The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-12

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Senator IIill. in his speech on the floor
| OF the convention, reported in the Chica-
go Times-Herald OF July 10. 1897. said:
why was II wise TO sssail the SUI
preme Court VIII some one tell what
that clause means in this platform
That provision, n IL means any
thing, means that II IS the duty Of Con-
gress 70 reconstruct the Supreme Court
OF the country. 1T MEANS. AND 1T
| WAS OPENLY AVOWED 1T MEANS
THE ADDING OF ADDITIONAL MEM
BEERS TO 1T, OR THE TURNING OUT
OF OFFICE AND RECONSTRUCTING
THE WHOLE COURT. ] will not fol-
low any such revolutionary step as that
This charge went unchalienged!
Senator Daniel quotes the warning OF
Jefferson against judges as the .'sappers
and miners OF the constitution"
ask him II. by the course indicated. he
and the otner leaders OF his party would
not themselves have become the sappers
and miners OF the spirit OF our consti-
tuition and the foundation Of our jurispru-
dencc?
our safety consists rot in simply adj
herring TO the letter OF the constitutions,
but its spirit as well. The trainers Of
our government never intended that
courts should be formed Ike partizan
boards. TO register the will Of political
party.
ing Of Chief-Justice Marshall:
.The greatest curse an angry God can
innlct upon o SHINING people. is a corrupt
ignorant. OF DEPENDENT judiciary"
remind Senator Daniel Of bis condem-
nation Of the alleged bargain OF Malone
|
with a Republican court, Tor a reversal Of
its decision. some years ago. and ask
him 10 draw the distinction in ethics and
effect upon our institutions between bar
gaining with a court and BARGAINING with
men, express or Implied, VINO are APP
pointed as members OF IL!
As I stated I'm my interview, I favor
, nroper income-tax, but I will never
sanction the mode OF accomplishing IL
provided for I'm the Chicago platform. I
iovo me institutions Of this land too
THE TARIFF PLANK.
The Senator glides softly over the tar
ne plank. He has never been an ardent
tariff reformer. he thought In the carly
eighties that the internal revenue tax
ouoht to he abolished and the tariff let
alone and I'm behalf OF this theory he
made many speeches Tariff taxation Is
q matter OF minor importance In his es-
firnotion. lie SAYS briefly that l am In
error in saying that from 1910 20 1892 IN
elusive. every Democratic platform that
mentioned the tariff declared for tariff
| for revenue ONLY.
This IS special pleading and "the snap
ping up of unconsidered trifes." Every
body knows that the particular words
tariff for revenue only" have not been
in every platform, but some word or ex-
preston restricting the levying Of tariff
TO purposes Of revenue has been, and l
used tho words tariff for revenue IN
that sense.
The platform OF 1870 was as follows:
Resolved. That no more revenue ought
TO be raised than Is required TO defray
the necessary expenses Of the govern
ment" This was reahirmed In 1874. 1873.
and 1852 and in 1896 with the additional
words. "and gradual but certain reduc-
ton Of tho public debt" The plank Of
1856 was reahrmed by the Douglas and
Breckenridge conventions OF 1860 in 1854
the platform dealt with war issues, and
no notice was taken Of the tariff IN
1865. tariff for revenue, laid as 20 give Incl
dental protection. was the plank. In 1872.
when Greeley was nominated, subject was
not mentioned. In 1876 I'VE demand that
all customs house taxation shall be ONLY
for revenue" This was the concise and
emphatic declaration Of Samuel j. Tilden.
In 1850 tariff for revenue only" in 1854,
I'VE demand that Federal taxation shall
be EXCLUSIVELY for public purposes"
In 1883 the platform Of 1854 was reaffrmed
and the views expressed by President
cleveland In his last annual message to
Congress endorsed "as the correct inter-
probation OF that platform upon the ques-
ton Of tariff reduction" Everybody Will
recall President Cleveland's ringing mes
sage In 1892 1--WE declare IL TO be a
fundamental principle OF the Democratic
party that the Federal Government has
no constitutional power 10 impose and
collect tariff duties except for the pur-
pose Of revenue ONLY
The Senator says the platform Of 1896
IS less protective than the platforms of
1854 and ISIS" II II is 'less protective
why did Senator Vest recently declare
that eff he had understood II he would
not have touched it any more than he
would have laid his hand on live rattle
snake hundred miles from whiskey, and
IL that be Democratic doctrine God save
us from the new evangeL"
II 10 IS less protective" and on Demo
cratic lines. why did Senator Mills, who
IS known as really a free-trader I'm princl-
plc. recently denOunce II as un-Democra-
tic
FREE SILVER.
no national convention calling itself
Democratic has ever prior 10 1896, de-
clared for the free coinage OF silver at
any ratio nor for unlimited and indcp-
oudent coinage. The platform OF 1876 de-
clarcd for "a sound currency" that Of
1850 Tor honest money consisting of gold
and silver. and paper, convertible into
coin on demand. and the strict mainten-
ance Of the public faith, State and ma
tional.
The plank OF 1884 was as follows: I'VE
believe in honest money, the gold and
silver coinage OF the constitution, and
a circulating medium convertible into
such money without loss" This was re-
affirmed IN 1883.
Here is the plank Of 1892: I'VE hold
10 the use Of both gold and silver with
out discriminating against either metal
or charge for mintage but the dollar
unit Of coinage Of both metals must be
OF equal intrinsic and exchangeable
value, or be adjusted through interna-
tional agreement, or by such safeguards
OF legislation as shall ensure the main
tenance Of the parity OF the two metals,
and the equal power Of every dollar at
an times I'm the markets and IN payment
Of debt, &c The platform of 1899 de-
clared i'm emphatic language that every
dollar should be as good as any other
dollar, Of equal intrinsic and exchange
able value or be adjusted through inter-
national agreement or legislative safe
guards. Que State platform OF 1898. and
upon which / made my gubernatorial
campaign reaflrmed the national plank
OF 1892. Soon after 1 was nominated the
vote In Congress on tho coinage Of silver
at different ratios was taken. I was as
sured by the chairman and other men,
bers Of the committee on coinage,
weights and measures that the silver dol
lar could be maintained at parity with