Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-03
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.
Senator Hill Enunciates His Views
Before Tammany.
The Principles of the Democratic Party
Ably Upheld by New York's
Former Governor-McKin-
ley Intercepted.


party, Tammany hall, on the evening
of October 25, to greet Senator David
b. Hill, who spoke as follows upon the
political questions of the hour:
"This occasion is the first time have had the
honor OF addressing the democracy of New York
In this ancient and honored temple OF democ-
racy- feel as II am among friends tonight;
friends, many OF them, personal well as
political; the friends OF good government, the
friends of civil liberty, the friends of equal
rights, of equal taxation, of liberal laws-in a
word, the friends OF true, unadulterated and
aggressive democracy. am not unmindful OF
the fact that, during my entire service as chief
executive OF the state my official relations with
the democrats OF Tammany hall were OF the
most pleasant character, and cheerfully and
gratefully acknowledge the fact that they were
among my staunchest supporters. during all
that period from the memorable campaign
of 1885 to the last occasion, when the
democracy of the empire state honored me
with their confidence at Albany and Chicago.
To-day the great reliance of intelligent po-
htical observers for the success of our national
candidates in this state is upon the immense
majority which is expected to be rolled up in
this city under the auspices OF the magnificent
organization of Tanmany hall, which IN recent
years has known no such word as defeat, and to
which all eyes are now turned and upon which
our hopes conferred 1t is clear that the
way 10 win national elections is first to win
local and state elections In politics, as in
everything else nothing succeeds like success
Those who, because Of personal disappoint-
ments or because candidates of their particular
choice have not been nominated, would encour-
age the temporary defeat OF their party, usually
hve%to regret their action and to realize how
difficult it's for that party to regain the ground
that has been unwisely and foolishly lost
Il would endeavor by every honorable means
To build up the democratic party and make it
ingirciblc IN the city, state and nation. 1 would
not build up a personal party, but the democrat
ic party. would seek victory not for day
but for decade. would make it possible to
elect all meritorious democratic candidates who
represent the democratic ideas. The methods
of party management have made your organiZa-
ton effective, vigorous, enthusiastic and irwin
chile: in short, they have made New York city
the very Gibraltar of the democracy Of the
country
1.-The issue between the two parties upon the
tariff question was never more sharply defined
than in the present campaign. No one ought to
be deceived to the attitude which they
spectively assume. Both believe In a tariff sui,
Ecient to raise the principal revenues necessary
for the support of the government The
democratic party there stops and declares
that no other or larger tariff should
be imposed than may be required for
such purpose, while the republican party
goes further and insists that it is the right and
duty of the government to impose such higher
duties as may be deemed necessary to prevent
competition with domestic industries even to
the extent, if desired, of absolute prohibition of
importationS. Our opponents call the methods
or means by which they use the power OF taxa
ton for private purposes the system OF protec
ton. We meet them at the threshold of the
discussion of this question and declare that
their system of protection violates the spirit. if
not the letter. of the federal constitution
1.-The fact that there is nowhere to be found
in the constitution any express provision giving
congress POWER TO protect private industries by
taxation at the expense Of the whole people can
not be lightly dismissed In my opinion it's
omission is matter OF the greatest significance.
In the convention Of 1887, which framed the
federal constitution, proposition was made to
confer upon congress the power to protect man
ufacturers by commercial regulations and it
was rejected. This is important evidence from
which it may be fairly urged that it was not the
in tcntion OF the trainers OF the constitution that
congress should be vested with the power to aid
private industries at the expense of the people.
1T should not be forgotten that there had
been q formidable opposition to the adoption of
the original constitution and that majority of
the states, in concurring, added to their rati1
cation series ofc amendment intended to cir
cUmscr1oe the power granted to the federal
government and designed as safeguards against
the dangers apprehended from the powers
granted in the original constitution which were
regarded as TOO extensive not safely de-
fined. The amendments in question was one OF
the most important of these, and of all the
-a1nendments, taken together, constitute the
most valuable portion of the constitution.
1T is true that tariff billS-called and de-
signed protective measures-have since
been passed at various periods OF our history,
but in none of them have their authors dared to
insert any preamble, provision statement
from which it might appear that protection
the sole object and direct purpose of them
There has always been a studied effort by our
= opponents to avoid the precise question at
issue. There can be little doubt that a pro-
vective measure, pure and simple, could not
: stand the test OF judicial review even with the
supreme court of the United States at pres
-ent constituted. The democratic party believes
Il Il, A1lsA
lection as it is expounded by it's advocates
and eXemplifed in the details Of its measures
talthough artfully concealed from their face),
to be in violation of the spirit, if not the letter.
OF the constitution as it now stands
1--WE have nothing to conceal, nothing to dis
euise, nothing to retract. We do not believe
that the true theory of our government ever
con templated that it should be paternal gov
ernment, having the power to build up one
mans business at the expense of another. We
believe that the constitution, especially since
the amendments of 1871. designed that the
power of taxation should only be exercised for
the purpose expressly specified therein, and
for no other. The first tariff bill ever intro
duccd into congress was by Mr.. Madison and it
was for revenue only and contained no COM
mcrcial regulations for protection. Mr. Madi-
son only sought and sought under the taxing
clause TO bring such sum of money into the
treasury as the wants of the government re-
squired, but when Pennsylvania and a majority
of the house wished to obtain that N oney by
.2uulnS arrangements OF detail under the COM
mercial determinations of high and low
duties, prohibition here and free trade there, he
acQutesced.
1.-The democratic contention is that congress-
under the expressed power to levy and collect
taxes, ETC., Is only empowered to obtain and ap-
propriate money, but not to exclude imports in
order to prevent the obtaining of revenue What
congress may do under the taxing power is en-
tirely distinct from what it may under the pow
ers to regulate commerce with foreign na TONS
During the present campaign our opponents
In their recklessness have even ventured to
claim that old Hickory himself Gen. Andrew
jackson, once forced the policy OF protection.
II he ever did so il must have been in the early
stages Of the country's history, when protec-
ton was only sought as temporary expedient.
Certainly his later public utterances were all
upon the other side. He said in his farewell ad-
dress TO his countrymen: "A tariff OF high duties,
designed for perpetual protection, has entered
into the minds of but few of our states
men The most they have anticipated
is temporary and general incidental
protection Rely upon it, the design to collect
IN extravagant revenue and to burden you with
taxes beyond the economical wants or the gov
eminent is not yet abandoned The various in
cidents which have combined together TO i'm
pose heavy tariff and to produce an overflow
ing treasury are too strong and have too much
at stake TO surrender the contest The corpo
rations and wealthy individuals who are en-
gagged in large manufacturing establishments
desire high tariff to increase their gains. De
signing politicians viii support 1t to conciliate
their favor and to obtain the means of profuse
expenditure
$40 oppose this conspiracy of selfish and
partisan interests, longer imagined, but q