Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-07-18

utu Wnen Tie destroyed the Dhnk con-
spiracy and saved America. tApplause.)
We say in our platform that we be-
lieve the right to coin money and
issue money is a function of The govern
ment. We believe 1t is part of the SOW
ereignty and can no more with safety
be delegated TO private individuals than
we can afford to delegate to private In
dividuals the power to make penal
statutes or levy laws for taxation.
Mr.. Jefferson who was once regarded
as good democratic authority, seems to
have had different opinion from the
gentlemen who have addressed us on
the part Of the minority. Those who
are opposed to this proposition tell us
the issue of paper money is the func-
ton of banks, and that the government
ought to go out OF the banking business
stand with Jefferson rather than with
them, and tell them, as he did, that the |
issue of money is function of the gov
eTnment, and that the banks ought to go
out of the government business. They
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against life tenure In Office They have
tried to strain 1t to mean that which 1t
does not mean. What we oppose In that
plank is the life tenure that is being
built up at Washington, which excludes
from participation In its benefits the
humber members of society. cannot
dwell longer In my limited time
Cries of Ego on" Ego on.~ Let me call
attention to two or three great things.
, The gentleman from New York says
) he will propose an amendment provid-
ing that this change in our law shall not
effect contracts already made.
Let me remind him that there is no
intention of affecting those contracts,
which, according to the present laws,
are made payable In gold, but If he
, means to say we cannot change our
monetary system without protecting
those who have loaned money before
the change was made, | want to ask him
> where he can find authority for not pro
tecting debtors when the act of 1873 was
passed, but now insist that we must
protect creditors. He says he also
wants to amend this law anG provide
tina. If we fall to maintain parity within
. a year that we will then suspend the
, coinage of silver. We reply that when
we advocate thing which we believe
will be successful, we are not compelled
to raise doubt as to our sincerity by
. trying to show what we will do If we
= can. ] ask him If he will apply his
= logic to us why he does not apply 1t to
himself. He says he wants this coun-
. try to try to secure an international
agreement. Why doesn't he tell us
what he is going to do If they fail to Sc
II cure an international agreement; there
is more reason for him TO do that than
r for us to fail to maintain parity. They
II have tried for thirty years-for thirty
$ years-to secure an international agree
> ment and those are waiting for 1t most
patiently and don't want 1t at all.
CHEERS and laughter long eontinued.)
;. Now, my friends, let me come to the
great paramount issue. If they ask us
here why we say more on the money
question than we say on the tariff ques-
ton, l reply that If protection has slain
its thousands the gold standard has
slain its tens of thousands. If they ask
us why we did not embody all these
things in our platform, we reply to
them that when we have restored the
money of the constitution all the other
necessary reforms will be possible, and
that until that Is done there is no re-
form that can be accomplished.
tCheers.) Why is 1t that within three
months such change has come over
the sentiments of this country Three
months ago, when 1t was confidently as
serted that those who believed in the
gold standard would frame our platform
and nominate our candidate, even the
advocates of gold standard did not think
we could elect president; but they had
good reason for suspicionable cause;
there is scarcely a state here today ask
ing for gold standard that is not within
the absolute control of the republican
party. loud cheers.) But note the
change. Mr.. Mckinley was nominated
at St.Louis upon platform that declared
for the maintenance of gold standard
until 1t should be changed into BIZ
metallism by an international agreement.
Mr.. Mckinley was the most popular
man among the republican party, and
everybody three months ago In the re-
publican party prophesied his nominal
ton. How is 1t today with that man
who used to boast that he looked like
Napoleon daughter and cheers)-that
man who shoulders today when he
thinks that he was nominated on the
anniversary of the battle of Waterloo
mot only that, but as he listens he
can hear with ever-increasing distinct.
ness the sound of the waves as they beat
upon the lonely shores of ST. Helena.
tSheers.l Why this changer All, nv
friends, is not the change evident toany.
one who will look at the matter? 1t is
no private character; however pure, no
personal popularity however great that
can protect from the avenging wrath Of
l. II