Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-28

convention depart from it's traditional prin-
cples and advocate doctrines that threat
en- the integrity Of the government. the
social order of our communities and the
soundness of our finance it ought to split
bolt from any party is now ana then
most reassuring incident, and was never
more reassuring, and never had better
cause than now, but these democratic
friends who are disposed more less di-
rectly to help the cause of sound finance
In this Campaign ought not to expect that
because the democratic party has disorgan-
lied itself. =
The Successful Army.
The republican party, the republican
voters, If sound money triumphs, as 1 be-
lieve ii will, must in the nature Of the
thing constitute the body of 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.
when the house Is on fire-and many
of our democratic friends believe that to
be the present domestic situation the
tenant on the top floor ought not to
ask the tenant an lin In the
he joins the fire brigade, and our demo-
cratic friends, who realize that we realize
the gravity, the far-reaching consequen ces
of this campaign, ought not to ask the re-
publican party to reorganize itself, to put
aside any Of the great principles that it
has advocated in order to win vote. If
their opinion is sincerely held as they In
sist, it ought to determine their action for
themselves without reference to what any
body should do.
How Best to Beat Bryan.
"And 1 submit to these gentlemen, for
whose opinions have the highest respect
whether, If 1t is true as they say that the
success of the Chicago nominee would
plunge this country into commercial dis
tress and drag the nations honors in the
dust there can be any question for such
gentlemen but this: How can we most
surely defeat the Chicago nominees?
Mr.. Harrison then spoke of the assault
upon the Supreme Court and indicated that
the logical result Of the pronunciamanto of
the Chicago convention on this line was
anarchy. He went on:
THE atmosphere Of the Chicago conven-
ton was surcharged with the spirit OF
revolution. Its platform was carried and
its nominations made in accordance with
the incidents of frenzy that startled the
onlookers and aroused the country. The
course of the President was arraigned for
enforcing the laws. and government by the
mob was given preference over government
by the law enforced by court DEGREES and
by executive orders. The spirit that ex-
hIhited itself In this convention was SO wild
and strangely enthused that Mr. Bryan
| himself likened it unto the zeal that pos
sessed the crusaders when they responded
to the impassioned appeals Of Peter the
KERMIT 10 rescue the Sepulcher CT our Lord
from the hands of the infidels.''
Pointing out the sequence of this figure
the speaker sarcastically mentioned the at
tudes assumed by the various democratic
leaders at the convention, and continued:
A Frenxfed Convention.
"All these things Indicate the temper in
which that platform was adopted, and the
spirit that prompted the nominat tons that
| were made. There was no calm delibera-
ton. 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 re-
Spouse to ali impassioned speech that Sc
lected the nominee. Not amid such sur
roundings as that, not under such in
fiuences. are those calm, discreet things
done that will commend themselves to the
judgment of the American people.
They denOunce in their platform inter-
ference by federal authorities in the local
affairs as violation Of the Constitution Of
the United States and a crime against free
| institutions. Mr.. Tillman in his speech an
proved this declaration. 1t was intended
to be IN words a direct condemnation of
Mr.. Cleveland as President of the United
States for using the power of the executive
TO crush out OF way every obstacle to the
flee passage of the mail trains of the Unit
ed States and the interstate commerce.
ALd, my friends, whenever our people ap-