The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-25
HUNDREDS HEAR HILL
Expound tho Doctrines Of the
Democratic Party.
An ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Listens to New Tork's Governor and
other Distinguished Mcn..The
Democratic View orthc Tariff
Made Clear Again.


A splendid audience greeted Govern
or Hill last night. Many Republicans
wen! TO hear this prominent Democrat
and possible Democratic nominee fol
the Presidency discuss the questions oil
the hour, above all tho question OF the
hour, the tariG. 1t was a golden oppor.
lunity 10 make converts.
Governor Hill spoke for taYiT.for.
revenue, which he vainly sought to
sAoy ia all that Congress has right to
pisl, Ia all that tho consumer should
permit TO be passed, under which, II any
protection result, hs "would not OBJ.
jecl." lie would maintain the differ.
cnce between wages in this country and
wages In other countries, but he would
do it with tariil.fIr.revenue.
The Inconsistency OF this argument.
which was tho speakers effort to recon.
cilr the waee-earncr 10 tho doctrine OF n
tsrit,fGr'reveuue, is evident. Governor
Hills doctrine of arin.for-revenue
with accidental protection, which he de-.
clarsd to be the doctrine vi the Demo.
cratic party, admits OF no duty being laid
10 compensate for the difference between
wages in th:S country and wages in other
countries, nor for any other purpose but
TO raise revenue 10 carry on the Govern.
ment.
|! Governor Hills Democratic doc
lrine be right, it is az much a robbiog OF
Peter to pay Paul when the wage.carucr
is prO;ected as when the manufacturer
is protected; and il revenue be the sole
aim there is absolutely no room for aay
protection 10 anybody in any degree,
save as man may fall down stairs and
break bis Ieck--by accident. Frsm this
conclusion there is no escape.
The proposition then resolves itself
into this, that the American citizen,
whose welfare is bound up in tho pros.
perity OF his country, is exhorted by the
DemoCraticpariy 10 trust his bread TO an
accident. Cold comfort, bat the best
the Democratic party, Though its emf
neat champion, has 10 offer. So much
for the theory go boldly proclaimed in n
city where Democrats, until recently,
have desired it to bo distinctly under.
stood That they were as good protection
lists As the best.
Governor Hill was somewhat too
facile in bis misstatement OF facts. lie
declared that The oHerous "taria tax" OF
the Mckinley law confronts every buyer
when he goes into store. He did not
name IN article which has been I'D
vanced in rfice by the new tariff law.
There is not necessary OF life" which
LAS been SO advanced. There is not
commodity coming under that head
which must bo imported. The tariff is
on imports, not en- home manufactures.
The truth is that the combination OF i'm
pLrte!s and Democratic politicians to
put up prices for campaign purposes
with incidental fleeing, has been con.
spicuous failue.
Governor Hill challenged anybody to
namo single industry in which wages
lave advanced since tie passngs Of the
new tariff lava single one. 1t ls a
pleasure 10 be able TO accommodate so
distinguished visitor. The passage OF
the Mckinley bill! was instantly followed
by an advance in the wages OF pearl.
button makers at the time employed in
that industry, and recalling from work
in brickyarda, Oh street cars and else
where, Of men who had been knocked
out OF that struggling industry by for
cien competition under too low tariff.
Wages Of peail-button makers were at
once increased from 10 per cent to %
pr cent. In Vineland, New Jersey, the
workmen celebrated with a boutire an
NdvaGce OF 25 per cent.
Governor Hill built a large part OF his
tariiI argument on the Republican at.
tempt to take hides oil the Tree list and
make them dutiablc, telling his audi
ence that the attempt was made in the
bill NJ reported to the House. II the
Governor will turn to section 9, para.
graph Cos OF The bill as reported to the
House he will~fird that hides, raw, un-
cureG, manufactured, are on the
free list, where they were in
ihc old law and are in the new.
Since the fact is not rs Governor Hill
stated ii, his argument, based on that
meslatement, cannot have weight.
i! is not necessary to dissect tho
speech in detail. Protection can stand
Hood Ct such argument. The history
OF the country and every mans every
day experience confront and over.
throw it.