The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-10

governmental expenditures and the exsc.
/ non or higher ot&riai standard in the
execution Of public tsasss: teaar led =
more safe. dignssed and consistent forcirn
policy. and condemned that abuse or ne =.
version o. tue taxing power o. the Sovern.
faens which IL known IS the policy of prs-
tec:ion for projections sake alone. and
Declared IN favor Of tariff Tor revsnus. -
He then took up the foreign policy OF The
administration. saying
1T is not denied that some mistakes
have occurred. Our foreign policy, esp<cs.
ally that relating 70 Hawaii. il must be adj
mifsed. has not met the expectations Of
the people. A sense OF humiliation rre.
vailed when the project for the restoration
OF ceposed monarch was unfolded ey the
! ADMINISTRATION. and qualification ensued
when IT'S abandonment or failure was re-
lsefsniiy announced, influenced largely by
an aroused public sentiment That un-
fofsansie contemplated policy was blum
der, and = hlander is sometimes worse
than erisie. it Was, however. the natural
consequences which might well have es~a
anticipated from that other mistake in
placing the department Of state in charge
OF Republican statesman, distinguished
and estimahle though he NAV be- whose
views have always been ident,ned in oppo-
sition 10 the Democratic party; who wa
without sympathy for il traditions and
purposes, and whose political ccuvic-
tons upon the disputed public questions
OF the day, IL changed ut Gil.
grested that the president should not have
teen able 20 ind in his own party some
honored statesman In whom he and his
party could have placed confidence, one Of
Democratic instincts and leaning, whose
management of foreign affairs would have
reflected credit npcn the country and
would have avoided the promuigation Of
the nn- American policy. . departure from
Democratic precedents. which was sought
Go be forced urou an unwilling PEOPLE. Ia
this view Of the situation our opponents
must accept somo share Of the responsi-
hility tor the htunders committed in our
foreign affairs. In other respects the
present administration Of our governments
stiords scans grounds for iust criticism
He spoke OF the repeal Of the Federal
elections law - = fuiflimsnt Of the party
pledges and triumph for the just doc
trine Of state riEhts. and Endorsed the rs-
peal OF the Sherman Law. Coming then to
the main question. tariff reform. he said
that legislation should be approached with
circnmspection and with realizing sense
oil the changed condition Of the country
since 1850 and 1891 He continued:
Reduction Of tariff duties ct time
when the treasury was swollen With =
surplus Of 500. 00n oQ0. when the country
was reasonably prosperous, and when all
our industries were in operation. and
when all our worksnamen were employed,
assumed = different aspect and presented
different question than when proposed
now. with large and growing treasury
deficit instead OF . surplus staring us In
the face, with our industries pAralysed,
our manufactures closed. our working
men idle. aud following upon the heels
of one Of the most disastrcus financial
panies In history. What was safe and pru-
dent and wise then. IL would b criminal
folly to attempt now. Tho present II ne
time for partiaanship and Democrats and
Republicans alike should strive to solve
existing problems In . spirit Of broad
patriotism. In the face Of the prostraticn
Of such paralysis Of general business -
the treasury dsficis ettssts and prolones,
this bill, 90 framed BY it, authofs and g
passed By the house. sought - douhle the
deficit by discarding customs revenue and
70 I'LL the void with IN income tax"
The rest Of the speech vss given up 10
the income tax question. and Hill's Open
ing words dsfined his position In unsouivo-
cal and forcsfui language He saids
Against such scheme. unnecessarily
ili-timsd and mischisvous, suddenly
sprung upon the country In the hour OF
iis distress, un-Dsmocratio IN its nature
and socialistio in its tsndsneiss, enter
the protest Of the people Of the stats Of
New York. They utterly disssnt from any
proposal to get revenue Tor the general
government By taxing incomes. Thsir
dissent 10 practically unanimous and alto
gethsr impiacabls."
He intimatsd that The tariff bill was con.
ssructed on lines laid down BY the admin
istration: that IL vas an anomalous state
OF affairs when the president should b.
able TO give congress Information - 10
what had occurred In . committee Of the
house. and said:
"In these latter days the distinction BE-
the executive on ono hand and the lsgis-
iaiive department. on the other do not
seem To be always observed. The truth
is, the first Information which congress
had OF the alleged details Of the proposed
bill was in the message itself But the
strangest part OF this unprecedented pro-
ceeding was in fact that 1t the very date
of the message, to-wit: December II, 1881,
neither the full committee on ways and
means por the Democratic members
thereof had agreed upon any income tax
or upon other internal TAXATION The
senior senator from Indians tvoorhessD
calls this allegation noisy and resound-
ing charge Let mo tell him IL II not
half a. noisy ~ the constant vitupefa.
tions which are heard on every hand from
blatant demsgogues who are abroad In the
land loudly inveighing against the wealth
Of the country and impudently demand
ing its coniiscation through every means
which their devilish ingenuity can invent.
''The public should not be mislsd into
the notion that only those whose incomes
exceed 81 600 are affected by this bill That
Is mistaken idea. In the iirst place. al
those having incomes less than 1900. but
more than $500. are put 70 tho annoy
ancs OF making sworn returns. and they
neglect IL ut thelf peril. In the second
place, IL may bs ably apprehendad
that some portion Of the tar paid will 70.
imburse itself by an increase of rents
where the income was derived from that
source. So poor tenants may be affected
In some degree. AZ well as rich landlords.
terests Of building and loan associations
throughout the country Incorporated an
der state Laws. The senate amendments
do not cure the defects complained Of"
inquiring ~ TO the source OF the DE-
mand. he said:
Not hing was heard in its behalf on the
part Of the two great political parties In
the campagn OF fss2. Neither the Re-
publican nor the Democratic platform
proposed any such method Of yaising
iunGs No prominent Democrat or Re-
publican suggested any such measure. Its
approval was limited TO the platform Of
the uniformed Populist party, and its Sd
vocaey was restricted TO Popuiist orators"
lie protested against the Democratic
party being made tail to the Popuiist
kite. and denied the right OF democratic
congress 20 make new principles for the