The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-20
He Declares He Will Support
Cleveland and Stevenson.
ALWAYS A LOYAL DEMOCRAT.
He IndOrSes the Mills Bill and Criti-
cises Mr.. Peck's Report.
The Protective Tariff Il Unconstitu-
tional, He Says-COmpiete Abandon
ment Of the Senator'S Former We've

NEW YORK Sept 19-There was q great out
pouring of Democrats in BROOKLYN tonight. The
Academ OF Music could hardly accommodate
the crowd that tried to get ia. The principal
speaker of the night was Senstor David B. Hill,
who was greeted with tremendous applause.
His speech was listened to attentively on the
whole. though broken by frequent bursts of
cheering. The interest toward the close of the
address was great. The speaker not having once
mentioned the name of Cleveland, referring in
each instance to the exprerident "a "he, when
after one grand phrase 1f the deepest meaning
he closed with the words "Cleyeland Gne Steven
son." the audience rose en- masse aud cheered
him to the echo. recognizing the ingenious cli-
max to his address. NJ Hill said:
i am reminded of the fact that it was in this
editiee in 1855 that l had the honor OF express
ing the sentiment Il am a Democrat" and un-
der the existing political situation know OF no
more appropriate place than here to declare that
was Democrat before the Chi eago convention
and am Democrat still The national Demo.
cratic convention has passed into history. II
was the court of last resort and its dec sion will
be accepted with loyal acqnieseence by every
true and patriotic Democrat " no recognizes the
necessity Of party organization and discipline.
From this time forward imperative duties are
imposed upon us. Factional appeals should
now cease; the spirit OF resentment be aban-
doned; state pride be suboriinnted to the
genera! good; real or fancied grievances be dis
missed; personal ambitions bc sacrificed
and individual disappointments forgotten in
the great emergency which demands from us
al! an exhibition of widespread and lofty party
patriotism. Permit Inc to repeat what had
the honor of expressing to the Tammany Society
on the Fourth OF July last, before the echoes of
the national convention had died away: Our
course at the present time is plain. In the ap-
proaching struggle the Democracy of New York
should present a solid front 10 the common
enemy. Loyalty to cardinal Democratic prin-
ciples and the regularly nominated candidates
is the supreme duty Of the hour. l reiterate
these sentiments now.
The senator reviewed the history OF the two
pYrties, and eaid
The Republican party advocates the doctrine
that the government has a constitutional as
well as moral right to impose tariff duties for
the purpose OF encouraging the building Of
private Industries, by imposing duties sum.
cienty large to prevent foreign competition, ir-
respective Of the needs OF the treasury; while
the Democratic party believes tue gov
yernment has only right TO impese
duties necessary to raise sufficient rev.
enue to support the government economically
administered. This is the precise
isauc squarely stated. The Democratic national
platform gives forth no uncertain sound upon
this subject, aud correctly states the true posi-
tion OF the party. We have always Insisted that
there is no warrant in the constitution for the
imposition of tariff duties to aid private indus
tries, but whether such tariff is constitutional
or not. or whether ii is practicable to have the
question raised or decided, the system itself is
vicious in the extreme unjust to the people aud
contrary to the spirit of our free institu-
tions. Republican projection is imposed
upon the people by fraud. false pretenye
careful examination of the matter fair minded
men will arrive at the conclusion that the
Democratic party was right when 1t declared
that taxation Tor private purposes is unconsti-
tutional. In so far As the tariff is necessary TO
meet the necessities of the government it may
be imposed, and any other benefit which may
be legitimately derived from its imposition may
and does necessarily accompany it. If the bur.
dcna imn1Sei wOull onarate ON
competition the benefit is In dircctand unobjsc-
tionabe.
President Harrison in his ingeni ious letter of
acceptance endeavors to place our party III
false attitude by calling attention TO the fact
that while our platform OF 1884, repeated in 1885,
contained an express plank upon the question
asserts that we have changed our position.
There has been no change. 1t is not always
practicable to place in the platforfs the details
and az isss were elaborate and lengthy, "a and dit It
was desirable to simplify them. General prin-
cipies were stated in 1892, rather than
particulars, as in 1854. There is NO conflict be.
tween them, and there is no necessity for rep
etition of that plank, rs the partys position was
evidenced by the Mills bill. We stand not only
upon the platform of 1892, but upon the Mills
legislation upon the tariff subject. That bill
was as good an exposition of our principles IA
any elaborate platform could possibly be.
II were asked to define as coneisely as pos
.
state it substantially as follows: sWe favor
tariff for revenue only, limited to the necessi-
ties of the government economically admins
tered and so adjusted in application, so far as
practicable. to prevent unequal burdens, en-
courage productive industries ut home and
afford just compensation 10 labor, but not to
create er 10 ter monopoiies."
President Harrison aud all the other great and
small advocntcs oi the vicious protective tariff
system diligently seek to create the impres sion
that the Democratic party has assumed ii boider
osf f,,.a ffl,.yf nd
of sbso,ute free trade. l said, In the
campaign of ISIS, that If / believed tho
Democratic party favored absolute Zee trade,
should not advocate its cause, aud repeat the
statement here tonight / insist that neither
the democratic party nor l have enanged our
position upon this question. but stand where
we have ever stood Tariff reforu, does not
mean free trade. Our opponents n:isrepreseut
our position now. AS they have ever done since
the famous tariff message of 1887.
Speaking of the Mckinley bill, Senator Hill
said:
1t is undoubtedly true that In this state the
aggregate amount OF wages paid the year after
Its passage may have been greater than the year
preceding II, but thst does not prcve any IN
crease ia the rate OF wages paid, hut only shows
some now industries establish ii or additional
men emnloyed in others; and it does not appaar r
that such increase is more than the usual
natural increase. Occasloned by tho steady
growth of the state Ii may possibly also be
that there have been few less strges during
tn the moderation aud good judgment of our
labor organizations rather than 10 effect of any
tariff law. ! know this much, the Democratic
party IS content To permit every workingman
whose wsges have been increased since the
passage OF the Mckinley bill to vote the Repub-
licaB ticket II our opponents couseat that all
those whose wages have not been increased
shall vote the Democratic ticket. aad uryou IN AT
bass we will carry the country BY million
majority.
Senator Hill devoted some little time to the
force bill, saving il was conceived ia political
animosi,y spVingin. from the narrovest and
worst motives, and unworthy OF place among
the statutes of the American republic The
Democratic party. he SAID. desires fee. honest
and islr elections everywhere. 1t desire. them
Lot merely because they would inurs
to its benefit, but upon the unselfsh snf
high ground that they are essential to the
preservation of our free institutions Yhe Demo.
cratic party has suffered much in the past from
the corrupt and tyTannical election methods of
its aiversartes.
The senator concluded with aa earnest al,
monitlon 10 the Democrats 20 "organixe in the
most thorough manner: buckle on she srmor
and fight for the triumph OF tho party and elect
our honored standard bearers, Cleveland AMI
Stevenson"
Congressman Breek.nridgs aud others a,so
spoke
CLEyELAND'S REPLY TO rOsTOy-
viii Retire From Politics When II De.
mauds Discourtesy to Woman.