The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-16

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The speech Of Senator Hill will act as . call
to straysd Democracy. pointing out clearly the
errors Of the wsy. urging the party In power to
return to the fountain head Of It's victory. to
read anew its principles and pledges to the
people. as laid down In convention. and then TO
carry out those promises to the letter In short
Senator Hill advocated honesty. He urged the
rejection Of an income tar. ss II was not IN
keeping with his party's promise and. without
fear or favor he stood MP In open opposition to
the evident purpose and policy Of the Prssl-
dent and Administration Senators. The elar-
ion vcics Of Hill rallies Dem ocracy from the
letharey that has bound It.
FTo- ne csetr-oH Eneuirsr.
The income-tax proposition was . sectional
one. The advocates OF IL boldly avow that
they favor IL because IL will be q m cans OF
making one class Of the community pay all the
tsxes. and exemptinR another class frem pay
ing anything.
There was no chance to arrest the income
tar heresy In the House. That body was act
ing automatically, and argument was wasted
on it. The citizens OF the Democratic faith
who were crying out for quick action seemed
willing to accept anything so II should be done
In the much abused name OF tariff reform.
cause IL was going to tax the rich and exempt
the Door. They seemed delighted with the
idsa. and would tolerate no suggestion that It
could, would or should be knocked out OF the
bill at any stage OF its course from the rooms
Of the Committee on Ways and Means to the
ONCE OF the President Of the United States.
Oh. It was . lovely enterprisei It solved the
problem Of how to make tremendous reduce
tion in the tariff In the face Of an empty treas
ury and expenditures enormously increased
By the Fifty FIRST Congress-
The enthusiasts must see By this time that
they we're mistaken about the income-tax pro-
vision having an unbroken path to law. It is
going to be considered in the Senate. It has
already been dissected there and shown to be
q means OF Federal enoroachment, and as
undemocratic as the Mckinley law itself.
Hills speech was an honest expression Of the
speakers views. made for the good Of the
country. and q special warning to his own
party not to be stampede In the wrong course.
The programme which he laid out partially
sounds like the one on which some Dem ocrat
Hill or somebody else. must stand il the Dem
ocratic party 10 to win the next Presidential
election.
From he Tp.sa D,ruocyo.
It 10 clearly apparent that above all things
the Democratic party needs a sagacious leader.
President Cleveland. all admit. is q rem arkable
DO8eoR8
the first qualification as O leader OF a party.
The ocean OF politics. strewn everywhere with
Democratic wrecks. 10 the incontrovertible
and humillating evidence Of this fact
from ~ Albany Arpu.
The senior Senator from New York In the
Senate raised q voice OF warning which should
be needed By the party through the country.
The attempt to force the income tax through
with the Tariff bill 10 . miserable piece Of
treachery to the Democrats of the North.
Fro-r the Nortok Landmark
The fruit Of this tree OF protection is poison
GUS 1t is the Dead Sea fruit OF modern poll
tics. and 10 Just now turning to ashes on Dom
ocratic lips 1t killed the Republican party.
and now the Dem ocratic party Is committing
suicide in the same way. And then. a Federal
income tax attachment What q Congressl
How long will it be before tho age Of reason
shall returnf
from he Rochester Unto. and Adrsrt,e.
No number Of mon elected as Democrats to
Congress have any right or warrant to force
such an odious measure down the throats OF
their Democratic constituents. and no man
worthy the name OF Democrat will swallow
any such Republican Dill. no matter with what
1t may be sugar coated.
From The Philadelphia Time.
II the new tariff shall be passed with this
income tax In II. 1t cannot be maintained By
the country. and the revolution will bring into
conflict with the South again q Republican
administration. with both branches Of Con-
gress Repub lican. under the leadership Of such
men as ex-SpeAker Reed.