The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-01
BAD ADVICE

bad ADVICE
Governor. Senator lllll OF New York
made speech at Enllra In that state on
December sth on the course to be pursued
by the present democratic congress. lie said
In opening, tina, his speech had been care
fully prepared, and after much thought
and. delib, ration. lie said he had come 10
speak through the democracy OF New
York 10 tha. Of the nation. The goyer-
nor treats a, great length OF the silver
question and the tariff question. The
speech was made IN view Of, and for
the purpose Of emphas!xIrg the fact that
he Is u candidate for The presidency. AZ
touching the issues Of both the tariff and
silver que1,ons, Ills views will attract at-
tentlon. After dealing at great length
with silver, he arrives Mt the conclusion
that, inaamueh us president Harrison will
veto any legislation which democratic
conglesS might enact. II Will be wlAe for
this congress simply TO repeal The sber-
man law Of 1890. Treating Of the tariff,
his conclusion IL the same. ~ the presI-
i.nt would veto any tariff bill which dem.
oeratS IN congress might pass, he thinks
they should simply repeal the Mckinley
bill anJ so not a step further. II is a
matter OF great surprlsc TO not only those
who support the governor for the demo
I. ,Ias..
have Ex-presldent Cleveland or some
other mHn, that he should take pes!llon
80 negative, 40 do-nolhing, 20 patiently
untenable on the very face Oft. In order
that our readers may fully understand the
governors position We make the following
extract from his speech;
Those same reasons and Issues will be
presented clear and unenpfused 10 the peo-
pie II the democrats Of both houses OF cen.
gfeas simply unite 10 repeal. .as they united
TO oppose, the two chief cnaetments or the
Billion congress. They cannot carry re-
peal. but they can demand repeal
Repeal OF The two Mckinley acts, re-
vivIng the revenue laws then supersedcd-
Repeal OF the Sherman silver law, re-
FlNHlk Hic blaNp tlHsOH kNS VI ipToI NftCu
superseded,
Shall We break our party formation
and 20 TO pieces In debating some small
towards taxation for revenue
only, of some confusing details Of scanda-
ious tariff schedules; or shall We rather
voice great peoples rebuke Of the two
Mckinley AesA and demand their repeal?
Stall wr nibbie at rates and percentages
a.. s.fs a
republican fevoluiionIsss, or shalt we
simply vote TO repeal The two Mckinley
acts and TO destroy The boant, and subsidy
system root and bfaHchS
admit, with candoT, that the repeal ol
the two MekinIry acts would only land
us where We were before out great snlsad-
Fcn;ute thr=e years ago,
adml, that the tariff of 1883 offers
large Geld for revenue reform.
Hui that ls now white besides this later
blaek-lhls revolutionary and uneonstitu-
lional legislation which bul,rekses the
government partnerships Of our privileged
classes. and issues the peoples taxes In
bfIheA for new defenders of the system.
admit frankly that no repeal of the
two Mckinley acts can override The pres
Iden,'s veto and become law.
My answer Is that TO pivot our politics
oa the I,aues OF IS0o Is iiseif an immense
political achievement which will assure TO
the democrats ot the FIity-aecond con
gress our victory In is9a and nations
gratitude.
II abandons outworks, indeed. bu, II
summons the sovereign people 10 recover
from republican teyoiutionists the citadel
or power.
III al |. s.saH ~ a Xii
tha; the democrats In congress will lot mo
ment seriously entertsia the though, of fol-
lowing this aIvies. But il Is well nevertheless
that people should understand the weakness
OF the governors position. To repeal the
Mckinley bill end GO back 10 the Law Of 1885,
means that democrats prefer tariff Law that
imposes heavy duty on sugar rather thar
one that places no duty on sugar at all. Th'
only real point Of merit in the Mckinley bil
is tina, provision putting sugar on the free list
Gov lIill would repeal the Mckinley bill ans
offer US nothing better TO take is place. ii
would give us nothing in It's place but ihr
tariff law OF 1883. No. one democrat il
fifty who understands himself would eonsen
10 this. Speaker Crisp. Mills and Governo
IIill represent three different views rs TO th'
course the democrats in This congress shoul'
pursue with reference 10 the tariff question
Crisp would have the democrats pass severa
iarin bills putting binding iwine, lumber
salt, coal, iron ore, wool etc on tie fres lis
without going into general tariff legislation
II is believed that such bills could be pu
through the senate easily and that the presi
dent would no, dare to veto them. Thi
mnch would be remarkable victory Tor tari
reform. MrMllls would so into general tart
legisla,ions pass general tariff bill with 'h
full knowledge that such hill would nevs
by the pi esidens il il should Gov Iii
would repeal the Mckinley bin and offe
nothing in its place which would throw u
back on the law Of 1883. We believe sna
Crisp's position is the soundess~and mos
sensible. Mills plan is much preferable I
that Of Hills whose scheme Is un,enabls
AhAaHhtd Aaobbt Wthh ~ AAhS
unfaithfulness to the people that twill be dis
missed from consideration ut once. TIL
governor S position on silver is equally ba
and untenable. He would<epeal the Sher
man law of 1890 under which 100000
ounces Of silver is purchased and coined
month, and set US back on the Bland law {
1873 under which s.. .ooo, 900 only per mont
is coined. Very few people win agree wit
the governor in this natter. The governc
has greatly weakened his chances for ,h
nomination especially 10 his own state.
The people will brook nothing but square
honest, candid attitude on any public question
There should be no juggling, no demagog
but an open 6ght for the right.
In this speech Hill gives bad advice.