The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-10-20

Our Chicago Declarations Saved
the Democratic Party and
With Them We Will YetIarch
to Victory-He Predicts DEM
ocratIc Success in Ohio.
Charleston Gazette, Monday.
Ex-Congressman James Cape
hart and Mrs. Capehart spent yes
terday here with their relatives
City Solicitor Chas. B. Couch and
family. They expect to return to-
day to their home at Point Pleas
ant.
Mr.. Capehart has been long and
prominently identified with the
free coinage movement in West
Virginia, and twice carried his dis
trict upon free coinage platform
He was delegate to the last Chi
cago convention and is most ar
dent admirer of the platform there
adopted.
'Itis the platform that saved
the Democratic party he said to
reporter of the Gazette. eff we
had not adopted such platform,
great majority of Democrats
would have gone over to the Pop
ulists in the last compaign. The
Populist had polled two million
votes and Democrats were rapidly
going over to them until the Chi
cago platform came out unequivo-
cally for the true principles of the
party and held them in line"
do you think the silver senti-
ment is as strong as it has been? ?"
he was asked
ayes, it is stronger than ever"
he replied. "Just look at the ova-
tons that are everywhere given to
Mr.. Bryan. It is the principles
he represents more than his per-
sonality which draw the enormous
crowds to hear him wherever he
goes. and these magnificent out
pourings of the people indicate
that there is no wavering from the
support of any portion of the Chi
cago platform. It is the strongest
platform we have ever had and it
will be re-afhrmed at the next con-
vention. I think that Mr.. Bryan
will be nominated for President at
the next convention without any
opposition
Mr.. Capehart is firm believer
in the justice of an income tax.
eve must have an income tax"
he said, "and the Democratic par
ty must continue to work for it.
The objection has been raised that
to declare in favor of an income
tax would cut off many large cam
paign contributions, but even if
that be true the Democratic party
can not sell its principles for dol
lars and cents, as was done under
the administration of Grover Cleve-
land. Ours is the party of the
people and we must do all we can
toward the equalization of the
burdens of taxation and to make
the wealth of the country pay its
share.
"Justice Shiras' conduct in sthe
income tax case is certainly open
to criticism and is in itself sufh-
cient justification for the plank in
our platform relating to the SUI
preme court. I do not agree with
those who say the supreme court
is above criticism. There is no
court in this country, no officer in
any branch of the government too
high to be the subject of the just
criticism of the people"
Recognizing the necessity of in
functions in some cases, Mr.. Cape
hart very vigorously denounced
the abuse of the authority confer
red upon the courts and said that
government by injunction would
have to cease. Either the au-
thority of Federal judges must be
defined or else their right to en-
join must be restricted. They
must not be allowed to usurp the
duties of all branches of the gov
ernment as they are doing now"