The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-08-15

veal They DO not excuse petit larceny.
but they declare that grand larceny IL
equally a crime; they do not defend the
occupation Of highwaymen who rob tho
unsuspecting traveller. but they include
among the transgressors those who.
through more polite and less hazardous
methods Of legislation, appropriate 70
their own use the proceeds Of the toll
Of others.
No Respeetor of Persons.
THE commandment, Thou shalt not
steal Numbered from Sinai. and reitsr-
ated In the legislation Of all nations, Is
no respecter OF persons. II must be ap-
piled 10 the great as well as the small
20 the strong as well as 10 the weak. 10
the corporate person, created by law. "a
well as TO the person Of flesh and blood
created by the Almighty. No government
is worthy Of the name which il not able
TO protect from every arm uplifted for
his injury the humblest citizen who lives
beneath the flag II follows as a neces-
sary conclusion that vicious Legislation
must be remedied by the people who suf-
fer from the effects Of such legislation,
and not by those who enjoy its benefits.
IneOme Tax Law.
The Chicago platform has been con-
demned by some because IL dissents from
an opinion rendered by the supreme court,
declaring the income tax law unconstitu-
tional. Our critics even go so far as 10
/ apply the name Of anarchist 10 those
who stand upon that plank Of the plat
form. II must be remembered that We
expressly recognize the binding force OF
that decision, so long as II stands as
part Of the law Of the land. There IL
in the platform no suggestion OF an ct
tempt TO dispute the authority of the
supreme court The party Is simply
( pledged 10 use all the constitutional
1 power which remains after that decision
! to accomplish hr reversibility by the
+ court as ii may hereafter be constituted.
+ Is there any disloyalty in that pledge?
For q hundred years the supreme court
I Of the United States has sustained the
4 principles which underlie the income tax
Some 20 years ago the same court Sus-
{ tanned, without dissenting voice. an IN
come tax law almost identical with the
/ one recently overthrow. Has not a fu-
4 iure court as much right TO return to the
I judicial precedents of a century as the
1 present court had TO depart from them?
1 When courts allow a rehearng they ad-
nit that error is possible. The late de-
/ c.sion against the income tax was Ten
dered by a majority OF one after a re-
hearing. While the money question over
shadows all others OF Importance, de-
sire Il distinctly understood that ! shall
offer no apology for the income tax plank
OF the Chicago platform. The last in
come tax law sought to apportiou the
burdens Of the government more eqaitA-
bly, among those who enjoy the pro:ec-
lion Of The government. At present tht
expenses OF the government, collected
through internal revenue and import do,
ties. are specially burdensome upon tbs
people or classes Of society. The income
tax is not new, nor is it based upon hos
iIlity 10 the rich. Not only shall refus.
10 apologize for the advocacy Of an in
come tax iaw by the national conven
ton, but shall also refuse 20 apologiE
for the exercise by IL Of the right q
dissent from a decision of the supremi
court In a government like ours avsr!
public official is a public servant. whethe
he holds Office by election or by appoint
ment, whether he serves for a term @
years or during good behavior. and III
people have a right 10 critIctse his ON
, clsl acts. Confidence is everywhere III
parent Of despotism. Free government
exists in jealousy. and not in confidence
These are the words Of Thomas Jefferson
and ] submit that they present a true
/ conception Of popular government thai
, that entertained by those who would pro
hibit an unfavorable comment upon
court decision,
Paramount Campaign Question.
Now let me consider the paramount
P question Of this campaign. Il is scarcI
, / y necessary to defend the principle q
| hlmetalI.sm. No national party durin
2 the entire history Of The United STATE
has ever declared against i and no pal
~ in this campaign has nai the ,eIneT1t
1 to oppose 81. ThHCe parties the DEM
. Gratis. the populists and the silver part,
i not only declared for bimetalHsm, 81
i, have outlined the specific iegisladon ne
II ! -Ssary to restore silver to It's ancieg
. position by the SIDE cf gold The =
- publican platform expressly declares Ia.
& bImc;sl.t>.n : desirable when st pledg'
= the republican party to aid in secOrir
n 4; as soon IS the assistance OF CeTta
Il foreign nations can be secured. Tho
ie who repress nted the minority senume
h ia the Chicago convention opposed 4
ID IRE, coinage OF silver by the Unit
b. States by INDEPENDENT action. on 4
ground that in their judgment IL Won
Il, VciSrd or entirely prevent the cSta olis
ID meni Of international bimetallism,
n. which the efforts OF the Governme
ne should be steadily directed. When I'll
ne asserted that the efforts OF the COVER
ne mcnt should be steadily directed iowS
The establishment OF International bin,
X sllism. they condemned monometaliis
lis The gold standard has been weigh
" n the hs ance and found wanur
81 Take frcn II the powerful support Of I
NJ money cwuing and the money chang
'e classes, and It can not stand for d
ne day in any nation IN the world. Ii "
We fastened uron the United States withC
le- discussion before the people. and
We friends have never yet been willing
hs risk a verdict before the voters upon Il
M issue. There can be no sympathy
~ cooperation between the advocates Of
universal gold standard and the ad
Gates Of himetallism. Between bimet
= lism. whether independent or inter-
-. iioual. and the gold standard, there
an impossible gull. Is this Quadrenr
agitation in favor OF international
me;allism conducted in gooi IA
-, or do your opponents really
sire to maintain the gold sta
- ard permsncn:,ys Are they willing
"a confess the superiority OF a dou
,n. standard when Joined in by the lead
an nations of the world. or do they
,ua insist that sold is the only metal 5
- able for standard money among Ct
AZ. ,zcd noiionsH II they are, in fact, de
"a Gus OF securing himetallism, we may
,,st peci them 10 point out the evils Of
MA gold standard and defend bimetallisu