The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-08-14
was finally restored and Mr.. Bryan

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class OF business men. All, my friends,
we say not word against those who
live upon the Atlantic coast, but those
hardy pioneers who braved all dangers
OF the wilderness, who have made the
desert to blossom as q rose; those plo-
neers away out there, rearing their
children near to natures heart where
they can mlngle their voices with the
voices OF the blrds-Out there where
they have ere1kd school houses for the
education OF their young and churches
where they praise their Creator and
cemeteries where sleep the ashes Of
their dead-are as deserving Of the con-
sdderatlon Of this party as any people
In this country. Great applause.) We
have petIIoned and our petitions have
been scorned. We have entreated and
our cntrea ties have been disregarded.
and they have Knocked when our calam-
ity came.
We beg no longer; we entreat no
more; we petition no more. We defy
them. Great applause and confusion
In the silver delegations)
The gentleman OF Wisconsin has said
that he feared Robespierre. My
friends, in this land of the free. we need
fear no tyrant who will spring up from
among the people. What we need Is an
Andrew Jackson to stand as Jackson
stood against the encroachments OF ag-
grandization OF wealth. (Grcat APP
plause) They tell us that this plat
form was made to catch votes. We re-
ply to them that changing conditions
make new Issues that the principles upon
which rest Democracy are as everlasting
as the hills, but that they must be ap-
piled to new conditions as they arise.
Conditions have arisen and we are at
tempting to meet those conditions. They
tell us that the income tax ought not
to be brought In here that II IL new
idea. They critlcise us for our crlti-
ciams Of the Supreme court Of the Unit
Cd States. My friends, we have not
criticised. We have simply called at
tention to what you know. II you want
criticisms, read the dissenting opinion
of the court. That will give you criu-
cisms. (Aplause) They say we pass
ed an unconstitutional law. deny 1t.
The income tax was not unconstitution-
al when It was passed. 1t was not un-
constitutional when II went before the
Supreme court for the first time. IL did
not become unconstitutional until one
Judge changed HIS mind. We cannot
be expected to know when Judge will
change his mind. (Applause and
voice. hit 'em agaiD.") The income
tax is a just law. II simply intends to
put the burden of government Justly
upon the backs of the people. am In
favor Of an income tax. (Applausc.)
When find man who Is not willing
to pay his share for the government
which protects him find man who Is
unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a
government like ours, (Applause) He
says that we are opposing the national
bank currency. II Is trua IL you will
read what Thomas Benton said you will
find that he said IN his story that he
could find but one parallel to Andrew
Jackson. and that was Cicero who de-
stroyed the conspiracy OF Catallne and
saved Rome
He did for Rome what Jackson did
when he destroyed the bank conspiracy
and saved America. (Applause,) We
say In our platform that we believe that
the right TO coin money and Issue money
Is n function of government We believe
1t. We believe n is a part of sover-
eighty, and can no moro be delegated to
private individuals than we could afford
to delegate to private individuals the
power to make penal statutes or levy
laws for taxation. (Applause) Mr..
Jefferson, who was once regarded as
good Democratic authority, seems to
have a different opinion from the gem
tlemcn who have addressed us on the
part of the minority. Those who are op-
posed to the proposition tell us that the
issue of paper money Is a function OF
the bank. and that the government
ought to go out Of the banding business.
stand with Jefferson rather than with
them, and tell them, as he did, that the
Issue of money Ia a function of the gov
ernment, and that the banks ought to
go out of the government business
They complain about the plank which
declares against tho life tenure In office
They have to make 1t mean what II does
not mean. What we oppose In that
plank Is the life tenure that Is being
built UP at Washington which excludes
from party representation In the bene.
fits the humber members of our society
I cannot dwell longer In my limited time
Crles OF Go on; go on,"O Let me cali
attention to two or three great things
Tho gentleman from New York says
that he will propose an amendment pro-
viding that this change In our law shall
not affect contracts already made
Let me remind him that there Is no In,
tention OF affecting these contracts,
which according to the present laws,
are made payable In gold. But IL he
means 10 say that we cannot change
our monetary system without protect
ing those who have loaned money be-
fore the change was made, want to ask
him where. N law or In
he can And authority
for not protecting the debtors
when the act Of 1878 was passed, but
now insists that we must protect the
creditor. He says he also wants to
amend this law and provide that II we |
fall to maintn a parity within n year
we win then suspend the coinage |
of silver. We reply that when we ad- |
vocate thing which we believe viii |
be SUE ressful we are not compelled to |
raise 4 doubt as TO our own sincerity |
by trying 10 show what we will do ( |
we can. ask him N ne will apply his |
logic to us. why he does not apply II to |
himself. He says that he wants this |
country 70 try to secure an interna-
tlonal asbsement. Why doesn't he tell |
us what he Is going to do 4 they fail |
tn secure an international agreement? |
There Is more reason for him to do that
than Tor us to fall to maintain the
parity. They have tried for 30 years
to sccurel an international agreement,
and they are SIN wa ting for II most
and don't want 1t at all.
Cheers and lauehter)
Now, my friends, let me come to the
great paramount Issue. III they ask us
why It Is that we say more upon the
money question than we say upon the
tariff question, I reply that II protection
has slain its THOUSANDS the gold standard
has slain It's tens of thousands. II they
ask us why we did not embody all these
things in our platform In which we be-
love. we reply to them that when we
have restored the money OF the constHu-
ion all other necessary reforms will be
possible ana until that Is done there Is
20 reforr' that can bo accomplished
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