Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-03
timents and its popular expression at the
polls, the punishment which they deserve.
HILL GROWS HUMOROUS.

He Says Congress Was Coerced Into Pass
ing the Tariff Law by Selfish Pennsylva-
nia-How He Defines the Difference Be-
tween the Two Parties-Reckless> State
ments.
PORT JERvIs, N. j., Nov. 2.-Senator
bill arrived in town this afternoon, and
after dining was escorted to the Opera
House, which was crowded with people.
Representative Democrats were present
from Goshen, Middletown. Monticello, Mil
ford, Honesdale and other neighboring
towns. Senator Hill spoke in part as fol-
lows:
This is campaign of education. We are
now discussing industrial and economic
questions. From 1860 to 1858 the issues raised
by the war were dominant, but CIeyeland's
administrator gave opportunity for the
discussion OF new questions. The old war
issues became Obsolete: sectional bitterness
has died out We differ honestly on ques-
tions of public policy. The question OF Fed
eral taxation is the dominant issue Of the
campaign. The power to levy taxes is q
despotic, but necessary, power in every well
organized government.
The difference between the two parties
may be briefly defined as follows: The Dem
ocratic party believes in q strict construc-
tion of the Federal Constitution; the Repub-
lican party believes in a loose construction
of that instrument. The Republicans are
willing to confer every possible power upon
the Governments; the Democrats for
confining the Government to its strict con-
sttutfonal limits. Tne Republicans say
that taxes should be levied for the neces-
sary expenses OF government. There we
agree with them We believe in tariff for
revenue with incidental protection. This
has always been the position of the Demo
cratic party. Tariffs which create unneces-
sary revenue are unconstitutional.
/ a mi fha ta1 n
revenue bill with a protection preamble. Let
the Republicans make the most OF 1t. Con-
gress WAS coerced into the passage of this
bill by the opportunities OF selfish Penn
sylvanta, always on the lookout Dor her own
selfish interests. The succeeding Congress,
however, recognizing the danger OF this
precedent, and TO guard against future vio-
lations Of the Constitution of the same kind,
enacted the amendment providing that all
the powers not expressly granted to the
General Government were reserved to the
States. AS federationism triuInphed in the
bill under discussion the Democracy
triumphed in the amendment. All the tariff
bills pussed since that time have been passed
as revenue bills without the recital of pro-
tective intent. Lot the Republicans be candid
and throw off all disguise, and pass O bill
solely and expressly for protection-some-
sthing like this:
Whereas. no revenue is needed; and,
whereas, certain private industries need
projections; therefore, we authorize such
and such duties.
Such u bill would put tho constitutional
ity OF protection, pure and simple, to the
test. Is there any doubt that the United
States Supreme Court would pronounce it
unconstitutional? l challenge our Repub-
1ican friends to show one single manuiact-
ured article on which duty enough was not
left by the Mills bill to represent the differ
ence between American and foreign labor.
What more can reasonable Protectionist
ask?