Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-20
HILL HAS HIS SAY
He Delivers His First Speech
at Brooklyn.
GROWERS NAME IS NOT SPOKEN
Bun Hs Refers % the Duty Of Demo-
eTsts Tia Argues the Tariff
Question a. Length.

could not accommodate the crowd
that rushed to secure q good position
from which 10 take in every action OF
senator David b. Hill ia the delivery
OF al address that has been waited for
anKlously By AL democrats. A. ..
m. al doors were opened and while
the senator vas enjoying the hosps-
tality OF tae Kings county campaign
committee at the Clarendon hotel but
two blocks away. 5000 people were en-
deavOrng % crowd their way into tue
blg academy. At the end of i've min-
utes every available space OF standing
Too.n Was occupied. There was an
hours wait, when the chairman. Will
IAN j. COombs. introduced Senator
iIll with the remark that ne needed
no introduction except his Ssn words
that ''he 8 democrat"
senator Htrs speech.
The senator spoke substantially as
follows
4 an reminded Of the fact that 4
was u tins edlfice. upon memorable
occasion Ia lss1, that had the honor
OF expressing o. the intrepid demOc-
Tacy Of klogs county the sentiment, Il
am democrat, ard under tue exist
ing political situation know OF no
more appropriate place. or presence,
tnan here 10 declare that | was dem
ocrat before the Chicago cOnN englon,
and / am democrat still. The ma
tlouAi democratic convention OF 1892
has passed into history with It's records.
It's triumphs and It's dlsappolntments.
The wisdom OF It's action j. not now 90
b. questioned. It's decision Will be ac-
cspltd WITH loyal aeqliesceRce by
every true aud patriotic democrat
From this time forward imperative
rules are imposed upon us. Factional
appeals should now cease, the spirit of
resentment should be abandoned.
state pride should be subOrdinated 10
the general good; real or fancied grew
Rnces should be dismissed, personal
ambitions should bs sacrificed aud IN
dlvidual disappolntmen's should be
forgotten IN this great emergency.
which demands from Us all the exhlb!-
tiOn Of widespread and lofty party
patriotism. Permit me To repeat what
i had the honor OF expressing to
the Tsmmany society on the
Fourth Of July lsst before the
echoes of our national convention had
scarcely died away. ss follows "Our
course at the present time IS plain. In
the approaching struggle the democracy
OF New York should present . sohd
front 20 the common enemy, Loyalty
10 cardinal democratic principles and
TO regularly nominated candidates IS
the supreme duty of the hour. II re-
iterste those sentiments now. We are
entering upon the twenty-seventh
presidential election since the OrganlLa-
uon OF our government. The good
cltlzen deHrOus OF dlscharging his full
duty IA TINS criss according TO his con-
science anu his judgment, unintiuenced
by decentralization, w.il discover the
two great parties are arrayed against
zach other struggling for the control of
the government aud appealing 10 the
people for tneIr suttrAges.
ne Tells How the Parties Differ.
IL We are asked 70 define the funda-
mental difference between tho two
parties I should state that one believes
IN a strict construction of the federal
constitution aud the other IN loose
one. One party believes that tho gem
eral governments powers should be
confined To those which are spec iically
granted. and that nothing can be done
under tire general welfare" clause
except the exercise of those functions
winch are incidental and necessary to
the cArrying out Of the expressed
power. while tho other believes that
under tnat clause the powers of
congress are SUBSTANTIALLY unrestricted
and limited oniv ~ ts wise discretion.
Ths radical diversity OF views cannot
De we'll Teconciled, 10 cannot 0e wholly
decided by TIE courts as 10 involves
the spir1t more than the letter of the
constitution, and IN the end IL
must b. determined largely ss a
matter Of policy By the people them
selves In their sovereign capacity.
Starting odt with q derent views OF the
constitution. the two parties naturally
have euuncistcd different theories of
government. especially upon the AL
Important suhieCt OF federal taxation.
A d.vision upon TIE tariff question Was
inevitable. What Is the position OF the
two parties upon Ehis question { de-
slra ID state lt fairly. The republican
party advocates the doctrine that the
government nasa constitutional a. veil
ass moral right % impose tariff duties
for The purpose of encourag ng the
fuHd ng I'D of private industries by
the impos .ton uf duties sufficiently
large ta prevent foreign competition.
irrespective Of the quest on oI
tha needs of pfe treasury, while
The democratic party believes tnat
the Eovsrnmert bas only a c0usttu
b0rsl sni morsl right % impose suc p
dut.es as msY ha necessary % rsis
su ficient revenue to support the GOV
erunent economically admin stered.
This - ne pTecIse ssie sQuarelF stated.
Rota part ss csnnnt he fgnt. one or
she other crust 10 wroog. The co1sid-
GRAFTON OF tfls snbiect leads 10 an
anHivas % tns tFue iuaFtlons of ~
rfuufnt There are s0fae teings which
meet ba conceded tecsH.e they sra
too piain for argument. add enc of
them Il fhat tie government rss uu
s.rnsf ffIfnsrai powsr fo enter into pri-
vata lns ness directly. and what e can
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