The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-02
Editor.
HON. DAVID 3. HILL.

democratic party was in the midst of
crisis. The democratic party, after such
a long struggle in the minority, had
finally been intrusted with power. 1t
must reclaim its pledges, the greatest of
which is the reform Of the tariff The house
passed tariff bill which, aside from the
income tax, seems to meet general APP
proval. As 1t passed the senate IL was not
satisfactory. 1t violated the pledges of
the party.
The house conferees were confronted
with the fact that the senate made il un-
worthy Of democratic support. They re-
jected the duty on coal and iron ore and
refused to yield. There was no hope that
they would yield. II they insisted and
the senate was obstinate, all prospect of
tariff legislation was Mt an end. Hill said
his motion that the senate recede from
the coal and iron duties was in the line
of an agreement.
do you see any signs of the house
yielding?' he asked, addressing his dem
ocratic colleagues. Backed by the pub
Tic press, by the democratic masses and
the president, the house will never yield.
Why not yield here on these two points
and see whether it does not lead to an
agreement
Hill said he was in sympathy with the
presidents letter. The sentiments were
his sentiments. The president violated
no clause of the constitution when he
sent the letter. He had right to do il.
1t was a private communication. The
question as to making it public was one
20 be decided by its sender aud receiver.
The senators had nothing to do about it.
No democrat could controvert the posi-
ton taken by Cleveland in that latter.
He saw that to place duty on coal and
iron would be TO violate platform declar-
ations aud place the party In false, in
defensible ponition.
The democrats of the country are in
sympathy with Cleveland. The demo.
cratic clubs and democratic conventions
all over the country Endorsed the Wilson
bill with respect to free raw materials.
The senate bill had been received every
where with disapproval.
Even in the senate every democratic
member of the finance committee an.
nounced Himself personally for free coal
aud free iron ore. The senator from
Maryland had boldly thrown aside the
mask yesterday and proclaimed himself
for tariff on coal and iron ore.
Revenue tariff" suggested Mr.. Cor
man.
"a revenue tariff" as you will" re.
piled Mr.. Hill, "but nevertheless tar
iff."
"You," continued Mr.. Hill, looking
Mr.. German straight in the eye, "did
not, like your colleagues, set up the child.
ish defense that you had been buncoed
into supporting the duty on coal and
iron"
Mr.. Hill proceeded to take issue with
Gorman's argument that the president
only recently discovered the doctrine of
free raw materials. He carefully quoted
from the presidents public utterances to
demonstrate that Cleveland had been
welded to that doctrine since the famous
tariff message of 1897.
Hill did not believe Cleveland could
I've held responsible for the unofficial ut
terances of Secretary Carlisle, but refer
ring to the official utterances of the secre
tary of the treasury, he pointed out that
until the present question arose both
Cleveland and Carlisle were consistent
and in harmony.
"When Mr.. Cleveland saw the senate
bill placed duty on coal and iron ore
the property of the rich" said Hill, dra-
matically, "and removed the duty from
wool, the product of the farmer, he
would have been false to himself, false
TO his pledges and false to his party had
he not called attention to this discrimi
nation and inconsistency"
Owing to the conference of the demo-
cratic senators the senate adjourned at 3
o'clock. Hill was informed that the
democratic senators were holding con-
ference on the tariff bill upon the eve of
a conference, but declined to participate
on account of his attitude toward the
bill.
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