Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-24

attention to what you know. If you
want criticisms. read the dissenting
opinions of the court. That will give
you criticisms. applause. 'TheI say
we passed an unconstitutional law, L
deny it. The rncome tax was not I'M
constitutional when il went to the su-
preme court the first time. 1t 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 and
voice "Hit 'em again. 1.-THE income
tax is a Just luw. 1t simply intends
to put the burden government just
w on the babks of the people. l am
in favor OF an income tax.-applause.-
When find man who is not willing
to nav his share of the burden of the
government which protects him,
find a man who is unworthy to enjoy
the blessings of government like
ours.-Applause.- He says we are ,op-
posing national bank currency. 1t is
true. If you well 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 Catalina amp saved Rome;
He did for Rome what Jackson did
when he destroyed the bank conspl-
racy and saved America. Applause.
We say in our platform that we be-
lieye the right to coin money and Is
sue monay is a function OF the gov.
eminent. We believe it is a part OF
sovereignty, and can no more with
safety be delegated to private individ-
uals the power to make statutory laws
for taxation. Mr. jefferson, who was
once regarded as good democratic
authority, seems to have different
opinion from gentlemen who have
addressed us on the part of the minor
ity. Those who are opposed to this
proposition tell us the issue OF paper
money is the function of banks, and
that government ought to go out OF
the banking business. l stand with
Jefferson rather than Wild them, and
tell them, as he did, that the issue Of
money is function of government
and that the banks ought to go out o
the government business.
NV friends, we shall declare tina
this nation is able to legislate for 1T
own people on every question with
out waiting for the aid or consent o
any other nation on earth, Applause
and upon that issue we expect to car
ry every single state in the union. al
plause.-J shall not SANDER the fai
state of Massachusetts, nor the stat
of New York by saying that when 1t
citizens are confronted with the prop
osition, is the nation able to atten'
to it's own btsiness? will not slande
either one by saying that the peopl
of those states will declare our help
less impotency as a nation to atten
to our own business. 1t is the issue
1776 over again. Our ancestors, whe
three millions had courage to declar
their independence of every other Ms
ton on earth shall we, their descer
dents, when we have seventy million
declare that we are less independer
than our forefathersp No, my friends
it will never be the judgement OF tn
people. Therefore we care not upo
what lines the battle is tonight.
they say bimetallism is good but "
cannot have it till some nation helI
us, we reply that instead of having
gold standard because England hs
It, we shall restore bimetallism an
then let England have bimetallisl
because the United States. has it.-Al
plause-. If they dare to come out
the open and defend the gold stan.
ard as a good thing, we shall tigl
them to the uttermost, having behir
us the producing masses of the worl
and having behind us the CONNIE
cial interests and all the toiling ma
: ses. We shall answer their demand
for the gold standard by saying
them. you shall not press down {
the brow of labor this crown OF thorn
You shall not cruelty mankind upt
: a cross of gold.-Great applause.