Sharp County record., 1896-08-21
Hon. Arthur p. $. TdH.

platform The last income tax law sought
to apporton the burdens OF government
more equally among those who enjoy the
protection OF the government, AT present the
expenses OF the federal government collected
through internal revenue taxes and import
duties, are especially burdensome upon the
poorer classes Of society. A law which col
lccts from some citizens more than their share
Of the taxes and collects from other citizens
less than their share, IS simply an Indirect
means OF transferring oae mans property to
another mans pocket, IN | while the process
may be quite satisfactory to the man who
escape just taxation, 1t can never be
satisfactory to thos, who are overburlened,
Not only shall refuse to apologize for the I'd
yocacy OF an income tax law BY the national
convention, but l shall also refuse TO apologize
for the exercise by II Of the right OF dissent
from decision OF the supreme court In o
government like ours every public Official is a
public servant, and the people have right to
crticise his oflicial acts. No public Official
who conscientiously discharges his duty will
desire to deny to those he serves the right to
discuss his Official conduct.
1t is scarcely necessary to defend the prin-
ciple OF bimetallSm, No national party dur
ing the entire history OF the United states has
ever declared against it, and no party In this
campaig has had the temerity to oppose IT,
Three parties-tIe democratic populist and
silver partics-have not only declared for BIZ
mGtallism, but have outlined the specific leg
islation necessary to restore silver to It's an
cient position by the side Of gold The repub-
lican platform expressly declares that bimct-
allsm is desirable when 1t pledges the repub-
lican party to aid in securing II as soon as the
assistance OF certain foreign nations can be OBJ
tanned, Those who represented the minority
sentiment in the Chicago convention opposed
The FREQ coinage Of sIlvor by the United states
by Independent action on the ground that IN
their judgment IL would rctard or cntIrcy
prevent the establishment Of international
hInctaIlism TO which the efforts Of the govern
ment should be steadily directed, When they
asserted that efforts should be steadily di-
rccte toward the establishment OF intorno-
tional bimctallism, they condemned mono
metalliSm, The gold standard has been
weighed In the balance and found wanting,
Take from It the powerful supporter the money
owning and.the money changing classes and II
can not stand for one day In any nation In tho
world, IL was fastened upon tho United
States without discussion before the people,
and It's friends have never yet been willing to
risk verdict before the voters upon that Is
sue.
There can be no sympathy or co'opera-
tion between the advocates OF universal
gold standard and the advocates OF bimctal-
lIsm, Between bimctalllsm whether indc'
pendent or international and the gold stand
ard ,horo Is mn impossible gulf Is tbiS quad
ronnlnl agitation IN favor OF international bi-
metallism conducted In good faith, or do our
opponents really desire TO maintain th> gold
standard permanently Are thoy willing 10
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ard when Joined IN by the loading ma
tions OF the world, or do they still In
sist that gold Is the only metal suit
able for standard money among civilized ma
tlonsf II thoy are, In fact deSIrous OF secur-
Ing bimctNllSm, we may expect them 10 point
out the evils OF II gold standard and defend BIZ
metullism IN u system H. on the other hand,
they are lending their energies toward the
permanent establishment OF gold standard
under cover OF declaration In favor OF inter-
national blmetHllisn, | am justified In sug-
gesting that honest money cannot bo expected
ut tho hands Of those who deal dishonesty
with tho American people
The test OF honesty IA money must be plainly
found In the purchasing power OF the dollar
An absolutely honest dollar would not vary IN
It's general purchasing power II would be ab'
solutely stable when measured by average
prices A dollur which increases In purchase
ing power IN lust ~ dishonest ~ dollar when
decreases IN purchasing power ,.,.,...
II cannot DO successfully claimed that ihono-
matnllsm or bimetallisn, or any other sys.
tom, gives IVA absolutely Just standard OF
value Under both mohometnlllsn ana bl-
metnllisn, tho government tlSo5 tho weight
ana haouoa Of the dollar invests II with the
legal londo, qualities Ond tbon opens The
mlnls to its unrestricted coinage leev-