The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-29
Senator Hill, BANDS Bill, and Rock
WELLS Vote.

Senator Hill, Blanu's blH, anu ROCK
WELLS Vote.
The Backsta bbers are industriously cir.
culating the faLsehood that Senator HILL
dictated Representative RoCKwwELL's vote
to save GLANDS bill from going to the
table.
The morning Backstabber. after invent.
ing the story. sent n reporter to get an In.
terview from Senator HILL on tho merits
OF its invention. Failing in that, it took to
lamenting the Senator's silence.
Representative ROCKWELL had said last
Thursday night to the Washington corre-
spondent Of The SUN:
"Ihave never passed word with Nj Hit as to how
I should vote the RASp bill There is no, word OF
truth in either report"
Overlooking this paragraph and crediting
too easily its Mugwump CONDUCTORS the
Tribune says:
"RocKwELL OF did not act without orders from
his chief whose sentiments may thus be inferred.
:" Hill himself has evaded and avoided making dec
laraton regarding silver in spite of the which
his friends praise him for possessing"
Now. Mr.. Hill has dealt fully. explicitly.
and clearly with the successive phases of
the silver question ever since the contin-
uing operation OF the SHERMAN Silver law.
passed by the Billion Congress against tho
vote OF every Democrat in both Houses.
forced that question into the front rank.
Moreover. Mr.. Hills broad and States
manlike views upon that question have
twice been concisely embodied and endorsed
in the last two platforms OF the Democratic
party OF tho State Of New York.
So that in the Albany platform of last
February. in the Saratoga platform of last
September. as we'll as in his speeches Mt
Elmira and Albany last December. and in his
Brooklyn speech before the Congressional
elections OF the previous year. there is all
the information any candid inquirer could
wish concerning Mr.. HILLS matured con-
victions as to the character Of existing sill
yer legislation. and as to the end to be pur-
sued whenever the peoples votes empower
Democratic statesmen to frame and to
administer wiser laws.
Mr.. HILL has fastened very tenacious
grip upon the fact that Republican legisla-
ton. dominant for the last thirty years. has
always kept the country's business bcdev-
illed with some sort Of dishonest or dispar-
aged dollars: at one time with hundreds Of
millions Of paper dollars, each worth but a
third OF gold dollar: now. with hundreds
OF millions OF silver dollars. each worth. X
melted, but two-thirds of gold dollar.
Mr.. HILL has also fastened a very tena-
cious grip. upon the proposal that the Demo-
cratic party shall pledge itself to restore
and maintain the value of every silver dol
lar in perfect equality with our present gold
dollar and unit Of value. 25.S troy grains OF
standard gold.
When Mr.. HILL stated that proposition
and procured its adoption by the Democrats
of New York. and then its approval by q
majority of people Of New York at the
polls. he practically disposed of the only
serious difficulty in shaping the platform OF
tho national Democracy at Chicago next
juno. and In choosing candidate for Presi-
dent For Mr.. HILL then selected safe
ground for n hearty cooperation Of New
York and the East, with the West and the
South. upon a burning political question Of
tho first rank. which SHERMAN's Silver law
is keeping at the front and will keep at the
front until it Is finally settled by being
settled right.
Men and brethren! Ideas rule in politics.
and the difference is great and visible be-
tween political genius and n political
chump.
Now -. he lively scrimmage going on
at Washington. It's importance is exag-
gerated. 1t is debate whether Mr.. HAIR
RIsON shall bc made TO dig a hole for himself
by Il veto message. and whether Mr.. BLAND
knows how to fashion his spade.
Nobody need be frightened il that COM
paratively trivial question gets before the
Senate. There are some able men in that
branch OF Congress. and one OF them halls
from New York.
In Mr.. HILLS speech before the Mi5sis-
sippi Legislature IL few days ago. he chose
manfully the right time and place to indi-
cate his opinions respecting that part Of Mr..
BLAND'S bill which comedies with the SHEER
MAN law in fabricating q new paper legal
tender. towards would have shirked that
topic before friends belonging to the Farm
ers' Alliance. But DAVID BENNETT HILL
Is just exactly no coward ut all and whether
for Sound finance.
As to the policy OF the bill itself, tho poll
cy OF bucking half-baked. unsafe. unwlse.
inadequate measure through both Houses
OF Congress only to afford President HARRI-
SON staging to strut about on with veto
message, 1t Is enough to say that one obv-
GUS purpose OF Governor HILLS speech Mt
Elmira was by timely warming To prevent II
possible. such mistake, and promote Dem
ocratic union 10 undo tho work OF tho Bill
lion Congress. But there always have been
and always will be Eastern MugwuInps and
Western Democrats who know how to carry
O Presidential election, when New York u