The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25
A FIGHT FOR PRINCIPLES.
Gen. Buckner Scores Those Who Are
Scramblfng for Office.

Gen. Buckner spoke as follows:
Mr.: Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen-I
thank you most heartily for the very cordial
welcome you have given me here this even
ing. claim not to be a stranger in this
land; 1 knew it almost before any of you
ever saw this country. I was here in the
of their army, stationed at your neighboring
post of Fort Smelling. forty-six years ago.
(Applause.)
The country beyond this beautiful river
then showed no other signs of habitation than
the tepee of the savage and nothing of COM
meree was then known in this country except
the incipient trade of lumber, a few saw mills
were erected, and the skins purchased from
the Indians were the chief commerce of the
country.
1 return after lapse of that time and if
seems to me as if some magic wand had
been waved over the land. Two neighboring
cities, rivalling each other in wealth, in pop
ulation and in splendor, have risen as if by
magic. Yet we are told by gentlemen who are
preaching dissention in this country persons
who are seeking to incite the people of one
section against another, that this thing does
dences and business houses are not here:
that the people are impoverished and starry
ing, and that the only remedy for what they
claim the evils that are existing is for one
half of the population of this country to at
tempt to butcher the other half (Appiause)
appear in connection with my distinguished
leader here tonight to protest against the at
tempt OF these men to divide this country in
twain: lApplause.) do not come here
claiming that we will succeed or that we will
not succeed In this election; and I wish to
answer that gentleman who demanded when
my leader stood here, whether we expected
10 win the election not / wish to saw to
MIN that the thought never entered our
minds Great applause.) We are not prac-
tlcal politicians in the sense that principle
ana the good OF the country can be traded off
tor place. Applause) You who asked that
or patriotism than men, more prominent
than yourself, in your party. (Applause.)
saw an interview published in the
papers of the country with two prominent
members Of that party standing unon the
chicago platform; one of them was a senator
In the United States congress and the other
prominent member of the house of repre
sentatives. They said it was strange to thor
That two gentlemen like Gen. Palmer and
myseH should accept nomination on ticket
WHICH old not nave chance of success. The
QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
never seemed to enter their minds. IAN
piause.) And whilst On the question of rr,n
ciple, Mr.. Chairman. I wish to saw this. 7
nave heard other outc1ies in the remote narts
OF this hall. 1t is not new to us We have
Deen IN many sections of this country We
nave met there as we have met here the
bone and the sinew and the natriotism 90
the country, but hiding away in the DARK
on the outskirts, we have seen evidences oP
the presence of these men who, having alb
dlcated their own manhood simply echo tha
principles dictated to them by their masters
tremendous applause.)
A Voice-Give it to them, general; give II
to them, general -
Mr. Chairman, 1 wish to say that respect
any man. whatever may be his oninions
however they may differ from mine who
gives an honest enunciation on proper occa
slons OF his opinions on political and other
questions, but l cannot have any resnact for
that man who thinks SO little of hi -
(Applause) ~ al sueu'
say sir. respect any man who enunci-
sir t.
tlments on any public question and it is nat
ural, Mr.. Chairman, that man who believes
tnat large portion of this people shouId do
lr rS tnelr creditors that he cry for the man
VINO represents those principles and that
man Is Mr.. Bryan. (Applausel Moreovar
Mr. chairman, 1t Is perfectly natural-I DOM
say that 1t is proper, for those gentlemen
lapn1an mU sense or proprety or Of manners
Even the poet has told us that a.
Rogue ne'er yet felt halter draw
with good opinion Of the law" Applause,
-, ana those who conspired together to com
NIT crime may we'll seek to break down The
courts which may convict them of their Of
fences (Applause) Therefore Mr.. Chair
man, 1t Is very natural that men who he
Heve In such negation Of principle shoTn
cry for the man who represents their IT,,
and that man is Mr.. Bryan. "'
Mr. Chairman we are here because we are
democrats, because we are opposed to the sec
tlonalism which this people seeks to build IN
dividing one part Of this country from an
other. (Applause) We are here to onnosa
that and to insist that every part Of the
country should harmonic with the othar
Our interests are common and not antaeon
istic. We, therefore, appear before you our
fellow citizens, advocating the supremacv Of
the law, advocating the honesty and inteeritv
of our government and the people who rem
resent it. We were nominated as candidate
for the presidency and vice presidency of the
United States on the Democratic platform
(Applause.l Read it, you men that pretend
to stand on the Chicago platform In that
platform not trace of the Democratic party
is left. But read the platform at Indian.
apoiis. and you will find there all the
LANDMARKS OF DEMOCRACY.
standing prominently out, visible to anv
eye, and the declarations in that platforms
have been the gospel of Democracy from tina