Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-07-24
Speech of ~. j. Bryan Before
the Chicago Contention.


unconstitutional law. J deny 1.-THE
tic )ne tax was not Unconstitutional
when 1t was passed. 1t was not on
constitutional when IL went before
the Supreme Court for the first time.
IL did not become unconstitutional
until one Judge changed his mind,
and we cannot be expected to know
when Judge will change his mind.
(Appiause and a voice hit EN- asainl7
THE INcoNt TAN JUST tAw.
"The income tax is Just law. It
simply intends to put the burd EMS of
government justly upon the backs of
the people. I am in favor OF an in
come tax. (Applause.j When I find
a man who is not willing to pay his
share OF the burden of the govern.
inent which protects him, | find
man who is unworthy 20 enjoy tho
blessings OF government like ours.
applause He saws that we are
opposing the national bank currency.
1t is true. IL You will read what
Thomas Benton said, you will find
that he said that in searching his
tory he could find but one parallel 70
Andrew jackson. That was Cicero.
who destroyed the conspiracies of
Catilline aud saved Rome. He did
Tor Rome what jackson did when he
destroyed the bank conspiracy and
saved America. applause
I'VE say in our platform that we
believe that the right to coin money
and issue money is function of gov
eminent. We believe it. We believe
1t is part Of sovereignty,aud can no
more with safety. be delegated to
private individuals than we could
afford to delegate to the private in.
dividuals the power TO make penal
statutes or to levy laws for taxation.
(Applause.)
MIR. Jefferson. who was once rc
gardod as good Democratic author.
i;y, seems to have different opinion
from the gentleman who has address.
ell Us ON The part Of the minority.
Those who are opposed to this prop
osition tell us that the issue of pn.
per 'uoney is II function of the bank.
and that the Government ought To 90
out of the banking business | stand
with jefferson rather than with them
rs lac did, shat the '..rc az money j.
"A function of the -Gpvetn.nent and
that the banks ougiv {, 20 out Of
the government business.
"They complain about the plank
which declares against the life tenure
IN Office. Thoy have tried to strain it
to mean that which it does not moan.
What we oppose in that plank is the
life tenure that is being bu l. mp in
Washington which excludes from
participation in the benefits the
humber members of our society. 1
cannot dwell longer in my limited
tine. (Cries of $50 Oh! Go ou!'O
PRorEcrING DEBroFs AND CRcDvroRs.
Let me call attention to two or
three great THINGS Tie gentleman
from New York says that he will pro
pose an amendment providing that
tins change in our laws shall not eff
feet contracts already made. Lot me
remind him that there is no inten
ton OF affecting those contracts
which according TO tho present laws
are made payable in gold. Bat if he
meant to say that We cannot change
our monetary system without pro
tecting those who have loaned mon.
ey before the change was made, I
want to ask him where, in law or in
morals, he can find authority for rot
j BAOSO$CAhS VIC ttDlOIS WOSn the act
OF 1878 was passed, but now insist
that we must protect the creditor9
lie says he also wants to amend this
law and provide that if we fail to
maintain parity within a year that
we viii then suspend the &C image of
silver. We reply that whom we advo-
cate thing which we believe will be
successful we are not compelled 10
raise doubt as TO our sincerity by
trying to show what we will do i. we
can / ask him if he will apply his
Logic to us why he does rot apply 1T
to himself? He says that he wants
this country to try to secure an in
ternatiOnal agreement. why doesn't
he tell us what be is going to do if
they fail to secure an international
agreement? There is more reason
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