Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-20

coupefitfon and then collect such tar as cs.ey
Will from those Who are at their mercy: nor Ia
u the fault OF the general public that the in
strumentallties Of government have been 50
often prostttuted 20 purposes Of private gain
Those who stand upon the Chicago platform
believe that the government should not only
avoid wrongdoinR, but that It should also pre-
vent wronRdolng: and they believe that the
Law should be enforced alike against all enc
mics Of the public wealth
The Chicago platform has been condemned
By some. because IL dissent3 from an opfnion
rendered BY The supreme court declaring the
income TAX Law Unconstitutional Our critics
even 60 so far as 20 apply the name anarchist
90 those who stand upon that plank Of the
platform l. must be remembered that We
expressly recognize the binding force OF that
decision so long as II stands as Q part OF the
law OF the land There In in the platform no
suggestion Of an attempt 70 dispute the au-
thority Of the supreme court The party is
simply pledged 20 use all the constitutional
power which remains after that decision, or
which may come from It's reversal by the court
as It may hereafter be constituted" Is there
any dislOyalty Ia that pledges
When courts allow rehearings they admit
thatserroris possible. The late decision against
the income tax was rendered by majority OF
one after rehearIng.
While the money question overshadows all
other questions in Importance. / desire It dis
tinctly understood that shall offer no apol-
ogy for the income tax plank of the Chicago
platform The last income tax law sought
to apportion the burdens OF government
more equally among those who enjoy the
protection Of the government At present the
expenses Of the federal government. collected
through internal revenue taxes and import
duties, are especially burdensOme upon the
poorer classes Of society. law which col
lects from some citizens more than their share
Of the taxes and collects from other citizens
less than their share. Is simply an indirect
means Of transferring one mans property to
another mans pocket. and while the process
may be quite satisfactory TO the men who
escape just taxation. it can never be
satisfactory to those who are overnurdened.
Not only shall refuse TO apologize for the ad-
vOcacy Of an income tax law by the national
convention. but shall also refuse 20 apologize
for the exercise by it of the right of dissent
from q decision Of the supreme court In a
government like ours every public Official is q
public servant. and the people have a right to
criticise his Official acts. No public Official
who conscientously discharges his duty will
desire to deny to those he serves the right to
discuss his Official conduct
1t IS scarcely necessary 20 defend the prin-
ciple Of bimetallism. No national party dur
ing the entire history OF the United States has
ever declared against il. and no party in this
campaign has had the temerity to oppose il.
Three parties-the democratic. populist and
silver partieS-have not only declared for BIZ
metallism, bat have outlined the specific leg
iSlation necessary to restore silver to its az
Client position BIZ the side Of gold The repub-
lican platform expressly declares that bimet-
allism is desirable when il pledges the repub-
Hcan party to aid IN securing II as soon as the
assistance Of certain foreign nations can be OBJ
tanned. Those who represented the minority
sentiment in the Chicago convention opposed
the free coinage Of silver by the United States
by independent action on the ground that in
their judgment it would retard entirely
prevent the establishment of international
bimetaIlisn.to which the efforts Of the govern
ment should be steadily directed When they
asserted that efforts should be steadily di-
rected toward the establishment OF interna-
tional bimetallism. they condemned mono
metallism- The gold standard has been
weighed in the balance and found wanting.
Take from 1t the powerful support Of the money
owning andstbe money changing classes and it
can not stand for one day in any nation in the
world 1t was fastened upon the United
States without discussion before the people,
and Its friends have never yet been willing to
risk verdict before the voters upon that is