The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-15

(laughter) and in what respect the re-
vision should be made. Gloriously in
defnite The English language has
suffered more this year in being used
to keep people from saying anything
than ever before. (Applauae.) Shakes
peare used it to say things; Milton
used 1t to say things; Byron used it
I to say things; Burke, Chatham, O'Con-
nell, Grattan, Patrick Henry, Thomas
Jefferson, Andrew Jackson-they all
used it to say things Now 1t is c.;ed
to cover UP things and hide things
tApplause.)
Judge Parker says the tariff ought
to be revised, without saying whose
toes shall be trod on--because it is
largely question of whose toes you
are going to tread on, you know. When
you are going to revise the tariff, you
are treading on somebody's corns inn
mediateIy Now, whose corns are You
going to tread on? Judge Parker
does not state. He says in advance,
Il won't have that Office but four
years, even If you give it to me- and
in four years won't be able to do any
thing to the tariff Therefore he sur
renders in advance almost before the
line of battle is formed He runs up
the white flag on the tariff question,
and absolutely surrenders to the re-
publicans. (Applause.)
Let us see what else now. think
there was question of national banks
that figured very much in the demo-
cratic campaign books which ! have
got here. The democratic party went
back to the Jacksonian and Jefferson
ian doctrine that national banks were
of deadly hostility to republican gov
ernment and that they must be abOI-
ished; and that the government must
take back to itself the sovereign power
to create money and to issue it to the
people. Where is that platform now?
Where Is that declaration now? 1t has
been dropped. Roosevelt in favor OF
national banks! Parker in favor of
national banks! There they are like
two black-eyed peas on the question
of national banks.
Take the income tax. Jeffersonian
democracy! The taxes should be laid
upon the rich, but the necessaries OF
life should go untaxed. to the end that
the poverty of the country should not
be burdened with the expense OF gov
ernment, but that the wealth Of the
country should be burdened with the
government Isn't that right? That
is good democracy Therefore Jeffer-
son said. "Put an income tax, not on
the poor farmers farm, which may
not produce any income; not on the
merchants store that perhaps is bank
rupting him; not upon this avocatiOn.
and that, where possibly money is be-
ing lost; but put it upon the net in
come; put it on the profits Don't
take part of the milk. Take part
of the cream. Take part of the net
profits, and as the net profits grow
larger, let the tax grow larger and
larger by geometrical progression.
Graduate it according to the size of
the income. and when the income
swells enormously, let the tax swell in
proportion, so as TO put back into the
general fund where all can get
chance to obtain their share of 1t. that
overplus which greedy fellow has got
more than his share. (Applause.) ].
Back there in those campaign books
the great democratic party returned TO
the principles of Jefferson on the in
come tax. Where Is II now? II isn't
in the platform. Mr.. Roosevelt is
against the income tax. and Judge
Parker is against the incoms tax
They are there: noble pair Of BROTH
ers fighting the. battles OF the rich
against the poor. (Cheers.)
There was another question. the
money question. and the democratic
campaign book OF '96 said II was the
biggest of all the questions-para
mount in Importance and shout
ders. like Saul. above all its fellows In
political issues. They declared that
they would. like Washington Ia iTTs.
light this British policy. and assert the
rights ot America 70 maintain the
constitutional currency which our fa-
theirs had framed and which We had
sworn 10 support And they said We
are MT only opposed % the British
gold standard. but We are unaltefahiy
opposed 90 II" mo matter what else
we may change. We won't change ON
this No matter what we may fall