Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-13
THE BATTLE GROUND.
The Struggle Deepening in
Indiana.
GOV. HILLS CANVASS BEGUN
Two ROusing Speeches by the New
York Statesman-Blaine at
Evansville.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

MITCHELL, Ind, October 12.-Governor
Hill, of New York, inaugurated his CAN
vass 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 large audience has assem-
bled. He was introduced by M. J. Nib
lock, and spoke as follows;
FELLOW CITIZENS - Your State seems
to be alive with enthusiasm and true
Democracy. come to add my testimony
in favor of the wisdom and benefits
which we have received from a Demo
cratic administration of the 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 engaged in consider
ing other questions, growing out of sec
tional animosities 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 statesman
like Administration of Grover Cleveland
the country has been entirely and COM
pletely pacified. [Applanse.l
The first point that l make in favor Of
the Democratic party this election is that
the opportunity for discussion Of these
questions, that concern every citizen, at
his own home, is due to three and half
years of National Democratic admins.
tration. The Democratic party proposes
revival of the tariff. 1t does not pro-
pose reduction OF the tariff, but it pro-
poses simply modification of it. We
believe the time has come when the ex-
cessive revenues of the Government
should be diminished. We believe the
best and truest interests of our country
will be subserved by reduction of the
present high rate Of taxation. Need l
argue before an intelligent audience like
this, that it is best for this country that
there should be an overlooking Treasury
You know what surplus in the Federal
Treasury means. 1t means an oppor-
tunity for jobs Of every character. 1t
means useless and unnecessary expend-
lures of the public moneys. The Dem
ocratic party, my friends, has given the
country an issue in this campaign. 1t is
an issue which has attracted the world
with attention. We are in favor of q
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 second place,
that taxes on the necessaries of life
should be made as light as possible.
Over these two points we may confident
ly appeal to the people in this campaign.
You are familiar with the details of the
Mills bill. l am not here to say that ii
is perfect in all its details, but in the
main it is a measure reasonably free
from objection and intended to subserve
the best interests of the country. 1t is a
measure in the interest of the taxpayers.
the consumers, the farmers, the mechan-
les 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 mes
sage by the President of the United
States, Grover Cleveland, you will recol-
lect what he told the country in refer
ence, to the necessity of some
relief for the people. Have you
forgotten how that message was received
by our opponents in and out of Con-
gress? 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: "It is better, is
it not, that we should have surplus
than deficiency" They said: cit is un-
wise to disturb the business interests of
the country by tinkering with the tariff. I"
And they neglected no opportunity to
discourage the presentation Of this ques-
ton to the people of the United States.
Nevertheless that message, which
startled the country somewhat because
Of it's boldness, it's honesty, it's candor,
was acted upon by our Democratic Rep
resentatives in the lower House of Con-
gress. The bill was opposed at every
step, but our gallant Democratic mem
bers of Congress persisted in the fight.
They said to their opponents: Propose
a better measure; give us better SUBJ
stitute; do something for the relief of an
over-burdened and tax-ridden people, !"
but our appeal to them was made in
vain. They offered no substitute; thew
proposed no other bill. When the vote
came, they contented themselves with
the offering of few amendments. The
measure then went to the Republican
Senate. The discussion of it was post.
poned, and finally, on the eve OF the
Presidential election, when thew saw
that the demand for tariff reform was
sweeping over the country, at this
eleventh hour, they propose a measure
for the reduction of the tariff and the
reduction of taxation. The majority of
the Finance Committee made report.
By that report they say that they find
that the revenues of the Government
are excessive. 1t seems to me we heard
something like that in President Cleve-
lands message last December. Laugh
ter They said that the demand for
reduction of the tariff seems to be i'm
perative. We have heard that before.
Laughter They said there was a
necessity for revision so that the in
equalities of the tariff should no longer
be perpetuated.
Then they presented their bill. l am
not here to discuss the wisdom of the de-
tails OF that bill, but am here to say in
the light OF these claims, in the light of
these facts, in the light of the attitude of
the Republicans in Congress and out of
Congress. that the report of the Major
ity of the Senate Committee, and the
presentation of any bill by them, is a
confession of the good judgment of all
the positions taken by President Cleve-
land and the Democratic party in De.
cember last. Applause
The Democratic party in this cam
paign is fighting the selfish few of the
country on behalf of the masses of the
people. [Cheers]. Why we have heard
this same cry made before that if the
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