People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-23

much business man as his employer.
Continued cheering The attorney
in country town is as much a bust.
ness man as the corporation counsel
10 the great metropolis. The mer-
chant at the cross roads store is as
much business man as the merchant
of New York. The farmer, who goes
forth in the morning and tolls all
DAY, begins in the spring and tolls all
summer, and by application of brain
and muscle to the natural resources
of this country, creates wealth, is as
much business man as the man who
goes upon the board of trade and bets
upon the price Ct grain.
THE miner who goes !, 900 feet into
the earth or climbs 1000 feet upon
the cliffs and brings forth from their
hiding place the precious metals to be
poured into the channels of trade is as
much business man as the few finan-
cial magnateS, who, in a back room,
corner the money of the world.
MERE SELF DEFENSE.
I'VE come TO speak for this broader
class Of business men. All, my
friends, we say not one word against
those who live upon the Atlantic
coast, but those hardy pioneers who
braved all the dangers of the wilder
ness, who have made the desert to
blossom as the rose, those pioneers
away out there, rearing their child
rem near to natures heart, where they
can mingle their voices with the
voices of the birds; out there where
they have erected school houses for
educating their children; churches,
where they praise their Creator, and
cemeteries, where sleeps the ashes of
their dead-are as deserving of con-
sideratiOn of this party as any people
in the country. Great applause.) 1t
Is for these that we speak. We do
not come as aggreSsOrs. Our war is
not a war of conquest. We are fight
ing in defense of our homes, our fam.
lilies andprosperity. loud applause.)
I'VE have petltiOned and our en-.
treaties have been disregarded.
HE WANTS A JACKSON.
I'VE have begged and they have
Knocked and our calamity came. We
beg no longer; we entreat no more;
we defy them. Great applause.) The
gentleman from Wisconsin says that
he fears RObespierre. Ny friend, in
this land Of the free, you need fear
10 tyrant who will spring up from
among the people. What we need is
an Andrew Jackson, to stand as
jackson stood against the eucroach-
ment Of aggrandized wealth. Great
appIause.)
They tell US this platform was
made to catch votes. We reply to
them that changing conditions make
new issues; that the principles upon
which rest Democracy are as ever
lasting as the hills but they mnst be
applied to new conditions as they
arise.
READ THE OPINION.
Conditions have arisen and we are
attempting to meet those conditions.
They tell US that income tax ought
not be brought 10 here; that is a new
idea, They criticize US for our criti-
cism of supreme court Of the United
States. NJ friends, we have not criti-
cized, we have simply called atten-
ton to what you know. II you want
criticisms, read the dissenting opin-
ion of the court. That will give you
your criticisms. (Applause.)
They say We passed an unconsti-
tutional law. Ideny it. The income
tax law Was not unconstitutional
when it was passed. 1t was not un-
constitutional until one Judge changed
his mind. We cannot be expected to
know when Judge will change his
mind. Applause, al voice, hit 'em
again. The income tax is just law.
1t simply intends to put the burden
OF government Justly upon the back
Of people. l am in favor of the in.
come tax. (Applause.l
He HITS THEM HARD.
when find a man who is not will.
ing to pay his share Of the burden Of
government which protects him,
find a man who is unworthy to enjoy
the blessings of a government like
ours. (Applause.l He says that We
are opposing national bank currency
1t is true, if you will read what
Thomas Benton said, you will ind be
said that in searching history hecould
find but one parallel to Andrew Jack,
son, that was Cicero, WHO destroyed