The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-20

eision will bs accepted by loyal acquie-
scence by every true and patriotic demo-
crat who recognizes the necessity of party
organization. and discipline. From this
upon us. Factional appeals should now
csass. the spirit of ressntment be aban-
! doned, state pride be subordinated to the
general good, real or fancied grievances be
dismissed, personal ambitions be saeri-
ioed, and individual disappointments be
| forgotten.
I'm the great emergency which demands
from us all an exhibition of widespread and
| lofty party patriotism, permit me to repeat
what had the honor of expressing to the
Tammany society on ths Fourth of July
last. before the echoes OF our national con.
present time is plain. In the approaching
| struggle the democracy of New York should
present solid front to the common enemy.
Loyalty to cardinal democratic principles
| and regularly nominated candidates ia the
supreme duty of the hour I re,terate
these sentiments now"
Senator Hill reviewed the history of the
two parties and said: 1.-The republican
party advocates the doctrine that the gov
| srnment has = constitutional AZ we'll al
moral right to impose tariff duties for the
purpose of encouraging the building Of pri-
| vats industries by imposing duties sufti-
ciently large to prevent competition, ire
| spoctivs of the needs of the treasury, while
the democratic party believes the
government has only right
to impose the duties necessary
government economically administered.
This 10 the precise issue, squarely stated.
| The democratio national platform gives
forth no uncertain sound upon this subject,
and correctly states the true position OF the
party. We have always insisted shat there
| IL no warrant in the constitution for the
| {,ur ofN NnriH Antioo m Aid s,riva
| dustrlsA but Wheteer such tariff is consti-
tutioDal or not, or whether it is practicable
| to have the question properly raised or de-
cided, the system itself is visoious in the
extreme, unjust to the people and contrary
20 the spirit of our free institutions. Re.
publican protection 10 imposed upon the
people by fraud. false prstense and gross
abuse of the taxing power. and with care
full examination of the matter fair-minded
men will arrive at the conclusion
that the democratic party WAS right
when il declared that taxation for
private purposes 10 unconstitutional In
20 far as the tariff is necessary to meet the
| necessities of the government it may be
imposed, and anv other benefit which may
be leRitin,atsly derived from its imposition
may and doss necessarily accompany. 1t
the burdens imposed would operate TO pre-
vent Of foreign competition, the benefit Ia
indirect and unobjeotionable.
president Hart tison, in his ingenious
letter Of acceptance, eudeavored TO place
our party in false attitude by calling At
tsntion to the fact that while our platform
Of 1884 rsadoptsd in 1888, contained an OK
press plank upon the question of equalixa-
tion OF taxes, yet IL wss omitted in 1892, aud
asssrts that we have changed our position.
There has bsen no change. 1t IL not al
ways y, actionbls to place in the platform
the details OF tho proposed Liquidation. The
platforms Of 1884 and 1883 we're elaborate
and lengthy, and 1t was desirable to sim
plify them. General principles were stated
in 1892. rather than particulars, as in 1854.
There 10 no conflict between thOm; there IL
NO necessity for q repetition OF that plank,