Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-09-10

cess, and | am needed to pull your
chestnuts from the fire. You are not
concerned that my family may re
ceive fifty cent dollars, but you are
much worried lest l and your other
debtors may not in future be compel.
ed to pay you in 200cent dollars. You
are not alarmed by the prospect that
money will become dishonest" you
realize that with free coinage it will
become more honest and more abun-
dant. You know that silver mine
owners have no mortgages payable
in gold or otherwise" they can stand
existing conditions far better than
the Connecticut farmer and artizan.
You little realize the vast forces which
men like you have created, and
which now stand behind the. move
ment for monetary reform. Do not
f1atter yourself that the silver miner
stands alone. The movement you as
cribe to him is but symptom of the
gravest disease which a nation ever
suffered,-a disease for which men
like yourself are largely, although it
may be unconsciously responsible.
You reprehend Democracy for its
criticism of the Supreme Court. You
have evidently not read the dissent
ing opinions of that court. You do
not realize that for the first time in
this country's history, class has
been recognized judicially,-a class
which cannot be burdened with its
share of the public expenditures, "a
class entrenched behind privilege and
v>axuau o1oco xuhioh oooacf,,l1
defies the authority of the National
Government, and contemptiously as
serts it's immunity from national tax
alton. Democracy would be un-
worthy of the name did it hesitate to
dissent from the decision of a court
which reversed its precedents of a
century, and by the whim of a ca.
PRECIOUS Judge who seems not to have
known his own mind, increased the
annual burdens of taxation on labor
by more than thirty millions. If dis
honor and disorder come as you fear,
remember that those who have cre-
ated by their practices all the social
ed socialism of the present will rea-
lize then, il not now, their RESPONSE
bility for existing conditions. 1t
would be we'll to heed these, while
you are denouncing them, for they
will continue. although your power
and your money may defeat the sue
cessful expression of the popular will
in 1896.
You reprehend Democracy for its
criticism of the Supreme Court. You
have evidently not read the dissent
ing opinions of that court. You do
not realize that for the first time in
this country's history, a class has
been recognized judicially,-a class
which cannot be burdened with its
share of the public expenditures, "a
class entrenched behind privilege
and power,-a class which success
fully defies the authority of the ma
tional government, and contempti-
ously asserts its immunity from ma.
tional taxation. Democracy would
be unworthy Of the name did it hest
tate to dissent from the decision of a
court which reversed its precedents
of century, and by the whim of a
capricious Judge who seems not to
have known his own mind, increased
The annual burdens of taxation on
labor by more than thirty millions.
If dishonor and disorder come as
you fear, remember that those who
have created by their practices all
the so-called socialism of the present
| will realize then, If not now, their re.