The Progress., 1896-08-06

1--WE come to speak fer this broader
class OF men. All. ny friends we sa!
not one wnrd against those who live
upon tn, Atlantic coast. but those
hardy pioneers who bravcd all the dan
gers of the wilderness, who made tho
| dese!t to blossom as q rose, thOs,
| pioneers away out there rearing THEN
children near natures heart, whcr,
| they can mingle their voices with the
voices Of the birds: out there where
the brave have erected school houses
for the education OF their young, and
churches i'll which they praise theil
creator, and cemeteries where sleep
the ashes Of their dead, arc rs dcscrv-
inc of the consideration OF this party
as any of the people of this country.
Great applause. We have petitjoned
and our petitions have hen scorned.
We have entreated and cur cntrcatics
have been disrcgarded. ana they have
Knocked and our calamity came.
I'VE beg no longer: we eetrea. no
more; we petition no more. We defy
them. Great applause;confusion in sill
verdelegations. The gentleman from
Wisconsin said he feared Robcspierre.
My friends, in this land G; the free.
we need fear no tyrant who will spring
up from among the people. What we
need is an Andrew jackson, 20 stand
as Jackson stood against t!ie sncrOach-
ments and aggrandizing Ut wealth.
[Great applause. They tell US this
platform may catch the vote. We re-
ply to them that it contains principles
upon which rest the Democracy as
everlasting as the hills, and they must
be applied to new conditions as they
arise. Conditions have arisen and we
are attempting to meet thess coudi-
lions.
They tell US that the income tax
ought not to be brought in here; that
its new idea. They criticiss US for
our criticisms of the supreme court of
the United States. My friends, we
have not criticised. We have simply
called attention to wha. you know. If
you want criticism, read the dissenting
opinion of the court. That will give
you criticisms. Applaus.
"They say we passed demonstrations
al laws. deny it. The income tax
was not unconstitutional when it was
passed. 1t was not unconstitutional
when it went before the supreme court
the first time. 1t did not become un-
until one judge changed
his mind, and we cannot be expected to
know when q Judge will change his mind.
Applause aud a voice, Hit 'em
again. The income tax is Just
aw. 1t simply intends to put the bur-
len of government justly upon the
packs of the people. l am in favor of
he income tax. Applause. When
find man not willing to pay his
share of the burden Of the government
which protects him, | find a man who
s unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a
government like ours. Applause.
He says we are opposing national
'ank currency. 1t is true. If you
will read what Thomas Benton said
-ou will tind that he said that in
earching history, he could find but
me parallel to Andrew Jackson. That
vas Cicero, who destroyed the conspir-
cy of Catalina and saved Rome. He did !
o. Rome what jackson dill, destroyed |
he bank conspiracy and saved Amer
ca. Applause. We say in cur
'latform that we believe the right to
DIN money and issue money is fanc-
ion of the government. We believe
t. We believe it is q part of sover-
lgnty and can no more with safety be
elegs'ted to private individuals lhan
'e could afford to delegate to private
the power to make par.al
tatutes orlevy taxation. Applause. I
n. Jefferson, who was once regard I'd
S good Democratic authority seems 10
ave y different opinion from the gen
.emeL who have addressed us on the
art of the minority. Those who are
pposed to the proposition tell US the
sue OF paper money is function of
re bank and government ought to 90
ut of the banking business. I stand
18th Jefferson rather than with them
nd tell them as he did, that the issue
money is . function of government,
nd the banks ought to 90 Cut of the
overnment business.
They complain about the plank
hich declares against life tenure in
lice. They have tried to strain il to
ean that which it does not mean. :
hat we oppose in that plank is life
nure that is being built up at Wash
lgton, which excludes from part, pa
on in the benefits the humber mem
ers OF our society. can not dwell
nser in my limited time. Cries of
60 On; 60 on" Let me call atten-
on to two or three great things. The
'ntleman from New York says no will
'pose an amendment providing Mat {
lis change in our laws shall not affect {
'ntracts already made. Let me rs- :
bad him that there is no inteniob of ,
icctlng these contracts, which ac-
riding to the present laws, are made t
'yable in gold. But if he means to
y that we cannot change our monsy 6