The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-13

could De bestowed upon US, We lrc con-
tent to have the cooperation OF those
who desire to have tho government
administered without fcnr or favor.
Those who stand on tho Chicago pnt-
form believe that the government should
not only avoid WronE-dolnE, but TINT It
SHOULD also prevent wrorng-dOIng: and
they believe TINT the law should be en-
forced alike against all enemies Of the
| public veal, They ho not excuse petit
larceny, but they declare that grand lnr-
cGny Ii equally Il crime; they do not de-
frnd the occupation Of the hlyhwnymnn
| who roOs the unSuspectlnE traveller, but
they Include among tho trnnssrcssors
those who, through tho moro polite aud
| less hdEhrtouH means Of icgiFlatl0n, APP
| nronrntc to their own use the proceeds
| OF the toll NJ others. The commandment
Thou Shalt Not Steal" thunderel from
Sinai and reiterated In the legislation of
| all nations ig no rCSpcctor OF persons. II
must be applied to the great uS well az to
| the small; TO the strong as we'll nS the
weak; TO the corporate person created
by law as well ns to the person OF flesh
ana blood created by the Almighty. No
government II worthy OF the name
which ls not able 10 protect from every
urn uplIstcd for his injury the humblest
citizen who lives beneath the flag. It
follows rs n necessary conclusion that
| vicious legislation must be rGmcded by
the people who suffer from the effects OF
such legislation aud not by those who
enjoy It's benefits.
| The Chicago platform has been con-
demned by some, because II dls3ents
| from nn opinion rendered by the au
| prcmc court declaring the income tax
law unconstitutional. Our critics even
80 so tnr AZ to apply the name Anarchist
| to those who stand upon that plank OF
| the platform, 1t must be remembered
that we expressly recognize the binding
| force of that decision so lUng as Il stands
as part OF the land. There ls In the
| platform no suggestion OF an attempt TO
dispute the authority OF the supreme
court. The pnrty Is simply pledged to
Use AL the constitutional power which
remains after that decision, or which
may come from It's reversal by the court
rs II may hereafter be constituted"
While the money question overshad-
ows all other questions In importance.
desire 1t distinctly understood that l
shall offer no apology for the income
tax plank OF the Chicago platform.
| A law which collects from some c!tl-
zena more than their share of the taxes
| and collects from other citizens less than
their share, IL simply nm indirect means
OF the transferring one mans property
to another mans pocket, and while the
process may be quite satisfactory TO the
men who rscApe just taxation It can
never be satisfactory to those who are
| overburdened
| Not only shall refuse TO apologize for
the advocacy OF an Income tax law by
| the national convention, but shall alSn
Al.N.U
Of the right to dissent from decision
| or the supreme court. In Il government
Ike ours every public official Is public
servant whether he holds Office by cleo
tion or by appointment. whether he
serves for term OF years or during good
behavior. and the people have Il right to
crltlclse his official acts.
! No public official who conscientiOusly
| discharges his duty ~ he sees It, will de-
| sire TO deny to those whom he serves the
right to discuss his official conduct.
And Here's Where ". Have ion, While.
| Now let me ask you TO consider the
paramount question OF this campaign
the money question. II Is scarcely ncc-
".asFy asFy,te;atftnd-tAsshnsLps si bf-nttr
alli&m.5 Z Nd inatfSnM party ysEdutrlEg ne
entire history OF the United STATES has
ever declared against 1t, and no party in
this campaign has had the trmerity to
| oppose It, Three part!es-the Demo-
cratic, PopullSt and Silver partlCs-+havc
NOT only declared for bi-metallsm, but
have outlined the specific legislation
necessary to restore silver 10 Its ancient
position by the side OF gold.
The Republican platform. which ex-
| pressly declares that bl-metallism is
desirable when II pledges the Republic
| , al 4 t,,1 l,
assistance OF certain foreign nations can
be obtained. Those who represent the
minority sentiment in the Chicago COIL
ventlon oppose III. free coinage OF silver
by the United States by Independent aC-
ti0n on the ground that. In their judg
ment, 1t would retard or entirely pre-
vent the establishment OF international
bt-mctalllsm, 10 which the efforts OF the
government should be steadily directed"
When they assert that tn. efforts OF tn"
| government should be steadily directed
toward the establishment OF interna-
tiOnal bi-metallism. they condemned
mOno-mctalllsm. The gold-stanlnrd
has been weighted In the balance and
! found wanting. Take from It the pow
crful support Of the money owulG. and
| money changing classes and it cannot
stand for one day IN any nation in the
| world.
| There can be no sympathy or cooper
alton between the advocates OF n univer-
sal gold standard and the advocates OF
| bi-metallism Between hl-metallism
| whether Independent or international
| and the Eall standard, there Is an lm-
passnblc gulf.
What Is the test Of honesty in money?
1t must certainly be found in the rur-
chasing power Of the dollar An ALSO
lltcly honest dollar would not vary In
It's general purchasing power; II would
he absolutely stable when measured by
average prices. A dollar which lncrcaS-
cs In purchasing power Is Just rs dis
honest as a dollar which decreases In
| purchasing power.
II cannot be successfully claimed that
| monOmctallsm or bi-mctulllsm or any
| other System gives an absolutely stable
| standard Of value. Under both m0nO-
metalism and bI-mctalllsm the govern
mGnt fixed the weight and ilnenP5s Of
the dollar, invests II with the legal ten
der cpualItcs and then opens the mints
| 20 Its unrestricted coinage, leaving the
purchasing power OF the dollar to be de-
tcrmincd by the number of dollars. Bl-
mctnllsm IL better than mon0metallism,
not because 1t gives us Il perfect dollar
that Is, dUllnr absolutely unvaryiug in
It's general purchasing pnwer-but be-
cause It makes n nearer approach To sta
| bility, to honesty. to justice, thnn Il gold
standard possibly can.
Any legislation which lessons the
worlds stock Of money Increases the cx-
changcablc value OF the dollar: there
fore, the crusade against silver must in
cvItabIy raise tho purchasing power rf
money and lower the money value OF all
other forms Of property.
The same influences TINT nrc now at
work to destroy silver In the United
States. win. II successful. here be turned
against other silver uniuE countries and