The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-04-13
HILL ON THE TA:..-e.

| WASHINGTON, April NV men Cne SEN
ate met yesterday, the galleries were
! crowded for it was known that Mr..
Hill, of New York, proposed to define
his policy on the tariff and other mat
ters. After the routine work had been
disposed of the New Yorker arose and
began: "The political revolution which
commenced in 1890 and eliminated in
| 1892 was an emphatic expression Of
the popular will in behalf of certain
governmental policies Rightly in
| terpreted it indicated the public
sentiment in opposition to intrench-
ment upon the reserved rights of the
| states through odious federal election
laws. some proposed and others then
existing; it voiced the general demand
for discontinuance of the unwise and
defensible- financial system of silver
bullion purchases by the government,
instead of the coinage contemplated
by the constitution, a system equally
| a hindrance to the return to BIZ
metallism as well as menace to
| a sound and stable currency; it
manifested the desire for better ad
ministration of public affairs, greater
economy in governmental expenditures
and the exaction of higher official
standard in the execution of public
trusts; it demanded a more safe. digni-
fled and consistent foreign policy; and
it condemned that abuse or perversion
OF the taxing power of the government
which is known as the policy of protec-
tion for protectors sake alone, and de-
clared in favor of tariff for reve aue"
Mr.. Hill then took up the foreign
policy of the administration and said:
ut is not denied some mistakes have
occurred. Our foreign policy, especial
ly that relating to Hawaii, it must be
admitted, has not met the expecta-
tions of the people. A sense of humil-
iation prevailed when the prof
ect for the restoration of a deposed
monarch was unfolded by the admins
tration and qualification ensued when
its abandonment or failure was reluc-
family announced, Influenced largely
by an aroused public sentiment That
unfortunate contemplated policy was
a blunder and a blunder is sometimes
worse than crime. 1t was, however,
the natural consequence which
pated from that other mistake in
placing the department of state in
charge of republican statesman, dis
tinguished and estimable though he
may be, whose public services have
always been identified in opposition to
the democratic party, who was without
sympathy for its traditions and pur-
poses, and whose political convictions
upon the disputed public questions
of the day, if changed at all.
are carefully concealed" He re-
GREETED that the president should
not have been able to find in his own
party a man of democra attic instincts
and training, who would have reflected
credit upon the country and avoided
the promulgation of an un-American
policy, and departure from democratic
precedents. In other respects the
present administration of our govern
ment affords scant grounds for just
criticism"
OF tariff reform, Mr. Hill said that
revision should be approached with
circumspection and with realizing
sense of the changed condition of the
country since 1887 and 1890.
The rest of the New Workers. speech
was given up to the income tax ques-
tiou and his opening words defined
his position in unequivocal language.
Against such a scheme he said,
unnecessary, ill timed and mischiev-
ous-suddenly sprung upon the coun-
try in the hour of it's distress, un-dem-
ocratic in its nature and socialistic in
its tendencies-I enter the protest of
the people of the state of New York"
THE public should not be misled in
to the belief that only those whose in
comes exceed 81, 900 are affected by this
bill That is a mistaken idea. All
those having incomes less than $4,000
but more than $500 are put to the an
noyance of making sworn returns and
they neglect it at their peril
In outlining his position, Mr.. Hill
said that not one dollar of tariff taxa
tion should be imposed where it was
necessary for the needs of the govern
mcnt economically administered, but
whatever these needs were. the neces-
sary revenue therefor should be sup
piled from tariff taxation and that
alone, save and except the taxes on
liquors. oleomargarine and tobacco. to
which the country has long been ac-
custOmed and which for obvious reas-
sons need not be disturbed.
For my own part as a democrat"
Mr.. Hill said, Il prefer indirect taxa
tion and tariff reform above direct tax
alton and tariff extinction. l prefer
taxing foreign products rather than
taxing home products.
''Mr. President" said Mr.. Hill, in
closing, this is an important crisis in
the history of the democratic party.
The failure of the tariff revision means
the defeat of the democratic position.
If not the division and aunihilation Of
our party. Moreover, it seems, as we
believe, injury to the best interests of
the country. Let those who insist upon
injecting into this bill this odious and
un-democratic feature of an income
taX-a relic of war legislation-pause
and reflect upon the possible conse-
quence of their unwarrantable de-
mands They should realize that it |
means the loss of the control of this |
senate, now nearly equally divided be- |
tween the two great parties; it means
it means the loss of the elector-
al vote of New York. New jersey, Con-
necticut and probably every northern
state. and, finally. it means the loss of |
the next presidency and all it implies" |
Ordered Them Returned.
OGDEN, Utah. April 10-Yesterday |
evening Judges Miner and Merritt |
signed mandatory restraining order |
on the Southern Pacific railroad re-
straining them from keeping or allow
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