The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-07

Democratic Candidate Receives NO
tificaticn at Topeka.
Addres.rs Immense Gathering on the
various Issues Old aud new
strong Arrangement Of He
publican Policies.


Thursday, August %, on the occasion
of his notification by the popuiis's OF
Kansas of their nomination OF nm LOT
the presidency, in responding 10 when
he said:
mir. Chairman and Members OF wy
Notincation Committee: In accepting
the presidential nomination which you
tender on behalf OF the popuiist party
desire to give emphatic r.."shNon
10 the educational work done py your
| marty The populist party as an orsaHiza-
| ton and the farmer alliances ana the Ia
| nor organizations from which they sprung
| have done much to arouse Inc peopie "
| study OF economic and Industrial quesNohs.
| Believing. as | do. that truth grow, ~.
| In seclusion but in the open held, ana Una.
| ~ thrives best in the sunlight of run ana
| free debate have confidence that the uis,
| .ussion which your party mas coihp'"u
will aid In reaching that true soiu,'on y.
| pending problems TOWARD winch an No"'9'
| citizens aim.
~ desire also to express my deep appre-
citation of the liberality OF opinion ana oevo-
ton 10 principle which have LEAD 'ne niein-
bers OF your party TO enter the RANKS VI q
| other marty in the selection OF a cahuiua'e'
"xyhile l am grateful for the commences
which the popuists have expressed III me;
| Il am not vain enough TO regard as PEI so"a
| their extraordinary manifestations VI NV.
| wild The ties which bind together 'hos.
80 h.,i,.,e In the same great fundamental
| nrinc,ples are stronger than ties OF aHec-
| tion-stronger even than the Ties Oh piooo,
and cooperation between the reform ioIe.s
Is due to the fact that democrats popu.
lists and silver republicans take the slue -
J IN neenle in their contest against greed
and agree in the application OF Jenersoh, IA,
principles to the question Immediately DC
fore us
''In 1896 the money question was VI pa
| INN
campaign united in the demand for the I'M
mediate restoration OF silver py the iilus
:. pendent action of this country al sixteen 70
! one the ratio which has existed since 1914
: They were defeated. but that ala nov cru
the discussion. The democrats we're oe
feated in 1885. but that did not put an ehu
: 10 tariff reform. The republicans were ue-
c feated in 1892, but that did not permanently
l. | overthrow the protective tariH. Deiea' a.
,he nols does not necessarily decide great
orohlem Experience and experience alohe
settles questions II an increase IN the soi-
s. ume Of the currency since 1895 aithoush IN
"a | promised by the republicans ana uh' Np,.'
ed has brought improvement In indusrla
conditions this Improvement, intsesu "
ie answering the arguments put iorth III la "
OF bimetallism. only confirms me con,en
a ton OF those VI no insisted that more iho"s'
would make better times
"The republican party, however, WIN
I | claiming credit for the increase In citSuia
I ton makes no permanent provision io' az
!. adequate supply of standard money. - u.
MES the necessity Tor more rear hie"'s
while IL permits national banks 10 expaH
the volume of paper promises !" pa
money.
the republican party when II sought 10 Soi
he ceal It's gold standard tendencies uhu ~, =.
mask OF international bimetalism' the oi
positlon should be more pronounced III Pr
portion as the republican party more ope'
~ espouses gold monometallism
:. Greenbacks.
- "rn 1896 the reform forces charged Y
republican party with intending 10 rev.
m the greenbacks. his charge, denied
no that time has been confessed by the maj
re cial bill, which converts greenbacks' wiz
III. once redeemed. into gold ccrtihca'es' az
extends new privileges TO banks Oh issu
TX n . populist opposed the republican par
% vhen ia hostilities to greenbacks was on
-, suspected that opposition should be grea
err row since no one can longer DOUBT !
'eN purpose OF the republican party TO suos
No tufe bank notes for greenbacks.
IN EFT is true that the popuiists pcileVe ~
!. irrade,mablc greenback. while the dem
Gratis believe In a greenback redeemaoie
pv coin but the vital question az thls 'iihe,
1t far as paper money Is concerned Is WILT
as, government or banks shall issue H. Ih'
III. will be time enough to discuss the reuee
'er ability of the gre cnback when the gree
or back itself Is saved from the annihiiat
eer which now threatens it. The republic
,,p party is now committed 10 currency =
tenn which necessitates a perpetual &c
the while the populist finds himself In agr
ON mert with the democrats, who believe
,wn paying OF the nnuohai ueo' az '"p'N''
mrs possible. - r
.If belief In an income tax justified n p
old ulist in acting with the democratic pa
, in 1896, what excuse can we nnc lot ana
the republican party now. when even
the cxigencies OF war have not been suff1ci
we'd 10 bring that party 10 the support OF
lg.s income tax principle?
'Populists believe in arbitration nov
uhs much as they did in 1896. and are as m
out opposed to government by injunction
but | the blacklist ~ they were thtn' ana Y
-. these subjects they have as much rea
"s' for cooperation with the democratic ~
roy to-day as they had four years ago
one Democrats and populists alike "a
raSt the principles Of direct legislation. III
new .,s.',,,,a sna,,ia ~ anplied. thes.
the farences can be reconcicd by experirnei
,rof. Democrats and populists agree that
nese and other oriental labor should be
cluded from the United States
X IN democrats and populists desire 10 st
min large the scope OF the interstate comm
lam act as to enable the commission 10 pre-
both persons and places from uiscrlHl
fSih- ton and the public at large from exces
ness. railroad rates.
left THE populists approve the demand
some iorth IN the ucinoeia..o ,,,.nr 80 Ire
ough Sueh AZ o,i,ciai would Keep the admins
4 the ton In close touch with the wage-ear
portion OF the population. and go IA
ward securing such remedial iegisla "a,
the .1'.,x ne"-
'ay ii The trusts.
ny. 80 .'ln 1896 the populists united with the
and l ocrats in opposing the truss ahhcus'
u ~. question al that time appeared like q I
scarcely larger than mans hard W
arson mai cloud well-nirh oysrsprcads the II
Par. trial sky The farmer Goes not partic
, jus; In the prohts 81 any rust pu a ns
y - entupon the season for his income. VIII
~ ne plants his crop he knows not whether
turn viii blow II dow. or hail destroy ~.
the soS:. devour ~ aho me p,,ev :. Ia m
monopoly can suspend production ar
the price OF raw material az well q
- price OF the finished product the "a
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