The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-23

you criticism. (Appiause.)
"They any we passed an uncOnsti
tutonal law. ! deny IT, The income
tax was not unconstitutional when |
WAS passed. 1t was not demonstrations
when it went before tho supreme cour
for tho first time. 1t did not becom,
unconstitutional until one judge
changed his mind, and we cannot b,
expected to know when Il Judge viii
voice, "Hit 'em again.") The income
tax is II just law. 1t simply intends tt
put the burden Of government justl,
upon the backs Of the people. | an
in favor OF the income tax. (Applause.
"When | find q man who is no
willing to pay his share of tho burden
Of the government which protects him
| find q man who Is unworthy to enio,
the blessings Of q government like
ours. (Applause.)
He says we are opposing the
national bank currency. It's true. Ii
you will read what Thomas Benton
said you will find that he said that in
searching history he could not find but
one parallel to Andrew Jackson. That
was Cicero, who destroyed the conspir.
acy Of Catalina and saved Rome. He
did for Rome what jackson did for this
country when he destroyed tho bunk
conspiracy and saved America. (Ap-
plause.)
"Mr. Jefferson, who was once re-
gurded Us good Democratic authority,
seems to have u different opinion from
the gentlemen who have addressed us
on the purt OF the minority. Those
who are opposed to the proposition tell
us to issue paper money Is q function
OF the canK, and the government ought
to go out OF the banking business.
stand with Jefferson rather than with
them, and tell them, as he did, the
issue Of money IL Il function OF govern
mcnt business. They complain about
the plank which declares against life
tenure in office. They have tried to
strain it to mean that which it does
not mean: What we oppose in that
plank is life tenure that is being built
up at Washington, which excludes
from party representation in the benc-
fits. the humber members of society.
cannot dwell longer In my limited
time. (Cries OF go on Go on ')
LET me call attention to two great
things. The gentleman from New
York says he VIII propose IN amend
mcnt providing this change in our
laws shall not affect contracts already
made. Let me remind him that there
is no intention OF affecting these con-
tracts which according to the present
laws are made payable in gold. But If
he meant to say that we cannot change
our monetary system without protect
ing those who have loaned money be-
forc the change was made, | want to
ask him where in law or In morals, he
can find authority for not protecting
debtors when the act Of 1873 passed.
"Thcy have tried for thirty years to
secure an international agreement and
they are waiting for it most patiently
and don't want it ut all. (Chccrs and
laughter long cOntinucd.)
NOV. my friends, let ZIG come To
the great paramount Issue. II they
ask MS why we say moro on the money
question than we say ON the tariif
Question, reply, if protection has
slain It's thousands, the gold standard
| has slain its tens Of thousands. II they
ask us why wc did not embOdy ali these
things in our platform, which we be-
lievc, we reply that when we have
| restored the money Of the constitution
all the necessary reforms will be posi-
bic and that until that is done there
is no reform that can be accomplished.
CHEERS.
"Alr. Ca 'Iislc said in 1873 this wear
was struggle between the idle hold
crs Of idle capital and the struggling
masses who produce wealth and pay
the taxes OF the country, and, my
friends, it is a simple question that we
shall decide. Upon which sido shall
the Democratic party fight? Upon
that of the idle holder of idle capital
or upon tho side OF the struggling
masses?
"There arc two ideas Of government.
There are those who believe that if
you lcgislato to make the well-to-do
prosperous, their prosperity will leak
through on those below. The Demo
cratic idea has been that If you lcgis-
late TO make the masses PROSPEROUS
their prosperity will find its way up
and through every class and rest upon
it. (Applansc.)
on come to us and tell us great
cities are In favor Of the gold standard
tell you great cities rest upon broad
and fertile prairies. Burn down your
cities and leave our farms, and your
cities Will spring up again as if by
magic. But destroy our farms and
grass will grow in tho streets of every
city in this country. Loud applause
"My friends, we shall declare this
nation able to legislate for its own peo-
pie on every question without waiting
for the aid or consent Of any nation on
earth. (Appluuse.) And upon that
Issue we expect to carry every single
State in the Union.
"lt is the issue OF 1915 ov.r again.
Our ancestors, when 1000, 900, had the
courage to declare their political indie.
pcndenco of every other nation on
earth. Shall we, their descendants
| when we have grown To 20, 600 900,
declare we arc lcss independent than
our forclathers? No, my friends, ii
pie. ~"
''Ihercfore wo care not on what l;nc
} Inc battle is fought. If they say
} olmctallsm Is good but We cannot have
IT until some nation helps us, We reply
we shall restore bimetallism. II th.V
} dare to como out in the open and de-
: fend the old gold standard as a goof
, thing, we shall fight them to the utter
most. You shall not crucifv mnnk;n,
upon cross OF gold" Great applause
Then ensucd perhaps the most extr,,
ordinary scene OF this extraordinar
convention. AS II by the magic toucl
> Of IL wand delegation after dclegntio
roSe In solid phalunx and gave vent I