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non-interference when great aggregations
Of wealth are trespassing upon the rights
highest Endorsement which could be be-
slowed upon us.
operation of those who desire to have the
government administered without fear or
favor. It is not the wish of the general
public that trusts, should spring into. ex-
Istence and override the weaker members
of society; 1t is not the wish of the gem
eral public that these trusts should de-
stroy competition and then collect such
tax as they will from those who are at
their mercy; nor Is 1t the fault Of the gen,
government have been so often Rrostituted
stand upon the Chicago platform believe
that the government should not only avoid
wrong-doing,, but that it should also pre-
the law should be enforced alike against
all enemies Of the public veal.
Not Disloyal Pledge.
The Chicago platform has. been con-
n opoS BY the
declaring the income tax law unconstltu-
tional. Our critics even go SO far as to
stand upon that plank Of the platform. Il
recognize the bindlag force Of the decision
Of the land. There is in the platform u no 10
suggestion OF. an attempt to dispute the
Of the 1o court The party
tutional power which remains after that
decision, or which may come from its re-
sersI BY he tere ana may
that pledge?
Has No Apology to Offer.
When courts allow rehearlngs, he said.
they admit that error is possible; the late
deeson against TIE tax YVES
Ing. While the money question overshad-
ows all other questions in Importance,
Mr.. Bryan, that shall offer no apoiogyfor
the income tax plank of the Chicago plat
form. The last Income tax sought to APP
teetion Of A the goysrnment. At PR PRESENT Sent
the Of the fdea
and import duties. are. especially burden
some upon the poorer classes Of society. a
han heP Rase 81 @
from other citizens less than their
share is simply an indirect means
Of anotheT posk ana wRhg ss
process. my be QUITE satisfactory to the
men who escape Just taxation. It can
a ass ov na Not only ss s hSaH
/ refuse to apologize for the advocacy OF
an income tax h lay 6y the ne, national eonysn
for the exercise by it Of the right to dissent
from decision not Of the supreme e1nrt n
ea6 Is pnsc eYshs eope
a right to criticise his official acts. Nopublic
official who conscientiousiy discharges his
duty will desire to deny to those he serves
the right to discuss his official conduct.
All Favor Bimctallism.
Then, entering upon what he declared
the paramount question of the campaign
the money questton-Mr. Bryan said: 1t
aps of Nc ae nsna par
during the entire history of the United
States has ever declared against it, and
temerity to oppose it. Three parties-the
democratic. populist and silver partiie es,
have not only sn for
position by the side Of gold; The repub.
republican party to aid in securing it as
soon as the assistance Of Ss rt f9reign
scented the minority sentiment in the Chi.
cago convention opposed the free coinage
of silver by the United States by independ-
1nent 1t would retard or entirely prevent
the establishment of International bimet-
llsm to Which the e i,H Of tae goXaprn
STEADILY is directed toward the esta bllshmeni
of International bimetalltsm, they con-
Clemned monometallism
Found Wanting.
The gold standard has been weighed ir
the balance and found wanting. Take from
1t the powerful support of tho money
and it cannot stand for one day in any ma.
ton IN the world. 1t was fastened upon
the United States without discussion be
r 9te BEEN pwng to fisk Werde
the voters upon that issue. There can be
no sympathy or no cooperation between
and the advocates Of bimetallism Be.
tween NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Independent,
or international-and the gold standard
there is an impossible gulf.
Are They Sincere?
Is this ouadriennial agitation in favor OF
international bimetallism conducted in
good faith, or do our opponents really de.
Sire to maintain. the gold standard per
superiority of double standard wher
Joined IN by the leading ., NATIONS Of the
among civilized nations? If they are, in
fact, DESTROYS, of securing bimetallism, We
sxPset them he to Psnt out the Evils
a system. II, on the other hand. they ars
bending their al,,e energies toward the per.
ard under cover Of a declaration in favor Of
International binletallism, I am justified
in suggesting that honest money cannot
dishonesty with the American people.
Test OF Honesty in Money.
Tho test of honesty in money, he said
must be plainly found in the purchasing
power of the dollar. An absolutely honest
ing power; 1t would be absolutely stable
when measured by. average prices. A dollar
which increases In purchasing power is
creases in purchasing power. 1t canno,
be successfully claimed that monometal.
Ism or btmetallism, or any other system
Under. both monometallism and bimetal-
lism the government fixes the weight ant
flneness Of the dollar, invests it with lega
fan1ar Qualities and then tI,., jy,Ss
to its unrestricted coinage. leaving the pur.
chasing power Of the dollar to be deter.
mined by the number of dollars. Bimetal.
iism is better than monometallism, not
because 1t gives us a perfect dollar-that Is
dollar absolutely unvarying in its gen.
makes a nearer approach to stability, t,e
honesty, to justice, than a gold standard
possibly can. Prior to 1873, when there
he geld and sv s" aWaIabl Io fPpr st colnoet
to find entrance into the worlds volume
or ,o standard "a money, the United States
with less injury to the people of this coun.
try, but now, when each step toward 6
universal gold standard enhances the pur
chasing power OF gold. depresses prices
and transfers to the pockets Of the credito,
of this great nation must be thrown upor
the side OF gold unless we are prepared t.
accept the. natural and legitimate conse
ard money Increases the exchangeabl,
value of the dollar; therefore. the crusade
against silver must Inevitably raise tn,
purchasing power OF money and lower tn
money value of all other forms Of prop
erty.
Our opponents sometimes admit that 4
was mistake to demonetize silver, blu
insist that we should submit to present cen
ditlons rather than return to the bimetall
have reached the end of the evil result
of a gold standard; we have not reache,
the end. The injury is q continuing on
is to suffer from the attempt to make gol
the only standard money. The same in
fiuences which are now operating to de
successful here, be turned against othe
silver using countries. and each new con