The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-19


South America there ran wild upon the
prairies small burros that in time of dam
ger, when attacked by wild animals, would
get together, putting their Heads together
and their feet on the outside: they formed
a circle with their heels and kicked the
enemy but he said it was often the case
that the advocates of various reforms
would put their heads on the outside and
sick each other. naughter) 1t has been
100 often the case that those who We're
fighting for reform because they could not
agree entirely would interfere with each
other and each attempt to offset the others
work
I'm this campaign those who believe in
the free coinage of silver have Joined to-
gether regardless of difference of opinion
upon other subjects. Democrats who be-
lieve in tariff reform and Republicans who
believe in protection are able to get to-
gether when both recognize that the money
question is superior to the tariff question.
Applause) A Populist leader in this State
well expressed the idea when he said that
while he believed in Populst doctrines. yet
he was willing to lay some of them aside
he said while he believed in the govern
ment ownership of railroads. he did not
want the government to own the railroads
as long the Rothschilds owned the gov
eminent. Great app'ause.) 1t is this will
ingness to lay aside minor differences in
hours of danger that characterizes our peo-
pie and gives the surest proof that they are
able to rise TO the requirements of any
emergency.
sectional isue. One of the best evidences
that the Platform adopted at Chicago does
language of the platform adopted yester-
day in New York Let me read it to you.
and the candidates of the Chicago converl-
ton. the New York platform declares
its deliberate judgment that never in the
history of the Democratic party has a
platform been written which embodies
more completely the interests of the whole
people. as distinguished from those who
seek legislation for private benefits. than
that given to the country by the national
against the combined opposition of those
oEce leading Democrats Of New York, who
nave eiIner gone over ehtlreiy 70 the re-
publicans or stopped for moment at the
halfway house. the Democracy of New
York declares the platform adopted at Chi
cago is the most Democratic platform ever
put before the country by a Democratic
convention. (ApplauseD
THE INCOME TAX.
I'm the State of Connecticut they have
also Endorsed our platform and likewise in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In these
and other Eastern States the Democracy
is beginning to realize that the Chicago
platform presents to the American people
these great issues around which the people
must cluster if they are going to retain
government Of by and for the people.
The Chicago platform contained a plank
expressing a desire for an income tax. not
saying that we are going to ignore the de-
cision of the Supreme Court. but that an
income tax should be retained and enforced
so far as the decision of the court wouit,
permit, and that we would abide by the
principle. If a future oeurt, exercising the
same right to reverse the decision recently
given that the present court exercised in
overthrowing the precedent of hundred
years, should go back to the doctrine we
used to have under the Constitution it is
possible TO make those who have large in
comes pay their share of the expense of
government. (Apolause) In my judgment
the income tax is just. 1t is not war upon
rNfn hr1t n, tod
have property and which demand the pro-
lection of that property by federal laws
ment to which they look for that protec-
ion, and not seek to use the Instrumental
tiles Of government for their own benefit
hat government on the backs of those not
able tt boar it,
Not a day passes but / meet Repub-
licans who tell me they voted for Abraham
Lincoln and voted the Republican ticket
ever since. but they, found more of the Re-
publicanism of early days in the Demo
cratic platform than they can find in the
Republican platform Of this year. They
of the maintenance of free institutions than
they can find in the Republican platform
oe are do not or Wiling I'M to trust foresn
the Republican party refuses to do. If any
thing is wrong with our laws we can cor
rect them at the ballot, but If we transfer
the legislative power from Washington to
Lombard street our ballots cannot reach
knees. and beg for sympathy and compass
sion from them who have never known
sympathy or compassion. Applause)
Those who are denominatod as money
changers have never in all the history of
the human race listened to anything but
feel. They know nothing but greed and
avarice, which have no conscience to which
you can appeal. (Applause.)
FISH OUT OF WATER.
Our opponents talk as if we could get
along with less and less money as the
90 nv of no,
fdence in the substitutes for money that
they believe the time will soon come when
we will need money at all. They re-
mind me of man who thought a fish
could be made to live without water He
took a herring and put it in pail of salt
water and gradually took out the salt
water and put in fresh until the water
was almost entirely fresh. But the change
was made so gradually the fish did not
notice it and kept on living and then he
began to take out fresh water a little each
day and did it so gradually that finally it
was all gone. Yet the fish had not been
able to detect the decrease Then he took
the fish out of the jar and put it in a bird |
cage and fed it like a bird, but one day
when he was gone his attendant thought
saucer of water in the, cage that the fish
might moisten its food. When the man
head in the water and drowned because it
was not used to it. Great applause)
MY opponents tnlnk you can gradually |
substitute something else for money and |
do 1T so gradually that after a while pee.
pie will not know what to do with money |
If they had IT.. but. my. friends. it won't |
work Now, If population and business |
and prosperity increases. don't you sup |
pose bank deposits will increase also? |
What are you going to do If your money |
does not keep pace with the population, |
industry and prosperity? How are you go |
ing to have money to act as security for |
depositors? Yet our opponents in charge |
of the financial; system in the last two |
years have decreased the circulating
dunn more than one hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars. Instead of giving us in |
crease we have a decrease of more than |
one hundred and fifty millions in two |
years That means there must be less
less deposits, or else that re- |
serve fund will not be sufficient to keep |
pace with the deposits. Are you going to |
furnish English money to make banking
safe? How are you going to decrease
your circulation and make banking secure? |
Are you going to lessen the deposits of |
the people? These questions must be net, |
increase in the volume er money of this |
country. / bid you good morning.. CAP |
plause.)
At Wilson N c., Mr.. Bryan was intro
duced by Hon. F. A. Woodland. After q
few pleasant references to Senator Daniel, |
Mr.. Bryan said:
1T matters little to you whether / or
some other man may occupy the presi- |
Dental chair. Tut it is a matter OF great |
by the administration TO follow the pres
ent one. / realize when the people come to |
meet and see me and hear me- ii is not be- |
cause thew are interested in me, but be- |