The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-18

until one judge had changed his mind,
| and we cannot be expected to tell when
a Judge will change his mind. The income
/ tax Is a just law. 1t simply intends 70
| put the burdens OF government justly
| upon the backs of the people. l am in
/ favor Of an income tax tApplause.l
i When l find A man who is not willing TO
/ pay his share of the burden Of govern
1 ment which protects him I ma man
who Is unworthy 20 enjoy the blessings
! OF a government like ours. (Applause)
HE says t.4at Ne are opposing the ma
/ tional bank currency. 1t is true. IL you
/ will read what Thomas Benton said you
/ will find but one parallel - Andrew
1 Jackson. That was Cicero, VINO destroyed
/ the conspiracy OF Catalina and saved
i Rome. He did for Rome what Jackson
| did when he destroyed the bank eonspir-
| acy and saved America. (Applause1 We
| say in our platform that we believe the
right TO coin money and issue money is
a function Of government We believe
/ IT, We believe IL Is a part OF sovereign
i ~. and can no more WA safety b.
| delegated 10 private individuals than VIZ
| could AFFORD TO delegate to private in
| iiViiuals the power 20 make penal stat
| uteS or levy laws for taxation ZAP
| plauSeA
MIR, Jefferson, who was once re
| sariei as gooi democrats authority
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| The gentleman who has addressed IL
| On the part OF the minority. Those whc
| are opposed TO this proposition tell Us
hat the issue OF paper money is tune-
| zion Of the bank, and that the govern
msnt ought 10 go out OF the banking bus
ness, ! stand with Jefferson, ratheI
| .han with them. ana tell them, as he did,
hat the issue Of money Is A function Of
| he government and that the banks oughi
n 81 ~ ha s.s-VNv ant
They complain about that plank
| which declares against the life tenure OF
office They have tried to strain IL 10
mean that which IL does not mean. What
| We oppose In that plank is the life tenur,
| that is SSiag 6ailt up at Washington.
| Atrh excludes from participation in tae
benefits the humber members OF our so
e!ety. l cannot dwell on this longer in
my lin csd time. (CrIes Of Go on. &c
| an >
Answer to Mr.. HIN.
Let me call attention to two or three
great things The gentleman from New
York says that ne will propose an amend
nent providing that this change in cur
| aw shall not AFFECT contracts already
| made. Let ME remind him that there is
| no intention OF affecting those contracts,
which. according 10 the present Jaws
are made payable in gold But IL he
means 10 say that We cannot change
our monetary system without protect
nS those who have loaned money before
he change vas made | want to ask MIN
where, in law or in morals, he can md
authority for no. protecting the debtors
when the act OF 1873 was passed. but now
INSIST that We must protSct the creditor
tie says he also wants 10 amend this
aw and provide that II We fail to main
tam parity within year that We will
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seply that when We advocate a thing
which We believe will De successful We
are not compelled 10 raise a doubt as to
our own sincerity by trying 20 show
what We Will DO II We can. l ask him
I ne Wi! apply mis- logic 10 Us, why he
toes not apply it 10 himself" He SAYS
hat he wants this country TO try TO Sc
,ure an International agreement Why
DOESN'T he tell Us what ne is going 10
10 II they fail TO secure an lnternationa.
tsreement? There is more reason for
aim 10 do that than for Us 10 fan to
maintain the parity. They have tried
Tor - years-for 30 years-to secure an
International agreement. and those are
waiting for II most patiently. who don't
want X az all Cheering. laughter long
The Paramount Issue.
Now, my friends, let me come To tho
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-, ~ = ID We say more on the
4--S ION 'AAH We say upon the
1riT question, l reply that II protection
mas slain It's thousands the gold stand
AZ" mas sam Us tens Of thousands. II
.Ary ask Us why We tld not embody
tA these tl.ngs in our Platform which
We believe, We reply 10 them that whom
"e nave restored ,n= mOu-y OF la- OF
--.tut.ou. a.. other necessary reform.
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