Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-10-17
ONLEY HAILED AS
NEXT PRESIDENT
Democratic Club S
Dinner in Boston.


Massachusetts rendered tonight TO Col.
William A. CASTOR, the party candidate
iorgovenorS Over 25C party followers
listened TO speaehes by Richard Olney
former secretary of state; Chas. II.
Hamlin, Josiah Quincy, John II. Taylor
congressman from the third district:
Henry ii. Hollis, Democratic candidate
for governor OF New Hampshire. and
Colonel CASTOR.
Undoubtedly, the speech OF the even
ing was tlat delivered by Mr.. Olncy.
who was cheered for some minutes
when he arose. Many greeted him as
the next president
MIR, Olney spoke in part as follows;
"The signs OF the times are that un-
der the regime ofthe Republican party,
and through the national governments
forty years OF partnership with the
protected industries, we have como to
n pass where public oflici ais, as well as
private citizens, deem themselves above
the law
"Witness the Jealous haste with
which the treasury rushes TO the relief
of Wall street spectators by novel
and forced construction Of tho national
banking law. Witness the astonishing
proceeding of the same department in
its Instructions Go subordinate officers
respecting the duties TO be collected on
coal I;ut the general lawlcss atmos-
phcre in which the protected Republican
reign has cnvcloped us is even more
strikingly illustrated by tho recent
presidential demonstration upon the
coal strike. There are those who say
that as the president disclaimed any
official duty or relation 20 the matter
he should not have interfcred. There
~ something to be said for that view.
Though his office, is charged with great
functions and invested with great pow
ers, thepresdent is constitutional Of
ilcer whose sphere OF action is strictly
limited by law
"Within that sphere he is well nigh
? absolute without, he is largely impo-
tent. When, Therefore, hc goes without
it the danger is that he may fail and bC
defied and that his great Office may lose
prstige and power and thus be less
capable Of performing its legitimat,
duties.
"rhe President, for example, is our
representative with foreign powers.
VIII il strengthen his hands that some
half "a dozen private citizens are found
swapping their fingers in his face? The
Presidents overture TO the coal opera
tors was prompted 10y the best motives
and should have been treated with re-
spectful consideration. 1t must have
been declined courteously, even if
firmly.
"But the opportunity to administer a
snub TO the president was too tempting.
Accordingly, he was not only treated as
n rash intermeddler, he was also lcct-
urcd upon the law and the facts OF the
case and TO crown all, was notified that
the cause OF the troubles was lawless-
ness, which he was sarcastically invited
TO suppress.
"For sheer audicity this attitude Of
the coal operators could hardly be
matched, and nothing. more strongly
emphasize the disrepute which the law
of the land has been brought by long
continued Republican domination.
"Yet who are they who were so insist
ent upon the suppression OF Iawlessness
in the mining regions? Why, the most
unblushing and persistent Of law-break-
ers. For years they have dehed the
law of Pennsylvania which forbids COM
mon carriers engaging in the business
of mining. For years they have dis
criminated between customers in the
freight charges on their railroads In
in violation Of the interstate commerce
law. For years they have unlawfuily
monopolized interstate commerce in
violation OF the Sherman antitrust
, law.
Indeed the very best excuse and ex-
PLANTATION of their astonishing attitude
> at the Washington conference is that,
having violated so many laws fol
so long and so many times they might
rightfully think they were wholly inn
= mune from either punishment or re
proach.
4 at is sometimes urged in extenuatiol
Y of the coal operators foolishly offensive
N tone at the conference that they wer
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