Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-03

PoRT JERvIs, N. Y, November 2.-Sen-
ator Hill arrived in town this afternoon
and after dining was escorted to the Opera
House. which was crowded with people.
Senator Hill spoke in part as follows:
This Is campaign OF education. we
are now discussing industrial and economic
questions From 1860 TO 1855 the issues
raised by the war were dominant, out
CleyeIand's administration gave oppor-
tunity for the discussion of new questions.
The old war issues became obsolete; sec
tional bitterness has died out We differ
honestly on questions Of public policy Ine
difference between the two parties may be
briefly defined as follows:
''The Democratic party believe In
strict construction of the federal Constitu-
tion; the Republican party believe in a
loose construction of that instrument. The
Republicans are willing to confer every
possible power upon the Government the
Democrats are for confning the Govern
ment to its most strict constitutional linn
it's.
1--WE believe in a protection. This has
always been the position OF the Democrat
ic party. Tariffs which create unnecessary
revenue are unconstitutional. l admit
that the first congress enacted q revenue
bill with protection preamble. Let the
Republicans make the most OF 1t. Con-
gress was coerced into the pass
age of this bill by the i'm
portunities of a selfish Pennsylvania.
always on the lookout for her own in
terests. The succeeding Congress, how
ever, recognizing the danger of this prace-
dent and to guard against future violations
of the constitution of the same kind, en-
acted the amendment providing that all
the powers not expressly granted to the
general government were reserved 10 the
States.
"As federationism thrived in the bill
under discussion, the Democracy trlumphed
in The amendment. All the tariff bills
| passed since that time have been passed as
revenue bills without the recital of protec-
tive intent. Let the Republicans be can
did and throw off all disguise and pass a
bill solely and expressly for protection
something like this:-
"'WHER.As, No revenue is needed, and
certain private industries need protection; !;
| therefore, we authorize such and such
| duties.i
'Such bill would put the constitution
ality Of protection, pure and simple, TO the
test. Is there any doubt that the United
States Supreme Court would pronounce it
unconstitutional! This cry for pro-
lection is growing evil. Until of late
| it mas always been deemed temporary
necessity to encourage infant industries
1t is now time for this to cease. In all my
travels have not found that monstrosity
the man whose wages have been in
creased by the Mckinley bill. Wages are
higher here than in Europe, because OF the
superior skill and intelligence of
our artisans and our trade organizations.
1 challenge our Republican friends to show
one single manufactured article on which
duty enough was not left by theMills bill to
represent the difference between American
and foreign labor What more can rea-
sonable protectionist aski"
He said that the tariff on farm products
is a mockery. 1t does the farmer no good.
The Democrats propose, not free trade, but
a moderate tariff revision. The Senator
made only very brief allusion to the
| Force bill