New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-20
that he did not believe in free trade He said In
explaininp tariff reform:

far Senator Hill Dau aVolutu .ncH'i'"ns
the name OF the candidate OF the DemocraMc
marty. 1t was not difficult task Naturally
the speaker then turned his attention 10 tLe NC
Kinley act 1t would be well 10 reaa pc'"e1h
the lines what he SAID
The disastrous defeat OF 1898 brought Republican
President and Republican Congress INTO power ana
two years later as rewsTo TO their Sucecs our op
ponents passed what Is known me w0ru ~ue 40 ne ne
Mckinley oT 6 ,S 40 e SeS .eS you have sard
me frequently upon that subject. me Mchihsy ort
has ruined the country nor has 1t bene n ~
many monopocs of the land. There Is no sai,si T.,
tory evidence that 1t has increased our prJsPcy y,
any degree, advanced the wages OF single WORK
HAS HE ABANDONED Mr.. PECK?
skful statistcans capable OF juggling with figures
may assume TO have more information than we pos
sess and may figure out a different result, but can
,ov assort that Il & the general understanding Of
the people that the Mckinley bill has not increased
wages either I'm New York elsewhere 10 Is uh-
doubtedy TUE that in this state the aggregate aouht
OF all wages paid the year after It's passage may haVo
been greater than the aggregate amount PAID the year
preceding but that does not prove any increase III te
rate Of wages paid and only sao~ "S aa ai men
EMPLOYED in Others. And 1t does not appear mat
such increase has been any more thh inc us ~ mo
state II NAV possibly also be true that there nave
been few less strikes during the last Two years a
tribuied to the moderation and good judgment OF our
labor organizations rather than 10 the ehcct OF any
tariff law. .,. ..r ,r,,
I know this much that the Democratic party VIII
be entirely content to permit every workinshah WHOSE
wages ahve been increased since the passage OF .ne
Mckinley BIZ, To vote the Republican ticket, II our
opponents will consent that all those whose wages nave
not been increased shall v9c car T tse country BY
million majority We shcnld not however, permit
nap S nnon tSc Calamity issue but with all good
citizens rejoice in the prosperity OF me cV' ,
and trust that may continue Dot pecouse Of the
Mckinley law, but In spite OF IT,
TIE STATES GREAT PROSPERITY.
New.York is great and enterptsne state 1t Is
RAPIDLY Increasing in wealth, population and resoufcee
and while II is probably true that during the past
two years our savings bank deposits have increased
now railroads have been constructed new hotels built
new public buildings erected fire ana ME INSURANCE
business augmented and other evidences oil i"ir oe
gree OF prosperity have nhoundcd. these results can
no more be attributed to the tariff than to the weather
They are inevitable in the natural growth OF tho spie
They might better be regarded as evidences OF tne
beneficent effects Of a Democratic s1ate adhhnSra'
ton under whose auspices thry nave oo'uTrcu'
Tbcn he driftcd of into discussion on tie
procress Of public sentiment, the elections OF
500 upon the false issue of Billion Dollar
Congress-" and the efforts of the Democratic
House 70 attack vicousy the Protective Tariff
system w passing the Free Wool bill, and the
Free Binding-twine bill. He said nothing about
the Free Lead bill because that is an unpopular
measure in silver States. He believed that the
verdict Of the people of 1890 would MOI be re-
verscd in the election of 1892.
discussing THE ELECTIONS BILL
But the Elections bill WIS the one measure he
dwelt on most, next 10 the Mckinley law. He
said
There Is another issue in this campaign Of equal
II not greater Importance than tAe tsrf. which
affects the rights and Hberies o. cv'ry citizen. ias
Republican party seems 20 be -rcvocnhly committed
to The passage Of the Fodora Election ii eencaiy
n yn, a, o b more pato,o and hourhn member
Of that organization that It /, piece OF political
foolishness only cqualici 10y Is mefdac!iy ilrr' A5
appeared for them no escape from ii' ah,"oA'y. -
T. an Impeachment ~ the good sens" 81 ihe k"puh
lean leader. that they should pre- TIE coairf"n.,
Of go offensive and unwise 2 measure az
Of the fact IT, now apparent to every on" that
Electoral vote in third Of The states Of the Union
and although as paiu'ans we may Tloc, al ,nsi,
attack upon the free Institutions Of mr country
never before 30 imp~rIl1i
liberty tho liberty ~ the North well - the south
the liberty Of the black ~ well ~ The Witt, the
liberty no OF every ' hS@s 40 mayer coacd i' c
mca urc Is without precedent "a the history 81 tie
country For over q hundred year, the Gov"rnmcnt
had been successfully conducted. vet 10 such measure
as Thu had ever been proposed. The Republican
party In the days OF It's eratc-t success and eioty
acter 80 pcrpctuatc ~ power.
Thee followed an attack upon John ! DaYe9-
port the chief Federal supervisor of elections. II
did not diacr IRON the usual Dcn.ycmtc denunci-
alton, Of the Elections bill and Nh Davenport
NEW DEMOCRATIC VIRTUE FrND.
lie closed his remarks on that measure rs fol-
lows
The Democratic party desires free, honest and fair
ele otions everywhere II desire, them not merely De-
cause they would nurc IT, benefit but upon the mn
selfish and high ground that they ere e'senua 10 tn
preservation Of our free Institutions our party has sur
cred much In the past from The corrupt aud tyrinnca
methods Of our adveraIes. The Republican patty Is
the party Of wealth, rgtocacy Of corporate in'luenc"
and Of protected monop)liss. Ours Is a party Of h'
plain people. the men of moderate means. thc bon"
and sin,w7 Of the county. We have neither Tie dis
position nor The mean, to corrupt our elections and
Of recent years 20 place upon our statute BOOKS ~ 'ss
reform ELECTION law, nrdcr which corruption, bribery
and intimidation rendered difficult. /! not imposs
bic. Tl,re has been no such condition OF Affairs at
the South rs 10 justify the enactment Of The Daven
port measure. The ma ority D. The American people
will never approve measure which trcncns Their lilr
critics. legaliles uniarfcss ana hbsplutly GUARANTEES
partisan victories 10 the INSCRIPTIONS party that dare
10 enact g.
Then the speaker branchcd off on State issues,
and pointed with pride to what had been done by
the Democratic party in this State IN the last
ten years. Tie said that the last Legislature
nobly met the expectations Of the people. The
Apportonmcnt law enacted by the Legislature last
winter had been challenged. bnt he said there
was no cause for alarm. He spoke about the
lust and equitable Excise law that had been
pas scd There were number Of things Mr.. Hi
touched upon concerning the state, but he sail
nothing about how the Democrats attained their
ma jority in the last legislature
HIS CIOsING APPEAL.
Senator Hills pcroration was full OF Demo-
cratic fcrvor and in the last line, almost tho last
word. he mentioned the name Of Mr. Cleveland.
lis ut.ora1cc had been watched for for an hour AMI
a half, and finally the vigilance of those assem-
blcd was rewarded. Senator Hill closed his
speech as follows:
Fclow-citzcns | need not urge you 10 the per
Torrance OF YOUR full share In tins campaign. Kings
County was never known 10 falter IN It's duty. Tho
Interests involved demand the greatest sacrifices ana
our highest and best efforts. IL Is the welfare of
the old Democratic party. which we all love so well.
which j. NJ stake
/ plead not for Individuals, but for the canse III
great contest like this nothing. but principle,
are everything. Our candidates represent our prn
cIIcs. and our principles cannot prevail Without the