The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-07-11

tional law. ! deny it. The income
tax was not unconstitutional when il
was passed. 1t was not unconstitu-
tional when it went to the Supreme
court the first time 1t did not be-
come unconstitutional until one Judge
changed his mind, and we can not be
expected TO know when a Judge viii
change his mind. Applause, and a
voice, Hit 'em again The income
tax is just law. 1t simply intends
70 put the burden of government
justly upon the backs Of the people
| am in favor of an income tax. (Ap-
plause).
Mckinley Waterloo
Mr. Mckinley was nominated at St
Louis upon platform that declared
for the maintenance of the gold
standard until it should be changed
into bimetallism by an international
agreement. Mr.. Mckinley was the
most popular man of the Republican
party, and every body three months
ago in the Republican party prophe-
sled his election. How is il TODAY.
What-that man who used to boast
that ne looked liked Napoleon
daughter and cheers, that man shud-
ders to-day when he thinks that he
was nominated on the anniversary Of
the battle Of Waterloo"
AT the suggestion of coincidence
between Mckinley's nomination and
the fate of Napoleon at Waterloo, the
silver men showed their appreciation
of the point by yell and an uproar
which for twenty or thirty seconds
prevented the speaker from proceed
ing At length, when things Gained
down trhe he resumed as follows:
Not only that, but as he list sns, he
can hear with ever-increasing dis
tinctness the sound of the waves as
they beat upon the lonely shores OF
ST. Helena. Cheers Why this changer
All, my friends. is not the change
evident TO anyone who will look at
the matter. 1t is no private charag-
ter, however pure; no personal popu-
larity, however great, that can pro-
tect from the avenging wrath OF an
indignant people the mau who will
either declare he is in favor of fasten-
ing the gold standard upon this peo-
Pile, or who is willing TO surrender the
right of self-government and place
legislative control in the hands Of for
eign potentates and powers. tCheers.)
(Applause.) You come TO us and tell
us that the great cities are i'm favor OF
the gold standard. l tell you that the
great cities rest upon these broad and
fertile praries. Burn down your cit
les and leave our farms, and your cit
les will spring up again, as if by mag
ic. But destroy our farms and the
grass will grow in the streets of every
city in this country. loud applause
My friends, we shall declare
that this nation is able 10 leg
islate for its own people on every
question, without waiting for the aid
or consent of any other nation on
earth (applause), and upon that
issue we expect TO carry every
single State in the union. (Applause.)
l shall not slander the fair State
of Massachusetts, nor the State of
New York by saying that when its
citizens nre confronted with the prop
osition is this nation able TO attend to
its own business-I will not slander
either one by saying that the people
of those states win declare our help
less impotency as nation to
attend to our own business. IL
is the issue of 1875 over again,
when our ancestors, 3, 900 900 strong
had the courage TO declare their inde-
pendence Of every other nation uron
earth. Shall we, their descendants,
when we have grown TO 20, 600, 900, de-
clare that we are less indedendent than
our forefathers? No, my friends.
it will never be the Judgment of the
people. Therefore, we care not upon
what lines the battle is fought L.
they say bimetallism IS good, but we
can not have il till some nation helps
us, we reply that instead of having a
gold standard because England has It,
we shall restore bimetallism and then
let England have bimetalism because
the United States has it, applause
II they dare 10 come out and I'm the
open defend the gold standard as a
good thing we shall fight them TO the
uttermost, having behind ms the pro-
ducinF masses of this nation and the
world. Having behind US the CONNER
cial interests and the laboring in-
terests and all the toilng masses. we
shall answer their demands for a gold
standare by saying to them, you shall
not press down upon the brow of labor
this crown Of thorus You shall not
cruclfy mankind upon a cross Of gold q"
Great app!agsel