The record-union., 1896-07-10

to gamble in stocks. (Cheers) The
miner is as much business man as the
few official magnates who in a back
room corner the money of the world"
Great cheeringl
Mr. Bryan said those who he repre-
sented We're tired of submitting to the
burdens which oppressed them. I'VE
beg no longer, we petition no more, we
defy them"
This denunciation, uttered in Mr.
Rryan's most dramatic manner, was fol-
lowed by a scene of wild excitement and
cheering which lasted several minutes.
What we need Mr.. Bryan contin-
ued, lis an Andrew Jackson, to stand
as Andrew Jackson stood, against the
national banks. We are told that our
platform is made to catch votes. We re-
ply to them that changed conditions
make new issues The principles on
which Democracy rests are as everlast-
ing as the hills, but they must be ap-
Piled to new conditions as they arise.
New conditions have arisen, and we
are attempting to meet them. They
tell us that the income tax question
ought not to be brought in here; that
it is a new idea. They find fault with
our criticism of the Supreme Court of
the United States. We have not crit
icised it. We have simply called at
tention to it. If you want a criticism of
the court in the matter of the income
tax, read the dissenting opinions of the
Judges. They say that we passed an
unconstitutional law l deny it, The
income tax was not unconstitutional
when ii went before the Supreme Court
for the first time 1t did not become un-
constitutional until one Judge changed
his mind. And we cannot be expected
to know when Judge will change his
mind. CHEERS and laughter) The in
come tax is q just law, and | am in ia
vor of it. (Applause) And when l
find man who is not willing to pay his
share of the burdens of the Govern
ment which protects him, l find a man
unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a
Government like ours. cloud cheerS)
They say that we are opposing the
national bank currency 1t is true
Thomas Benton said that, in searching
history, he could find but one parallel
to Andrew Jackson; that when Cicero
destroyed the conspiracy of Cataline
and saved Rome, he did for Rome what
jackson did when he destroyed the
bank conspiracy and saved America.
We say in our platform that the right
to coin and issue money is function of
Government. We believe that that
power of sovereignty can no more with
safety be delegated to private corpora
tlons than the power to enact penal
statutes or to levy taxation. Mr.. JEFF
ferson, who was regarded as good Dem
ocratic authority, seems to have had a
different opinion from the Senator
from New York. They tell us that the
issuance of paper money is the func-
ton of the banks, and that the Gov
ernment ought to go out of the banking
business. 1 stand with jefferson and
tell them, as he did. that the banks
ought to go out of the governing bust
ness. CHEERS and laughter)
The Senator from New York saws
he will offer an amendment providing
that the proposed change of law shall
not affect contracts already made. Let
me remind him that that is not the in
tention, where, under the present law.
contracts are made payable in gold
But If he means to say that we cannot
change our monetary system without
protecting those who have loaned be-
fore the change is made. L want to
know where in law or morals he can
ind authority for not protecting the
debtors when the Act of 1873 was
passed.
The Senator from New York also
asks about the consequence of a failure
to maintain parity. My reply is that
we cannot couple the platform with a
doubt as to our own sincerity. He saws
ne wants this country to try to secure
an international agreement WHY does
he not tell us what he is going to do if
they fail to secure it applause and
laughter) They have tried for twenty
years to secure an International agree
ment for bilnetallism, and those are
waiting for it most patiently who do
not want it a, all. applause and laugh
ter)
If they ask us why it is that we saw
more on the money question than on the
tarlH question we reply that if protec-
ton HAs slain its thousands, the gold
standard has slain it's tens of thou
sands. (Cheers) If they ask us why not
embody in the platform all those things
that we believe, my reply is that when