The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-10
BATTE OR GLADIATORS
Continued from Sixth Page.)

CuilOISn near 10 Qd1uiCo AHCdA - VIZ
they can uingle their. voices with tn
voices of The birds; out there where the!
have erected school houses, for educat
Ing their children; churches where the.
paise their Creator, and esueteries
where sleaps the ashes of - r. Gad-ar'
as deserving of consideration Of thi!
r.arty rs any people in this c'Tn.rF
(Great applause) 1t is for these tina
we speak. We do not come as agSres
sors Our war is not a war of conquest
We are fighting in defense of our homes
Dur fan'I':rs, and pcySperity. Cloud
5rpplao-e1
I'VE have petitioned and our entrea-
Ees have been disregarded
HE WANTS A JACKSON.
We have begged and they have mock
I'd and our calamity came. eW beg
no longer; We entreat no more; We pc
tition no more; we defy them. Great
applause and confusion of silver dele
sations) The gentleman from WiScon-
sin says that he fears Robespearre.
My friend, in this land Of the free, you
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 encroach-
ment Of aggrandized wealth. Great
applauSe)
They tell US this platform was made
TO catch votes. We reply to them that
changing conditions make new issues;
that the principles upon which rest De-
mocracy are as everlasting as the hills
but they must be applied to new con-
dttions as they arise.
READ THE OPINION.
Conditions have arisen and we are
attempting to meet those conditions.
They tell US that income tax ought not
be brought in here; that it is a new
idea. They criticize US for our criti-
Pism of supreme court of the United
States My friends We have not crit
Icized we have simply called attention
to what you know. If you want crit
cisns, read the dissenting opinion of
the court That will give you your
criticisms. (Applause)
They say we passed an unconstitu-
tional law, deny il. The income tax
law was not unconstitutional when. it
was passed. 1t was not unconstitution
al until one judge changed his mind.
We cannot be expected to know when
judge will change mis- mind. Applause
and voice hit EN- again..) The income
tax is a just law. II simply intends
to put the burden OF government just
ly upon the backs of people. I am in
favor Of an income tax. (Applause)
HE HITS THEM HARD.
When I find man who is not willing
to pay his share of the burden of gov
eminent which protects him, I find a
man who is unworthy to enjoy the
blessings of a government like ours.
(Applause.) He says that we are OPP
posing national bank currency. 1t is
true If you VIII read what Thomas
Benton said, you VIII 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 Catalin and saved Rome.
He did for Rome what Jackson did
when he destroyed the bank conspiracy
and saved America (Appiause) We
say in our platform that we believe it
right 10 coin money and issue money
Is the function of government We
believe it We believe 1t IS part OF
sovereignty, and can no more with safe
ty be delegated to private citizens and
Individuals than we could afford to del
egate to private individuals power to
make penal statutes. or levy laws for
taxation. Mr.. jefferson who was once
regarded as good Democratic author
tLg, seems 10 nave d NliLoTc1ll OplIlfOu
from gentlemen who have addressed
US on the part of the minority. Those
who are opposed to this proposition tell
US that the issue of paper money is the
function OF the banks and that the gov
eminent ought TO go out of the banking
business; 1 stand with Jefferson, rath-
er than with them, and tell them, as he
did, that the issue of money is the
function OF the government and that the
banks ought TO go out of the government
business. They complain about that
plank which declares against life ten
ure in Office. They have tried to strain
II to mean that which It does not mean.
What we oppose in that plank is a life
tenure that is being built up at Wash
ington, which excludes from participa-
ton in its benefits the humber MEM
bers of our society. ! cannot dwell
longer in my limited time, (Cries of ''go
on, go on'O Let me call attention TO
two or three great things.
The coleman from New York says
he viii propose an amendment provid- |
ing that this change in our law shall |
not affect contracts already made. Let |
me remind him that there is no inten- !
ton Of affecting those contracts, which. |
according to the present laws, are made |
payable in gold. But if ne means to |
say we cannot change our monetary |
system without protecting those who |
have loaned money before the change /
was made, I want to ask him where. in |
law or morals he can find authority for |
not protecting debtors when the act of |
1878 was passed, but now insist that We
must protect creditors. He says he
also wants TO amend this law and pro-
vide that II we fail TO maintain parity /
within a year that We will then suspend |
Of silver. We reply that when
We advocate the thing which we be-
lieve Will be successful we are not COM
PEELED 10 raise doubt as to our sincerity
by trying 10 show what we viii do If
we can. 1 ask him, II he viii apply his
ogic 10 us, why he does not apply IL TO |
himself. He says ne wants this country
to try to secure an International agree
nent Why doesn't ne tell US what he
s going 70 do if they fail 10 secure an
agreement?
There IS more reason for him 10 do
hat than for us to fail 10 maintain |
parity. They have tried for thirty
years--to secure an inteua-
ional agreement, and they are waiting
or 1t most patiently and don't want 1t
II all. Cheering, laughter, long con-
1nued.)
Now. my friends. let me come to the
treat paramount issue. II they ask US
lere why IL Is we say more on the
money question than We say upon the
arifT question. I reply that l. protec-
ion has slain its thousands, the gold
tandard has slain its tens Of thous-
nds- If they ask US why We cid not
mbody al these things in our plat
orm, which we believe. We reply TO
hem that when We have restored the
money of the constitution all other
ecessary- reforms will be possible. and