The herald., 1896-07-10
Los ANeE1Es HnRA1D FRIDAY MORNING. july 10. 1894

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or climb two thousand feet upon the
cliffs and bring forth from their hiding
place precious metals to be poured into
the channels of trade. are as much busi-
| ness men as the financial magnates who,
in back room, corner the money of the
world.
The free silver delegates at this point
broke forth in tremendous applause.
Order was finally restored. and Mr..
Bryan continuing said:
We come to speak for this broader
class of business men. All, my friends,
we say not one word against those who
live upon the Atlantic coast but those
hardy pioneers who have braved all the
dangers of the wilderness; who have
made the desert to blossom as the rose,
those pioneers away out there rearing
their children near to Natures heart,
where they can mingle their voices with
the voices of the birds; out there where
they have erected schoolhouses for the
education of their young, and churches
where they praise their Creator, and
cemeteries where sleep the ashes OF their
dead, are as deserving of the considera-
tloI VI tulS party ttS ethy PN~t'~ - >--'N
country. 1t Is for those we speak. We
do not come as aggressors, our war is not
a war of conquest. We are fighting tor
our homes, our families and prosperity
We have petitioned, and our entreaties
have been disregarded. We have beg
ged, and they have Knocked and our ca
lamities became worse. We beg no
longer. We entreat no more; we peti-
ton no more. We defy them. The gem
tleman from Wisconsin has said he fears
a Robespierre. My friends, in this land
of the free you need fear no tyrant VINO
will spring up from among the people.
What we need is an Andrew jackson
to stand as Jackson stood against the
encroachments of aggrandized wealth.
They tell us this platform was made 10
catch votes. Reply to them that chang
ing conditions make new issues, tnat
principles upon which rest Democracy
are as everlasting as the hills, but that
they must be applied to new conditions
as they arise. Conditions have arisen
and we are attempting to meet these
conditions. They tell us that the income
tax ought not to be brought in here, that
il is new idea. They criticise us for
our criticism of the supreme court of
the United States My friends, we have
not criticised, we have simply drawn
attention to what you know. If you
want criticisms read the dissenting
opinions of the court. That will give you
criticisms. They say we passed an un-
constitutional law. 1 deny it. The in
OF, when
it was passed. 1t was not unconstitu-
tional when it went to the supreme court
the first time. 1t did not become uncon-
stitutional until one judge changed his
mind, and we cannot be expected to
know when judge will change his mind.
The income tax is a just law. 1t simply
intends to put the burden of the govern
ment justly upon the backs of the peo-
pie. / am in favor of an income tax.
When l find man who is not willing to
pay his share of the burden of the gov
ernment which protects him, find man
who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings
of government like ours. He says that
we are opposing the national bank cur
rency. 1t is true. If you will read what
Thomas Benton said you will find he said
that in searching history he could find
but one parallel to Andrew Jackson;
that was Cicero, who destroyed the con-
spiracy of Cataline and saved Rome.
He did for Rom. what Jackson did when
he destroyed the bank conspiracy and
saved America.
We say in our platform that we believe
theright to coin money and issue money
is function of the government. We be-
lieve it is part of the sovereignty, and
can no more with safety be delegated to
private individuals than we could af-
ford to delegate to private individuals
the power to make penal statutes or
levy laws for taxation. Mr.. Jefferson,
who was once regarded as good Demo-
cratic authority, seems to have dlfter-
ent opinion from the gentlemen who have
addressed US on the part of the minority.
Those who are opposed to this PROPOSE
ton tell US the issue of paper money is
a function of bank and that the gov
ernment ought to go out of the banking
business l stand with Jefferson rather
than with them and tell them, as he did,
that the issue of money is function OF
the government and that the banks ought
to go out of the government business.
They complain about that plank which
declares against life tenure in Office
They have tried to straiNit to mean that
which it does not mean. What we op-
pose in that plank is the life tenure that
is being built up at Washington, Whicn
excludes from participation in benefits
the humber members of our society.
l cannot dwell longer in my limited time,
(Cries of GO on, go on.'D
Let me call attention to two or three
great things. The gold man from New
York says he will propose an amend"
ment providing that this change in our
law shall not affect contracts already
made. Let me remind him that there is
no intention of affecting those contracts
which, according to the present laws
are made payable in gold. But If he
means to say we cannot change our mon
etary system without protecting those
who have loaned money before the
change was made, 1 want to ask him
where in law or morals he can find au
thority for not protecting debtors wher
the act of 1873 was passed, but now insist
that We must protect the creditors. He
says he also wants to amend this law
and provide that if we fail to maintaiJ
parity within year. that we will ther
/ suspend the coinage of silver. We reply
| that when we advocate that which W,
| believe will be successful, we are no
/ cOmDqllpI n raise GOIIbt to orr sin