The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-08-04


I've upon the Atlantic coast, but thos.
hardy pioneers who bravcd all dangers
OF the wilderness, who have made the
desert to blossom as q rose; those piO-
neers away out there, rearing theli
children near to natures heart where
they can mingle their voices with the
voices OF the blrds-Uut there where
they have ered1ad school houses for the
education OF their young and churches
where they praise their Creator and
cemeteries where sleep the ashes OF
their dea1-are az deserving of the con-
stderatlon of this party as any people
In this country. Great applause.) We
have petp,lorcd and our petitions have
| been scorned. We have entrea.cd and
our cntrcatles have bccn dlsregarded
and they have Knocked when our cllam-
ity came.
We beg no longer; we entreat nc
more; we petition no moro. We defy
them. (Great applause and confusion
in the silver delegations.)
The gentleman of Wisconsin has said
that he feared q Robespierre. Ny
! friends, In this land of the free, we need
fear no tyrant who viii spring up from
among the people. What we need Is All
Andrew Jackson to stand as jackson
stood against the encroachments of ag-
grandzation of wealth. Great ap-
plause) They tell us that this plat
| form was made to catch votes We re-
ply to them that changing conditions
make new issues that the principles upon
which rest Democracy are as everlasting
as the hills, but that they must be APP
| piled to new conditions as they arise.
| Conditions have arisen and we are at
tempting to meet those conditions. They
| tell us that the Income tax ought moi
to be brought In here, that 1t Is q new
idea. They crlticlse us for our crlti-
| clsms Of the Supreme court Of the Unit
ed States. My friends. we have not
criticised. We have simply called at
tentlon to what you know. If you want
criticisms, read the dissenting opinion
Of the court. That will give you crltl-
clsms. (Aplause) They say we pass
cd an unconstitutional law. deny 1t.
The income tax was not unconstttution-
al when II was passed 1t was not un-
constitutional when II went before the
Supreme co''rt for the first time. II did
not become unconstitutional until one
Judge changed his mind. We cannot
be expected to know when jldge will
change his mind. applause and a
voice, "Hit 'em again.'D The income
tax Is a just law. IT simply Intends to
put the burden of government Justly
upon the backs of the people. am in
favor of an income tax. (Applause)
When find a man who Is not willing
to pay his share for the government
which protects him find a man who IL
unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a
government like ours (Applausc) He
says that we are opposing the national
bank currency. 1t is true. If you will
read what Thomas Benton said you will
find that he said IN hls story that he
could find but one parallel 10 Andrew
To, Il hak 4
stroyed the conspiracy of Catallne 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 that
the right to coin money and issue money
Is function of government. We believe
II. We believe II IL part OF sover-
eighty, and can no more be dclegat ted to
private individuals than wc could afford
to delegate to private individuals the
power TO make penal statutes or levy
laws for taxation (Applause) Mr..
Jefferson, who was once regarded az
good Democratic authority. seems to
have a different opinion from the gem
tlemcn who have addressed us on the
part of the minority. Those who are op-
posed TO tn" proposition tell us that the
issue of paper money Is a function OF
the bank. and that the government
ought to go out of the banking business
stand With Jefferson rather than with
them. and tell them, as he did, that the
Issue of money Is a function of the gov
ernment. and that the banks ought to
go out OF the government business
They complain about the plank which
declares against the life tenure In office.
They have to make II mean what II doe. |
not mean. What we oppose In that |
plank Is the life t.nure that Ia being
built up at Washington which excludes
from party representation In the bene.
fits the humber members of our society. |
| cannot dwell longer in my limited time. |
(Crles Of "Cio on; go on.D Let me call |
attention to two or three great things.
The gentleman from New York says |
that ne Will propose an amendmrn, pro- |
vlding that this change In our law shall |
not affoct contracts already made.
Let me remind him that there is no In |
tentlon OF affecting those contracts,
which according to the present laws,
are made payable In gold But If he |
means 10 say that we cannot change
our monetary system without protect
Ing those who have loaned money be-
fore the change was made. I want to ask
him where, n law or In
he can find authority
for not protecting the debtors
when the sct of 1873 was passed, but
now insists that we must protect the
He says he also wants to
amend this law and provide that II we
fail to malnta parity within year
we will then suspend the coinage
of silver We reply that when we ad
v)cate a thing which we believe win
be successful we are not compelled to
raise H. doubt as to our own sincerity
oy trying to show what we will do {
We can. I ask him II ne viii apply his
1gic to US, why he docs not apply 1t to
himself. He says that he wants this
country to try to secure an interna-
lonal agreement, Why doesn't he tell
Is what he Is going to do f they fail
% secure an International agreement?
There is more reason for him to do that
han coi us to fail TO maintain the
parity, They have tried for so years
% secure an International agreement,
md they are sl'l wa ting for II most
mpatlently and don't want Il at all
Cheers and laughter)
Nnw, cay friends, lct me come to the
-roat paramount issue. If they ask us
Why II Is that we say more upon the
money question than we say upon the
arlff question. | reply that II protection
las slain It's thousands the gold standard
as slain Its tens of thousand IL they
SIX US why we did not emb1dy all these
hings In our platform IN which we be-
lave. we reply to them that when we
ave restored the money OF the constitu-
ION all other necessary reforms will be
osslble and until that Is done there Is
o rcforr' that can be accomplished
checrs,) Why, l say that In three
lonths has come such a change In the
ountry. Three months ago. when It
AS confidently asserted that those who
elieved In the gold standard would y
anne our platform and nominate our
lndidate, even the advocates OF the poli