Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-30
The New York Senator Met by
a Great Crowd at
Buffalo,
AND Again. Says That Personal
ity Should lie Cast
Aside.
Sound Views on the Tariff :
Lieut.. Gov. Shehan
Speaks.

Buffalo, Sept. PA vast audience
ccngregated ut Music hall tonight to
listen to Senator Hill, Lieut.. Governor
Shehan and ether democrats.
Senator Hill WAS received with ire
mendous applause. lie said: 81 am
here tonight in promotion of democratic
principles and to advocate the election
Of Grover Cleveland and Adlai j..
Stevenson. No apology OF eXplana-
ton is needed for my course
Among honorable men the discharge
Of political duty out weights all minor
considerations and i'll this crisis OF OH
country's history and the great emcr-
gency Of our party affairs. Individ 81
appointments, or even alleged per.
sonal injustice should be sllbordinated
TO the faithful performance OF political
Obligations We all, Of course, have IL
mission now to fulfill. Petty jealousies
must be dismissed; regular organizt
tons replaced; parry discipline enforced,
and apathy must give way to enthGo-
idSn. The control OF this government
for many years to come by one or other
Of the great parties is the price at stalk"
i'll the pending contest i'll which all other
considerations should sink into insig.
nificance."
Speaking of the tariff, the senator
said: There can be no reasonable
doubt that tariff taxation will continue
to be the permanent policy of the gov
eminent, Notwithstanding the opinions
Of sincere but impracticabie theorists
who advise its abandonment. The dis
pute between the two parties arises
over the extent, effects and objects of
taxation. A conclusive and sufficient
objection to protective tariff is that
it is an abuse of the taxing power,
compels the whole people to pay Il
tribute to the few; it is Il system based
upon injustice and unfair disclinina-
ton, and tends to build up monopolieS.
The democratic position is so plain and
reasonable that he who reads under
stands it.
ut believes the true and constitutional
purpose Of the tariff is the raising OF
necessary revenue for the support Of
the government, and that is all. Re
enue should be a minor consideration
in a tariff, AID fostering of some indus
tries 4 primary one.
Il am willing to concede," said the
senator, that the immediate effect Of
high tariff upon Il new industry is
usually to increase prices and stinu-
late business, but this effect is genei-
ally followed by undue competition,
occasioned by the very success incident
to the favoritism shown; then over
production results; then stagnation in
business enSueS, and in the end there
comes Il reduction of wages, fall in
prices and bankruptcy to many indus
tries.
This is a faithful picture of the evils
of protection drawn from the business
history Of this country for over seventy
years. | don't believe our American
manufacturers would refuse the pro-
lection the republican party seems SO
anxious to thrust upon them, especially
IL they We're provided with free raw
materials, as the democratic party nrt>-
poses to do. All that America need; is
Il free field and Il fair fight III tie rltc
OF life and She will profit in nealI..'
every department Of human activity.
The senator also devoted some time
to the question of the force bill
Lieutenant Governor Shehan spoke
briefly, saying in part: Democrats
tradition and democratic manhood alike
demand prompt and hearty acquiest.-
cense in the Judgment of the democrat !.
conventions. Work unselfshly and in
diligently for the election of Grover
Cleveland :nd Adlai E. Stevenson"