The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-09-08

live upon the Atlantic coast, but those
hardy pioneers who braved all dangers
Of the wilderness, who have made the
desert to blossom as a rose; those plo-
neers away out there, rearing thelr
children near to natures heart whore
they can mingle their voices with the
voices of the birds-out there where
they have eredled school houses for the
education of their young and churches
whore they praise their Creator and
cemeteries where sleep the ashes of
their dead-are as deserving OF the con-
1deratlon ot this party as any people
In this country. (Great applause) We
have petptioned and our petitions have
been scorned. We have entreated and
our entreaties have been disregarded,
and they have Knocked when our cllam-
ity came.
We beg no longer; we entreat no
more; we petition no more. we dety
them. (Great applause and confusion
In the silver delegations)
The gentleman of Wisconsin has said
that he feared Robespierre. MY
friends. In this land of the free, we need
fear no tyrant who will spring up from
among the people. What we need Is an
Andrew Jackson to stand as jackson
stood against the encroachments of ag-
grandization of wealth Great ap-
plause) They tell us that this plat
form was made to catch votes. We re-
ply to them that changing conditions
make new issues that the principles upon
which rest Democracy are as everlasting
as the hills, but that they must be ap-
piled to new conditions as they arise.
Conditions have arisen and we are at
tempting to meet those conditions. They
tell us that the income tax ought not
to be brought In here, that 1t Is new
idea. They cIiticise us for our crlti-
clsms of the Supreme court of the Unit
ed States. My friends. we have not
criticised. We have simply called at
tention to what you know. If you want
criticisms, read the dissenting opinion
CT the court. That will give you crlti-
cisms (Aplause.) They say we pass
cd an unconstitutional law. l deny 1t.
The income tax was not unconsttution-
al when IL was passed. 1t was not un-
constitutional when IL went before the
Supreme court for the first time. 1t did
not become unconstitutional until one
judge changed his mind. We cannot
be expected to know when a judge will
change his mind. (Applause and q
voice, "Hit 'em again.'D The income
tax is just law. 1t simply intends to
put the burden of government justly
upon the backs of the people. 1 am in
favor of an income tax. (Applause)
When find a man who Is not willing
to pay his share for the government
which protects him find a man who ls
unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a
government like ours. (Applause) He
says that we are opposing the national
bank currency. 1t Is true. If you will
read what Thomas Benton said you will
find that he said In his story that he
could find but one parallel to Andrew
Iar<SOn and that Cicero who de-
stroyed the conspiracy of Cataline and
saved Rome.
He did for Rome what Jackson did
when he destroyed the bank conspiracy
and saved America. (Applause) We
say In our platform that we believe that
the right to coin money and issue money
Is function of government. We believe
It, We bellevezit Is. part of sover-
eighty and can no more be delegated to
private individuals than we could afford
to delegate to private individuals the
power to make penal statutes or levy
laws for taxation. (Applause) Mr..
Jefferson, who was once regarded as
good Democratic authority, seems to
have a different opinion from the gen.
tlemen who have addressed us on the
part of the minority. Those who are OPP
posed to the proposition tell us that the
issue of paper money Is a function OF
the bank. and that the government
ought to go out of the banking business.
I stand with Jefferson rather than with
them, and tell them, as he did that the
Issue of money Is a function of the gov
ernment. and that the banks ought to
go out of the government business
Thcy complain about the plank which
declares against the life tenure In office.
They have to make 1t mean what 1t does
not mean. What we oppose In that
plank Is the life tsnure that Is being
built UP at Washington which excludes
from party representation In the bene
fits the humber members of our society.
cannot dwell longer in my limited time.
(Crles OF go on; go on.'O Let me call
attention to two or three great things.
The gentleman from New York says
that he will propose an amendment pro-
vldlng that this change In our law shall
not affect contracts already made.
Let me remind him that there is no In
tention of affecting these contracts,
which according to the present laws,
are made payable in gold. But If he
means to say that we cannot change
our monetary system without protect
ing those who have loaned money be-
fore the change was made, want to ask
morals, he can And authority
ioi AOl PiOltNllliS iut
when the ect of 1873 was passed, but
now insists that we must protect the
creditor. He says he also wants to
amend this law and provide that II we
fail to maintan n parity within year
we viii then suspend the coinage
OF sllye We reply that when we adj
vocatc a thing which we believe win
be successful we are not compelled to
raise IL doubt as to our own sincerity
by trying to show what we will do E
we car. 1 ask him II he will apply his
logic to us, why he does not apply II to
himself. He says that he wants this
country to try to secure an interna-
tional agreement Why doesn't he tell
us what he Is going to do f they fan
to secure an international agreement7
There is more reason for him to do that
than for us to fail to maintain the
parity. They have tried for 80 years
to secure an International agreement,
and they are still wa ting for II most
impatiently and don't want 1t at all.
Cheers and laughter)
Now, my friends, let me come to the
great paramount issue. If they ask us
why It Is that we say more upon the
money question than we say upon the
tariff question. l reply that If protection
has slain Its thousands the gold standard
has slain Its tens of thousands. If they
ask us why we did not embody all these
things in our platform In which we be-
iievt. we reply to them that when we
have restored the money OF the constltu-
tion all other necessary reforms will be
possible and until that is done there Is
no reforr' that can be accomplished.
(Cheers) Why, 1 say that in three
months has come such change in the
country Three months ago when 1t
was confidently asserted that those who
believed in the gold standard would
frame our platform and nominate our
n n ndidata n1nn tho adNnnat tee of the gold