Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-10

with us for our criticism OF the supreme
Court OF the United States. We have not
criticised Il: we have simply called atten-
ton TO H. IL you want a criticism or tho
court In the matter OF the income-taxs
read the dissenting opinions OF the judges.
They say that we propose an nncohsu'u-
tional law. l deny IL. The incoms-tax IN
not unconstitutional When II went oe-
fore the Supreme Court for the nrst uine
IL did not become unconstitutional un,h
one Judge changed his mind. And we can
not be expected to know when judge
will change his mind. Cheers and largn-
teri The income-tax Is just law. 1 am
I'm favor OF IL. (Applause) And when 1
ind man who Is not willing TO pay his
share OF the burdens of the government
which protects him. find a man who -
unworthy to enjoy the blessings OF y
government like ours. d.oud cheers)
"They say that we are opposed 20 the
national bank currency. IL Is true.
Thomas Benton said that In searching
history he could find but one parallel TO
Andrew Jackson--that when Caesar de-
stroyed the conspiracy OF CatiIine and
saved Rome he did for Rome what An
drew Jackson did when he destroyed tho
bank conspiracy and saved America. We
say In our platform that the right TO coin
and issue money is a function OF govern
ment. We believe that that power or
sovereignty can no more. with safety. be
delegated TO private corporations than the
power TO enact penal statutes or to levy
taxation. Mr.. Jefferson, who was once
regarded as good Democratic authority.
seems to have had different opinion
from the Senator from New York. They
tell us that the Issuance OF paper money!
Is the function OF the banks. and that tho
government ought to go out of the bank
ing business. ! stand with Jefferson. and
tell them. as he did that the issue OF
money Is a function OF government and
that the banks ought to go out OF the
governing business. CHEERS and laugh
teri
CONTRACTS IN GOLD.
"The Senator from New York says he
will offer an amendment providing that
the proposed change of law shall not
affect contracts already made. Let mo
remind him that that il not the intention.
whereas. under the present law, contracts
are made payable in gold. But II he
means to say that we cannot change our
monetary system by protecting those who
hove loaned money before the change Ia
made. | want 10 ask him where. I'm law
or in morals he can find authority for
not protecting the debtors when the act
OF 1873 was passed?
'rhe Senator from New York also asks
about the consequence OF failure to
maintain parity between gold and silver.
My reply IS that we cannot couple the
platform with a doubt as to our own
sincerity. lie says he wants this country
TO try 10 secure an international agree
ment. Why does he not tell US what ha
is going to do II they fail TO secure itr
Applause) They have tried for twenty
years TO secure an international agree
ment for bimetallism. and those who are
waiting for II most patiently don't want
II at all. applause and laughter)
III they ask US why Il is that we say
more on the money question than
on the tarfr question. We reply. that. if
protection has slain its thousands. thu
gold standard has slain IT'S tens OF thou
sands (Cheers) If they ask us why not
| embody I'm the platform all those things
that we believe. my reply is that when
we have restored the money of the Con-
| situation all other necessary re-
forms will be possible. and that
until that Is done there Is no reform that
can be accomplished. (CheersD
CHANGE IN PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
"Why IS II that i'm three months such
a change has come over the sentiment OF
/ this country? Three months ago ic
was confidently asserted that those whd