The San Francisco call., 1896-08-28

against brother, and sundered the bonds OF
love. Senator Hill, watching the strange pro-
ceeding, had to extend that brief political code
from which he has gained so much renown.
He felt compelled to say, 81 am Democrat,
but am not revolutonist,"
Now, my friends, all these things indie ate
the temper in which that platform was
adopted and the spirit that prompted the
nominations that were made. There was no
calm deliberatfon, there was frenzy. There
was no thoughtful searching for the man who
from experience was most able to direct public
affairs There was an impulsive response TO
an impassioned speech that selected the homi-
nee. Not amid such surroundings as that; not
under such Influences are these calm, discreet
things done that will commend themselves to
the Judgment of the American people. Zap
plause.1
They denounce in their platform interfer-
ence by Federal authorities in local affairs
as violation of the constitution and crime
against free institutions. Mr.. Tillman in his
speech approved this declaration. 1t was in
tended to be in words a direct condemnation
of Mr. Cleveland as President for using the
power of the Executive to brush out OF the
way every obstacle to the free passage OF the
mail trains of the United States and inter-
state commerce, and, my friends, whenever our
people approve the choice of a President who
other Governor of any other State permission
to enforce the laws of the United States, we
have surrendered the victory we won in 1861.
TApplause1 Once we were asked and grave
question was raised whether the United States
could pass troops through Kentucky to meet
rebel armyin Tennessee.
Ny friends this constitutional question, this
division between the general and local au-
thorities, is a plain and easy one. dis
Il. sCo
State affair The President cannot send troops
or lend any aid unless the Legislature calls
upon him for help, or the Governor If the
Legislature is not in session. But when a law
of the United States Is invaded and broken 1t
Is the sworn duty of the President to execute
it, and this convention arraigns the President
for doing what his oath compelled him to do.
[Applause.l Comrades of the great war for
the Union, sons OF those who went out to battle
that the flag might not lose its lus ter, will we
consent after these years ferries of "Nol"] that
that doctrine which was shot to death IN the
great war shall be revived and mace victorious
in civil campaign? [Cries of ''Nop'l
But this assault does not end there. The
Supreme Court of the United States and the
Federal lower courts are arraigned because
they used the familiar writ OF injunction to
suppress violence, to restrain men from break
ing the law, and that platform plainly means
that the Democratic policy was that when the
Supreme Court. exercising its constitutional
power and duty. gave an Interpretation to
law of the United States that was not pleasing
TO Congress they would increase the number
of Judges and pack the court TO get decision
to please them. [Applause.l
Mr.. Hill said in his speech of this assa ult on
the courts: "That provision, if it means any
thing, means that it is the duty of Congress to
reconstruct the Supreme Court OF the country.
1t mes ns''-and now note his words, and it
was openly avowed it means-":he adding of
additional members to it, or the turning
out of Office and reconstructing the whole
court. will not follow any such revolutionary
step as that"
You are TO answer then, my fellow-citiZens,
in all the gravity of great crisis, whether
you Will entertain party who propose to de-
stroy the balance which our fathers instituted
in our system of government and whenever a
tumultuous Congress disagrees with the Su
preme Court and subservient President is in
the White House, that the Judgment of the
court shall be reeonsidered and reversed by
increasing the mum Der of judges and packing
the court with men who will decide as Con-
gress wants them to.
do not Intend to spend any time in the dis
cussion of the tariff question. That debate
has been won [applausel, and need not be pro-
tracted. 1t might run on eternally upon the
atrical lines. We have had some experiences,
but they were historical and remote. and not
very instructive to this generation. We needed
an experience of our own, and we have had it.
[Applause.l 1t has been hard lesson, but a
very convincing one, and everybody was in
the schoolhouse when it was given him. A
panic in 1893 of most extraordinary character
has been succeeded by general drying up,
less and less, until universal business distrac-
ti0n and ANXIETY nrpVails over all of our pou1-
munity. I do not believe there has been a
time, except perhaps in the very heat of some
active panic when universal business fear and
anxiety and watchfulness even to the point of
depression has characterized this great me-
tropolis as it does to-day. IApplsuse.]
What has brought it about? Gentlemen,
who is there TO defend the Wilson tariff bill?
Who says it is a good measure? "a voice, mo
body") do not believe that a candidate can
be found to say that it is. Mr.. Cleveland re-
pudisted it. 1t was so bad that he could not
attach his official signature to it, and 1t be-
came law withoutit. He said it was full of
incongruities and inequalities.
What has been the result of that measure?
Our manufacturers, left without adequate pro-
lection, have been suecessively and gradually
closing up and putting out their fires. But
not only has this produced such an effect, but
it has practically contributed to the financial
depression that we are in.
The maintenance of the gold reserve UP to
800, 100000 by the Government for the re-
demption of our notes was essential to conf
dence in the stability of our finances. When
Government reserve runs down people begin
at once to say: eve may come to a silver basis
if gold is going out" How can you keep a
gold reserve of $100, 0,e00, 900 when you have
not $100,000,000 in the treasury all told?
How can you maintain this gold reserve for re-
demption of notes when you have annual
and continuous deficit and your income not
equal to your expenses? So that, my friends,
this tariff bill has not only contributed by in
creasing importation, by taking away the
needful support for our own manufactures,
but it has contributed IN the way OF increas-
ing the silver scare TO bring us into the pres
ent condition of distrust and dismay which
now prevails. EApplause.l
But did not intend to follow that question
further. I am quite much opposed to
cheapening the American workingman and
workingwoman as 1 am to cheapening our
dollars [kpplause.l l am quite as strongly
in favor of keeping days work at home as am
gold dollars. [Applause.l If it could be
known tonight that the gallant soldier, that
typical American, that distinguished and use
full statesman, William Mckinley of Ohio Zap