The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-19
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by wild animals, would get together.
putting their heads together ana their
feet on the outside so they formed cir
Gle with their heels and kicked the en-
envy, but he said II was often the case
that the advocates OF various reforms
would put their heads on the outside
and kick each other. Q1aughter)
REGARDLESS OF DIFFERENCE.
at has been TO often the case that
these VINO were fighting for reform
because they could not agree entirely
would interfere with each other, and
each attempt to offset the others work.
In this campaign, those who believe n
the free coinage OF silver have Joined
together regardless OF differences or
opinion upon other subjects. Demo-
Gratis who believe in tariff reform, and
Republicans who believe in protection
are able to get together when both rec
osnize that the money yquestion is
superior to the question of tariff (Ap-
plause) a Populist leader in this state
well expressed the idea when he said
that while he believed in Populist doc
trineS yet he was willing 10 lay some
OF them aside until he could get others.
For instance, he said while he believed
in the government ownership OF all rail-
roads he did not want the government
10 own the railroads as long as the
Rothschilds owned the government.
(Applause.) II is this willingness 10 lay
aside minor differences in hours OF dam
ger that characterizes our people and
gives the surest proof that they are
also equal 10 The requirements IN any
emergency.
THE SECTIONAL ISSUE.
Some Of our opponents accuse US OF
raising a sectional issue. One OF the
evidences that the platform adopted at
Chicago does not raise a sectional issue
is found in the language of the plat
form adopted yesterday in New York
Let me say to you: After unreservedly
endorsing the platform and the candi-
dates or the Chicago convention, the
PLATFORM then declares as its deliberate
judgment, that never in the history OF
the Democratic party has a platform
been written which ersbodies more COM
pletsly the interests of the whole peo-
pie, as distinguished from those who
seek legislation for private benefits. than
that given to the country by the ma
tional Democratic convention OF 1896
(Applause) There, within the shadow
of Wall Street, though against the COM
bined opposition of those once leading
Democrats who have left the Democrats
party and either gone over entirely TO
the Republicans or stopped for a mo
ment at the halfway house, the Dem
ocracy OF New York declares that the
platform adopted al Chicago is the most
Democratic platform ever put before
the country by a Democratic convea-
ton (ApplauSe) In the state OF
Connecticut they have also endorsed
our platform and likewise in Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey. In this and
other northern states the Democracy
is beginning TO realize the Chicago plat
form presents 10 the American people
these great issues around which the
people must cluster If they are going
to retain a government Of, by and for
the people.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The Chicago platform contained that
plank expressing the desire for an in
come tax, not saying that we are going
to ignore the decision OF the supreme
court, but that an income tax should !
be retained and enforced as far as the |
decision OF the court would permit and /
that we would abide by the principle |
still If a future court, exercising the |
same right to reverse the decision re- |
Gently given that the present court ex-
e1ClSed IN oVertnroWlnS the precedent
Of hundred years, should not say nay
to the doctrine we used to have and de-
clare, that under the constitution IL
IS possible to make those who have
arse incomes pay their share of the
expenses of the government.
In my judgment the income tax is
lust. 1t IS not war upon property.
)ut it is demand that those who have
property and who demand the protec-
ion OF that property by federal laws
'hould be willing to support the gov
rnment TO which they look for that
protection and not seek TO use the in
trumentalities Of government for their ,
wn benefit and throw the burden Of !
that government on the
acks of those not able to bear IL. (Ap-
lauSe)
my NOMINATION. q,
The three parties which have Joined ,
n my nomination agree that while
here are other issues before the people :
side from the money question. yet the !
1oney question rises paramount TO :
hem all and must be settled first. :
'tner questions can wait, the money .
uSSCiOn cannot II has ha1u forced