The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-26
A SECTIONAL MEASURE

The Cleveland organs are trying to read
David B. Hill OUT of the party because he
refused to supper. the Wilson tariff bill.
There IL nothing in HILLS recent speech
which 10 a. all inconsistent with the
tariff speeches made by him In New
York during the presidential campaign Of
1892
In his Brooklyn speech Of September.
lsaa, Hill said,
''The tariff upon manufactured articles
should. as general rule. be larger where
similar articles are produced in this
country than whore they are not. The
tariff imposed upon all manufactured
articles fother than those which for good
reasons are placed on the free list) should
equal the difference between the rate of
wages paid in this and foreign countries,
so far rs labor enters into the cost Of their
production. In maintaining the duties
which must necessarily be collected. we
would discriminate in favor of American
labor and American industries"
This is the essence of protection ard on
this declaration OF faith by Hill yoa could
rest even the Mckinley tariff. Hill in this
speech declared for - tariff for revenue
only with incidental protection. In
every one Of his speeches during the New
York presidential canvass OF 1892 Hill
frankly declared himself = protec;ionist;
he declared thai he was perfectly willing
that incidental protection should protect
even to the extent of preventing foreign
competition" and on this ''incidental
protection" theory OF Hill New York. New
Jersey and Connecticut voted for Cleve-
land and the Chicago platform.
The position OF Hiil today on the sub
tecs of the Wilson tariff bill Is at least per-
fecsly in line with his campaign speeches
OF is92. and on the record Of these speeches
he could not certainly vote for the Wilson
;arit; ball today.
Senator Smith. Of New Jersey. in his re-
cent speech entirely indorses Hiil's oppo-
that he Is with Hll In his opposition to
the Wilson tariff bill ss whole. Senator
Smith is an able business man and de-
nounoes the income tar as Populist, So
cislsstic device, a bit Of class legislation, q
sectional measure. Senator Smith COM
pa;es that If the proposed income tax IL
ever levied the Middle states will again
pay more than 81 per cent. OF thu whole
proceeds, New England ss much as the
whole West, and the South less than q
per cent of che total.
Whea the internal revenue amendment.
of the tariff bill, which vas saddlea with
the income tar. was voted on In the house
only three Votes 10: il were recorded from
the Middle states. and but two votes from
New Eoglaad; while In favor Of i: wsrs
marsasiled IL Votes from the Southern
and Western states.
Turning 10 his Democratic colleague.
from the South Senator Smith denounced
them for having turned around At the first
opportunity aud inflicted upon the North.
ern Democracy "a law 50 o3iocs ,hat VI.
cannot hore 10 make il seem enaurahls n
1 our people" II DO not hesitate 20 la.
clare, he said. that even the raisruie Of
the Republican party IS - De preferred &,
the communism Of the ropuli.,s and the
Socialists. ! say plainly here and no n
that when ias struggle does come. a. II
seems board 30 come IL the beginning hs
made. fer one shall Re found hsA.Inr for
nay own" God save tie Demoeracyl
be cried, 'ff 10 shall yield Itself M"
This is al true. aaa We; what else can
the Northern Democracy expect hut Sec
tionA legislation Of tue South. In the
house ,AsTe are hfsy-siT men Who served
IN the Confederate army and in the s~nat.
twenty. TAis gives the total number Of
exConfeSsEste soldiers IN the congress 81
the United States as sevensy-slx, or txo
more shaa served In the Union arnav.
The sx-ceafe3erstes hold the chairman.
shIrs Of twenty-five % she principal com.
ras'tees Of the senate. while the ex. L asoa
soldiers have SIX minor commits In
the boase ws find ths; there ase ;xeaty.
four Confedsrates az the heads OF import
Ant committees, While Ne have has four
sx- Cu1oa soldiers ss eh4irFnen of eors NJ l.
tees. ana saey q 10 considerable import
snoe. ~iih ths exception of the naval com
uai''ee. The speaker Of the house IS sn
sh-1onisiVfsse soldier, and tie wee pres
deaf wa sympssAixsr with the Souih
during the Sar. - that the legislation Of
'Ae present congress Is or ssnAsed and car.
ned sagsasd by nsa sAo bore AIRS and