an impulsive re-
lected the nominee. Not amid such
surroundings as that. not under such in
auences. are these calm, discreet things
done that will commend themselves to
the judgment of the American people.
(Applause.)
..They denounee in their platform in.
affairs as a violation Of the constitution
free institutions. Mr.. TilIman h h;s
speech approved this. declaration. It
was intended to be in words direct
condemnation of Mr.. Cleveland as Presi-
dent of the United States for using the
power of the executive to brush out Of
the way every obstacle to the free pa SIS.
age of the mail trains of the United
States and the interstate commerce, and,
my friends, whenever olIr people ap.
believes he must ask Gov. Aitgeld OF
any other state permission to enforce the
laws of the United States. we have
surrendered the victory the boys won
In 1851. (Appianse.)
my friends. this constitutional ques.
and local authorities is a plain and easy
one. A disturbance which "a purely 10.
cal In state is state affair. The
President cannot send troops or lend any
aid, unless the Legislature calls upon
him for help. Or the governor. If the
law Of the United States is invaded
and broken. 1t is the sworn duty of the
President to execute 1t, and this copyen.
tion arraigns the President for doina
What his oath compelled him to do
Comrades for the great war for tho
Union, sous of those who went out te
battle that the flag might NOT lose its
luster. will We consent after these years m
(cries of 'No!J that the doctrine which
be revived and made yietsriens in a CIV civi
campaign? Cries of 'Nos)
"But the assault does not end there
The Supreme court Of the United state,
eaigned because they used the famiiisi
Meit Of Injunction to suppress violence
to nestrain men from breaking the Inv
end tfat platform plainly means-I viii
show you that 1t was SO understood II
the oonvanaop and in the committee OF
nesolntions..ta,at the Democratic policy
was that when the Supreme court. exer
eising hs constitutional power and duty
gave an Interpretation to a law of ths
United States that was not pleasing te
CONGRESS they s'oaald tncreaae the na.m nam