The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-06
HILL SHOWS UPM'KINLEY
HIS TARIFF BILL OUTS DOWN THE
GOVERNMENTS RRVHNUE.

Only S179,ooO.Ooo Derived From In
port Duties TO Meet Expenditures
Of $5oO,ooo,ooo - Modification of
His Law Necessary to Prevent
National Bankruptcy It's Effect
Upon Labor shown by the Bringing
In OF Welsh Tin Plate Workers.
ALBANY. N. Y, Nov. 5.-To-night was
held the closing rally Of the democrats of
Albany. Senator David B. Hill was the
principal speaker, and he received cordial
welcome from the democrats Of his adopted
city. He was escorted from the Delavan
house to Harmanus- Blocker hall by the
phalanx, and he received an ovation on
the way. The hall was taxed
to its utmost capacity If it
ever was. The boxes were occupied by the
families OF prominent citizens, while on the
main floor many ladies were observed.
Prominent democrats occupied seats on the
stage. County Treasurer John Bowe called
the meeting to order, naming Amasa j.
Parker as chairman. Gen. Parker, with
few brief remarks presented Senator Hill.
He received magnificent greeting, lasting
several minutes.
HILLS SPEECH.
He satd In part:
FELLOW CITIZEES-l use this term now In O
different sense from that used by me at the
time addressed You last year Then / had
come from a distant part Of the state to speak
for the democratic candidates and democratic
principles. Tonight have travelled here from
the Ninth ward of your city on q similar mis-
sion.
The senator Immediately entered upon a
discussion of the tariff, and dwels upon it
for some length. He said:
The turning point of the contest next Tues.
day is federal taxation, its sum and method.
The republicans do not venture to assure the
country that republican congress and Presi-
dent will keep the sum of annual federal taxes
much, II any, below $500. 100000.
By what methods, then, can the sum be raiseds
We, democrats, prefer custom house taxes
supplemented wherever necessary by internal
revenue taxes, il they are not such direct taxes
as land taxes OF income taxes which last are
odious because they pry into private affairs.
THE M'KTNLKY Law FALLS SHORT.
The present Mckinley law could not raise last
year even Sl780o0, 900 out OF the 500,O00,OOO
Whyf Because its schedules we're not arranged
to obtain revenue. but to prevent revenue. II
the republicans shall prevail all along the line
next Tuesday, they must modify the Mckinley
law if national bankruptcy is to be
9I prevented. or else must lay odious
yield Sl78,O0o 900 cannot stand in the place
Of S500,000,OO0 of annual expenditures. The
existing. tariff rates, therefore, must be forth
with disturbed whichever party wins next Tues
day.
What is the republican protective tariff" If
YOU will look at the answer given by Gov. Nc
Kinley in his Brooklyn speech last Monday you
will see.
HOW M'KINLKY WOUND HIMSELF UP.
This is It: II will tell you the difference be
tween revenue and protective teriR. A
pitcher like tnis at my hand pays q duty of 55
per cent. That's republican protection. know
1t and helped to put 1t there. II was put there
to enable Industries to be established to make
this kind of wore at home, and it has done it.
X you want revenue, then am frank to say 55
per cent is too high. 1t discourages importa-
ton and builds up industries here. If you want
revenue, put It lower and increase importa-
ton"
That Mckinley answer does three things:
First, it tells what protective tariff" is and
what q revenue tariff" is. Second, it tells why
the McKinley law ie a fraud" forbidden by the
federal constitution, as are every legislative
fraud" Third it tells why the Mckinley law
could not put over Sl7S 600 900 into tins peoples
treasury. No wit of NINE can add anything to
the vindioation which Gov. Mckinley
there makes of the Chicago plat
form, denouncing his tariff law for fraud and
for unconstitutionafty. Those who finally in
tiicted that tariff law on congress aud the
country, could not baye prevailed if congress
and the country had been told that the rates
money for the peoples treasury and 90 exclude
importatons by fence, behind which one class
in our country could tax and plunder another
class.
THE TIN PLATE TARIFF.
Gov Mckinley processes tnat he would build
new pottery works acre IN order to create a new
demand and opportunity for American labor and
increase of wages for our American men and
women That is a tin plate pretension. but ex-
Postmaster James exploded it by a sentence in
speech Of his, when he said; II found that in
Wales number OF sturdy Welshmen are max
Ing ready to move their tin Industries to this
country in order to improve their condition
and enjoy in this favored lead the benefit Of our
wise protective policy"
have no prejudlces against the emigration
to our shores OF good, honest and industrious
men from Europe II they come here under
normal circumstances to abide with us forever
but l resist the Mckinley custom house alluring
bounties paid out of taxes inflicted on you, my
fellow citizens.
AN ANSWER TO DEPEw.
Mr.. Depew derides the position Of the Dem
ocratic party on the tariff question, but can
tell you, and it is within your KNOWLEDGE that
from bad management of Mr.. Depew's railway
from fires ana deaths occurring from stoves
and collding trains than from democratic
tariffs for revenue. If MIR. Depew had time to
study facts he could find that the Schuyler
railway frauds had more to do with starting the
panic of 1857 than did the little federal
taxation then existing under democratic
auspices. 1t is perfectly true that one who re-
views our national history in order TO discover
the cause of a panic every twenty years or 50
will be msled IL he thinks only OF taxation legis
lation and not OF occurring legislation and vice
versa, but it is also true that international dis
turbances as from 1906 to ISIS and as from
1860 to 1865, bad legislation in regard to United
States banks, state banks, coinage, hard money
and soft currency, silver demonstration legal
tender greenbacks and the overtrading thereby
caused, have created more financial pauics than
have come from low taxation By the democrats
Senator Hill then dwelt briefly upon other
issues Of the campaign and exhorted his
hearers and all men who believe in demo-
cratic principles to see that their votes are
cast next Tuesday for Cleveland and Steven
son. He was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause, and was listened to with close atten-
tion by his audience.
Senator Hill concluded his remarks by
saying that the democrats would carry New
York state and that Cleveland and Steven
son would surely be elected.