The Butler weekly times., 1896-07-23

lie in this country. (Great applause
t is for these that we speak. We
10 not come as aggressors, Oar
var is not war OF conquest, We
ire fighting il the defense of or
homes, our families, and posteriE. |
Loud spplause,) |
We have petitioned and our n-
treaties haye,been disregarded, Ne
have begged, and they have mGk-
ed. and our calamity came We leg
no longer; We entreat no more; we
petition no more; we defy them.
Great applause and confusion Of
the silver delegations } The genle-
man from Wisconsin has said hat
he fears a Robespierre. My friend,
in this land Of the free, you ned
fear no tyrant who will spring up
from among the people. What We
need is an Andrew Jackson. to
stand as jackson stood, againstthe
encroachments of aggrandzed
wealth. Great applausa.)
DEMOCRACY UNDER NEW coSDIrpNs
They tell US this platform was
made to catch votes. We reply to
them that changing conditions make
new issues; that the principles upon
which rest Democracy are as ever
lasting as the hills, but that hey
must be applied to new conditions
az they arise. Conditions have ansen
and we are attempting to meet those
conditions. They tell us the in.
come tax ought not to be brought
in here; that it is a new idea. They
criticise us for our criticisms oi the
Supreme court of the United States.
NV friends, we have not criticised.
We have simply pointed attertion
to what you know. If you want
critic ms, read the dissenting opin-
ion Of the court. That will give
you criticisms. (Applause.)
Thy say we passed an ulcon
stitu,l nai law. / deny it. The
mcom4 tax was not unconstitut onal
when it was passed. 1t was not
unconstitutional when it went to
the Supreme court the first time
It did not become Unconstitutional
until one Judge changed his mind,
and we can not be expected to
know when Judge will change his
mind, (Applause, aad a voice, Hit
'em again. The income tax is a
just law. 1t simplys.intends to put
the burden of government Justly
upon the backs of the people. I
am in favor of an income tax. (Ap-
plause.}
when l find a man who is not
willing to pay his share of the bur
den OF the government which pro
tects him, | find a man who Is un-
worthy to enjoy the blessings of a
government like ours. (Applau sc. J
He says that we are opposing the
national bank currency. 1t is true.
II you will read what Thomas Ben
ton said, you willifnd he said that
in searching history he could find
but one parallel to Andrew Jackson.
That was Cicero, who destroyed the
conspiracy of Catalin and saved
Rome He did for Rome what
Jackson did when he destroyed the
bank conspiracy and saved America
(Applause We say in our plat.
form that we believe the right tt
coin money and issue money is a
function of government. We be.
lieve it is part of sovereignty, and
can no more with safety be delegated
to private corporations and indi
viduals than We can afford to del.
egate to private individuals the
power to make penal statutes, OF
levy laws for taxation.
Mr.. Jefferson, who was once re
garded as good Democratic author.
ity, seems to have a different opin'
ion from the gentlemen who have
addressed US OF the part o: the
minority. Those who are opposed
to this proposition tell us the issue
OF paper money is function OF the
bank and that the government o1gh,