, 1888-10-13
GOVERNOR HILL.
Two Addresses in Indiana
Yesterday.
Plain Pointers on the Tariff
Issue
And Some Facts Concerning
Republican Jobbery.

IND, Oct. l2.-G0Vern0r
Hill of New York i~naugurated his canvass
of Indiana at this place to-day. He was
met at the depot by Governor Gray and
others and escorted to an adjacent grove
where a large audience had assembled.
He was introduced by M. J. Niblack, and
spoke as follows:
FeHou Citizens-Your state seems to be
alive with enthusiasm and true Democ-
racy. l come to add my testimony in
favor of the wisdom and benefit which we
have received from the Democratic admin
i~stration of national affairs. To-day, all
over this land, our people are engaged in
the discussion OF economic and industrial
questions. -Four years ago we were en-
gagged in considering other questions grow
ing out of sectional animoslties between
the various sections Of our country, and
to-day, my friends. we are permitted to
discuss these economic and industrial
questions because, under the wise and
statesmanllke administration of Grover
4 Cleveland the country has been entirely
and completely paciied. Applause.
The first point that l make in favor of
the Democratic party in this election is
that the opportunity for the discussion of
these questions that concern every citizen
at his own home is due to three and a halt
years of national Democratic administra-
ton. The Democratic party proposes a
revisal of the tariff. 1t does not propose
the destruction of the tariff, but it pro-
poses a simple modification of it. We
believe the time has come when the ex
cessive revenue of the government should
be diminished. We believe that the best
and truest interests Of our country will be
subserved by a reduction of the present
high rate of taxation. Need | argue
before an intelligent audience like this
that it is best for this country that there
should not be an OVERLOOKING treasury?
You know what a surplus in the federal
treasury means. 1t means an opportunity
for Jobs of every character. 1t means
useless and unnecessary expenditures of
public money.
The Democratic party, my friends, has
given the country an issue in this cam
paign. 1t is an issue which has attracted
world wide attention. We are in favor of
a revision of the tariff principally upon
two points. First, we think raw material
wherever it is possible so to do, should be
admitted free. We believe, in the Sec
ond place, that taxes upon the necessar-
= VI ilC ohOuiu NC DlduO as llRuI as pUS-
sible. Upon these points we may appeal
To the people in this campaign. You are
familiar with the Mills bill. l am not
here to say that it is perfect in all its de-
tails, but In the main it is a measure rea-
sonably free from objection and intended
to subserve the best interests of the
country. 1t is a measure in the interests
of the taxpayers, the consumers, the
farmers, the mechanics and the laboring
men of the country.
When this question was first presented
to congress last December, and. you will
recollect, presented to congress In u mess.
age by the president of the United States,
Grover Cleveland, you will recollect what
he told the country in reference to the
necessity of some relief for the people.
Have you forgotten how hat message was
received by our opponents in and out of
congress? In the first place they said
there was no surplus. In the second
place they said if there was a surplus it
did not matter. They said: 1T is better,
than a deficiency" They said: 1T is
unwise to disturb the business interests of
the country by tinkering with the tariff"
and they neglected no opportunity to dis
courage the presentation of this question
to the people Of the United States.
Nevertheless, that message which star
tied the country somewhat because of its
boldness, its honesty and its candor, was
acted upon by our Democratic representa-
tives ia the lower house of congress. The
bill was opposed at every step, but our
gallant Democratic members OF congress
persisted in the fight. They said to their
opponents: Propose a better measure.
give us a better substitute, do something
for the relief of an overburdened and tax
ridden people" But our appeal to them
was made in vain. They offered no sub
%stltute, they presented no other bill.
When the vote came they conterted
themselves with offering a few amend
ments. The measure then went to the
Republican senate. The discussion of it
was postponed. and finally on the eve of a
presidential election, when they saw that
the demand for tariff reform was sweep
ing over the country, at this eleventh
hour they propose a measure for a reduc.
ton of the tariff and a reduction of taxa
ton.
A majority of the finance committee Of
the senate made a report. By that report
they say they find that the revenues OF
the government are excessive. Ii seems
to me we heard something like that in
President Cleveland's message last De-
cember. Laughter. They said that
the demand for a reduction of the tariff
seems to be imperative. We have heard
that before. Laughter. They said
there was a necessity for a revision so that
the inequalities of the tariff should no
longer be perpetuated. Then they pre-.
sented their bill. | am not here to dis,
cuss the wisdom of the details of that bill,