The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-13

tion the burdens of government more aouit.
81 Jts aliong tnose who enjoy the protection
o ~ t th government At present the expenses
- ene IeueraI government, collected through
lhternai revenue taxes and import duties are
especially burdensome upon the moor cIsssas
VI society. A law which collects from some
cICzeHS more than their share of the taxes
anu collectS from other citizens less than their
snare is simply an indirect means of trans
lerIIng one mans property to another mans
pocket, and while the process NAV he ouits
satisfactory to the men who eseaDe inst taxo
atlon, IL can never be satisfactory To those
VINO are oyerburdened. The last income tax
noms;d VIII us exemption provisions. which
CONSIDERED IN connection with other methods
OF taxation in force, was not unjust to ths
possessors of large incomes, because thew
we're not competed to pay total federal tax
is not new. nor is it based upon hostility to
the rich. The system is employed in several
oI une most important nations of Europe, and
every income tax law now upon the statute
BOOKS IN any land, so far as l have been able
70 ascertain, contains an exemption clause
WINE the collection of an income tax in other
countries does not make it necessary for this
natlon TO adopt the system, yet it ought to
moderate the language of those who denounce
to-do. W.
Not only shall refuse to apologize for the
advocacy of an income tax law, by the ma
tlonal convention, but / shall also refuse to
apologlze or the exercise by it of the right
10 dissent from a decision of the supreme
court In government like ours every pub
lie official is a public servant whether he
noids off1ce by election or by appointment
Wnether ne serves for a term of years or
during good behavior, and the people have a
right to criticize his official acts
Conndence is everywhere the parent of
oespotlsm free government exists in jealousy
and not in confidence" These are the words
OF Thomas Jefferson and 1 submit that thew
present truer conception of popular gov.
eminent than that entertained by those who
would prohibit an unfavorable comment unon
court decision. Truth will vindicate itself;
only error fears free speech No public Of
nc1al who conscientiously discharges his duty
as he sees it, will desire to deny to those
whom ne serves the. right to discuss his on
cial conduct.
PARAMOUNT. QUESTION.
Now let me ask you to consider the para
mount question OF this campaign-the money
question. 1t is scarcely necessary to defend
the principle of bimetallism. No national
party during the entire history of the United
states has ever declared against it and no
party IN this campaign has had the temerity
to oppose it. Three parties-the Democratic.
Pepuhst and silver parties-have not only
declared for bimetallism, but have outlined
the specific legislation necessary to restore
silver to its ancient position by the side of
gold. The Republican platform expressly de-
clares that bimetallism is desirable when it
pledges the republican party to aid in Sc
curing 1t as soon as the assistance of GER
tain foreign nations can be obtained.
Those who represented the minority senti-
ment in the Chicago convention opposed the
free coinage of silver by the United States
by independent action on the ground that, in
their judgment it would retard or entirely
prevent the establishment of international
bimetalism, to which the efforts of the gov
eminent should be steadily directed" When
they asserted that the efforts of the govern
ment should be steadily directed toward the
establishment of International bimetallism
they condemned monometallism. The gold
standard has been weighed in the balance