The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-06
HARRISON IN VIRGINIA.
The Ex-President Lauds the Loy-
atty of the South.
CHICAGO PLATFORM DENOUNCED.

General Harrison Severely Criticizes the
Plank Referring to Government Inter-
ference In the Chicago Strike, and Ap-
plauds the Action of President Cleveland.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 8.-Ex- President
Benjamin Harrison spoke here to about
5000 people last night. The meeting was
held in tho Auditorium building at the
exposition grounds. The audience was
about equally divided between the two
races. On tho stage were many Of the
leading Republicans and gold Democrats,
and also sprinkling of silver Democrats.
General Harrison's wife was present. She
was accompanied by several Richmond
ladies.
The ex-president was loudly applauded
when he made his appearance on the stage.
City Chairman N. J. Young called the
gathering to order and introduced Hon.
L. l.. Lewis, Republican nominee for con-
gress, to preside Judge Lewis made no
speech, but In a few words presented Gem
eral Harrison. The speaker was in good
voice. The rival applause for Mckinley
and Bryan Interrupted him several times.
There were a few disorderly persons pres
ent, and the police arrested some of these
and pulled them out of the building Once
the lights went out and the building was
in darkness for five minutes during which
General Harrison suspended his remarks
AS the general proceeded and warmed up
he received better attention. His compli-
inentary references to Virginia and the
south were all most literally applauded.
General Harrison said in the course Of
his address:
81 have come here at the request Of Vir-
ginia friends to speak on questions now
agitating us all. Virginia Is not the enc
mics country to me- 1t is my ancestral
home, and its children are my fellow citi-
zens. do believe that Virginia has as
large a number of grent and good men
under ground as any state out l never
said that she had no good men above
ground There was time when the north
and south were arrayed against each other
in battle line That time is now only
memory. We all are again one united
loyal people, This great state and all
those states that participated In the civil
war have sworn allegiance to the flag and
constitution, and Virginia stands as firmly
and united for their defense as any state
in the federal union.
more than that, not only do her citi-
zens, but the Confederate soldiers, stand
now for the old flag of Washington. 1t
shall be the sad fate of this country to be
involved In war; If any foreign foe at
tempts to trample on our flag, Indiana
and Virginia will charge together and
who shall stay that onslaught? The army
nf Gottr md IF ,,,il1
force us not to stop until we are on the in
side of the breastworks of the enemy We
arc here tonight under one union. We are
here to claim for our states those rights
which the federal constitution gave them.
We are here to say that the constitutional
powers Of our national government shall
not be trampled upon.
Il regret to notice the recent assault
upon our just constitutional powers The
incident l refer to is the groat Chicago
riot Men in defiance of law, in great Or
ganized bodies, went through the street
with fire and sword, destroying property,
stopping railroads, blocking the mailsand
preventing commerce. These acts had
their origin in railroad strikes and were tho
work of men under the red flag of anarchy.
Mr.. Cleveland felt 1t his duty to open the
way of the mails. 1t was as plainly his
duty us was any duty that devolves upon
the president of the United States. He was
the instrument as commander of the army
and navy to restore traffic and the move
ment of trains.
1.-THE courts were appealed to and writ
of injunction granted to enforce the law.
Violation Of tn. order of the court re-
suited in contempt proceedings and pun
ishment Of the offenders, which was right
These courts proceeded on n line that was
legal, that was upheld by the constitution,
and yet the president and the supreme
court are denounced in the Chicago plat.
FORM"
The speaker here referred to Senator
Daniels, and scored him for being party
to the Chicago platform, when he had in
the senate fathered resolution indorsng
President Cleveland for sending troops to
Chicago. He held that the upholding of
the constitution and law was the most i'm !,
portant Of all duties of citizens He argued |
that the Chicago platform meant to change |
the supreme court body 50 as to accom-
plish the ends of anarchy He said that
Virginans had just us much at stake in
tho preservation of tho law as the people !
Of any other state, and urged them to vote
to prevent It,
The second question that General Har-
rison discussed was tho money question.
He had exhausted over half of his time in
speaking of the Importance Of maintain
Ing law and order. His arguments against
free silver were along the line of those he
has used in other speeches In closing he
advocated protection to American indus
tries. Protection would be n great boon
to the south, he said. He mentioned Nc
Kinley only once and that was in his final
appeal for Law and order, sound money,
and Mckinley"
At the close the general was vocferously
chcered and many people rushed forward
to shake hands with him The ex -presi-
dent and Mrs Harrison left Immediately
for Charleston. w. Va, where he speaks
today Murut Hulstead is with them.
Canton's First Voters Honor Mckinley.
CANTON, O., Oct. 6.-Major Mckinley
had an unexpected delegation last night.
The First Voters club, of Canton, headed
by u band, marched to the lawn unan.
and when Major Mckinley ap.
peared upon the porch they greeted him
with three rousing cheers. Then Attorney
Thomas f. Turner made an introductory
to which Major Mckinley re.
sponded in II patriotic address,
Railway Extension In China.
PEKIS, Oct 6-Consent has been given
by the Chinese government for the build.
ing of II branch of the Siberian railway