Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-03
SENATOR D. B. HILL.
He Contrasts Democratic and Re-
publican Party Policies,
SOMETHING NGT DISCOVERED.
The workingman whose Wages Have
Been Increased by Mckinley yism-Geno-
raj Political Notes OF Interest
tBy telegraph to the lrspatch.l

PoRT JERvIs. N. Y, November 2.-Senator
David b. Hill spoke at the Opera-House
here this afternoon to large audience.
He said
"The question Of Federal taxation is tho
dominant issue Of the campaign. The power to
levy taxes is a despotic but necessary power in
every well-organized government. Tho differ
ence between tho two parties may be
briefly defined as follows Tho Democratic party
believes In a strict construction OF the Federal
Constitution: the Republican party believes in
loose construction Of that instrument. The
Republicans are willing TO confer every possible
power upon the government The Democrats
are for confining the government 20 its strict
constitutional limits. The Republicans say
that taxes should be levied for the neces-
aary expenses OF tho government. There
We agree with thcm. But they contend
further that the taxing powe- should be used to
foster private Industries. The tariff OF 1888 put
q surplus OF 800, ,000, 900 IN the Treasury. The
Democratic party. holding this 10 be a menace
10 liberty and n temptation 70 corruption, said
the tariff must be revised and the revenue lim-
tied 20 necessary expenses We believe In a
tariff for revenue, with incidental protection.
This has always been the position Of the Demo
cratic party. Tariffs which create unnecessary
revenue are unconstitutional.
SELFISH REPUBLICAN PENNSYLVANIA.
81 admit that the first Congress enacted n
revenue bill with n protection preamble. Let
the Republicans mako the most OF II. Congress
was coerced into the passage OF this bill by the
importunttles Of selfish Pennsylvania, always
on the lookout for her own interests. The
succeeding Congress, however, recognizing the
danger OF th4s precedent and to guard against
future violations OF the Constitution Of the same
Kind, enacted the amendment providing that all
powers not expressly granted 10 tho General
Government were reserved 10 the States.
II Fedcralionism triumphed In the bill
under discussion, tie Democracy triumphed
a., ~. 4 tDn ht Il
passed since that time have been passed
as revenue hills without the recital
Of protective intent Let the Republicans be
candid and throw OIL all disguise and pass bill
solely and expressly for protection something
like this Whereas, no revenue Is needed
and whereas. certain private industries need
protectlOn; therefore We authorize such and
sucn duties
"such bill would put the constitutionality II
protection pure and simple TO the test. Is there
any doubt that the United States Supreme
Court would pronounce II unconstitutional
A GROWING EVIL.
"This cry for protection is n growing evil.
Until OF late IL hrs always been deemed tenn
pOrary necessity TO encourage infant Industries.
IL IL now time for this TO cease. Ia all my travels
have not found that tmonstrOsity-that man whose
wages have been increased by the Mckinley
bill. Wages are higher here than in Europe be-
cause Of the superior skill ana intelligence OF
our artisans and Of our trade organizations
challenge our Republican friends to show one
single manufactured article on which duty
enough was not left 10y the Mills bill TO repre-
sent the difference between American and for
eign labor. What more can reasonable pro.
tectiOnist 3sk
The Senator read from the free-list OF the Nc
Kinley bill, and argued that the placing on the
free-list of articles mentioned did not benent
the masses. He said that the tari1 on farm pro-
ducts IL a mockery. IL does the farmer no good.
The Democrats propose not free trade, but a
moderate taril revision.
The Senator mace only brief allusion 70 the
force bill. He lett on the $3.50 o'clock train for
BlnghamtOn.