Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-22

10 catch votes. We reply to them that
changing conditions make new issucs;
that the principles upon which rest de-
rnocracy are as everlasting as the hills
but they must be applied to new con-
'itions as they arise.
READ THE OPINION.
Conditions have arisen and we are
attempting to meet those conditions.
They tell us that the income tax ought
De brought in here; that it is new
idea. They criticize us Tor cur criti-
c-Sm OF the supreme court of the Unit
ed States My friends, we have not crit
lclzed, we have simply called atten-
ton to what you know. If you want
criticisms read the dissenting opinion
OF the court. That will give you your
criticisms. (Applause)
They say we passed an unconstitu-
tional law, deny it. The income tax
law was not unconstitutional when it
was passed. 1t was not unconstitutional
until one judge changed his mind. We
annot be expected to know when
Judge will change his mind. applause,
and voice, hit 'em again) The income
tax is just law. st simply intends
to put the burden of government just
ly upon the back of the people. am in
favor of an income tax. (Applause.)
HE HITS THEM HARD.
when 1 find a man VINO is not will
ing to pay his share of the burden of
government which protects him, 1 find
man who is unworthy to enjoy the
blessings Of government like ours.
(Applause) He says that we are OPP
posing national bank currency. 1t is
true, if you will read what Thomas
Benton said you Will find he said that
in searching history he could find but
one parallel to Andrew Jackson, that
was Cicero, who destroyed the con-
spiracy of Cataline, and saved Rome
He did for Rome what Jackson did
when he destroyed the bank conspiracy
and saved America. (Applause) We
say in our platform that we believe to
coin money and issue money is the
function of government. We believe it,
We believe it is part of sovereignty,
and can no more with safety be dele
gated to private citizens and individ-
uals than we could afford to delegate
to private individuals power to make
penal statutes, or levy laws for taxa
| ton. MIR. Jefferson who was once re-
garded as good democratic authority,
seems to have different opinion from
| gentlemen who have addressed us on
| the part of the minority. Those who
are opposed to this proposition tell us
that the issue of paper money is the
function Of the banks and that the gov
eminent ought to go out of the banking
business. 1 stand with jefferson, rath-
er than with them, and tell them, as he
did, that the issue of money is the
function of the government, and that
the banks ought to go out of the gov
eminent business. They complain
about that 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 of life tenure that is being
built up at Washington, which ex-
cludes from participation in it's bene-
fits the humber members of our So
ciety. 1 cannot dwell longer in my
limited time, (cries of go on, go on. y
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 affect contracts already made. Lei
me remind him that there is no inten.
ton Of affecting those contracts, which
according to the present laws, are made
payaDe in gold. But If he means tC
say we cannot change our monetary
system without protecting those who
have loaned money before the change
was made. want to ask him where In
law or morals, he can find authority
for not protecting debtors when the act
of 1873 was passed, but now insis Is
that we must protect creditors. He says
he also wants to amend this law anC
provide that if we fail to maintain par
ity within year that we will then sus
pend coinage of silver. We reply thai
when we advocate the thing which we
believe will be successful we are moi
compelled to raise doubt as to our sin
certify by trying to show what we will
do If we fail. ask him if he will ap
ply his logic to US, why he does not ap
ply 1t to himself. He says he wants this
country to try and secure an interna
tiona1 agreement. Why doesn't he tel
us what he is going to do If they fai
to secure an international agreement?
There is more reason ror him to dc
that than for us to fail to maintain
parity. They have tried for thirty
years-for years-to secure an interna
tional agreement, and they are wait
ing for it most patiently and dom
want it at all. Cheering, laughter anG
long continued.)
Now, my friends. let me come to the
great paramount issue. If they ask US
here why it is we say more on the
money question than we say upon the
tariff question, I reply that if protec
ton has slain it's thousands the golt
standard has slain it's tens of thous
ands. If they ask US why we did no,
embody all these things in our plat
form which we believe, we reply to then
that when we have restored the money
of the constitution all other necessary
reforms will be possible, and then un
til that is done there is no reform tina
can be accomplished. (Cheering.) WHY
is 1t that within three months such
change has come over the sentiment.
of this country? Three months ago
when it was confidently asserted tina
those who believed in the gold standard
would frame our platform and nomina Il
our candidate. even advocates of the
gold standard did not think we could
elect president, but they had goo6
reason for suspicion because there i:
scarcely state here today for a golG
standard that is not within absolute
control of the republican party Gouc
cheering) But note the change. (Mr
Mckinley was nominated at ST. Loui:
upon platform that declared for the
maintenance of the gold standard unit
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