The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-20
HILL ON THE STUMP.
The New York Senator's Stirring
Speech for Democracy
AND CLEVELAND. AND STEVENSON.
His Address Eagerly Listened to by Thou
sands and Is Enthusiasts ically Received
Tammany to Mass an Aggressive Fight.

NEW 1Okk, OSpt. lJ.-In6re was a.
great outpouring Of Democrats in Brook
lyn tonight The Academy OF Music could
hardly accommodate the crowd that tried
to get IN The principal speaker Of the
night was Senator D. Il. Hill, who was
greeted with tremendous applause His
speech was listened to Rttentively on the
whole, though broken frequently by
cheering. The interest toward the close
of the address was great the speaker nos
once having mentioned the name Of Cleve-
land, naming the ex- president as sHe'
At last when he closed with the words
/ cleveland 81 Stevenson the audience
rose and cneered him to the echo, recog-
nizing the ingenious climax 10 his speech.
SENATOR HILLS SPEECH.
~ am reminded OF the fact that it Was in this
edince il 1885 that l had The honor Of express
! ing the sediment L an Democrat and under
the existing political situation 1 know OF no
more appropriate place or presence than here
10 declare tnat l Was Democrat before the
Chicago convention and am Democrat stil
Inc national Democratic convention has passed
into history. IL Was the court OF FAST resort
! and It's decision viii be accepted Will
loyal acQuescence by every true and
I patriotic Democrat who recognizes
| The necessity OF party organization
and discipline From tnls time forward i'm
perative duties are imposed upon US, Frac-
I1Onal appeals should now cease. The spirit or
resentment be abandoned, state pride be subor-
dinated TO the general good; real or fancied
grievances be dlsmiSsed personal al billions
De sacrificed and Individual disappofntments
forgotten in she great emergency which de-
mands from US all an exhibition OF widespread
ane lofty party patriotism. Permit
peat what 1 had the honor Of expressing to
Tammany society the 18th Of July last. before
the echoes of our national convention had died
away, Our course at the present time Is plain
In the approaching struggle the Democracy
of New Xork should present solid 'front.' 10 the
I common enemy. Loyalty 10 cardinal Demo
cratic principles and .he regularly nominated
candidates ls the supreme duty OF the hour.
Teiterate those sentiments now
Senator Hill reviewed the history Of the
two parties and said:
The Republican party advocates tbs doctrine
that the government has the constitutional as
well as the moral right TO impose tariff duties
for the purpose OF encouraging the building up
OF private industries by the
IMPOSITION OF DUTIES
sufficiently large to prevent foreign connection
irrespective of the needs Of the treasury; whils
the Democratic party believes the governments
has only the right to impose duties necessary
to raise sufficient revenue for the support OF
the government economically administered.
This is the precise issue squareiy stated. The
Democratic national platform
GIVES FORTH NO UNCERTAIN SOUND
upon this subject and correctly states the true
position OF the party. We always insisted
there was no warrant in the constitution for
} the imposition OF tariff duties to aid private
, industries. but whether suCn tariff is ecnstitu
. cable to have the question properly
raised or decided. the system itself is vicious in
the extreme adjust to the people and contrary
to the spirit OF our free institutions. Repubii-
can protection is imposed upon the people by
fraud, false pretense and gross abuse OF the
taxing power. and with a careful examination
OF the matter fair minded men will arrive at the
conclusion that the Democratic party was right
when 1t declared taxation for private pur
poses IS unconstitutional In so far as the tariff
is necessary to meet the necessities Of the gov
eminent, it may be imposed. and any other
benefit which may be legitimately derived from
its imposition may and Goes necessarily accom-
pany it, II the burdens imposed would operate
| to prevent foreign competition the benefit is
indirect and unobjectionable
President Harrison in his ingenious letter OF
acceptance endeavors to place our party in 3
false attitude by calling attention TO the fact
that while our platform of 1884. readopted IN
1883 contained an express plank upon tho
question of equalization OF wages, yet il was
. omitted in 1892 and asserts that we have
changed our position.
/ THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE.
It is not always practicable to place in plat
form proposed legislation. The platforms OF
1884 and 1855 were elaborate and lengthy. and it
was desirable to simplify them. General prin-
cipies were stated in 1892 rather than paTticu-
lars. as in 1881. There's conflict between
1 them; there is no necessity for q repetition OF
that plank as the partys position IS evidenced
by Mills, that we stand not only upon the
platform OF 1892 but upon the Mills bill, which
was the latest general Democratic legislation
upon the tariff subject That bill was as good
an exposition OF our principles as any elaborate
platform could possibly be- II l was asked 10
Z, define as concisely as possible the whole Demo-
: cratic policy. should state it substantially
follows: "We favor tariff for revenue only,
limited to the necessities of the government
; economically administered and so adjusted II
a application as far as practicable, to prevent
unequal burdens encourage productive indus
O tries at home ard afford just compensation 10
< labor. but not create or foster monopoies-'
= President Harrison and all other great advo-
Gates Of
I THE VICIOUS PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
: diligently seek to create the impression that
The Democratic party has assumed a bolder at
:, titude than formerly and become the advocate
, of absolute free trade said in the campaign
l. of 1873 that If believed the Democratic party
+ favored absolute free trade. should not advo-
" cate its cause, and repeat the statement here
, tonight. l insist that neither tho Democratic
{ party L have changed our position upon
d this question, but stand where we ever stood.
Tariff reform does not mean free trade. Our
opponents nis-epreSent our position now as
they have ever done since the famous tarin
message of 1887.
THE M'xINLEY BILL.
Speaking of the Mckinley bill, Hill said !,
1t is undoubtedly true that in this state the
aggregate amount OF wages paid The year after
;, its passage may be greater than The year pre-
IL ceding, but that does not prove any Increase IN
Il the rate OF wages paid, and only shows that
some new Industries were established or eddi-
W appear that such increase was more than the
IA usual natural increase occasioned 5y . steady
n growth OF the state. 1t may possibly also be
~ true that there have been few less strikes
:" during the past two years. but this may be at
III tributed to the moderation and coed Judgment
u OF our labor organizations. rather than to the
of effect OF any tariff law. know this much the
80 Democratic party is entirely content TO permits
Is every workingman whose wages have been tn-
creased since the passage OF the Mckinley bill
to vote the Republican ticket, il our opponents
consent that all these whose wages have rot
been increased vote the Democratic ticket and
/ uDon that basis we Will carry the country Dy q
million majority.
81 Senator Hill devoted some little time to
le the force bill, saying it was conceived in
re political animosity, urged from the narrow
est and worst of motives and unworthy a
placesamonR the statutes Of the American
Il reptiblic The Democratic party, he said,
G. desEes free, honest and fair elections
"a everywhere. It desires them not merely
e. because they would inure to It's benefit.
:, but upon the unselhsh and high ground
" that they are essential to the preservation
- of our institutions. The Democratic party
+ : has suffered much in the past from the cor
~ rupt and tyrannical election methods OF its
adversaries-
The senator concluded with an earnest
admonition to Democrats to organize IN the
most thorough manner: buckle on you,
u armor and light for the triumph Of ori
is party and the election of our honorse
- standard bearerd, Cleveland and Steven
son.
Congressman Breckenridge and Others
also spoke.
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