Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-26
HILL TO TAMMANY.
Makes His First Speech in the
Sachem's Hall.
A GREAT DEMOCRATIC GATHERING

The Party Doctrine Advocated From .
Dozen Stands-BIcKinley Talks to q Null
titude at Leavenworth, Kas.-Kolb OBJ
jects to Bad Egg Argument and Yanks
His Assailants Into Court-Complica-
tion at Chicago - to Government En-
ployes' Votes.
NEW YORK, Oct 06-Tamrnany had a
great demonstration last night, holding a
mass-meeting extending from Broadway
and Fourteenth to the east side of Third
avenue and Fourteenth with a dozen
stands for the speakers. In Tammany hall
itself was the center Of attraction, for Da-
vid B. Hill spoke there to a packed audi
ence. Governor Flower presided and he
and Hill received ovations. Resolutions
were adopted indorsing the whole Demo
cratic ticket, state and national, and the
Democratic national platform. 1t was
Hills first speech in Tammany hall. He
was briefly introduced by Chairman Flower
and received with long continued applause.
Again the Issue Is Defined.
In the course of his speech he said, "The
issue between the two parties upon the
tariff question was never more sharply de-
fined than in the present campaign. No
one ought to be deceived as to the attitude
which they respectively assume. Both be-
lieve in tariff sufficient to raise the princi
pie revenue necessary for the support of the
government. The Democratic party there
stops and declares that no other or larger
tariff should be imposed than may
be required for such purpose, while the Re
publican party goes further and insists
that it is the right and duty of the govern
ment TO impose such higher duties may
be deemed necessary to prevent competition
with domestic industries even TO the ex
tent, if desired of absolute prohibition of
importations"
The Constitutional Argument.
Proceeding he said that the Republican
idea violated the spirit if not the letter of
the constitution. Nowhere was there an
express provision giving to congress the
right to tax for protection. AIN the con-
vention of 11S7 which framed the federal
constitution a proposition was made to con-
fer upon congress the power to protect
manufactures by commercial regulations.
and it was rejected. This is important
evidence from which it may be fairly urged
that it was not the intention of the trainers
of the constitution that congress should be
vested with the power TO aid private indus
tries at the expense of the people.
Jackson's Record on the Tariff.
During the present campaign our oppo-
nents in their reckIessness have even ven
tured to claim that Old Hickory himself
General Andrew ,Jackson-once forced
the policy of protection. If he ever did so
it must have been in the early stages of
the country's history when protection was
only sought as temporary experiment.
Certainly his later public utterances were
all on the other side. He said in his fare
well address to his countrymen: a tariff
of high duties, designed for perpetual pro-
lection, has entered into the minds of but
few of our statesmen. The most they
have anticipated is temporary and gen
eral incidental protection
Position of the Democracy.
ave have not advocated and do not ad-
vocate free trade, because the government
needs revenues for its support. The cry
Of free trade raised against us by our ad
versaries is a false, misleading and irrele-
want one but it will deceive no intelligent
man. We demand the reduction or aboli-
tion of duties upon the necessaries of life;
we favor free raw materials used in the
manufactures; wider markets for our pro-
ductions, and the imposition of the lowest
taxes consistent with the needs of govern
ment.
Word for the Candidates.
~What shall say of the Democratic can
didates, Cleveland and Stevenson They
both are of the Jeffersonian standard of fit
ness; both have been satisfactorily tested
in the public service and both represent
the cherished principles of our party in this
campaign and are entitled to your suf-
frages. Ex-President Cleveland needs no
eulogy at my hands. His life and public
service are familiar to the people His ad-
Observation-Disclosures honest and able
has safely withstood the popular criticism,
has passed into history, and reflected credit
upon the country.
The Most Important Issue.
The senator closed with the declaration
that the most important issue involved in
the election was the "force' bill issue, and
an argument to prove why it was SO and
the dire consequences which would flow
from the enactment of such a law, which
he said was sure to go on the statute books
if the Republicans won the fight.