The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

assail particular act of the federal judges
with reference to pecuiiar conaltions which
prevailed at Chicago in 1892.
1t may be that the powers of the courts
in the exercise of their authorities to pun
ish for contempt need legislative revision.
1t is true that the power copdemned is
one which has been framed and exercised
by the courts, State and federal, and on
many occasions. That power has for it's
foundation principles that are well under
stood and the only difficulty is different
persons have different views at to the ex-
piled. A mere allusion to these declara-
tons of the Chicago platform is all that
is necessary for the present occasion.
That part of the platform which refers
to the money question attracts the largest
measure Of popular attention and it is to
that clause of the Chicago platform and the
corresponding clauses of the platform
adopted by the Indianapolis convention
The Senator continued in part follows:
The Chicago platform declares and
recognizes that the money question IS 81, para
vite attention to the fact that the federal
legislation :, named silver and gold gold together
and that the first coinage laws
passed by Congress under the Con
stitution made the silver dollar the
free coinage upon the original basis by the
silver-dollar unit. This language commends
the convention; It's candidates and their
supporters to the distinct definite measure
of the coinage of the silver dollar of 41212
grains of standard silver with unlimited
legal-tender qualities. One of these dec
larations must be false in principle, and is
necessarily dangerous to the business and
Democratic party to determine in the APP
preaching election which of these two is to
be accepted as a true exposition of the
as interpreted by Mr. Bryan, means the
advance in commercial value of all the
silver bullion and coin, and indeed all the
commercial silver to an equality in COM
mercial value to gold. =
THE real question is. can the American
"A authorizing
coinage of silver dollars on private ac-
count at the ratio of sixteen ounces of sill
yer to one of gold. with fun legal-tender
quality for all debts and dues, public and
private, make the silver coinage of the
world of equal acceptability and value and
of equal power in the markets and in the
payment of debts with all the gold coined
in the world? This statement of the ques-
ton is made in an unusual form, but
questioned by any thoughtful man after he
has, fully considered the rapid methods of
modern intercommunication and the activ
tiles of commercial life Applause.) In
my judgment results such as | havl de-
Scr1bed are impossible of accomplish 1ent
by the measure proposed. Every interest
IS opposed to this ruinous measure. The
Democratic party. true to it's principles and
traditions is compelled to oppose it. Gap
plause)
The United States must continue to en-
force its own laws by it's own methods
(Applause) In the States and elsewhere
the courts must be sustained in the exer-
else of their largest authority tApplause.)
If legislation is necessary to enlarge, ex-
pand limit define their jurisdiction that
proper legislation must be adopted by the
lawmaking departments Of the United
States and of the respective States. Cap
plauSe.) The credits of the United States
and of the several States and of the rlunicf-
palitieS of the States must be maintained.
The people must not be invited to repudia-
ton To thwart these and other disastrous
consequences the National Democracy in
vites the cooperation of their brethren
and of all the people, Tremendous APP
plauSe.)