The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-02
GOVERNOR HILL AND THE DEMOCRACY

The speech of Hon. DAVID b. HILL at
the expiration of his term as governor of
New York appears, from the printed syn
opsis, to have been practical and sensible
expression of views upon the political
situation. 1t was practical and sensible
because it dealt with a condition, and not
with theories of government. and recon-
mended the confinement of partisan effort
TO those objects of legislation giving some
promise of attainment now.
One point in this speech, not particu-
larly new, however, that impresses
itself upon the judgment is that reform
alton of the evils of which the
country complains cannot be effected
by spasmodic or impulsive reactions. To
produce results of a permanent beneficial
nature, there must be a steady, unswerv-
ing purpose on tie part of the people 1t
is not enough TO rebuke g party for en-
crcachments, and then fall back into the
former habit of supporting it in whatever
II may do, In the United States, with the
system OF electing Representatives to serve
two years, Presidents to serve four. and
Senators to serve six, a series OF elections
IS necessary to enforce policy and place
the popular seal upon legislation If the
executive or either of the legislative
branches is not in accord with the views of
the voters, the desired changes can not be
made.
This is the condition in which the law
making power Is at present. In 1890, after
the passage OF the MCKINLEY high tariff
act. the sovereign authority of the land, by
revolt the like of which had not been
seen since 1862, overwheimingly repudiated
the Republican party, with its REED
tyranny, its proposed bayonet government
for the south and its protective policy. 1t
swept the wild, partisan, sectional and I'M
! patriotic party, as with bosom of destruc-
ton, into disgrace and humiliation. But
with the arrogance and audacity of its
former self, this defiant party, through its
leaders, lifted the author of the MCKINLEY
bill into the gubernatorial chair of Ohio,
nominated Gar REED for re election as
Speaker of the House, and encouraged
President HARRISON to renew his sugges-
tons for toe military domination of the
south as well as to recommend that the
| exorbitant tariff be not interfered with.
Sufhcient time has not elapsed to observe
| what effect the revolution of 1890 may have
upon the Senate, whose Republicanism has
been gradually growing weaker for some
years, but the country knows with suffi
Gent positiveness that it has nothing to ex
pect from the executive department.
In such position of affairs the compiled
ton of issues would be poor politics for the
Democratic party. The restoration Of state
hood, in its full meaning, to the states, by
arresting the encroachments of centraliza
ton; the placing of the finances and taxa
ton Of the nation upon a peace footing
the curtailment of prodigal expenditure.
and Abolition of government partnerships
with TIE plutocrats of privilege" quoting
/ Gov. AnL'R happy expression-these con
snGute range of endeavor in which al
patriots may Join without contention. FRS
send up those measures the defeat OF which
by senatorial or executive defeat will cos
the Republican party its final overthrow il
the next congressional and presidents
7 elections" For the next, Gov. HILL
programme is, in the terms announcing il
a short one:
rhst-F ass no Tree coinage bill; pass only In
needful appropriation bills, and enforce econt
N.Y. Second-Grapple TO undo the worst wor
e of the billi3n-dollar Congress; demand the re
peal of me SHERMAN silver law, and the tw
MCKINLEY laws
e This substantially is the doctrine q
n GROVER CLEVELAND, the two New Yor
gentlemen holding essentially the sam
views on the silver question. 1t demand
1t of the west subordin alton, not of il
1t position upon this silver question, but
the order of its consideration; and we b
- lieve the Democracy of the west will p;
" triotically submit to the postponemen
- Certain it is that any other course involve
chickering's, disruption and defeat