The record-union., 1896-08-28

submitted to the consideration of any
one until now. (Applause) l shall
speak, my fellow citizens, as a Repub-
lican (cries of "Good!'O, but with per-
feet respect to those who hold differing
opinions. Indeed, I have never had so
much respect for Democrats as / have
now (applause), or perhaps / should say
never had so much respect for so many
Democrats as I have now. (Applauseo
That party has 0ase lore exhibited it's
capacity to be ruptured, and a party
that cannot be split is public menace
when the leaders of a party, assem-
bled in convention, depart from its ira
ditional principles and advocate doc
tr:nes that threaten the integrity OF the
Government, the social order of our
communities and the security ana
soundneSS of our finance, it ought TO
split, and it dignifies itself when 1t does
split. A bolt from any party is now ana
then a most reassuring incident and
was never more reassuring and never
had better cause than now. tApplause
and cries of You're right.o
But these Democratic friends who are
disposed, more or less directly, to help
the cause of sound finance in this cam
paign ought not to expect that the Re-
publican party will reorganize itself be-
cause the Democratic party has dlsor-
ganiZed itself. daughter and ap-
plause) The Republican party, the Re-
publican voter if sound money trl-
umphs, as l believe it will, must in the
nature of things constitute the body or
the successful army. We ought not
therefore, to be asked to do anything
that will affect the solidity, the loyalty,
the discipline or the enthusiasm of the
Republican party. (Applause and a
voice, Nobody going out.'O This re-
ferred to the Bryan meeting at Madison
Square Garden and created considerable
lnerriment.
THE Republican party confronts the
destructionist, and trumpets its defl-
ance to the enemies of sound money.
1t will fight however, without covering
any of the glorious notices or lnscrlp-
tions that are upon this banner. zap
plause) When the house is on fire
and many of our Democratic friends be-
lieve that to be the present Democratic
situation-the tenant on the top floor
ought not to ask the tenant in the base
ment to bury any of his opinions be-
fore he joins the fire brigade, and so
cur Democratic friends who realize, as
we realize, the gravity, the far-reach-
ing consequences of this campaign,
ought not to ask the Republican party
to reorganize itself, to put aside any of
the great principles it has advocated,
in order to win a vote. If the opinion
is sincerely held, as they insist, it ought
to determine their action for them
Selves without reference to what any
| body else should do. And l submit to
these gentlemen, for whose opinions L
have the highest respect, whether if it
be true, as they say, that the success
of the Chicago nominee would plunge
this country into irredeemable CONNER
cial distress. and drag the nations hon
or in the dust, there can be any ques-
ton for such gentlemen but this: How
can we most surely defeat the Chicago
nominee?' (Applause)
Neither conventions nor committees
can conceal issues nor assign them to
their places as to their Importance.
| What is the leading issue of campaign
which most agitates the people? In
my opinion there is no issue presented
by the Chicago platform more import
ant or vital than the question they have
raised of prostituting the power and
Executive The defense of the Consti-
tuition, of the Supreme Court and of
the Presidents power and duty to en-
force all of the laws of the country,
without waiting the call or consent of
| the Governor of any State is an i'm
portant and living issue in this cam
paign (Applause) Tariff and coinage
will be of little moment, if our constitu-
| n.,t g n ROY n
When we have a President who believes
that it is neither his right nor his duty
to see that the mail trains are not OBJ
st~ucted 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 law-breakers, free
trade and free silver will be appropriate
accomplishments Of such an administra-
ton. and cannot add appreciably to the
national distress or the national dis
honor. (Applause)
There is only one rule by which we
can live peacefully as a nation or peace
| fully as citizens. 1t is the rule of legisla-
ticn legally enacted and enforced by the
| judicial tribunal appointed by the Con-
| stitution When it becomes the rule
!
anarchy a condition as destructive to
! honest labor and its rewards as death
is to the human body.
THE atmosphere of the Chicago Con-
vention was surcharged with the spirit
o. revolution. It's platform was car
ried and it's nominations made with ac-
companying incidents of frenzy that
startled the c-slookers and amazed the
country The courts and the President
We're arraigned for enforcing the laws
and government by mob was given
preference over government by law
| enforced by the courts DEGREES and by
executive orders The spirit that ex-
hibited itself in this convention was sc
wild and strangely enthused that Mr.
Bryan himself likened it to the yea
| that possessed the Crusaders wher
| they responded to the impassioned ap-
peals of Peter the Hermit to rescue the
sepulcher of our Lord from the hands
| OF the infidels. (Applause) He too
us that his silver crusade had arrayeC
father against son and brother agains
| brother and sundered the bonds of love
Senator Hill, watching the strange pro-
oeeding had to extend that brief politi-
cal code from which he has gained SC
much renown. He felt compelled tC
say, I am a Democrat, but l am not 9
revolutionist.'
Now, my friends, all these things
indicate the temper in which that plat
| form was adopted ani the spirit thai
prompted the nominations that were
made. There was no calm deliberation
there was frenzy. There was nc
thoughtful searching for the man whe
from experience was most able to direcl
public affairs. There was an impulsiv,
response to an impassioned speech thai